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ATTY/RESO.0035/CC RESO CERTIFYING FINAL EIR – 1548 MAPLE REV: 04-30-18 PR Page 6 of 49 BIO-3f: Standard Best Management Practices (BMPs) shall be employed to avoid degradation of aquatic habitat by maintaining water quality and controlling erosion and sedimentation during construction as required by compliance with the General National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit for Construction Activities. BMPs shall include, but not be limited to, installation of silt fencing and erosion control wattles between Redwood Creek and construction activities. BIO-3g: To prevent the entanglement of wildlife, no erosion control devices containing plastic monofilament netting shall be used or stored on site. Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measures BIO-3a through BIO-3g would reduce the project-related impact to the movement or habitat quality of white-tailed kite and longfin smelt to a less-than-significant level. Facts in Support of Finding: These mitigation measures establishes policies to be implemented during construction to reduce potential impacts of construction activities on wildlife movement and habitat, including Environmental Awareness Training and the location of all refueling, maintenance, and staging equipment. Impact BIO-4: Construction of the proposed project and the project variant could have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected seasonal wetlands and freshwater emergent wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, as well as waters of the State as defined through the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Up to 0.056 acres could be affected by the proposed project and an additional 0.137 acres could be affected by the project variant. Mitigations BIO-4a: The project applicant shall obtain a Section 404 Permit from the Army Corps of Engineers and a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Regional Water Board prior to fill of jurisdictional areas or in-water work. The applicant will comply with all general and project specific requirements issued by the Corps and Regional Water Board. BIO-4b: All waters of the U.S. and waters of the State filled by the project shall be mitigated as required by applicable agency permits that shall be obtained prior to the initiation of construction. Mitigation may be accomplished by: (1) off-site creation of new seasonal wetlands at an appropriate mitigation site; or (2) purchase of credits at an approved off-site mitigation bank. If the mitigation is to be accomplished by creating new wetlands at an off-site location owned or otherwise controlled by the applicant, the applicant shall prepare and implement a wetland mitigation and monitoring plan (MMP) detailing the mitigation design, wetland planting design, maintenance and monitoring requirements, reporting requirements, and success criteria. Mitigation wetlands shall be monitored for a minimum of five years to verify that the success criteria have been achieved. The applicant shall also provide financial assurances for the operation and monitoring of the created wetlands. The MMP shall be approved by the Regional Water Board and the City prior to approval of the Final Map. The purchase of mitigation credits from the mitigation bank would accomplish the goal of the California Wetlands Conservation Policy (“No Net Loss Policy;” Executive Order W-59- 93) to “ensure no overall net loss and achieve a long-term net gain in the quantity, quality, and permanence of wetlands acreage and values in California.” A credit purchase agreement or receipt shall be provided prior to approval of the grading plan. 7.A. - Page 43