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osi�oi2o�2 activities, by ensuring they are treated with respect and care in accordance with state law, as described in Section 2.1 —Cultural Resources of the Draft EIR on pages 32- 49, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Impact: Impact CUL—6: It is possible that unknown paleontological resources could exist on the site and could be damaged during construction of the proposed project. Mitigation: MM CUL—6: A qualified paleontologist shall be retained by the project to ensure that any resources encountered during construction are appropriately collected and documented. • The project applicant shall identify a qualified paleontologist priar to any excavation or construction. The City shall approve the selected paleontologist prior to issuance of the grading permit. The project paleontologist shall attend the pre-grading meeting to discuss how to recognize paleontological resources in the soil during grading activities. The prime construction contractor and any subcontractor(s) shall be cautioned on the legal and/or regulatory implications of knowingly destroying paleontological resources or removing paleontological resources from the project site. • If paleontological resources are encountered during the course of site development activities, work in that area shall be halted and the project paleontologist shall be notified ofthe find. The project paleontologist shall have the authority to temporarily divert or redirect grading to allow time to evaluate any exposed fossil material. If the project paleontologist determines that the resource is significant,the project paleontologist shall properly collect any sciendfically significant specimens. During collection activities, contextual stratigraphic data shall also be collected. The data will include lithologic descriptions, photographs, measured stratigraphic sections, and field notes. Scientifically significant specimens shall be prepared to the point of identification(not exhibition), stabilized, identified, and offered for curation to a suitable repository that has a retrievable storage system, such as the University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. • The project paleontologist shall prepare a final report at the end of the earthmoving activities; the report shall include an itemized inventory of recovered fossils and appropriate stratigraphic and locality data. The project paleontologist shall send one copy of the report to the City; another copy shall accompany any fossils, along with field logs and photographs, to the designated repository. Finding: Implementation of MM CUL—6 would reduce impacts to unknown buried paleontological resources to a less than significant level. Facts in Support of Finding: Implementation of MM CUL—6 would reduce impacts to unknown buried paleontological resources, if encountered during ground disturbing 9 RESO.#15217 MUFF#613