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James O’Connell Red Morton Community Park Regional Stormwater Capture Project, Redwood City, CA – Phase 2A 9 June 14, 2021 Deliverables: Up to two draft grant applications Task 8. Permitting Support Task 8.1. Biological Resources Report and Wetlands Evaluation (OPTIONAL) Should the project require permitting through the resource agencies, because it diverts water from an existing channel and requires construction activities within the bed, bank, and channel of a creek, it will require permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). To support these permit applications, our team will prepare a biological resources report and jurisdictional waters delineation for the proposed project. The biological resources report will describe the existing biological setting, including whether special-status species are known to occur in the Arroyo Ojo/Redwood Creek watershed. Data review will include, but is not limited to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetland Inventory; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) list of listed, proposed, candidate, or sensitive species; and the California Native Plant Society Electronic Inventory of Species. In addition to a records search, a team Biologist will conduct a field survey to confirm site conditions. The biological resources report will also summarize relevant federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to biological resources, and evaluate potential impacts to biological resources and jurisdictional waters pursuant to Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines. If necessary, we will identify mitigation measures to avoid and minimize potential biological resources impacts. Our team does not anticipate the presence of wetlands in or adjacent to the project area, particularly since the adjacent channel is concrete lined. We, therefore, will map the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) and the top of bank as required by CDFW, the USACE and RWQCB to delineate non-wetland “other waters.” All potentially jurisdictional features will be mapped using a hand-held GPS unit and/or markup by hand on available aerial imagery, topographic maps, or project maps and then downloaded/digitized onto the appropriate base map in ArcGIS. Once the field survey is complete, we will prepare a jurisdictional delineation report that can accompany aquatic permit application packages for the project. The report will include all the necessary checklist items and/or forms; the report will also include a narrative describing existing site conditions, results of the jurisdictional delineation, summary of wetlands and water features including acreage and/or linear feet, and a discussion of the regulatory status of the project site. To complete our scope of work within the identified budget and schedule estimates, we have assumed: •Consultation with the resource agencies will not result in the need for an incidental take permit either because there is no potential to impact listed species and/or sufficient avoidance and minimization measures are available to avoid potential impacts on listed species; and •Our team will prepare one draft biological resources report and jurisdictional delineation report for joint review by the City and the resource agencies. Deliverables: Biological Resources Report ATTY/AGR.2021/Amend No. 1/Craftwater Inc (Page 12 of 16)