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1250, 1252, and 1254 Edgewood Road, Redwood City Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Proposal March 25, 2009 Page 17 CEQA/NEP A requirements and concurrence with report conclusions. TRA also provides planning assistance to local agencies such as providing guidance on implementation of local habitat conservation plans affecting development permit applications, CEQA assistance, and development of project descriptions and assessments needed for project grant applications. TRA has provided instructional seminars for public agencies submitting grant applications to California Department of Parks and Recreation for funds pertaining to maintenance of off- highway vehicle recreation areas. TRA has also provided expert testimony on technical issues such as wastewater sludge disposal, utility lines in habitat conservation areas and the effect of plastic pipe usage on potable water supply. Selected examples of our experience preparine CEQA documents for residential hillside proiects This section contains a listing of a few of the many CEQA documents that we have prepared over the past ten years. We do not specialize providing CEQA documentation for hillside residential development projects, but we have done many in our over 35-year history, and we enjoy the challenges that these projects can bring. Roberts RoadlHarmony @ 1 EIR Pacifica, San Mateo County, 2007 The project consisted of a Planned Development on two parcels comprising 65 acres. The project required a Tentative Map, Final Map, Development Plan, Specific Plan, and Rezoning for the Planned Development component of the project. The parcels were proposed to be subdivided into 13 single-family residential lots ranging in size from 1.8 acres to 8.7 acres Proposed lots would be sold for custom development by individual lot owners. Roughly 30 acres would be set aside as natural open space area. The project application also included development of an adjoining 2-acre parcel with 2 single family residences. This smaller parcel would be developed as a permitted use in the Agricultural zoning district separate from the Planned Development subdivision on the 65 acres. The project was proposed as a sustainable subdivision, and the project integrated green building strategies from the San Mateo County Sustainable Building Checklist. Additional green features included use of solar and wind power, grey water recovery, rainwater collection, use of drought tolerant native plants, and earth-friendly construction materials. The project is located on a prominent ridgeline in Pacifica, and is within the Hillside Preservation District overlay zone. The primary issues of concern addressed in the EIR were conformance to the City's policies, visual impacts on coastal views, loss of heritage trees, and contributions to poor traffic conditions on Highway 1. TRA conducted biological surveys which determined the presence of loggerhead shrike and San Francisco dusky-footed woodrat (both California Species of Special Concern), and host plants for the Mission blue butterfly (federal endangered) and Callippe silverspot butterfly (federal threatened). As a result of these surveys, TRA assisted the project applicant in relocating one of the proposed homes to avoid butterfly habitat. Subsequent to the Draft EIR, the project site plan was modified to provide Two Below Market Rate housing units to satisfy the City's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance requirements. The EIR concluded that with mitigation, all project impacts would be reduced to a less than significant level. Lead Agency/Client: City of Pacifica TRA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, INC.