Reso23-23 0111 PC23-23 PC Reso Stanford Block E

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4873-4401-5244 v1 •A qualified archaeological monitor will visit the site for spot-checks during excavations exceeding five feet in depth below current grade. •If subsurface archaeological resources are encountered, excavation shall halt in the vicinity of the resources, and the archaeological monitoring shall evaluate the resource and its stratigraphic context. The monitor shall be empowered to temporarily halt or redirect construction activities to ensure avoidance of adverse impacts to archaeological resources. •If disturbance of an archaeological resource cannot be avoided, the mitigation program described in the Archaeological Monitoring and Data Recovery Program, including measures set forth in the City’s Cultural Resources Management Plan and in compliance with sections 15064.5 and 15126.4 of the CEQA Guidelines, shall be implemented. •If subsurface paleontological resources are encountered, excavation shall halt in the vicinity of the resources and the project paleontologist shall evaluate the resource and its stratigraphic context. The monitor shall be empowered to temporarily halt or redirect construction activities to ensure avoidance of adverse impacts to paleontological resources. During monitoring, if potentially significant paleontological resources are found, “standard” samples shall be collected and processed by a qualified paleontologist to recover micro vertebrate fossils. If significant fossils are found and collected, they shall be prepared to a reasonable point of identification. Excess sediment or matrix shall be removed from the specimens to reduce the bulk and cost of storage. Itemized catalogs of material collected and identified shall be provided to a museum repository with the specimens. Significant fossils collected during this work, along with the itemized inventory of these specimens, shall be deposited in a museum repository for permanent curation and storage. A report documenting the results of the monitoring and salvage activities, and the significance of the fossils, if any, shall be prepared. •The report and inventory, when submitted to the lead agency, shall signify the completion of the program to mitigate impacts on paleontological resources. Precise Plan EIR Mitigation Measure 15-1: As recommended by the project's preliminary geotechnical investigations, prior to City issuance of grading permits for individual project construction phases, the applicant shall be required to retain a registered engineering geologist or geotechnical engineer to prepare detailed, design-level geotechnical investigations to guide the design of all project grading and excavation activities. The detailed, design-level geotechnical investigations shall be performed for each of the structures proposed for the development site. Subsurface conditions shall be explored and laboratory tests conducted on selected soil samples to establish strength parameters for the design of excavations, retained slopes and fill placement, and to determine the corrosive potential of both Bay mud and imported fill on foundation elements and buried utilities. Recommendations from the investigations shall be incorporated into all plans for project grading, excavation, soil support (both temporary and long-term) and utility construction, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The detailed, design-level investigations, relevant recommendations, and all associated project grading, excavation and foundation plans, shall be subject to review and approval by an independent engineering geologist or geotechnical engineer retained by the City Engineer at applicant expense. In addition, the project civil engineer shall certify to the City Engineer (e.g., through plan submittal for City review) that all relevant provisions of the investigations have been incorporated into the grading, excavation and construction plans, and all earthwork and site preparation shall be performed under the direct supervision of a registered engineering geologist or geotechnical engineer. ATTY/RESO.0111/PC RESO STANFORD BLOCK E - EXHIBIT A & B REV: 11-30-23 VR Page 19 of 20