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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act <br />Focused General Plan Update 35 <br />Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 <br />if suitable roosting habitat or signs of bats are found, then Mitigation Measure 10 shall be <br />implemented. Mitigation Measure BIO-8b requires a dusk emergence bat survey for <br />roosting bats within 14 days prior to the removal of the tree(s) or structure(s), using acoustic <br />equipment to identify the species; if no roosting bats are found during the survey, then no <br />further action is required, but if roosting bats are found during the survey, a disturbance- <br />free buffer zone shall be established as directed by a qualified biologist. Mitigation <br />Measure BIO-9 requires a Fuel Reduction Management Plan be prepared by a wildland <br />resources expert in coordination with a biologist/ecologist for wildland fire protection <br />activities to ensure that sensitive resources are not impacted by wildland fire protection <br />activities. <br />Impact BIO-2: The proposed Project would not have a substantial adverse effect on any <br />riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, <br />policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and <br />Wildlife Service. <br />Mitigation Measures. EIR Mitigation Measures BIO-10, BIO-11, and BIO-12 (Draft EIR <br />pp. 4.4-42 to 4.4-43) will be implemented for the Project as provided in the MMRP. <br />Findings Regarding Impact BIO-2: Based on the FEIR and the entire record before the <br />City, the Council finds that incorporating the requirements of Mitigation Measures BIO- <br />10, BIO-11, and BIO-12 would substantially lessen the severity of Impact BIO-2, such that <br />this potential impact would be less than significant. Mitigation Measure BIO-10 requires <br />project proponents to obtain all necessary permits pertaining to affected riparian habitat or <br />Waters of the United States, including wetlands, stream channel, and open-water habitat <br />regulated by the USACOE, CDFG, and San Francisco Bay RWQCB; discharge of fill <br />requiring a CWA Section 404 permit from the USACOE; CWA Section 401 certification <br />from the San Francisco Bay RWQCB; and any additional compensation for impacts to <br />riparian habitat and wetlands as determined by the permitting agency. Mitigation Measure <br />BIO-11 requires implementing Best Management Practices to avoid and/or control <br />invasive weeds, particularly during wildland fire protection projects and sea-level rise <br />protection projects. Mitigation Measure BIO-12 requires implementing Best Management <br />Practices to prevent pollutant spills, and erosion and sedimentation near sensitive habitats, <br />including erosion control and spill prevention measures implemented prior to the start <br />project-related activities near riparian areas and associated aquatic habitat and remaining <br />in place throughout the construction duration. <br />Impact BIO-3: The proposed Project would not have a substantial adverse effect on state or <br />federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) <br />through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means. <br />Mitigation Measures. EIR Mitigation Measures BIO-1, BIO-10, BIO-11, and BIO-12 <br />(Draft EIR pp. 4.4-37 and 4.4-42 to 4.4-43) will be implemented for the Project as provided <br />in the MMRP.