Agmt26 Tribal Cultural Resource Treatment Agreement - 705 Veterans Boulevard Affordable Housing Project

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705 Veterans Boulevard Affordable Housing Project 3 consulting Tribal representative(s) identified by the NAHC, shall have lead authority to recommend treatment. Consistent with CCR Section 15064.5(d), if the remains are determined to be Native American and an MLD is notified, the City of Redwood City shall consult with the MLD as identified by the NAHC to develop an agreement for treatment and disposition of the remains. There shall be no scientific removal, pictures taken, or invasive testing done on the Native American human remains or associated funerary objects without the express written consent of the MLD and the consulting Tribe(s). All bone, if not identifiable as human or animal, shall be treated as human remains and the appropriate protocols followed. Tribal representatives and the MLD, in consultation with the City and qualified archaeologist as necessary, shall determine reburial procedures for the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects with the appropriate dignity either. Reburial shall occur at a location agreed upon by the consulting Tribe(s) and the property owner that preserves access for descendant communities in perpetuity and avoids future disturbance. Records identifying tribal cultural resource locations shall be kept confidential consistent with PRC § 5097.9 and other applicable law. Tribal Monitoring and Unknown Tribal Cultural Resources Prior to the commencement of any ground-disturbing activity on the Project site, the applicant shall retain a Tribal Cultural Monitor from the undersigned California Native American tribe to be present during all ground-disturbing activity associated with the Project. In the event that unknown tribal cultural resources are discovered during ground-disturbing activities, work within 50 feet of the discovery shall be stopped or redirected, in consultation with the Tribal Cultural Monitor, until a qualified archaeologist, in consultation with the Tribal Cultural Monitor, has evaluated the find in accordance with federal, State, and local guidelines to determine whether the find constitutes a cultural resource of potential Native American origin. The contractor shall immediately notify the City and undersigned tribe, and the City shall then contact the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) and a qualified archaeologist (meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards). In coordination with NAHC and the archaeologist, the City shall determine the appropriate Tribe(s) with cultural affiliation to the project area at the time of the find. If the City and consulting Tribe(s) determine that the discovery is a Tribal Cultural Resource, the City shall retain a Tribal representative, at the applicant’s expense, to work with the qualified archaeologist to prepare a Discovery Treatment Plan. The Plan shall be developed in consultation with the consulting Tribe(s) and shall identify avoidance as the preferred mitigation strategy. If the Discovery Treatment Plan requires monitoring, avoidance, recovery, or other on site treatment, the applicant shall fund a qualified Tribal monitor and any Tribal experts requested by the consulting Tribe(s). The plan shall specify the monitor’s duties, working hours, and protocols, including stoppage authority for the monitor if