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Consultant shall describe the existing visual setting of the project site and its surroundings and identify areas from which the tank would be clearly visible. Consultant shall use General Plan policies, relevant design review guidelines, and commonly applied thresholds to evaluate the visual impact of the water tank. Consultant shall be cognizant of nearby residents concerns about visual impacts to their community. The Initial Study will identify visual receptors, carefully describe changes to the visual c haracter of the site and surrounding vicinity and identify whether the project would exceed the impact thresholds. Because visual effect is "in the eye of the beholder" it will be important to clearly and carefully explain the significance thresholds. To demonstrate what the project will look like once constructed, Consultant shall produce and/or provide for three to four photo simulations of the water tank and associated structures and landscape features. The view point locations shall be selected in consultation with the City. The simulations shall show the site in its existing condition as well as what the water tank will look like once it is completed. Consultant shall take the steps necessary to ensure the visual representation(s) of the proposed design is/are truly representational and dimensionally accurate. These steps include modeling the water tank in a 3D modeling program, placing it in Google Earth, and then taking Google Earth images from the vantage points of the chosen photographs. Consultant shall make particular effort to confirm that the views of the model correspond exactly to the location of the chosen photographs. In order to make the "after" images photorealistic, images of water tanks from elsewhere will be manipulated to match the modeled outlines. Shrubs, trees, screening structures and other features will be added per the desired design. Draft images shall be subm itted for review and then finalized. If the visual impacts of the tanks require mitigation, Consultant shall produce or provide remedies, such as through location and placem ent of the tank, or landscape screening. B. Agriculture and Forestry Resources. There are no agricultural or forestry lands located on or adjacent to the site, and Consultant does not anticipate that the proposed project would result in any impacts to agricultural or forestry resources. Consultant shall explain this clearly in the responses to the Initial Study Checklist questions regarding these resources. C. Air Quality. Consultant shall provide appropriately detailed discussion of the project's potential air quality impacts consistent with the current Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) CEQA Guidelines for Assessing the Air Quality Impacts of Projects and Plans (May 2011). The air quality impact analysis shall provide a description of the existing ambient air quality conditions of the air basin, present relevant regulatory requirements and thresholds, and discuss air emissions generated during project construction and operation. Air quality impacts from the project would primarily be limited to emissions from construction equipment and increased dust/particulate matter during construction; no air quality impacts are anticipated over the long term. The Initial Study would incorporate common Best Management Practices recommended by the BAAQMD to reduce construction particulate matter and equipment emissions. Based on Consultant's current knowledge of the project and Table 3-1 of the BAAQMD (May 2011) CEQA Air Quality Guidelines, Consultant does not anticipate t hat the project would result in significant air quality impacts from construction or operation. D. Biological Resources. An initial review of the California Department of Fish and Game's California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) indicates that no special-status species are likely to be present on the project site; although there is a high potential for San Francisco ATTY/AGR/2012.073/TRA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES,INC REV:06-05-12 VR Page 15 of 26