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SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT DRAFT EIR <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES <br />13I0-4 The Project would not interfere substantially with the movement of any <br />native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species, or with established <br />native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of <br />native wildlife nursery sites. <br />The Project would result in modifications to existing wildlife habitat but would not interfere with existing <br />movement opportunities and use of native wildlife nursery areas. Most of the Project site is developed <br />with parking lots, structures, irrigated turf of the golf course, and landscaping. Wildlife habitat values are <br />generally limited, with the exception of the open waters of marina basin and San Francisco Bay, which <br />would be improved through removal of much of the existing dock system and creation of enhanced <br />natural shoreline along lower segments of the existing riprap. Most of the existing mature trees would be <br />retained, including the monarch butterfly roosting habitat at the southeast edge of the golf course, <br />serving to the protect the resting, perching, and foraging opportunities they provide wildlife. New <br />landscaping would replace areas where existing trees, shrubs and groundcovers would be removed, <br />serving to replace their habitat functions for birds and other wildlife common in suburban habitats. <br />Potential adverse impacts on fish and other aquatic species during construction would be avoided through <br />restrictions implemented as conditions of approval of regulatory agencies such as the Army Corps and <br />RWQCB, as addressed above under Impact BIO -1 and Impact BIO -3, which would ensure any substantial <br />impacts on special -status species and more common aquatic species are adequately avoided. These <br />include restrictions on timing of in -water dredging and construction activities to avoid periods when listed <br />species have a higher likelihood of being present, typically from October 15th to July 1st. This would be <br />considered a less -than -significant impact. <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />■ Clean Water Act <br />■ California Endangered Species Act <br />■ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program <br />Significance Before Mitigation: Less than significant. <br />11I0-5 The Project could conflict with local ordinances protecting biological <br />resources, such as the City's tree preservation ordinance and monarch <br />butterfly protection ordinance. <br />In general, the Project would not conflict with any relevant goals and policies in the City of San Leandro <br />General Plan related to protection of biological and wetland resources. Potential impacts on special -status <br />species, wetlands or important wildlife resources would be addressed through adherence to relevant <br />policies and actions in the General Plan, implementation of recommended mitigation measures, and <br />through habitat enhancement efforts undertaken as part of implementing the Project, including the <br />natural shoreline element along the southwest and southeast interior borders of the harbor basin. <br />Relevant policies and actions from the General Plan particularly applicable to the Project are listed above <br />in Table 4.3-1. Consistency with Policies 26.02 and 26.04, and Action 26.04-A would be achieved through <br />compliance with mitigation measures developed as part of this EIR. As discussed below under Section <br />4.3.5, this includes Mitigation Measure BIO -1A to address potential impacts on monarch butterfly, <br />4.3-20 DECEMBER 2014 <br />