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Impact Mitigation Measure(s) Residual Impact <br /> If water is to be diverted around work sites, a diversion plan shall be submitted <br />(depending upon the species that may be present) to the CDFW, RWQCB, USFWS, <br />and/or NMFS for their review and approval prior to the start of any construction <br />activities (including staging and mobilization). If pumps are used, all intakes shall <br />be completely screened with wire mesh not larger than five millimeters to <br />prevent animals from entering the pump system. <br /> At the end of each workday, excavations shall be secured with cover or a ramp <br />provided to prevent wildlife entrapment. <br /> All trenches, pipes, culverts or similar structures shall be inspected for animals <br />prior to burying, capping, moving, or filling. <br /> The CDFW/USFWS-approved biologist shall remove invasive aquatic species such <br />as bullfrogs and crayfish from suitable aquatic habitat whenever observed and <br />shall dispatch them in a humane manner and dispose of properly. <br /> Considering the potential for projects to impact federal and state listed species <br />and their habitat, the City shall contact the CDFW and USFWS to identify <br />mitigation banks within Alameda County during development of the proposed <br />Specific Plan. Upon implementation of development projects included in the <br />proposed Specific Plan, but on a project-by-project basis, if the results of the BRA <br />determines that impacts to federal and state threatened or endangered species <br />habitat are expected, the applicant shall explore species-appropriate mitigation <br />bank(s) servicing the region for purchase of mitigation credits. <br />MM BIO-1(G) Non-listed Special Status Animal Species Avoidance and Minimization <br />Several State Species of Special Concern may be impacted by development facilitated <br />by the Specific Plan. The ecological requirements and potential for impacts is highly <br />variable among these species. Depending on the species identified in the BRA, <br />several of the measures identified under B-1(f) shall be applicable to the project. In <br />addition, the City shall select measures from among the following to be implemented <br />by the project applicant to reduce the potential for impacts to non-listed special <br />status animal species: <br /> For non-listed special status terrestrial amphibians and reptiles, coverboard <br />surveys shall be completed within three months of the start of construction. The <br />coverboards shall be at least four feet by four feet and constructed of untreated <br />plywood placed flat on the ground. The coverboards shall be checked by a City- <br />approved biologist once per week for each week after placement up until the <br />start of vegetation removal. All non-listed special status and common animals <br />found under the coverboards shall be captured and placed in five-gallon buckets <br />for transportation to relocation sites. All relocation sites shall be reviewed by the <br />City-approved biologist and shall consist of suitable habitat. Relocation sites shall <br />be as close to the capture site as possible but far enough away to ensure the <br />73