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2. SCOPE OF WORK studies, and will provide strategies to mitigate significant impacts to below the level of significance, if possible. The need for secondary tasks assumes that the studies completed to date either do not cover the entire project area or do not comply with current state and federal survey protocols or regulations (see the Optional Tasks section below). In this instance ESA would review the Lake Chabot Terrace EIR biological study of the site and coordinate additional information or supplemental studies to comply with current state and federal regulations. Tasks • Review and verify pre-existing biological studies relating to the property. • Review habitat base maps of the site and consult with the California Natural Diversity Data Base (CNDDB), as well as California Native Plant Society (CLAPS) publications. Obtain additional information on special status species, communities of concern, and permit requirements through consultation with biologists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Office and the California Department of Fish and Game District Office. • Conduct reconnaissance field surveys of the project site to map existing conditions and verify previous biological studies. • Prepare a revised map of the project site, illustrating sensitive biological features, based on field reconnaissance, California Natural Diversity Data Base, pertinent literature, and consultations with recognized experts. • Determine and describe the extent of Natural Communities present on - site. Note which communities are of special concern (e.g., wetlands) because of their rarity, sensitivity, importance as wildlife habitat, or potential to support special status species. • Summarize and evaluate federal, state, and local policies and regulations as they pertain to biological resources and wetlands in the area, particularly with respect to special status plant species, potential wetlands, and riparian communities. • Develop significance criteria to be applied to the impact analysis. • Determine whether the proposed project would result in any adverse significant affects to biological resources. Provide a discussion of the potential affects. • Develop measures to fully mitigate any significant impacts to biological resources. 25 of 37 Boulders Residential Development EIR