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<br />Consulting Services Agreement between City of San Leandro and <br />Gates & Associates, Inc for Staff Augmentation Exhibit A – Page 7 of 31 <br />● Prepare a biological resources technical memorandum that identifies existing conditions <br />at the project site and potential biological and regulatory constraints, including plant and <br />wildlife species (also fish) that are expected to be of concern to state and federal <br />permitting agencies. The work product will include a map of sensitive and non-sensitive <br />biological communities or land cover types and a map depicting the presumed extent of <br />jurisdiction by applicable regulatory agencies. <br /> <br />○ The report will rely upon the 50% design and project description developed under <br />Task 3.1 to present an analysis of anticipated project impacts to jurisdictional <br />areas associated with the phases of the project. Consultant will quantify <br />anticipated fill placement and fill removal. As part of this impact analysis, <br />Consultant will prepare one or more maps that overlay grade and fill information <br />within jurisdictional limits to depict anticipated impacts to jurisdictional features. <br />These impact figures will be used for permit applications and supporting <br />documents (Task 5). In addition, the resulting impact analysis will inform the <br />compensatory mitigation strategy described in Task 2.9. <br /> <br />● This report will not be prepared as a CEQA-level technical report, but instead will draw <br />upon relevant biological resources impacts and mitigation measures identified in the <br />existing EIR. This report will integrate the prior CEQA analyses with the information <br />Consultant collects regarding currently existing conditions to draw conclusions regarding <br />species avoidance and minimization. Any species that were not addressed by the EIR but <br />should be addressed due to changes in species status or agency practices will be <br />discussed. This report will include maps depicting the land cover types and anticipated <br />impacts to sensitive natural resources and species habitats. <br />Task 2.9 – Compensatory Mitigation Strategy <br />If the impact analysis conducted under Task 2.8 indicates the project will result in a net increase <br />in Bay fill, regulatory agencies are likely to require the project provide a clear and implementable <br />plan for compensatory mitigation. While the EIR for the City’s larger project acknowledges that <br />compensatory mitigation will be required for net fill in jurisdictional wetlands and waters, the EIR <br />does not appear to propose a mitigation option or concept. Because a feasible compensatory <br />mitigation option has yet to be identified and vetted by the regulatory agencies, Consultant will <br />coordinate with the City and the design team to identify a range of potential compensatory <br />mitigation options for the project. The likely mitigation options will include: <br />1) purchase of tidal waters credits from the one existing mitigation bank in the Bay; <br />2) identifying another party’s tidal wetland restoration project that will accept funding <br />from the City in lieu of on-site mitigation, and <br />3) providing on-site living shorelines enhancements as part of the project design. <br /> <br />CONSULTANT will summarize the preliminary options in a memorandum to the City. With the <br />City’s permission, these options will be presented to or discussed with the regulatory agencies at <br />a pre-application interagency meeting (see Task 5.2) to gauge the regulatory feasibility of the <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 30A47DAA-8ADC-4C81-A393-00F3D4407ED9