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Consulting Services Agreement between City of San Leandro and Exhibit A GPA Consulting for Environmental Services for Lake Chabot Road Erosion Repairs Page 2 of 11 • The PES Form will be completed pursuant to Caltrans’ Standard Environmental Reference (SER) and Local Assistance Procedure Manual (LAPM); it will include an explanation for all checklist answers, and all attachments necessary to support conclusions in the PES. • After draft review by the City, the PES with revisions will be finalized and submitted to Caltrans with coordination as needed for review and approval of the document. Task 2 Deliverables: One electronic copy of the Draft and Final PES Form Task 3 –Technical Studies Task 3.1: Natural Environmental Study • The construction activities will require work within vegetated areas and may require work within the limits of the San Leandro Creek corridor. • If the construction activities would remain outside of the San Leandro Creek corridor, the appropriate level of documentation would likely be a Natural Environment Study (Minimal Impact) (NES (MI)). However, if encroachment in the creek is required, an NES to address potential impacts on biological resources within these areas will likely be required. Background Research and Study Area Delineation • Available data on biological resources recorded within and near the project area will be reviewed, including all special-status plant and wildlife species with the potential to be in the project area. This review will include conducting searches in databases such as the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) and the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) and California Native Plant Society. A list of special-status species with the potential to be in the project area will be requested from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries). Background data and project construction design plans will be utilized to delineate the Biological Study Area (BSA), which will be used as the boundary for field surveys and project analysis. • After the data has been reviewed, a BSA map will be created to be used for the biological analysis. Biological Field Reconnaissance • A systematic survey of the BSA for plant and wildlife species will be conducted, their signs, and/or potential habitat. All botanical and wildlife resources observed in the BSA will be inventoried, and all existing vegetation communities in this area will be identified and recorded. Botanical surveys will be best conducted during the blooming period for special-status plants with potential to be in the project area (March and May), if feasible. Special attention will be given to tree and vegetation species that would be impacted (e.g. trimmed or removed) during construction. • Other sensitive biological resources that will be assessed during the reconnaissance include the presence of wildlife movement corridors, habitat linkages, and the presence of potentially jurisdictional wetlands, waters of the U.S. and waters of the state. Natural Environmental Study Documentation • The results of the research and surveys studies will be summarized in a NESMI or NES report. The NES will include a discussion of the existing biological resources in the BSA, potential project impacts on these resources, and proposed measures to avoid, minimize, and or mitigate these impacts. The NES will provide conclusions regarding project impacts on federally and/or state threatened or endangered species and will outline any future protected species consultations that may be required with resource agencies to obtain project approvals and environmental permits. • Vegetation mapping will be performed in accordance with the National Vegetation Classification and A Manual of California Vegetation. Vegetation communities will be mapped to the association level, where Docusign Envelope ID: 78E72B1A-FA71-4376-9F02-D7D222FBE69F