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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 8 of 11 • The report will be used to assist the design team in avoiding impacts to jurisdictional areas, provide the jurisdictional information necessary for the supporting project environmental documentation, and support the applications for regulatory permit authorizations. • A draft report will be submitted and coordination with the City and Caltrans will be provided as needed for review and approval of the report Task 6.3 Deliverables: One electronic copy of the Draft and Final Aquatic Resources Delineation Report Task 6.4: Federal Endangered Species Act (Section 7) Consultation • According to preliminary database searches, there is potential for several federally listed, candidates, and proposed threatened and endangered species to be in the project area, including pallid manzanita (Arctostaphylos pallida), monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus pop. 1), northwestern pond turtle (Emys marmorata), Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus), foothill yellow-legged frog - central coast DPS (Rana boylii pop. 4), and California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii). Impacts on these or other federally listed species would require consultation under the Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA). • If required, a Section 7 Consultation initiation package will be prepared, including the Biological Assessment (BA), and coordination as needed for review and submittal of the BA to Caltrans for their consultation with the USFWS. • Attendance of up to two virtual meetings held as part of the consultation process. • Ongoing support to the City will be provided to streamline the FESA process, including preparation of supplemental information requested by any of the agencies. • Technical assistance will be provided to the design engineers and City to refine impact avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures, as required by resource agencies to reduce project impacts on listed species to the maximum extent feasible. • Task 6.4 Deliverables: One electronic copy of the Draft and Final Biological Assessment Task 6.5: California Endangered Species Act Consultation • According to database searches and preliminary review, there may be potential for several state-listed threatened and endangered species to be in the project area, including pallid manzanita, Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii), western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), Alameda whipsnake, and foothill yellow-legged frog - central coast DPS. Take of these species requires consultation under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). If it is determined that the project may result in a take of these or another state-listed species, consultation with the CDFW would be required. • If required, an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) will be prepared with coordination as needed for review and submittal of the ITP Request package to CDFW through their online EPIMS database. • Coordination will be provided to complete the CESA consultation process and. It is assumed for the purposes of this scope of work that a site visit with the CDFW will not be necessary. • Ongoing support to the City will be provided to streamline the CESA consultation processes, including preparation of supplemental information requested by any of the agencies. • Technical assistance will be provided to the design engineers and City to refine impact avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures, as required by resource agencies to reduce project impacts on listed species to the maximum extent feasible. Task 6.5 Deliverables: One electronic copy of the ITP Request and submittal of the request through the CDFW EPIMS online database Docusign Envelope ID: 78E72B1A-FA71-4376-9F02-D7D222FBE69F