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Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Initial Study No Impact. No proposed trails would be located through a historic structure, although some would bring people to the historic structures. For example, a new bicycle route is planned to the Alviso Adode building. However, this would not result in a direct or indirect negative impact to historic resources. Mitigation. This Initial Study incorporates the following archaeological resources mitigation measure: Archaeological Resources Mitigation If the proposed project is determined to be located in an archeologically sensitive area, an archaeological investigation shall be conducted prior to any planned excavation. The project sponsor shall retain the services of a qualified archaeological consultant having expertise in California prehistoric archaeology. The archaeological consultant shall prepare an archaeological research design that will be submitted first and directly for approval to the Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development. The archaeological consultant shall then undertake an archaeological monitoring and testing program. The consultant shall determine the borders and the existence of a sub- surface component for any known archaeological sites, using a backhoe. At the completion of this work, a professional surveyor shall mark and shoot the borders. After these sites have been accurately located, a determination can be made as to whether they would be impacted by proposed development. The archaeologist may also supervise other subsurface monitoring as described in the approved archaeological research design. If it is determined that development would impact important archaeological resources, the archaeological consultant shall hand excavate a sample area of the site(s) to determine the significance of the site(s) under current CEQII Guidelines and to help determine which of the three alternative mitigation measures, below, to implement. Upon completing the archaeological monitoring program, the archaeological consultant shall submit a written report of findings first and directly to the Director of the Department of Planning and Community Development. The archaeological monitoring program shall include the following: An archaeologist shall be on site during soils disturbing activities. The archaeological consultant shall advise all project contractors to be on the alert for evidence of expected resources, of how to identify the evidence of the expected resources, and of the appropriate protocol in the event of discovering an archaeological resource. The archaeological monitor shall be present on the project site until the Director of the Planning and Community Development Department, in consultation with the archaeological consultant, determines that project construction activities could have no effects on significant archaeological resources. The archaeological monitor shall record and be authorized to collect soil samples and artifactual /ecofactual material as warranted for analysis. If an intact archaeological deposit were to be encountered, all soils disturbing activities in the vicinity of the deposit shall cease. The City shall empower the archaeological monitor to temporally redirect demolition /excavation /construction crews and heavy equipment until the resource is evaluated. The archaeological consultant shall immediately notify the Director of the Community Development Department of the encountered resources. Mitigation measures shall include one of the three alternatives below: Revised 9/4/09 15 9/4/2009