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WORKPLAN This section will include discussion of the Livermore Airport Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Plan. To ensure consistency with the plan's goals and objectives the EIR will incorporate applicable avoidance measures and best management practices into the Specific Plan policies and EIR mitigation. This scope of work does not include regulatory compliance, such as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Clean Water Act Section 404 permits, CDFG Section 1600 agreements, or USFWS Section 7 consultations. The need for regulatory compliance, focused surveys, or other services may be determined during the course of implementing the proposed scope of work, if appropriate.These services are available,if needed, subject to amendments to the scope of work,with prior approval from the City. Cultural and Historic Resources: FCS will prepare a cultural resources section of the EIR based on information obtained from a or_c clay reconnaissance evaluation of the Specific Plan Area. The City's General Plan does not identify any historic structures or sites within the Ran Area. Accordingly,we will include a discussion of the applicable federal, state,and local policies and regulations;a summary of the prehistory and history of the project area;a summary of the methods used to evaluate cultural resources;a listing of the criteria for determining significance;and a list of all impacts and related mitigation measures,as required by CEQA. FCS will also evaluate the potential for paleontological resources to be adversely affected by the proposed project. This will include a review of available database resources and an assessment of the potential for the site's geology to contain paleontological resources. The impact discussion will consider the potential for buried resources to be exposed during construction activities. FCS will assist the City in its compliance with Senate Bill (SB) 18,which requires local governments to consult with the California Native Americas Heritage Commission (NAHC) and NAHC-listed Native American tribes regarding cultural resources prior to adopting or amending a General Plan or Specific Plan. In the event the reconnaissance evaluation reveals no sensitive resources,we will discuss scoping this section out of the E1R. Energy: FCS will conduct an Energy Conservation analysis consistent with the intent of Appendix F of the CEQA Guidelines. We will rely on available existing information from the California Energy Commission,PG&E, the existing business operators, and the City to conduct this ana:ysis. In order to assure that energy implications are considered in project decisions, the California Environmental Quality Act requires that EIRs include a discussion of the potential energy impacts of proposed projects,with particular emphasis on avoiding or reducing inefficient,wasteful,and unnecessary consumption of energy. Because the FCS team includes engineers certified by the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure,the section will describe the energy conservation and sustainability features that will be included in the Specific Plan to reduce energy impacts and promote the development of a sustainable community. Geology and Soils: FCS will assess the potential geology and soils impacts of the proposed Specific Plan on available information in the City's General Plan,and any additional geotechnical analyses that have been conducted for - - GATES *ASSOCIATES