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Environmental Checklist Agriculture and Forestry Resources Final Initial Study – Negative Declaration 29 farmland.23 There are no Williamson Act contracts within the City. Areas of unincorporated Alameda County surrounding the City, particularly to the west and south of the City, are largely grazing land and passive open space, some of which include Williamson Act contracts.24 The CAP 2.0 strategies and actions focus on electrification of buildings, improving active transportation, zero emission vehicle and public transit infrastructure, water conservation, and increasing urban greenspace and trees. CAP 2.0 actions would not involve projects or policies that would result in impacts related to conversion or loss of farmland. Therefore, the CAP 2.0 would result in a no impact related to degradation of agricultural resources or conversion of agricultural land to non-agriculture uses, nor would there be a conflict with existing zoning or Pleasanton General Plan land use designations. c. Would the project conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code Section 12220(g)); timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code Section 4526); or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code Section 51104(g))? d. Would the project result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non-forest use? e.2. Would the project involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of forest land to non-forest use? Pleasanton contains several parks as well as natural areas in the southern portion of the City that contain mixed grassland and woodland communities and oak woodland on the ridges at the western edge of the City.25 However, Pleasanton does not contain areas designated for forest land or Timberland Production. PMC Chapter 17.16, Tree Preservation, establishes policies, regulations, and standards to ensure tree protection within the City.26 In addition, the Pleasanton General Plan contains a number of goals, policies, and actions such as Policy 2, preserve heritage trees, that illustrate the City’s commitment to managing and preserving Pleasanton’s urban forest. The CAP 2.0 aligns with the Pleasanton General Plan by including strategies and actions such as CAP Action P13, which seeks to facilitate the implementation of an urban forest master plan to increase tree canopy throughout the City. As such, the CAP 2.0 would increase planting of trees within the City and be consistent with the City’s Tree Preservation Regulations. Furthermore, the CAP 2.0 seeks to increase trees within the City for the purposes of carbon sequestration. The CAP 2.0 does not include actions that would result in the loss of forest land or the conversion of forest land to non-forest use, nor would it conflict with or cause the rezoning of forest, timber land, or Timberland Production areas. Therefore, the CAP 2.0 would result in a no impact related to degradation of forestry resources or conversion of forest land to non-forest uses, nor would there be a conflict with existing zoning or Pleasanton General Plan land use designations. 23 California Department of Conservation. 2021. California Important Farmland Finder Map. Available: <https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/ciff/>. Accessed October 7, 2021. 24 Pleasanton, City of. 2008. Pleasanton General Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report. Available: <http://dev.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=23819>. Accessed October 7, 2021. 25 Pleasanton, City of. 2009. Pleasanton General Plan Conservation and Open Space Element. Available: <https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=23910>. Accessed October 7, 2021. 26 Pleasanton, City of. 2021. Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 17.16. Available: <https://qcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=17-17_16&frames=on>. Accessed October 7, 2021.