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OLBERDING ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Wetland Regulation and Permitting 3170 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 260 • San Ramon, CA 94583 • Office: (925) 866-2111 • Fax: (925) 866-2126 • Email: Jeff@Olberdingenv.com November 29, 2022 Mr. Jim Summers Foothill Boulevard Holding Company, LLC P.O. Box 2922 Dublin, CA 94568 SUBJECT: Pleasanton Housing Element Update Final DEIR – Completed Mitigation Measures for Biological Resources (State Clearinghouse Number 2022040091) Dear Mr. Summers: This letter has been prepared to provide Foothill Boulevard Holding Company, LLC with a summary of biological documents/surveys prepared by Olberding Environmental in association with the Merritt Property (Property) located east of Foothill Boulevard in unincorporated Alameda County. Olberding Environmental has obtained U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) verification of a Jurisdictional Delineation prepared for the Property in October 2021. In summary, the Corps verified a single ephemeral drainage channel approximately 60 feet in length (0.03 acres) in the southeast corner of the property, adjacent to the Interstate 680 soundwall. A second jurisdictional feature (intermittent drainage) was verified offsite along Foothill Boulevard, northwest of the Property. Results of an initial biological reconnaissance survey concluded that habitat west of the Property had potential for California red-legged frog (CRLF). To document the potential for onsite CRLF occurrence U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) protocol surveys were performed by Olberding Environmental in 2021/2022. Results of the protocol surveys were negative. Olberding Environmental has completed a comprehensive Biological Resources Analysis document for the Property. Pages ES-12, 13 and 14 of the DEIR for the City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 Housing Element update prepared by FirstCarbon Solutions, dated October 19, 2022, Section 3.3 Identifies Biological Resources potential impacts and mitigation measures. Table 1 below provides a summary of the Potential Impact, Mitigation Measures, and how the Merrit Property satisfies the MM identified. Impacts Mitigation Measures Final Documentation Impact BIO-1: Development consistent with the Housing Element Update, rezonings, General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments could have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, MM BIO-1: Biological Resource Assessment Prior to the issuance of entitlements for a project, applicants or sponsors of projects on sites where potential special-status species, migratory Completed – No Significant Issues Biological Resources Assessment-Olberding Environmental, Inc. November 2022 )227+,// 3DJHRI &217 ATTACHMENT A