Laserfiche WebLink
AUGUSTIN BERNAL MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL PROJECT DRAFT INITIAL STUDY <br /> 12956 <br />DUDEK 46 April 2022 <br />compensatory mitigation for unavoidable permanent impacts on special-status plant <br />occurrences shall be required based on recommendations of a qualified botanist. Given <br />the amount of available habitat in Augustin Bernal Community Park, it is expected that <br />compensatory mitigation could be accomplished at the park. Compensatory mitigation <br />shall include the following components, at a minimum: <br /> The botanist shall prepare a special-status plant mitigation plan that includes <br />seed/propagule collection methods, success criteria 5 years of maintenance and <br />monitoring, and adaptive management approaches. The special-status plant <br />mitigation plan shall be implemented to document the success of creation of the new <br />plant occurrence. Adequate funding for compensatory mitigation shall be provided on <br />an agreed-to schedule. <br /> Prior to unavoidable and permanent disturbance to any special-status plants, <br />propagules shall be collected from the occurrence to be disturbed. This may include <br />seed collection, cuttings, or seed-bearing topsoil salvage, and these propagules shall <br />be used to establish a new population on suitable, unoccupied habitat. Transplantation <br />of whole plants may be attempted, but shall not be used as the primary means for <br />creating a new occurrence. <br />3.5 Cultural Resources <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact With <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact No Impact <br />V. CULTURAL RESOURCES – Would the project: <br />a) Cause a substantial adverse change in <br />the significance of a historical resource <br />pursuant to §15064.5? <br /> <br />b) Cause a substantial adverse change in <br />the significance of an archaeological <br />resource pursuant to §15064.5? <br /> <br />c) Disturb any human remains, including <br />those interred outside of dedicated <br />cemeteries? <br /> <br />Setting <br />Dudek staff completed a Cultural Resources Report (Appendix C) that evaluates the project’s potential <br />impacts on cultural resources. A records search was completed for the current area of potential effects <br />(APE) and a 0.5-mile buffer by staff at the Northwest Information Center on March 25, 2021. The records <br />search did not identify any cultural resources within the APE but based on previous studies within the <br />records search area there is one identified cultural resource, the main clubhouse of the Castlewood Country <br />Club, located approximately 0.45 miles east of the APE. Dudek consulted historic maps and aerial <br />photographs to understand development of the APE (NETR 2021). Historic aerial photographs available