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AUGUSTIN BERNAL MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL PROJECT DRAFT INITIAL STUDY 12956 DUDEK 88 April 2022 As discussed in Section 3.5, Cultural Resources, no known cultural resources would be affected by the project, though known resources exist within ½ mile of the project site. Implementation of MM- CUL.1 would ensure that appropriate measures are implemented to ensure that impacts to any inadvertent discovery of cultural resources during ground- disturbing activities remains less than significant. MM-CUL.2 would ensure compliance with applicable regulations and appropriate protocol should human remains be unearthed during project construction. With implementation of mitigation measures impacts would be less than significant. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated. b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? The project would construct a downhill-only technical mountain bike trail to replace an existing user-created trail within and adjacent to Augustin Bernal Community Park and would decommission several other existing unofficial user-created trail segments within the park. The proposed project would not generate cumulatively considerable levels of air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions, alter the vegetation communities present within the project site, create any new impervious surfaces, increase stormwater runoff or create new sources of water pollution, or directly or indirectly lead to population growth that could increase demands for public services and utilities or generate substantial increases in traffic. Cumulative impacts of the project and other similar projects would result in less than significant effects with implementation of the mitigation measures identified throughout this Initial Study. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated. c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? The project would be consistent with applicable local ordinances and policies related to land use, noise, and protection of natural resources and the environment, as disclosed by this Initial Study. The analyses of impacts provided throughout this Initial Study demonstrates that the project would not result in any substantial adverse effects on human beings because it would not substantially increase risks associated with seismic activity and soil stability, generate air pollutant emissions that could cause adverse health effects, generate noise levels that could result in annoyance or disruption to typical activities, expose people to hazardous materials or wildfire risk, or result in decreases in or interruption of public and utility services in the City.