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City of Pleasanton Proposal to Prepare a CEQA Guidelines Section 15182 Consistency Analysis for the 4212 and 4226 First Street Residential Project 3 Task 1: Project Mobilization and Kickoff Meeting Rincon Consultants staff will visit and photo-document the site’s existing conditions and context, obtain and review available project and site information, and mobilize our staff to begin the CEQA process and analysis. If desired by City staff, Rincon will prepare for and attend a kickoff call or video conference with City staff and, if appropriate, the applicant team. The meeting will serve to discuss the expectations of stakeholders; identify concerns and issues; and review information needs, work products, and schedule. The meeting will also offer a forum to review and confirm study objectives and establish an operational protocol. Rincon will use this opportunity to collect any relevant studies and information not already transmitted. Task 2: Draft CEQA Guidelines Section 15182 Consistency Analysis Rincon will prepare a Draft Consistency Analysis pursuant to the requirements set forth in sections 15162 and 15182 of the CEQA Guidelines. The Draft Consistency Analysis will include the following content:  Introduction and Project Description. This section will include introductory information, including a discussion of the relevant CEQA provisions; a description of the project and its consistency with the DSP; and reference to the DSP EIR. We assume that City staff will assist in confirming the project’s consistency with the DSP as needed. The project description will contain sufficient information, including graphic and tabular information as needed, to describe the project and provide context for the analysis of the project’s environmental effects in relation to the certified EIR.  Environmental impact evaluation. In order to show that the project meets the criteria of CEQA Guidelines Section 15182.c, the Consistency Analysis will evaluate whether the proposed project would have different environmental impacts or a different degree of impact than those identified in the DSP EIR. The impact evaluation will address all issue areas discussed in the certified EIR at a level of detail commensurate to their relationship to the project and site, and we will update as needed to account for changes; for example, consistency with the City’s Climate Action Plan, which was adopted subsequent to the DSP, and changes to the CEQA Guidelines since certification of the DSP EIR. We will perform quantitative analysis where needed to confirm the conclusions, including modeling of noise, air quality and greenhouse gas impacts if appropriate. Issue areas requiring particular attention are anticipated to include cultural resources, hazards and hazardous materials, and transportation; an overview of our approach to these issues follows. Cultural Resources. For archaeological resources, pursuant to Program 5.1 of the Open Space and Conservation Element of the City’s General Plan, Rincon will prepare an archaeological resources assessment letter report for the site. The report will summarize the methods and results of a California Historical Resources Information System records search through the Northwest Information Center, a Sacred Lands File search through the California Native American Heritage Commission, a pedestrian archaeological resources survey, and review of historical topographic maps, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, aerial photographs, geologic maps, and soils maps. The letter report will also include recommendations for further work if any is deemed necessary. The letter report will be summarized in the cultural resources section of the document. Preliminary research indicates the buildings at 4212 and 4226 First Street are both over 45 years, the age threshold triggering the need for historical resources evaluation pursuant to the guidelines of the California Office of Historic Preservation. Rincon will therefore record and evaluate both buildings on Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 Forms to determine if either qualifies as a historical resource as defined by Section 15064.5(a) of the CEQA Guidelines. We assume these are the only two cultural resources which will be encountered, and no archaeological testing or excavation will be DocuSign Envelope ID: FF612D3A-D9AB-47B7-BC6D-B4068941C343DocuSign Envelope ID: 365E70E7-A0EC-491F-9D81-6B86F626F7CE