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MITIGATION MONITORING PLAN FOR THE HAPPY VALLEY SPECIFIC PLAN IMPACTS OF AND MITIGATION MEASURES IN THE HAPPY VALLEY SPECIFIC PLAN The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Happy Valley Specific Plan identifies the signifi- cant effects of the development that would be permitted in Happy Valley. Significant effects are identified at both the project level and as cumulative impacts (that is, the effects of the project in con- junction with all other development anticipated in the vicinity). Project-level Impacts Significant project-level effects are: · Land Use: Conversion of land from agricultural to urban use. Land now in agriculture would be converted to residential and golf course use. · Seismic Safety: Introduction of structures andspopulation into an area in which the likelihood of impacts from seismic events is high. These impacts cannot be mitigated to a less-than-significant level. An additional significant project-level impact is: · Biology: Disturbance of wetlands and waters of the U.S. exceeding one-third acre of wedands and 200 linear feet of channels. The potential impact on biological resources may be mitigatable, and one mitigation measure for impacts on biological resources is recommended in the EIR (see p. 18 of this Mitigation Monitonng Plan). During the preparation of the environmental impact report, a number of other potentially-significant adverse impacts of development that would be permitted by the Happy Valley Specific Plan were identi- fied. The draft Specific Plan was modified in response to the EIR investigation to include requirements that would avoid significant impacts in the identified areas. Together with the recommended mitigation for impacts on biological resources, those requirements of the Plan will regulate and guide the develop- ment of infrastructure and new land uses. Cumulative Impacts Significant cumulative effects are: · Land Use. Conversion of agricultural lands on the site to urban use, together with other stmh conversions in Alameda County, would be an unavoidable cumulative adverse impact.