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Findings and Recommendations Regarding Significant and Unavoidable Impacts Blue Oak Woodlands (aa. 98, 108, 117-118 and 359/360). The Original Project's potential impacts on blue oak woodlands are discussed in the DEIR at page 108 and the Environmentally Superior Project's impacts are discussed at page 359. The potential cumulative impacts are discussed at page 388 and in response to comment BB3. The EIR finds blue oak woodland is the dominant plant community within canyons and swales on the project site and is considered a sensitive plant community. The following mitigation measure is hereby adopted and will be implemented as provided for in the Mitigation Monitoring and Implementation Program: Implement Oak Grove Planned Unit Development (PUD-33) Mitigation Measure D7. The Environmentally Superior Project's potential cumulative impacts related to the loss of blue oak woodlands and heritage trees from site preparation and development activities, a Blue Oak Woodland Mitigation Plan (BOWMP) shall be prepared by a qualified oak restoration specialist and shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review and approval before the City's action on the first Final Subdivision Map. The BOWMP shall be based on an updated tree analysis for the development plan and the `Tree Report For The Kottinger Hills Subdivision, Pleasanton, California", prepared by Ralph Osterling Consultants, Inc., dated October 8, 2003, and shall implement the provisions specified in the City of Pleasanton's Tree Preservation Ordinance and by the PUD development plan approval. Implementation of the approved/accepted plan is required of the project developer and the individual lot developers. No further feasible mitigation is available to reduce this cumulative blue oak woodland impact to aless-than-significant level. Effects of Impact. The Environmentally Superior Project, by removing trees within the project development area, would disturb the existing distribution of trees contributing to the blue oak woodland plant community on the site, and potentially interrupt the connectivity of this community on the site and relation to neighboring off-site areas. Remaining Impacts. Implementation of Mitigation Measure D7 would provide for replacement of oak trees removed or otherwise lost as a result of the project's development, and where possible, oak woodland would be created in locations that are contiguous to existing oak woodlands. Page 41 of 45