East Laurel Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
EAST LAUREL DRIVE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
Responsible for Verification
Monitoring/ Reporting Approval/
Standard Conditions (SCs) and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Implementation Timing Methods Monitoring Date Initials Biological Resources
MM BIO-1: Condon's Tarplant. Prior to the initiation of any ground Include requirements in bid Placement of fencing Public Works disturbing activities, a qualified biologist shall demarcate the limits packages; show on grading Director or Site investigation
of avoidance with construction fencing such that no work activity and construction plans designee; occurs within the fenced area. This fencing shall remain in-place Qualified Prior to the issuance of a Biologist;
until all project construction is complete.
Notice to Proceed for any Contractor 14/15/21
ground disturbance
During grading and
construction
MM BIO-2: Riparian Resources. Prior to the first action and/or Include requirements in bid Public Works permit that would allow for site disturbance, the following actions packages; show on grading Director or shall be taken: and construction plans designee;
Qualified
Temporary construction fencing shall be placed at the edge of a. Fencing: Prior to the Placement of fencing issuance of a Notice to Biologist;
the instruction area; such fendi, shal ver recede tride the Contractor Proceed for any ground
fencing shall remain in-place until all project construction is disturbance complete.
b. BMPs: During grading and Implementation of 41521 Par Erosion control measures/construction Best Management
Practices (BMPs) shall be implemented during construction to construction erosion control measures prevent any inadvertent impacts to Gabilan Creek, Natividad and construction BMPs Creek Detention Basin, the drainage swale near Veterans Memorial Park, and the creek along Constitution Boulevard.
Such measures shall include use of silt fencing, straw wattles and seeding/revegetation of disturbed areas prior to the onset of the winter rainy season.
3 East Laurel Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Responsible for Verification
Monitoring/ Reporting Approval/
Standard Conditions (SCs) and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Implementation Timing Methods Monitoring Date Initials Minimize limbing and trimming of riparian vegetation to c. Trimming: During grading Reporting to Qualified only that needed for construction clearance. Allow and construction Biologist vegetation to re-grow up to edge of sidewalk.
MM BIO-3: To avoid impacts to migratory birds and raptors that Include requirements in bid Preconstruction surveys Public Works may be present in the project area, grading and all ground packages; show on grading (NOTE nesting bird survey Director or disturbances should be scheduled to occur outside the primary bird- and construction plans windows) designee; breeding season on the Central California Coast. To avoid impacts to Applicable if during nesting Monitoring Qualified breeding birds at this site, ground disturbance (including stripping, bird season: Biologist; vegetation removal, grading, and excavation) should be scheduled Contractor for the period August 1 to February 1 of any given year unless a 14 days prior to any qualified biologist, approved by the City of Salinas, surveys the ground disturbance; impact area. No more than 14 days prior to construction, a qualified avoidance during biologist shall survey the development areas and nearby vicinity for construction. 16/242 on nesting birds, including raptors and migrants. If nesting birds are observed within the development area, construction shall be postponed until the biologist confirms that all young have fledged. If birds are nesting nearby and the biologist determines the construction may cause nest failure, the biologist shall recommend an appropriate buffer area. The limits of avoidance shall be demarcated with flagging or fencing. The biologist shall record the results of the recommended protective measures and shall submit a memo summarizing any nest avoidance measures to the City to document compliance with applicable State and federal laws pertaining to the protection of native birds.
Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources
SC CUL-1: California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5, CEQA Include requirements in bid Site inspection Public Works Guidelines Section 15064.5, and Public Resources Code Section packages; show on grading Director or 5097.98 mandate the process to be followed in the event of an and construction plans designee; accidental discovery of any human remains in a location other than During ground disturbance Contractor; a dedicated cemetery. California Health and Safety Code Section Coroner and 515/22 B activities
7050.5 requires that in the event that human remains are Native American discovered, disturbance of the site shall be halted until the coroner Heritage 4 East Laurel Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Responsible for Verification
Monitoring/ Reporting Approval/
Standard Conditions (SCs) and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Implementation Timing Methods Monitoring Date Initials has conducted an investigation into the circumstances, manner and Commission, if cause of death, and the recommendations concerning the required treatment and disposition of the human remains have been made to the person responsible for the excavation, or to his or her authorized representative, in the manner provided in Section 5097.98 of the Public Resources Code. If the coroner determines that the remains are not subject to his or her authority and if the coroner recognizes or has reason to believe the human remains to be those of a Native American, he or she shall contact, by telephone within 24 hours, the Native American Heritage Commission.
MM CUL-1: Prior to initiating ground disturbing activities within the Include requirements in bid Worker training Public Works project area, construction personnel should be alerted to the packages; show on grading Director or Monitoring during ground designee;
possibility of encountering buried prehistoric or historic period and construction plans disturbance activities
cultural remains. Personnel should be advised that upon discovery Contractor; Prior to the issuance of a
of buried archaeological deposits, work in the immediate vicinity of Qualified Notice to Proceed for any
the find should cease and a qualified archaeologist should be Archeologist 42/21 Phn ground disturbance
contacted immediately. Once the find has been identified, plans for the treatment, evaluation, and mitigation of impacts to the find Training during pre-grade shall be developed if it is found to be eligible for the National meeting Register of Historic Places or the California Register of Historical Immediately stop grading in Resources.
area of discovery
MM CUL-2: Prior to initiating ground disturbing activities within the Include requirements in bid Contract with approved Public Works project area, the applicant (contractor) shall provide evidence to packages; show on grading monitor/consultant Director or the City of Salinas that a qualified professional (i.e., archaeologist, and construction plans Monitoring during ground designee; historian, architect, paleontologist, Native American Tribal monitor), isturbance activities Qualitied Prior to the issuance of a Monitor;
has been retained. The selection of the qualified professionals) Notice to Proceed for any shall be subject to the acceptance of the City. The City of Salinas Access to Native American Qualified Tribal ground disturbance Tribal representative(s) to Monitor 51121221 shall ensure that the construction contractor provides access for Native American monitoring. This provision shall be included on During construction and monitor project plans and specifications. The site shall be made accessible to ground disturbance activities any Native American tribe requesting to be present, provided adequate notice is given to the construction contractor and that a 5 East Laurel Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Responsible for Verification
Monitoring/ Reporting Approval/
Standard Conditions (SCs) and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Implementation Timing Methods Monitoring Date Initials construction safety hazard does not occur. The monitor(s) shall be approved by a local tribal representative and shall be present on site during the construction phases that involve any ground- disturbing activities in native soils (e.g., no fill material). The monitor(s) shall possess Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification. In addition, the monitors) shall be required to provide insurance certificates, including liability insurance, for any archaeological resource(s) encountered during grading and excavation activities pertinent to the provisions outlined in the CEQA, California Public Resources Code Division 13, Section 21083.2 (a) through (k).
Neither the City of Salinas nor construction contractor shall be financially obligated for any monitoring activities. If evidence of any tribal cultural resources is found during ground-disturbing activities, the monitor(s) shall have the capacity to halt construction in the immediate vicinity of the find to recover and/or determine the appropriate plan of recovery for the resource. The recovery process shall not unreasonably delay the construction process. Construction activity shall not be contingent on the presence or availability of a monitor, and construction may proceed regardless of whether a monitor is present on site. The on-site monitoring shall end when the project site grading and excavation activities in native soil areas is completed.
MM CUL-3: Archaeological resources unearthed by project Include requirements in bid Treatment Plan, if Public Works construction activities shall be evaluated by the qualified packages; show on grading required Director or archaeologist and Native American monitor. If the resources are and construction plans designee; Native American in origin, the tribe shall coordinate with the City of During grading and Qualified Salinas regarding treatment and curation of these resources. The Archaeologist; 5/522 treatment plan established for the resources shall be in accordance construction not required Qualified Tribal
with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(f) for historical resources and Monitor Public Resources Code Section 21083.2(b) for unique archaeological resources. Preservation in place (i.e., avoidance) shall be the 6 East Laurel Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Responsible for Verification
Monitoring/ Reporting Approval/
Standard Conditions (SCs) and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Implementation Timing Methods Monitoring Date Initials preterred manner of treatment. It preservation in place is not feasible, treatment may include implementation of archaeological data recovery excavations to remove the resource along with subsequent laboratory processing and analysis.
Geology and Soils
SC GEO-1: Prior to approval of Plans and Specifications, all Include requirements in bid Review of project plans City Engineer construction shall meet the seismic building standards required in packages; show on grading the most recent, adopted edition of the California Building Code. and construction plans 5/2220 SC GEO-2: Prior to approval of Plans and Specifications, the plans Include requirements in bid Review of project plans City Engineer shall meet the most recent, adopted edition of the California packages; show on grading Building Code and the City of Salinas Grading Standards. and construction plans MM GEO-1: Prior to approval of Plans and Specifications, the City Include requirements in bid Review of project plans City Engineer shall review all project plans for grading, foundation, structural, and packages; show on grading infrastructure, to ensure compliance with the applicable and construction plans 5/2220 recommendations from the Geotechnical Investigation and other applicable Municipal Code requirements.
MM GEO-2: A professional vertebrate paleontologist shall be Include requirements in bid Monitoring during grading Public Works present during any excavations that exceed 10 feet depth to check packages; show on grading Director or for the inadvertent exposure of fossils or other resources of and construction plans designee; paleontological value. In the event that fossils or fossil-bearing During ground disturbance discoveries; Notification Contractor; deposits are discovered during construction activities when a that exceeds 10 feet of depth Qualified paleontologist is not present, excavations within a 100-foot radius Vertebrate of the find shall be temporarily halted or diverted. The Paleontologist 5/5/22 paleontologist shall document any discoveries as needed in accordance with Society of Vertebrate Paleontology standards and assess the significance of the find under the criteria set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5. The paleontologist shall notify the appropriate agencies to determine procedures that would be followed before construction activities are allowed to resume at the location of the find. If the City of Salinas determines that avoidance East Laurel Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Responsible for Verification
Monitoring/ Reporting Approval/
Standard Conditions (SCs) and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Implementation Timing Methods Monitoring Date Initials is not feasible, the paleontologist shall prepare an excavation plan for mitigating the effect of construction activities on the discovery.
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
MM HAZ-1: Prior to ground disturbing activities for the sidewalk Include requirements in bid Preparation of Preliminary Public Works improvements within the southeasternmost portion of project area, packages; show on grading Site Investigation Director or the City of Salinas shall test the soils within the area of disturbance and construction plans Soil sampling and soil designee; and a mitigation plan be developed if needed. If construction would Site testing prior to ground Contractor; evaluation
occur to a depth that encounters native soils, soil sampling shall be disturbance for sidewalk Qualified conducted to determine if hazardous materials are in the area to be Testing Report Findings Specialist improvements in noted area
excavated. If, during construction activity, regardless of depth, Development of discolored soils or unusual odors are encountered, work shall stop 10/2/20 7 nitigation plan, as needec
immediately and an evaluation of the soils shall be made to determine if any hazardous materials are present in the subsurface soils. If materials are located, it is recommended that a mitigation plan be developed in order to address the potential areas of concern.
Noise
SC NOI-1: All noise-generating activities at construction sites should Include requirements in bid Construction scheduling Public Works be limited to the hours between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, Monday packages; show on grading Director or through Friday. Construction shall be prohibited during all other and construction plans Site inspections designee; time periods and all day on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays Contractor; City 5/522 During construction
unless prior written approval is granted by the City of Salinas City Engineer Engineer.
MM NOI-1: Prior to the initiation of construction, the City of Salinas Include requirements in bid Plan review Public Works City Engineer shall ensure that all project plans and specifications packages; show on grading Site inspections Director or stipulate that: and construction plans designee;
• All construction equipment, fixed or mobile, shall be Prior to initiation of Contractor; City equipped with properly operating and maintained mufflers; construction and during Engineer 51527 pm • Construction noise reduction methods such as shutting off construction idling equipment, installing temporary acoustic barriers around stationary construction noise sources, maximizing the distance between construction equipment staging areas 8 East Laurel Drive Pedestrian Improvements Project
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Responsible for Verification
Monitoring/ Reporting Approval/
Standard Conditions (SCs) and Mitigation Measures (MMs) Implementation Timing Methods Monitoring Date Initials and occupied residential areas, and use of electric air compressors and similar power tools, rather than diesel equipment, shall be used where feasible;
• During construction, stationary construction equipment shall be placed such that emitted noise is directed away from sensitive noise receivers;
* During construction, stockpiling and vehicle staging areas shall be located as far as practical from noise sensitive receptors; and
• Operate earthmoving equipment on the construction site, as far away from vibration sensitive sites as possible. 9