1 Preston Street Project
MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
1 PRESTON STREET
(GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2022-001 AND REZONE 2022-001)
Mitigation
Number
Nature of
Mitigation
Result after
Mitigation
Party
Responsible
for
Implementing
Party Responsible
for Monitoring:
Method to Confirm
Implementation
Timing for
Implementation
BIO-1:
Nesting Bird
Surveys and
Avoidance
To avoid disturbance of nesting and special -status birds or migratory species pr otected by the MBTA and Sections 3503, 3503.5, and 3513 of the CFGC, activities related to the project site development, including, but not limited to, vegetation removal, shall occur outside of the bird breeding season (February 1 through August 30). If g round disturbance, vegetation removal or heavy equi pment work must begin
within the nesting sea son, then the project applicant shall submit evidence to the City that a qualified biologist conducted a pre -construction nesting bird survey within 14 days of t he start of construction. The nesting bird pre -construction survey shall be conducted within th e disturbance footprint and a 300 - foot buffer.
If nests are found, an avoidance buffer shall be established by a qualified biologist. The buffer shall be establ ished to ensure nesting activity is not disturbed b y construction activity, and shall be determi ned by the qualified biologist based on the species’ known tolerances, the proposed work activity, and existing disturbances associated with land uses outside o f the site. The buffer shall be demarcated by the b iologist with bright construction fencing, fl agging, construction lathe, or other means to mark the boundary. All construction personnel shall be notified as to the existence of the buffer zone and to avoi d entering the buffer zone during the nesting seaso n. No ground disturbing activities shall occu r within this buffer until the qualified biologist has confirmed that breeding/nesting has completed, and the young have fledged the nest, or the nest has become otherwise inactive. Encroachment into the buffer shall occur only at the discretion of the qualified biologist.
To avoid
disturbance of
nesting and
special-status
birds or
migratory
species
protected by the
MBTA and
Sections 3503,
3503.5, and
3513 of the
CFGC.
Applicant, or
Successor in
Interest.
Development and
Engineering Services
Department -
Community
Development
Department - Current
Planning Division
Within 14 days
prior to the start of
construction.
BIO-2: Coast Pre-construction clearance surveys for coast range newt shall To minimize Applicant, or Development and Within 14 days Exhibit 2
Mitigation
Number
Nature of
Mitigation
Result after
Mitigation
Party
Responsible
for
Implementing
Party Responsible
for Monitoring:
Method to Confirm
Implementation
Timing for
Implementation
Range Newt
Survey and
Avoidance
be conducted within 14 days prior to the start of construction (including staging and mobilization), the surveys shall cover the entire disturbance footprint. A wildlife exclusion fence shall be placed along th e top of bank of the adjacent ditch and maintained regularly to deter wildlife from entering the project area during construction. The project applicant shall submit evidence to the City that a qualified biologist conducted pre - construction clearance surve ys for coast range newt no more than 14 days prior to the start of construction.
impacts to coast
range newts.
Successor in
Interest.
Engineering Services
Department -
Community
Development
Department - Current
Planning Division
prior to the start of
construction.
BIO-3:
Western Pond
Turtle
Clearance
Surveys and
Avoidance
Pre-construction clearance surveys for western pond turtle shall be conducted, the surveys shall cover the entire disturbance footprint. A wildlife exclusion fence shall be placed along the top of bank of the adjacent di tch and maintained regularly to deter wildlife from entering the project area during construction. The project applicant shall submit evidence to the City that a qualified biologist conducted pre -construction cl earance surveys for western pond turtle no mo re than 14 days prior to the start of construction.
To minimize
impacts to
western pond
turtles.
Applicant, or
Successor in
Interest.
Development and
Engineering Services
Department -
Community
Development
Department - Current
Planning Division
Within 14 days
prior to the start of
construction.
BIO-4:
Western
Burrowing
Owl Surveys
and
Avoidance
The project applicant shall submit evidence to the City that a qualified biologist conducted pre-construction clearance surveys prior to ground disturbance acti vities within suitable natural habitats and ruderal are as throughout the project site, to confirm the presence/absence of active western burrowing owl burrows. The surveys shall be consistent with the
recommended survey methodology provided by CDFW (2012).
Clearance surveys shall be conducted within 30 days pr ior to construction and ground disturbance activities. If no western burrowing owls are observed, no further actions are required. If western burrowing ow ls are detected during the pre -
construction cle arance surveys, the following measures shall apply:
• Avoidance buffers during the breeding and non -
breeding season shall be implemented in accordance
with the CDFW (2012) and Burrowing Owl
Consortium (1993) minimization mitigation measures.
• If avoidance of western burrowing owls is not feasible, To minimize
impacts to
western
burrowing owls.
Applicant, or
Successor in
Interest.
Community
Development
Department, Current
Planning Division
Within 30 days
prior to the start of
construction.
Exhibit 2
Mitigation
Number
Nature of
Mitigation
Result after
Mitigation
Party
Responsible
for
Implementing
Party Responsible
for Monitoring:
Method to Confirm
Implementation
Timing for
Implementation
then additional measures such as passive relocation
during the nonbreeding season and construction
buffers of 200 feet during the breeding season shall
be implemented, in consultation with CDFW. In
addition, a W estern Burrowing Owl Exclusion Plan
and Mitigation and Moni toring Plan shall be
developed by a qualified biologist in accordance with
the CDFW (2012) and Burrowing Owl Consortium
(1993).
CUL-1:
Unanticipated
Discovery of
Cultural
Resources
If archaeological resources are e ncountered during ground - disturbing activities, work within 50 feet shall be halted and an archaeologist meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s
Professional Qualification Standards for archaeology (National Park Service 1983) shall immediately to evaluate the find pursuant to PRC Sect ion 21083.2. If necessary, the evaluation may require preparation of a t reatment plan and archaeological testing for CRHR eligibility. If the discovery proves to be significant under CEQA and cannot be avoided by the project, additional work may be warrant ed, such as data recovery excavation (described below), to mitigate any significant impacts to significant resources. If the resource is of Native American origin, implementation of Mitigation Measure TCR -1 may be required. An y reports required to document and/or evaluate unanticipated discoveries shall be submitted to the City for review and approval and submitted to the NWIC after completion. Recommendations contained therein shall be
implemented throughout the remainder of g round disturbance activities.
To ensure
protection of
cultural
resources.
Applicant, or
Successor in
Interest.
Development and
Engineering
Services
Department -
Community
Development
Department
If archaeological
resources are
encountered
during ground-
disturbing
activities.
GEO-1:
Paleontologic
al Resources
Monitoring
and Mitigation
For grading or excavation exceeding five feet in depth, the City of Salinas shall require the following:
1. Qualified Paleontologist. The project applicant shall retain a Qualified Paleontologist prior to excavations that will exceed five feet in depth. The Qualified Paleontologist shall direct all mitigation measures related to
paleontological resources. A qualified professional
To ensure
protection of
paleontological
resources.
Applicant, or
Successor in
Interest.
Development and
Engineering
Services
Department -
Community
Development
Department
During grading or
excavation
exceeding five
feet in depth.
Exhibit 2
Mitigation
Number
Nature of
Mitigation
Result after
Mitigation
Party
Responsible
for
Implementing
Party Responsible
for Monitoring:
Method to Confirm
Implementation
Timing for
Implementation
paleontologist is defined by the Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology (SVP) standards (SVP 2010) as an individual preferably with an M.S. or Ph.D. in paleontology or geology who is experienced with paleontological procedures and
techniques, who is knowledgeable in the geology of
California, and who has worked as a paleontological
mitigation project supervisor for a least two years (SVP 2010).
2. Paleontological Worker Environmental Awareness
Program. Prior to the start of construction, the Qualified Paleontologist or his or her designee shall conduct a
paleontological Worker Environmental Awareness Program
(WEAP) training for construction personnel regarding the appearance of fossils and the procedures for notifying
paleontological staff should fossils be discovered by
construction staff.
3. Paleontological Monitoring. Full-time paleontological monitoring shall be conducted during ground disturbing
construction activities (i.e., grading, trenching, foundation work) of depths greater than five feet within native
(previously undisturbed) sediments. Ground-disturbing
activities that impact artificial fill (previously disturbed) sediments only do not require paleontological monitoring.
Paleontological monitoring shall be conducted by a
qualified paleontological monitor, who is defined as an individual who has experience with collection and salvage of paleontological resources and meets the minimum
standards of the SVP (2010) for a Paleontological
Resources Monitor. The duration and timing of the
monitoring will be determined by the Qualified
Paleontologist based on the observation of the geologic setting from initial ground disturbance, and subject to the review and approval by the City of Salinas.
4. Final Paleontological Mitigation Report. Upon
completion of ground disturbing activity (and curation of fossils if necessary) the Qualified Paleontologist shall prepare a final report describing the results of the
Exhibit 2
Mitigation
Number
Nature of
Mitigation
Result after
Mitigation
Party
Responsible
for
Implementing
Party Responsible
for Monitoring:
Method to Confirm
Implementation
Timing for
Implementation
paleontological monitoring efforts associated with the
project. The report shall include a summary of the field and laboratory methods, an overview of the project geology and paleontology, a list of taxa recovered (if any), an analysis of fossils recovered (if any) and their scientific significance, and recommendations. The report shall be submitted to the City of Salinas Community Development Department. If the monitoring efforts produced fossils, then a copy of the report shall also be submitted to the designated museum repository.
TRA-1: VMT
Reduction
Program
The applicant shall prepare and implement a VMT Reduction Program that reduces VMT generated by the project to VMT per capita of 9.95. The following two strategies shall be included in the Program:
Pedestrian Network Improvements. Construct pedestrian
facilities to connect the site to existing pedestrian facilities on Preston Street. Creating safe pedestrian connections would encourage future residents to walk instead of drive.
Include Bike Parking, Pursuant to SMC Section 37-50.400.
Provide bicycle parking on site, which would encourage future residents to bike instead of drive.
In addition to the above strategies, one or several of the following travel demand management strategies shall be
considered for inclusion in the VMT Reduction Program, to achieve a VMT per capita of 9.7 or less:
Reduce On-Site Parking. Reduce the number of on-site
parking spaces for future residents to less than what is required by SMC Section 20-85; or
Implement Unbundled Parking. Separate or “unbundle”
parking costs from leases or property costs, requiring those that wish to purchase parking spaces to do so at an additional cost; or
Affordable Housing. Provide affordable, below market-rate housing on site; or
Voluntary Travel Behavior Change Pattern. Implement a
travel behavior change program by offering incentives to future residents to utilize alternative transportation modes, with at To reduce
vehicle miles
traveled per
capita.
Applicant, or
Successor in
Interest.
Public Works
Department – Traffic
Engineering -
Community
Development
Department -
Current Planning
Prior to issuance
of a building
permit.
Exhibit 2
Mitigation
Number
Nature of
Mitigation
Result after
Mitigation
Party
Responsible
for
Implementing
Party Responsible
for Monitoring:
Method to Confirm
Implementation
Timing for
Implementation
least 75 percent of future residents participating; and Promotions and Marketing. Provide future residents with information regarding alternative transportation and travel demand management programs, with at least 75 percent of future residents participating; and
School Carpool Program. Implement a school carpool
program among future residents of the project site.
The VMT Reduction Program shall be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to issuance of a building permit and shall demonstrate that the net VMT per capita would be 9.7 or less, using a combination of travel demand management
strategies approved by the City.
TCR-1:
Inadvertent
Discoveries
During
Construction
In the event that cultural resources of Na tive American origin are identified during grading or construction, all earth disturb ing work within the v icinity of the find shall be temporarily suspended or redirected until a qualified a rchaeologist has evaluated the nature and significance of the find; an appropriate Native American r epresentative, based on the nature of the find, is consulted; and mitiga tion measures are put in place for the disposition and protection of any find pursua nt to PRC Section 21083.2. If the City, in consultation with local Native Americans, determines that the resource is a tribal cultural resource and thu s significant under C EQA, a mitigation plan shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with state guidelines and in c onsultation with local Native American group(s) prior to continuation of any earth disturbing work within the vicinity of the find. Th e plan shall include avoidance of the resource or, if avoidance of the resource is infeasible, shall outline the appropriate treatment of the resource in coordination with the appropriate local Native Amer ican tribal representative and, if applicable, a qu alified archaeologist . Examples of appropriate mitigation for tribal cultural resources include, but are not limited to, p rotecting the cultural character and integrity of the resource, protecting traditio nal use of the resource, protecting the confidentia lity of the resource, or heritage recovery.
To ensure
protection of on-
site tribal
cultural
resources.
Applicant, or
Successor in
Interest.
Development and
Engineering
Services
Department -
Community
Development
Department
If cultural
resources of
Native American
origin are
identified during
grading or
construction.
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