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5.0 Environmental Analysis 5.2 Biological Resources <br />Avion Project SEIR <br />Page 5.2-15 <br />prepared and include proposed measures to be implemented to ensure that take of birds or <br />eggs or disturbance of breeding activities is avoided. The report or mitigation plan shall be <br />submitted to the City for review and approval and implemented to the satisfaction of the <br />City. The City’s MMC Section or Resident Engineer, and Biologist shall verify and approve <br />that all measures identified in the report or mitigation plan are in place prior to and/or <br />during construction. <br />F. Resource Delineation - Prior to construction activities, the Qualified Biologist shall <br />supervise the placement of orange construction fencing or equivalent along the limits of <br />disturbance adjacent to sensitive biological habitats and verify compliance with any other <br />project conditions as shown on the BCME. This phase shall include flagging plant specimens <br />and delimiting buffers to protect sensitive biological resources (e.g., habitats/flora and fauna <br />species, including nesting Cooper’s hawk, rufous-crowned sparrow, and coastal California <br />gnatcatcher) during construction. Appropriate steps/care should be taken to minimize <br />attraction of nest predators to the site. <br />G. Education – Prior to commencement of construction activities, the Qualified Biologist shall <br />meet with the owner/permittee or designee and the construction crew and conduct an on- <br />site educational session regarding the need to avoid impacts outside of the approved <br />construction area and to protect sensitive flora and fauna (e.g., explain the avian and <br />wetland buffers, flag system for removal of invasive species or retention of sensitive plants, <br />and clarify acceptable access routes/methods and staging areas, etc.). <br />II. During Construction <br />A. Monitoring – All construction (including access/staging areas) shall be restricted to areas <br />previously identified, proposed for development/staging, or previously disturbed as shown <br />on “Exhibit A” and/or the BCME. The Qualified Biologist shall monitor construction activities <br />as needed to ensure that construction activities do not encroach into biologically sensitive <br />areas, or cause other similar damage, and that the work plan has been amended to <br />accommodate any sensitive species located during the preconstruction surveys. In addition, <br />the Qualified Biologist shall document field activity via the Consultant Site Visit Record <br />(CSVR). The CSVR shall be e-mailed to the MMC on the first day of monitoring, the first week <br />of each month, the last day of monitoring, and immediately in the case of any <br />undocumented condition or discovery. <br />B. Subsequent Resource Identification – The Qualified Biologist shall note/act to prevent any <br />new disturbances to habitat, flora, and/or fauna on-site (e.g., flag plant specimens for <br />avoidance during access, etc.). If active nests for Cooper’s hawk, rufous-crowned sparrow, <br />and coastal California gnatcatcher, or other previously unknown sensitive resources are <br />detected, all project activities that directly impact the resource shall be delayed until species <br />specific local, state or federal regulations have been determined and applied by the <br />Qualified Biologist.