Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources. Xxxxx will use the Cultural Report prepared as part of Task 1.1 to complete the Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources section of the EIR. Xxxxx will identify the applicable laws, ordinances and County standards that the Project would be required to demonstrate compliance with to address any potential impacts. Geology and Soils Xxxxx will use the applicant-prepared geotechnical report as well as publicly available reports, maps, and data from the California Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Geological Survey to summarize potential concerns associated with grading and development of the site. To address the potential to unearth any paleontological resources Xxxxx will reference the Paleontological Memorandum to be prepared as part of Task 1.1. Xxxxx will identify the applicable laws, ordinances and County standards that the Project would be required to demonstrate compliance with to ensure impacts would be less than significant. There is the potential this section could be ‘focused’ out of further evaluation in the EIR. However, this decision will be made after review of all the Project information and in consultation with County staff. Greenhouse Gases The GHG emissions assessment will include a setting and background discussion consisting of a summary of the greenhouse effect and global climate change, potential changes to the global climate system and to California, and emission inventories at the national, state, and local levels. This analysis will be consistent with any guidance provided by the County and the SJVAPCD’s 2009 Guidance for Valley Land-use Agencies in Addressing GHG Emission Impacts for New Projects under CEQA. Xxxxx will estimate the GHG emissions associated with Project construction using CalEEMod based on the same construction scenario used in the air quality analysis. Project-generated operational GHG emissions that will be estimated would include those associated with mobile sources. When Project details are not available, CalEEMod default values will be used to calculate direct and indirect source GHG emissions.
Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources. 8. Geology and Soils
Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources. The cultural and tribal cultural resources section will report on the research and findings of the Cultural and Historical Resources Assessment, as described in Task 2.3. This will include summarizing the ethnographic history of the Project region, describing resources known to occur within or adjacent to the Project site, and assessing the Project’s impacts on those resources. Xxxxx will summarize any information received by the City through any consultation with Native American tribes under the AB 52 process. If consultation is not requested, Xxxxx will rely on the ethnographic history information provided in the Cultural Resources Inventory Report submitted by the Project applicant and the ConnectMenlo EIR to describe the potential for cultural and tribal cultural resources to occur in the Project area and evaluate the Project’s potential to affect such resources. Energy Consumption This section will identify the types and amounts of energy that could be consumed during Project construction and operation based on the CalEEMod modeling prepared under Task 2.1. The Project will be assessed in regard to construction and operational energy consumption, which will be quantified to the extent estimation methods and Project-specifics are available. Project electricity (kilowatt-hours, kWh) and/or natural gas (British thermal units, BTU) usage will be estimated based on Project specifics; CalEEMod default values will be used, as appropriate, when Project specifics are not available. Petroleum consumption will be estimated using CalEEMod and based on the same equipment and vehicle assumptions assumed in the air quality and GHG emissions analysis. The net increase in energy (i.e., Project minus existing consumption) will be presented in the EIR and details of the analysis will be included in an appendix. Project elements that would reduce the Project’s energy demand during construction and operations will be identified in the analysis and quantified as available. Xxxxx assumes that the City will provide a list of the Project’s energy conservation measures prior to initiating air quality and GHG emissions modeling, as the energy analysis will be prepared consistent with the emissions modeling assumptions. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Xxxxx will prepare the GHG emissions section based on the results of GHG emissions modeling described in Task
Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources. This section of the EIR will address archaeological, historical, and tribal cultural resources, including a discussion of the applicable federal, state, or local policies and regulations; a summary of the prehistoric, ethnographic, and historic-era setting of the project area; a summary of the methods used to evaluate cultural resources; a description of known historic properties or archaeological resources; and a discussion of impacts and mitigation measures as needed. The analysis of archaeological and historical resources will be developed based on the cultural resources technical report, as described below. The analysis of tribal cultural resources will be based on the outcome of Assembly Xxxx (AB) 52 (Statutes of 2014) consultation and the Integrative Cultural Resource Survey being prepared by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. This scope of work assumes that the COUNTY will initiate consultation with applicable tribes, per AB 52. Any information pertaining to Native American tribal cultural resources gleaned from consultation will be incorporated into the tribal cultural resources section.
Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources. The project will trigger tribal consultation under Senate Xxxx 18 and Assembly Xxxx 52 regarding the potential to impact tribal cultural resources. The analysis will also consider whether any potentially significant historic structures may exist in the plan area.
