Staff says updated studies keep Oasis amendment in 'addendum' territory; species surveys added
Summary
City staff presented biological and aquatic studies and concluded the amendment remains within an addendum to the 2005 EIR, adding avoidance and minimization measures and pre-construction surveys for seven species (including Shasta snow wreath, Crotch's bumblebee, monarch/butterfly habitat, burrowing owl).
City staff told the Planning Commission that updated biological and aquatic studies do not require a supplemental EIR for the Oasis amendment and parcel map, and recommended an addendum to the 2005 environmental impact report.
"Staff feels that we're still in addendum territory," Associate planner Danny Castro said, summarizing the consultant findings and staff evaluation. Staff described seven species with potential to occur on or near the site (Shasta snow wreath, grasshopper sparrow, Crotch's bumblebee, milkweed/monarch butterfly habitat, western spadefoot toad, northwestern pond turtle and burrowing owl) and recommended avoidance, minimization and survey requirements to be added to the conditions of approval, including protocol-level CESA surveys where applicable.
Staff said some species (Shasta snow wreath and several species analyzed in the original 2005 EIR) had been considered previously and the addendum primarily refreshes and clarifies mitigation language; for candidate species such as the Crotch's bumblebee and monarch-related surveys, staff proposed survey protocols and the flexibility to use updated protocols if listings or guidance change before surveys occur.
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