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<br /> . <br /> • Conduct field investigations <br /> • Determine presence or absence . <br /> - Listed and proposed threatened or endangered species <br /> - Designated and proposed critical habitat <br /> • Identify location and extent of any water body modifications <br /> • If proposed species or critical habitat may be present, prepare evaluation or biological <br /> assessment <br /> • Conduct and document consultation with resource agencies <br /> • Document efforts to avoid, minimize, or reduce project impacts including reasonable <br /> and prudent alternatives to avoid impacts <br /> Wetlands and Waters of State and US <br /> • Identify existing wetlands and waters of the State and US <br /> • Identify and evaluate any impacts to wetlands <br /> • Determination there are no practicable alternatives <br /> • Determine mitigation efforts necessary to minimize harm to wetlands, including <br /> preservation and improvement of existing wetlands and creation of new wetlands <br /> Water Quality, Hvdroloav and Floodalains <br /> • Identify water resources and floodplains <br /> • Describe ambient conditions and water quality trend data <br /> • Identify potential impacts <br /> - Nonpoint source pollution on sensitive water resources <br /> -Principal or sole-source aquifer areas <br /> - Wellhead protection areas <br /> - 100-year floodplains and floodways <br /> • Document coordination with local, state and federal agencies <br /> Energy and Sustainability <br /> • Identify regulations, plans and policies related to sustainability and energy <br /> consumption <br /> • Conduct evaluations appropriate to identified regulations and policies, such as <br /> -Energy analysis including construction and operational energy requirements and <br /> conservation potential of various alternatives under consideration <br /> - Carbon footprint analysis <br /> • Determine major direct and indirect impacts <br /> • Identify opportunities for conservation <br /> Construction Activities <br /> • Identify short-term impacts associated with construction activities <br /> -Air, noise, water, traffic congestion, detours, safety, visual, etc. <br /> J <br /> - Address impacts of obtaining borrow material or disposal of waste material <br /> • Identify appropriate mitigation measures <br /> 5 <br /> City Council Agenda page 25 <br /> <br />