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Rio Park-Larson Field CITY OF CARMEL‐BY‐THE‐SEA R IO PARK/LARSON F IELD PATHWAY PROJECT DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION VOLUME II: APPENDICES CITY OF CARMEL‐BY‐THE‐SEA P.O. BOX G E/S MONTE VERDE BETWEEN OCEAN AND 7TH CARMEL, CA 93921 Prepared by: 60 GARDEN COURT, SUITE 230 MONTEREY, CA 93940 SEPTEMBER 2015 C ITY OF CARMEL‐ BY‐ THE‐S EA R IO P ARK/ L ARSON F IELD P ATHWAY P ROJECT DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION VOLUME II: APPENDICES Prepared for: CITY OF CARMEL‐BY‐THE‐SEA P.O. BOX G E/S MONTE VERDE BETWEEN OCEAN AND 7TH CARMEL, CA 93921 Prepared by: 60 GARDEN COURT, SUITE 230 MONTEREY, CA 93940 SEPTEMBER 2015 Table of Contents Appendices Appendix A1 Biological Resources ‐ Database Query Results Appendix A2 Biological Resources ‐ Local Policy Consistency Table Appendix A3 Biological Resources – Species Summary Table Appendix B Archaeological Records Search and Site Reconnaissance Appendix C Traffic Analysis APPENDICES Appendix A1 Biological Resources - Database Query Results Michael Baker International IMAPS Print Preview Page 1 of 13 CNDDB 9-Quad Species List 234 records. CA Element Common Federal State CDFW Rare Quad Quad Scientific Name Element Code Data Status Taxonomic Sort Type Name Status Status Status Plant Code Name Rank Animals - California Amphibians - Animals - Ambystoma Mt. Mapped and tiger AAAAA01180 Threatened Threatened SSC - 3612147 Ambystomatidae Amphibians californiense Carmel Unprocessed salamander - Ambystoma californiense Animals - California Amphibians - Animals - Ambystoma Mapped and tiger AAAAA01180 Threatened Threatened SSC - 3612157 Seaside Ambystomatidae Amphibians californiense Unprocessed salamander - Ambystoma californiense Animals - California Amphibians - Animals - Ambystoma Mapped and tiger AAAAA01180 Threatened Threatened SSC - 3612158 Monterey Ambystomatidae Amphibians californiense Unprocessed salamander - Ambystoma californiense Animals - California Amphibians - Animals - Ambystoma tiger AAAAA01180 Threatened Threatened SSC - 3612167 Marina Mapped Ambystomatidae Amphibians californiense salamander - Ambystoma californiense Animals - Santa Lucia Amphibians - Animals - Batrachoseps slender AAAAD02160 None None - - 3612158 Monterey Unprocessed Plethodontidae - Amphibians luciae salamander Batrachoseps luciae Animals - Animals - California red- Mapped and Amphibians - Rana draytonii AAABH01022 Threatened None SSC - 3612158 Monterey Amphibians legged frog Unprocessed Ranidae - Rana draytonii Animals - Animals - California red- Mapped and Amphibians - Rana draytonii AAABH01022 Threatened None SSC - 3612157 Seaside Amphibians legged frog Unprocessed Ranidae - Rana draytonii Animals - Animals - California red- Mt. Mapped and Amphibians - Rana draytonii AAABH01022 Threatened None SSC - 3612147 Amphibians legged frog Carmel Unprocessed Ranidae - Rana draytonii Animals - Animals - California red- Soberanes Amphibians - Rana draytonii AAABH01022 Threatened None SSC - 3612148 Mapped Amphibians legged frog Point Ranidae - Rana draytonii Animals - Animals - California red- Amphibians - Rana draytonii AAABH01022 Threatened None SSC - 3612167 Marina Mapped Amphibians legged frog Ranidae - Rana draytonii Animals - Animals - Coast Range Mt. Amphibians - Taricha torosa AAAAF02032 None None SSC - 3612147 Unprocessed Amphibians newt Carmel Salamandridae - Taricha torosa Animals - Animals - Coast Range Amphibians - Taricha torosa AAAAF02032 None None SSC - 3612157 Seaside Unprocessed Amphibians newt Salamandridae - Taricha torosa Animals - Animals - Coast Range Amphibians - Taricha torosa AAAAF02032 None None SSC - 3612158 Monterey Unprocessed Amphibians newt Salamandridae - Taricha torosa Animals - Birds - Animals - ferruginous Buteo regalis ABNKC19120 None None WL - 3612167 Marina Mapped Accipitridae - Birds hawk Buteo regalis Animals - Birds - Animals - northern Circus cyaneus ABNKC11010 None None SSC - 3612167 Marina Unprocessed Accipitridae - Birds harrier Circus cyaneus Animals - Birds - Animals - Eremophila California Alaudidae - ABPAT02011 None None WL - 3612167 Marina Mapped Birds alpestris actia horned lark Eremophila alpestris actia Animals - Birds - Animals - Ptychoramphus Cassin's Alcidae - ABNNN08010 None None SSC - 3612167 Marina Unprocessed Birds aleuticus auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus https://map.dfg.ca.gov/bios/printTablePreview.html 4/ 10/ 2015 IMAPS Print Preview Page 2 of 13 Animals - Birds - Animals - Cypseloides black swift ABNUA01010 None None SSC - 3612158 Monterey Mapped Apodidae - Birds niger Cypseloides niger Animals - Birds - Charadrius Charadriidae - Animals - western alexandrinus ABNNB03031 Threatened None SSC - 3612158 Monterey Mapped Charadrius Birds snowy plover nivosus alexandrinus nivosus Animals - Birds - Charadrius Charadriidae - Animals - western alexandrinus ABNNB03031 Threatened None SSC - 3612157 Seaside Mapped Charadrius Birds snowy plover nivosus alexandrinus nivosus Animals - Birds - Charadrius Charadriidae - Animals - western Mapped and alexandrinus ABNNB03031 Threatened None SSC - 3612167 Marina Charadrius Birds snowy plover Unprocessed nivosus alexandrinus nivosus Animals - Birds - Animals - Riparia riparia bank swallow ABPAU08010 None Threatened - - 3612167 Marina Mapped Hirundinidae - Birds Riparia riparia Animals - Birds - Animals - Oceanodroma ashy storm- Soberanes Hydrobatidae - ABNDC04030 None None SSC - 3612148 Mapped Birds homochroa petrel Point Oceanodroma homochroa Animals - Birds - Animals - tricolored Mt. Mapped and Agelaius tricolor ABPBXB0020 None Endangered SSC - 3612147 Icteridae - Birds blackbird Carmel Unprocessed Agelaius tricolor Animals - Birds - Animals - tricolored Mapped and Agelaius tricolor ABPBXB0020 None Endangered SSC - 3612157 Seaside Icteridae - Birds blackbird Unprocessed Agelaius tricolor Animals - Birds - Animals - tricolored Mapped and Agelaius tricolor ABPBXB0020 None Endangered SSC - 3612167 Marina Icteridae - Birds blackbird Unprocessed Agelaius tricolor Animals - Birds - Animals - Lanius loggerhead ABPBR01030 None None SSC - 3612157 Seaside Unprocessed Laniidae - Lanius Birds ludovicianus shrike ludovicianus Animals - Birds - Animals - Larus California gull ABNNM03110 None None WL - 3612167 Marina Unprocessed Laridae - Larus Birds californicus californicus Animals - Birds - Animals - Setophaga Parulidae - yellow warbler ABPBX03010 None None SSC - 3612158 Monterey Unprocessed Birds petechia Setophaga petechia Animals - Birds - Pelecanus Pelecanidae - Animals - California Mapped and occidentalis ABNFC01021 Delisted Delisted FP - 3612158 Monterey Pelecanus Birds brown pelican Unprocessed californicus occidentalis californicus Animals - Birds - Pelecanus Pelecanidae - Animals - California Soberanes occidentalis ABNFC01021 Delisted Delisted FP - 3612148 Unprocessed Pelecanus Birds brown pelican Point californicus occidentalis californicus Animals - Birds - Pelecanus Pelecanidae - Animals - California occidentalis ABNFC01021 Delisted Delisted FP - 3612167 Marina Unprocessed Pelecanus Birds brown pelican californicus occidentalis californicus Animals - Birds - Rallus Animals - California Rallidae - Rallus longirostris ABNME05016 Endangered Endangered FP - 3612158 Monterey Unprocessed Birds clapper rail longirostris obsoletus obsoletus Animals - Birds - Animals - Athene Strigidae - burrowing owl ABNSB10010 None None SSC - 3612158 Monterey Mapped Birds cunicularia Athene cunicularia Animals - Birds - Animals - Athene Strigidae - burrowing owl ABNSB10010 None None SSC - 3612157 Seaside Mapped Birds cunicularia Athene cunicularia Animals - Birds - Animals - Athene Mapped and Strigidae - burrowing owl ABNSB10010 None None SSC - 3612167 Marina Birds cunicularia Unprocessed Athene cunicularia https://map.dfg.ca.gov/bios/printTablePreview.html 4/ 10/ 2015 IMAPS Print Preview Page 3 of 13 Animals - Birds - Animals - Strix occidentalis California Strigidae - Strix ABNSB12013 None None SSC - 3612157 Seaside Unprocessed Birds occidentalis spotted owl occidentalis occidentalis Animals - Birds - Animals - Strix occidentalis California Soberanes Strigidae - Strix ABNSB12013 None None SSC - 3612148 Unprocessed Birds occidentalis spotted owl Point occidentalis occidentalis Animals - Birds - Animals - Strix occidentalis California Mt. Strigidae - Strix ABNSB12013 None None SSC - 3612147 Unprocessed Birds occidentalis spotted owl Carmel occidentalis occidentalis Animals - Crustaceans - Animals - Linderiella California Mapped and ICBRA06010 None None - - 3612157 Seaside Linderiellidae - Crustaceans occidentalis linderiella Unprocessed Linderiella occidentalis Animals - Crustaceans - Animals - Linderiella California ICBRA06010 None None - - 3612167 Marina Mapped Linderiellidae - Crustaceans occidentalis linderiella Linderiella occidentalis Animals - Fish - Animals - Eucyclogobius tidewater Gobiidae - AFCQN04010 Endangered None SSC - 3612167 Marina Mapped Fish newberryi goby Eucyclogobius newberryi steelhead - Animals - Fish - Animals - Oncorhynchus south/central Salmonidae - AFCHA0209H Threatened None SSC - 3612157 Seaside Mapped Fish mykiss irideus California Oncorhynchus coast DPS mykiss irideus steelhead - Animals - Fish - Animals - Oncorhynchus south/central Mt. Salmonidae - AFCHA0209H Threatened None SSC - 3612147 Mapped Fish mykiss irideus California Carmel Oncorhynchus coast DPS mykiss irideus steelhead - Animals - Fish - Animals - Oncorhynchus south/central Soberanes Salmonidae - AFCHA0209H Threatened None SSC - 3612148 Mapped Fish mykiss irideus California Point Oncorhynchus coast DPS mykiss irideus steelhead - Animals
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