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• Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.A-9 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project • European Starlings and Brown-headed Cowbirds. These birds may attempt to feed at the waste • disposal area,but the numbers remain low because they are deterred by the falcons used in the gull control program. The closed, vegetated parts of the landfill attract the same species in the same numbers as the surrounding agricultural areas, and the airport property itself. (Davis, • 2014). No gulls were observed during surveys by an independent biologist on April 30, 2013; • April 30, 2014;June 19,2015;or June 7, 2017(Yakich,2013;Yakich, 2014; Valcarel, 2015; Teichman,2017). During the winters of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, no gulls were observed feeding at the landfill by the falconer (Davis, 2016 and Davis 2017). The absence of gulls since 2013 was attributed to the gull control program, employed by the landfill. Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) and 2016 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Update for Stockton Metropolitan Airport (ALUP) San Joaquin County has designated the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG)to serve • as the County Airport Land Use Commission(ALUC) in accordance with the Public Utilities Code (PUC section 21670.1). Under State law, each Commission must formulate an Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUP) that provides for the orderly growth of each public airport and the area surrounding the airport within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and • safeguard the welfare of the inhabitants within the vicinity of the airport and the public in • general (PUC section 21675 (a)). In formulating an ALUP, the ALUC may develop height restrictions on buildings, specify use of land, and determine building standards, including soundproofing adjacent to airports,within the Airport Influence Area. ALUP preparation shall • be guided by the criteria set forth in the Airport Land Use Planning Handbook published by the • California Division of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation as well as by applicable federal aviation regulations, including part 77 of the Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The ALUP shall be reviewed as often as necessary in order to accomplish its purposes (PUC section 21675 (a)). In accordance with the provisions of the California Public Utilities Code, an Airport Influence Area has been designated for each public access airport in San Joaquin County. The two proposed expansion areas are located within the Airport Influence Area for the Stockton • Metropolitan Airport, as described in the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Update for • Stockton Metropolitan Airport prepared in May 2016 (Coffman Associates,2016). This document replaces the Stockton Metropolitan Airport portion of the 1993 Airport Land Use Plan for San Joaquin County,which was in effect at the time the 2013 EIR was prepared. The project areas are within the Safety Zone designated as Traffic Pattern (Zone 7b) for the • Stockton Metropolitan Airport (see Figures IV.A-2A, IV.A-2B, and IV.A-2C: Stockton Metropolitan Airport Land Use Safety Zones). "Hazards to flight" are prohibited land uses in Zone 7b, applicable to the two proposed expansion areas, including "physical (e.g., tall objects), visual, and electronic forms of interference with the safety of aircraft operations. Land use development • that may cause the attraction of birds or other wildlife hazards to increase is also prohibited. Such uses • (e.g. stormwater management facilities, other waterways,golf courses)are further detailed in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5200-33B or subsequent advisory(Hazardous Wildlife Attractants On or Near Airports)". Land use restrictions in Zone 7b also state "New dumps or landfills and the expansion of existing dumps or landfills are subject to FAA notification and review and are further subject to