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Transportation Division determined that any impacts to existing levels of service from the proposed expansion project would be less than significant therefore no mitigation was required. Noise The proposed project expansion includes the pr000ssing of concrete and debris as well as wood grindings. An evaluation of the noise th&t .vas an--.lyzed in ER-93-0001 and what is being proposed was addressed in a Supplemental Noise Study (SNS) submitted by the applicant on June 20, 2011. It was noted in both documents that the proposed project site is located within a reclaimed excavated pit that is 30-40 feet in depth which largely makes up the current 39.2 acres. The nearest residence is 840 feet northeast of the project site. The existing facility is enclosed down in the former gravel pit, where ER- 93-001 and the Supplemental Noise Study concluded that there were no potentially significant impacts from the current project or the proposed expansion project and mitigation was not required. Additionally, as a Condition of Approval all outdoor processing activity shall not begin before 6:00 am and will not operate after 10:00 pm. These activities include construction and demolition of inert debris (CDI)and the processing of wood waste grindings. Council of Governments The Council of Governments was sent a referral on August 19, 2011 and responded in a memo dated August 29, 2011. The memo states that this project is subject to the San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) and is located within the unmapped land use area. Per requirements of the SJMSCP, unmapped projects are subject to case-by-case review. Please contact the Council of Governments staff regarding the scheduling of a SJMSCP biologist to perform a pre- construction survey and any other mitigation measures. The pre-construction survey must be completed prior to any ground disturbance. This can be a 90-day process and it is recommended that the project applicant contact SJMSCP staff as early as possible. San Joaquin County is a signatory to the SJMSCP. Participation in the plan satisfies requirements of both the state and federal endangered species acts, and ensures that the impacts are mitigated below a level of significance in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Although participation in the SJMSCP is voluntary, if the applicant chooses not to participate, the applicant will be required to provide alternative mitigation in an amount and kind equal to that provided in the SJMSCP. Airarort Land Use Plan The project site boundaries fall within the comprehensive airport land use plan for Tracy Municipal Airport (TMA). The nearest runway of the TMA is approximately one mile west of the existing project site. This application is to expand the existing Materials Recovery Facility and a portion of the project falls within the Traffic Pattern Zone for the TMA. In a letter dated March 28, 2011 from the Council of Governments acting as the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), it determined that the Initial Study did not provide enough information to conclude if the proposed expansion would not create a safety hazard or is not in conflict with the 2009 Airport Land Use Compability Plan for TMA. A revised initial study was prepared on October 7, 2011 and recirculated discussing compability with the 2009 Airport Land Use Plan. 4