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have a maximum depth of about 175 feet. The quarry slopes will be excavated With 15- foot wide benches every 30 vertical feet. Development Title Section 9-1415.3(k)(5) states that temporary cut slopes shall not exceed one (1)foot horizontal to one (1)foot vertical, except that temporary cut slopes at setback lines to a maximum of one half(1/2) of a foot horizontal to one (1) foot vertical may be maintained if site-specific geologic and engineering analysis demonstrate through a slope stability analysis that the proposed temporary cut slopes will have a minimum slope stability factor of safety as required in Section 9-1415.3(k)(4). The applicant has submitted a Geotechnical Services Report: Slope Stability Analysis for the proposed quarry (dated August 21, 2003). The Community Development Department and Department of Public Works will review this report for compliance with the Development Title standards in regards to slope stability. The quarry walls will later be reclaimed using overburden soils at a slope of 1 %: 1 (1 'h horizontal to 1 vertical). The final topographic configuration will be a basin with 1 % : 1 side slopes, Development Title Section 9-1415.3(k)(6)(A) states that the maximum final cut and/or fill slopes shall not exceed two (2) feet horizontal to one.(1) foot vertical. However, finals slopes to a maximum 1 '/_: 1 may be maintained when site specific geological and engineering analysis demonstrate through a slope stability analysis that the proposed final slopes will have a minimum slope stability factor of safety as required in Section 9-1415.2(k) (4), while demonstrating suitability for the proposed end use and protecting against erosion (by means'of vegetation or other methods approved by Development Services Division). The applicant has submitted a Geotechnical Services Report: Slope Stability Analysis for the proposed quarry (dated August 21, 2003). The Community Development Department and Department of Public Works will review this report for compliance with the Development Title standards in regards to slope stability. According to the Excavation Plan (site plan 2 of 7), no excavation will occur within approximately 40-50 feet from the base of the Delta Mendota Canal. There is not substantial evidence to indicate that this project might have a significant impact on the Delta Mendota Canal 2.c. Agriculture: The Department of Conservation classifies the project site as Prime Farmland. The site is currently planted in almond orchards. The applicant is proposing to reclaim the majority of the project site back to agriculture. However, the applicant has proposed that the northern portion of the project site potentially be reclaimed to a water storage pond for agricultural use. Although proposed for agricultural irrigation purposes, a potential water storage pond would be considered a significant loss of agricultural land. The applicant states that the second option would be to reclaim the same area back to agriculture. If the area is backfilled with overburden and topsoil, the impact to agricultural land would be less than significant. This issue requires further review. 3.a.&b. Plant/Animal Life: The San Joaquin Council of Governments has indicated in a telephone conversation on March 19, 2004, that the project will result in the conversion of Multi-Species Open Space to Non Open Space and recommends participation in the San Joaquin Multi- Species Habitat Conservation Plan (SJMSHCP). Participation in the SJMSHCP will reduce potential loss of habitat impacts to less than significant. If the applicant decides to participate in the SJMSHCP, the mitigation fees ($862.00/acre) will be collected at the