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%.—V Initial Study—LID Annexation City of Lathrop(Grunwald and Associates). Draft and Final Environmental Impact Report for the West Lathrop Specific Plan. 1996. SCH# 1993112027 City of Lathrop(EDAW, Inc.). Draft and Final Environmental Impact Report for the River Islands at Lathrop Project. Certified January 28, 2003. SCH# 1993112027. Habitat Management Plan and Section 2081 Management Agreement for Swainson's Hawk, West Lathrop Specific Plan(Sycamore Environmental Consultants 1995) San Joaquin Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP)(San Joaquin County 2000) San Joaquin County LAFCo. Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Lathrop Irrigation District Formation. Adopted November 10, 2001. 2.5 Cultural Resources This section evaluates the potential environmental impacts of project on cultural resources. It is based on an archaeological survey report prepared for the proposed project by EDAW dated April 2002 and a separate historical structures evaluation report prepared for the proposed project by EDAW in May 2002; both of these documents were the basis for analysis under the River Islands EIR. Given the confidentiality requirements of the state and the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS),references to the locations of cultural resources sites cited in the River Islands EIR are provided in general rather than specific terms. The archaeological and historic structures reports,which identify specific locations of cultural resources sites in the project area,are on file for review by authorized individuals with the Central California Information Center of the CHRIS and at the City of Lathrop Community Development Department. The project area was included in the River Islands analysis. The assessments performed for River Islands identified a prehistoric site,two historic railroad segments,and two prehistoric isolated artifacts. The locations for these sites are kept confidential project their integrity. With the certification of the River Islands EIR and adoption of the MMRP,mitigation measures for protection of these sites were imposed at the recommendation of EDAW archeologists and historians. These mitigations included Phase 2 testing at prehistoric site RI-I to determine its enact location and extent of value;the protection of sensitive sites that may be undiscovered from disturbance prior to construction activities;the listing of several historic sites with the California Register of Historic Sites;and the hiring of an architectural historian to completely record sites involving the historic grain silos,completed to the standards of a Historic American Engineering Record. With these mitigations,the impacts are considered less than significant. 2.6.1 Regulatory Background The Lathrop General Plan(General Plan)contains two policies in the Open Space for Health,Welfare, and Well-Being element of the plan that relate to archeological and cultural resources.The first policy addresses known cultural resources sites.The City is required to evaluate potential conflicts with known sites when an application for development in the plan area is filed.Confidentiality shall be maintained between the City and the developer to prevent uninvolved parties from obtaining information on the location of the resource and potential vandalism. Alternatives for development design intended to protect cultural resources shall be reviewed by a Native American having competence in understanding and interpreting the importance of the resources and of the most desirable methods to ensure their preservation. 32