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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-THE RESOURCES AGENCY PETE WILSON,Governor DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME REGION 2 1701 NIMBUS ROAD, SUITE A 2 RANCHO CORDOVA,CALIFORNIA 95670 Telephone(916)358-2900 June 24; 1997 JUN 3 0 1997 Ms. Kerry Sullivan �ommuniiy Development De t. San Joaquin County Community Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, California 95205 Dear Ms. Sullivan.- The ullivan:The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has reviewed Site Approval Application SA-97-35 for the Sant Nirankari Mission. The project consists of a plan to construct a 210-person church facility on approximately three acres. The project is located on the west side of Seventh Street in Banta. San Joaquin County. Wildlife habitat resources consist of a small rural community (Banta) surrounded by agricultural fields. The project site is adjacent to an alfalfa field. Significant resources of the project include a row of locust trees along the southern border of the project site. The locust trees contain an active Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni) nest. We are concerned that the proposed project has the potential for impacts to the State-listed threatened Swainson's hawk. We recommend that the Site Approval Application be conditioned so that: 1 . Destruction of the row of locust trees is avoided. The applicant should be required to leave the row of locust trees in place so that there is no los of nesting habitat for the Swainson's hawk. 2. In order to avoid disturbance impacts to nesting Swainson's hawks, the project's construction activities should be constrained by DFG's Staff Report regarding Mitigation for Impacts to Swainson's Hawks in the Central Valley of California. 1994 (enclosed). Pursuant to Public Resources Code Sections 21092 and 21092.2, the DFG requests written notification of proposed actions and pending decisions regarding this project. Written notifications should be directed to this office.