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Agricultural Resources. There are no longer any Williamson Act Contracts in effect in the Phase 2 area. The SEIR will summarize the analysis and conclusions from the 2003 SEIR and determine if the proposed project alters any impacts or conclusions. Terrestrial Biology. The SEIR will include a review of existing biological surveys prepared for River Islands project since the 2003 SEIR, including previously conducted studies for the River Islands environmental impact statement(EIS). The SEIR will describe the potential for any special-status plant, animal, or habitat to occur, including riparian habitat and elderberry shrubs, on the project site, as well as the project's potential to adversely affect any identified biological resources.The SEIR will rely on the San Joaquin County Habitat Conservation Plan (SJMSCP)to mitigate for wildlife and habitat impacts. Fisheries. The SEIR will summarize the analysis and conclusions from the 2003 SEIR and provide an update regarding permitting and other activities that have occurred since certification of the 2003 SEIR. Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources. The SEIR will describe the cultural and tribal cultural resources that are known or have the potential to occur on the project site based largely on the previous environmental analysis. Background research will include an updated record search from the California Historical Resources Information System, as well as new searches of the Native American Heritage Commission's Sacred Lands database. The SEIR will also document the results of required consultation and any agreements on mitigation measures for tribal cultural resources. The SEIR will summarize the results of these studies and provide appropriate measures for the protection of known and/or undiscovered resources, including steps to be taken in the event of an unanticipated discovery during construction. Aesthetics.The SEIR will evaluate whether the proposed land use changes could result in any new or substantially more significant effects related to aesthetics compared to the analysis in the 2003 SEIR. Issues to be examined include whether there would be changes in maximum building heights and whether that would change the significance determinations from the 2003 SEIR. Energy. Since certification of the 2003 SEIR,the CEQA Guidelines Appendix G checklist has been revised to include an energy section. Based on the checklist and the guidance included in CEQA Guidelines Appendix F regarding energy conservation,the SEIR will include an analysis of the anticipated energy demands of the project and determine whether the project would result in the wasteful or inefficient use of energy. Greenhouse Gas. The 2003 SEIR did not include an analysis of the project's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as it was not yet required for CEQA analyses and no comments on the 2003 SEIR suggested that GHG emissions be addressed. This SEIR will calculate the anticipated emissions from the approved project and the proposed project to determine whether the proposed project would result in a significant increase in emissions as compared with the approved project. The GHG analysis for the project will consider changed circumstances associated with the adoption of SB 32, current City efforts related to climate change, and the California Air Resources Board's 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update. Wildfire. The SEIR will evaluate the project's potential effects related to wildfire using the questions included in the recently updated CEQA Guidelines Appendix G checklist. ALTERNATIVES TO BE EVALUATED IN THE SUBSEQUENT EIR The SEIR will include an evaluation of a reasonable range of potentially feasible alternatives to the project, as well as a No Project Alternative. Consistent with CEQA requirements, alternatives evaluated in the SEIR will be based on their potential to reduce the significant environmental impacts of the project. The SEIR will also identify any alternatives that were considered but rejected by the City as infeasible and briefly explain the reasons why. City of Lathrop River Islands at Lathrop Phase 2 Project SEIR