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r Loss of Agricultural Farmland According to the San Joaquin Important Farmland Map (Department of Conservation), the land proposed for development is classified as Farmland of Statewide Importance. This classification is given to land that is similar to Prime Farmland but with minor shortcomings, such as greater slopes or less ability to store moisture. The loss of the entire 14.05 acres of Farmland of Statewide Importance is considered a significant impact that can be mitigated to a less than significant level by providing one of the following mitigation measures listed below: 1. By providing water supply for agriculture 2. By assisting agriculturist in developing restoration and conservation projects. 3. By purchasing and combining smaller parcels to agriculture more viable. 4. By conducting or funding flood plain restoration projects that benefit agriculture. 5. By developing or funding buffer zones between urban development and agricultural land. 6. By improving levees to protect agricultural land from flooding. 7. By conducting or funding erosion control projects that benefit agriculture. 8. By clustering development of the "Project" to support efficient use of agricultural land. 9. By conducting or providing funding for techniques that increase production by Identifying new processes, new techniques, or new crop potential on heretofore limited agricultural production lands, i.e., converting grazing land to vineyards. 10.By conducting or funding programs that identify best agriculture management practices to increase efficiencies, such as land adjacent to wetlands, and potentially bring more agricultural land into production. By conducting or funding Urban Limit Line studies that provide for improvement of geometric shape and compactness of urban development that reduce pressure too prematurely convert agricultural lands. 2