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Draft Environmental g Impact Report Page IV.A-2 Forward Inc. Landfill Expansion hour period, one to 75 gulls per observation were counted. (Stagnaro,2009). These bird levels are lower than the previously-observed maximums(500 gulls in 2005 and 660 gulls in 2007). J The low number of gulls observed in 2009 was attributed to deterrent measures (whistles and - bombs)employed by the landfill. Fj! In the vicinity of the project site, three development project have been recently approved:Trips • California Health Care Facility, located west of Austin Road between the Forward Landfill and Arch Road F • Northern California Re-Entry Facility, located on the south side of Arch Road between Austin and Newcastle Roads Arch Road Industrial Project, located on the south side of Arch Road between Austin f and Newcastle Roads, west of the Northern California Re-Entry Facility ..� In the vicinity of the project site, one development project is proposed:the Opus Logistics Center, located northwest of the intersection of Arch and Austin Roads, consisting of subdivision and development of 475 acres within the City of Stockton for industrial uses (Phase _ 1), and prezoning and annexation to the City of Stockton of an adjacent 148 acres (currently within San Joaquin County) for industrial use (Phase II). (Funderburg, 2009;ESA,2008). Agricultural Land t The largest portion of the proposed expansion area(approximately 185 acres of uncultivated agricultural land)is located south and west of the current permitted landfill areas. The expansion area also includes two areas within the existing landfill: approximately 11 acres along the existing alignment of the South Branch of the South Fork of Littlejohns Creek,and approximately 10 acres in the northeast corner of the site(see sub-area F in Figure III.0-3). (The 125-acre CYA parcel in the northeast portion of the existing Forward Landfill contains approximately 59.4 acres consist of uncultivated agricultural land,with the remainder of the CYA parcel consisting of two t. borrow areas to provide soil for landfill operations, a groundwater recharge basin, and the North Branch of the South Fork of Littlejohns Creek. The agricultural land in the CYA parcel would not be affected by the proposed project.) W4 A Land Williamson Act contract if the owner chooses to enter into it restricts a 1 { ) , the use of the land to agricultural purposes for ten years, in exchange for reduced property taxes that reflect agricultural use of the land. The proposed expansion area south and west of the existing landfill is currently under Williamson Act Contract No. 72-C1-398. Land under Williamson Act contracts in the project vicinity, including the expansion area south and west of the existing landfill, is shown in Figure IV.A-1. A Notice of Non-Renewal was filed in 2005 (PA- j 0500712)for the proposed project site and a Williamson Act Cancellation application has been filed with the Community Development Department. �l Prime agricultural land in the project vicinity is shown in Figure IV.A-2. Prime agricultural ta land is defined by GC 51201 as any of the following: Land qualifying for a Storie Index rating of 80-100; Land qualifying for a Natural Resource Conservation Service land use capability Class I or Class II rating; • Grazing land capable of supporting at least one animal unit per acre; 4' • Agricultural land that has returned at least$200/acre for three of the past five years, or will normally return at least$200/acre. F