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Austin Roadhnn�fll Exp •n Project ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION the lead agency by December 31 of each year. Contingency measures for any anticipated problems should be identified in the plan 3. Avoidance is required by CDFG so that"take"of individual burrowing owls and their nest sites does not occur.If burrowing owls are found nesting on the project site,they should be avoided between February 1 and August 31. In addition,the applicant should provide a 1:1 acreage replacement ratio to off-set permanent impacts to burrowing owl habitat. Land identified to off-set impacts to burrowing owls should be protected in perpetuity either by a conservation easement or fee title transfer of ownership to a conservation organization. (c)If the project sponsor elects to mitigate in accordance with the SJMSCP, then the JPA may fund and conduct pre-construction surveys to prevent direct take of individuals or nests. Pre-construction surveys should be conducted within 30 days prior to ground disturbance.These actions would reduce any significant adverse impacts to burrowing owl to a level considered less than significant. This mitigation option would also reduce impacts to this species habitat to a level considered less than significant by including pre-construction surveys in combination with payment of SJMSCP fees. In addition,methods to prevent occupation of the site by burrowing owls during construction should be employed,consistent with the guidelines in the SJMSCP. These methods include installation of one-way doors in occupied burrows,maintaining vegetation cover that discourages burrowing ground squirrels, disking to destroy burrows,or control of ground squirrel populations. 21