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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project Rare Plant Rank 4—a watch list of plants of limited distribution. Additionally, CNPS has defined Threat Ranks that are added to the CRPR as an extension. Threat Ranks designate the level of threat on a scale of 1 through 3, with 1 being the most threatened and 3 being the least threatened.Threat Ranks are generally present for all plants ranked 1 B, 213, or 4, and for the majority of plants ranked 3. Plant species ranked 1A and 2A (presumed extirpated in California), and some species ranked 3, which lack threat information, do not typically have a Threat Rank extension.The following are definitions of the CNPS Threat Ranks: Threat Rank 0.1 —Seriously threatened in California (over 80 percent of occurrences threatened/high degree and immediacy of threat). Threat Rank 0.2— Moderately threatened in California (20-80 percent of occurrences threatened/moderate degree and immediacy of threat). Threat Rank 0.3— Not very threatened in California (<20 percent of occurrences threatened/low degree and immediacy of threat or no current threats known). Factors, such as habitat vulnerability and specificity, distribution, and condition of occurrences, are considered in setting the Threat Rank; and differences in Threat Ranks do not constitute additional or different protection (CNPS 2020). Depending on the policy of the lead agency, substantial impacts to plants ranked 1A, 1 B, or 2, and 3 are typically considered significant under CEQA Guidelines § 15380. Significance under CEQA is typically evaluated on a case-by-case basis for plants ranked 4 and at the discretion of the CEQA lead agency. San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan The key purpose of the San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) (San Joaquin Council of Governments 2000) is to: provide a strategy for balancing the need to conserve Open Space and the need to Convert Open Space to non-Open Space uses while protecting the region's agricultural economy; preserve landowner property rights; provide for the long-term management of plant, fish and wildlife species, especially those that are currently listed, or may be listed in the future, under the federal ESA or the California ESA; provide and maintain multiple-use Open Space which contribute to the quality of life of the residents of San Joaquin County; and accommodate a growing population while minimizing costs to project proponents and society at large. The SJMSCP, in accordance with federal ESA Section 10(a)(1)(B) and California ESA Section 2081(b) Incidental Take Permits, provides compensation for the Conservation of Open Space to non-Open Space uses that affect the plant, fish, and wildlife species covered by the SJMSCP. Among other activities, the SJMSCP compensates for conversions of open space for urban development. Biological Resources 4.6-30 October 2021