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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project Mitigation Measures 4.6-5a: Comply with the San Joaquin County Oak Tree Ordinance. Site planning and project development shall adhere to the following: ■ Avoid removal of existing native oak trees to the extent feasible. ■ If removal of oak trees is required, a certified arborist shall survey the site to identify Heritage Oak Trees, Historical Trees, and/or Native Oak Trees, as defined by the Ordinance Code. The arborist report shall be submitted to the County. ■ The removal of a Native Oak Tree, Heritage Oak Tree, or Historical Tree shall require an approved Improvement Plan application, as specified in Chapter 9-884 of Title 9- Development Title, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter, unless exempted by Sections 9-1505.8 or 9-1505.9 Timing/Implementation: Prior to tree removal Monitoring/Enforcement: County of San Joaquin Planning/Development Services Division Impact 4.6.7 The proposed project could conflict with HCPs, NCCPs, or other conservation plans. Impact Determination: less than significant Threshold: Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan, recovery plan, or federal Biological Opinion. The Proposed Project is located within the boundaries of and would be subject to the San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP) (San Joaquin Council of Governments 2000).As such the Proposed Project would be subject to the following categories of preconstruction surveys conducted by the Joint Powers Agency(JPA) as outlined in the SJMSCP: The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) shall conduct preconstruction surveys to verify vegetation types affected by the project and to determine if SJMSCP Covered Species are present and, if present, attaching Incidental Take Minimization Measures as conditions of project approval (see SJMSCP Section 5.2.2.5 for survey methodologies).These preconstruction surveys shall be conducted in the field when a project is located on suitable habitat for one or more of the SJMSCP Covered Species. Preconstruction surveys conducted prior to (or, for some Incidental Take Minimization Measures, during) ground-disturbing activities to determine if SJMSCP Covered Species have been successfully relocated and/or to determine if other Incidental Take Minimization Measures have been implemented, as specified in the SJMSCP conditions of approval. Consistent with the SJMSCP, the Project is required to pay associated impact fees and implement the above preconstruction surveys to confirm potential impacts to covered species have been appropriately Biological Resources 4.6-40 October 2021