Fountaingrove Environmental Impact Report - City of Santa Rosa ...

2.0 LIST OF COMMENTERS AND RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
identified in Table H-1 Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring within the
Fountaingrove Lodge Study Area in Appendix H to the Draft EIR. These two species
are streamside daisy, which has a low potential of occurrence and blooms between
July and September, and wooly-headed lessengia, which has a very low potential of
occurrence and blooms in mid- to late August. This correction is shown in
Section 3.0, Errata and Revisions, of this Final EIR. Because the rare plant surveys
were conducted over a period of 3 years, during early, mid-, and late season
blooming periods; the wooly-headed lessengia and streamside daisy have,
respectively, very low and low potential for occurrence; and the multiple focused
rare plant surveys did not reveal the presence of any special-status plant species.
Potential impacts to special-status plant species are considered to be less than
significant, as noted in Impact 3.4-6. However, it is still possible that rare plant
surveys may be required by the applicable resource agencies, including California
Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),
based on their review of the EIR and Rare Plant Survey Report, included as
Appendix G to the Draft EIR.
6) Table 3.4-3 indicates in table footnote “c” that olive trees do not require replacement
under the City of Santa Rosa Tree Ordinance (City Code Chapter 17-24 Trees).
Requirements for tree replanting are described in more detail in Mitigation
Measure 3.4-1a of the Draft EIR and in Master Response Oak Trees and Oak
Woodland of this Final EIR document.
7) Comment noted. Requirements for tree replanting are described in more detail in
Mitigation Measure 3.4-1a of the Draft EIR and in Master Response Oak Trees and
Oak Woodland of this Final EIR document.
8) The first bullet in Mitigation Measure 3.4-3 states that “[t]o avoid impacts to nesting
avian species, Project activity shall be avoided to the degree feasible during the
breeding season (generally, March 1 through September 15).” The specific dates of
the breeding season to avoid nesting avian species will be confirmed with the
resource agencies.
9) Section 3.6, Geology, Soils, and Seismicity has been amended on p. 3-68 as follows:
“Investigation of Fault Surface Rupture Hazard, Fountaingrove Lodge, Santa Rosa,
California (Giblin, 2007). This study included additional trenching excavation and
logging to resolve discrepancy regarding a possible faulting through the northeast
portion of the Project site.”
10) Section 3.6.1, Setting, description of Topography and Drainage, has been amended
on p. 3-69 as follows: “Local drainage features within the Project vicinity site include
subdued drainage swales, closed or nearly closed drainage depressions, and abrupt
changes in stream direction and gradients.”
11) Section 3.6.1, Setting, description of Bedrock has been amended on p. 3-70 as follows:
“Scattered test pits dug by Giblin Associates showed lava flow rocks, agglomerate,
tuffaceous, and sedimentary rocks. Bedding observed indicated that the rocks in the
central portion of the property are folded in an anticline (concave downward). Beds
are gently folded with dips varying from gently eastward at the higher elevation in
ES092008001PHX\BAO\082970001 2-23