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Consider adopting the proposed amendments to the Travis AFB and Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans as recommended by the Travis AFB and Rio Vista Plan Amendment Subcommittee. The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption.
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Determine that the project qualifies for the Common Sense Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3); and
B. Adopt the Resolutions to amend the 2015 TAFB and 2018 Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans as proposed on July 11, 2024 and modify the proposed TAFB & Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans as recommended below:
Travis AFB LUCP
1. Delete the second bullet under Prohibited Uses under the LAMZ under Table 1 and Low Altitude Maneuvering Zone Section:
* New conservation banks or avian habitats to minimize wildlife attractants and bird strikes.
2. Add under Other Development Conditions & Low Altitude Maneuvering Zone in Table 1 of the TAFB LUCP:
For areas within the LAMZ, reviewing agencies shall prepare a WHA for projects that have the potential to attract wildlife that could cause bird strikes. ALUC will use this information to coordinate with the Travis AFB Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Team. Based on the findings of the WHA and coordination with the Travis AFB BASH Team, all reasonably feasible mitigation measures must be incorporated into the planned land use.
3. Revise item (c) under 7. 1.1 Implementation Program to read:
(c) Convene a working group to develop policies and approaches to address (b) above in order to implement the Solano Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan and other regional conservation efforts in a manner consistent with this LUCP. The composition of this working group shall be subject to the approval of the Solano ALUC.
4. Revisions to TAFB LUCP Figure 1 - Compatibility Zones to include the 2 nautical mile zone based...
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