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Mr. Pat McIIridc January 14, 1998 Page 4 Commc�rt 40 Thc October 1997 report proposcs a fivc-ycar monitoring program including plantings, hydrology, and wildlifc. Water quality monitoring will bc addcd cn the final mitigation plan. Water quality samplcs will bc taken in thc north and south ends of Wetland B(thc large eastern wetlan� during the wet seuon whcn inundation occurs. Sampling will bcgin beforc projcct construction, if possiblc. Commcnt 41 The Ocrober 1997 Report describes a contingency plan that `may be enacted in whole, or in part, whenever thc action is warranted by the moniwring rcpoit" by a"joint detcrmination by the City of Gvcrctt and thc projcct proponcnt. SGCTION 4• ENVIRONMCNTAL CHGCK:.IST RI:SPONSFS Commcnt 1 Litdc dircct cvidcncc of wildlifc usc in thc on-sitc wcQands was obscrvcd Juring thc wctland srodics. Iiowever, investigators visitcd thc sitc only in mid-day, whcn wildlife arc Icast activc, particularly in urban arcas. In vicw of thc dcnsc mawrc nativc vcgctation, abundancc of watcr on sitc, and thc surrounding urban devclopment, thc on-sitc wetland is vcry likcly to scrvc as a refuge for a numbcr of human-tolcrant wildlifc spccics. Thcsc may includc mammal. sucli as raccoons, opossums, and coyotcs, as'wcll as birds such as Stcllcr's Jay, woodpeckcr, and flickcr. It is unlikcly that fish would makc signi(icant usc of thc on-sitc wcdands becausc of minimal opcn watcr and tcnuous surfacc conncctions to thc castcrn ofGsitc svcam. I-Iowcvcr, samc ponions of Wctland [l arc likcly to harbor amphibians, including potcntialiy rcd-Icggcd frog and rough-skinncd ncwt. Sinccrcly, DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATCS, INC. r � �%��c�� John Macklin Qiologist JDM/sxm I:nclosures: City o( Gvcrctt Commcnt Lcucr Wctland Dclincation Data Plot l�ornis u:\nnlres\w�nlucs\nJwM1\odwbll171 \IINI I A.Juc ouwnoi�i y/y