Napa Valley Vine Trail: St. Helena to Calistoga Section
Final Mitigated Negative Declaration Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan | Page 1
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that all public agencies establish monitoring and/or reporting procedures for mitigation measures adopted as conditions of approval in order to mitigate or avoid significant environmental impacts. This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) has been developed to provide a vehicle by which to monitor mitigation measures outlined in the Napa Valley Vine Trail – St. Helena to Calistoga Section, State Clearinghouse No. 2020060572. The mitigation measures provided in Table 1 below have been revised for further clarity from those provided in the June 2020 Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the St. Helena to Calistoga Section. The same changes to the mitigation measures were made in the Final IS/MND with strikethrough where text was removed, and underline where text was added. These revisions were for clarity only and do not represent any substantial changes to the project involving new or more significant impacts, nor any substantial changes in the conditions which the project is undertaken that would introduce new or more severe impacts, nor has there been any new information of substantial importance which would result in changes to the analysis and conclusions. Thus, determinations and conclusions in the Draft IS/MND remain the same in the Final IS/MND. The Napa Valley Vine Trail Project MMRP has been prepared in conformance with Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code. Specifically, Section 21081.6 states: (a) When making findings required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 21081 or when adopting a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 21080, the following requirements shall apply: (1) The public agency shall adopt a reporting or monitoring program for the changes made to the project or conditions of project approval, adopted in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. The reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. For those changes which have been required or incorporated into the project at the request of a responsible agency or a public agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by the project, that agency shall, if so requested by the lead or responsible agency, prepare and submit a proposed reporting or monitoring program. (2) The lead agency shall specify the location and custodian of the documents or other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which its decision is based. CEQA Guidelines Section 15097 provides clarification with respect to mitigation monitoring and reporting requirements and guidance to local lead agencies on implementing strategies. The