Volume I    
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1.   Introduction  

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    1.1 Project Location   1-1
    1.2 Project Overview   1-2
    1.3 Format of the Final EIR   1-4
    1.4 Use of the Final EIR in Agency Decision Making   1-5
    1.5 Public Participation in Environmental Review   1-6
    1.6 Consultation with Other Agencies   1-8
    1.7 CEQA Requirements Regarding EIR Comments and Responses   1-8
    1.8 Availability of Reference Materials   1-9
             
2.   Responses to Comments    
    2.1 List of Agencies Who Received the Draft EIR or Notice of Availability   2.1-1
      2.1.1 Federal Agencies   2.1-1
      2.1.2 State Agencies   2.1-1
      2.1.3 Regional Agencies   2.1-2
      2.1.4 Special Districts   2.1-2
      2.1.5 Municipalities   2.1-2
    2.2 List of Comment Letters Received on the Draft EIR   2.2-1
      2.2.1 State Agencies   2.2-1
      2.2.2 Regional Agencies   2.2-1
      2.2.3 Special Districts   2.2-1
      2.2.4 Municipalities   2.2-1
      2.2.5 Organizations   2.2-1
      2.2.6 Individuals   2.2-2
    2.3 Introduction to Responses to Comments   2.3-1
    2.4 Master Responses   2.4-1
      2.4.1 Master Response 1: Program EIR vs. Project EIR   2.4-1
      2.4.2 Master Response 2: Role of “Feasibility” in CEQA   2.4-8
      2.4.3 Master Response 3: Monitoring and Enforcement of Mitigation Measures; Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program   2.4-9
      2.4.4 Master Response 4: Relative Roles of the CEQA and Planning Review Processes   2.4-12
      2.4.5 Master Response 5: Compliance with the Law as Mitigation   2.4-14
      2.4.6 Master Response 6: “Significant Unavoidable” Impacts and “Unacceptable” Impacts   2.4-17
      2.4.7 Master Response 7: Use of 2010 as the Existing Setting Baseline   2.4-19
      2.4.8 Master Response 8, Biological Resources: Level of Detail in the Biological Resources Analysis   2.4-21
      2.4.9 Master Response 9, Biological Resources: Identification of Wetlands   2.4-24
      2.4.10 Master Response 10, Biological Resources: Analysis of Previous Actions That May Have Affected Wetlands   2.4-33
      2.4.11 Master Response 11, Cultural Resources: Significance of Historic and Archaeological Resources that May Be Found Onsite   2.4-34
      2.4.12 Master Response 12, Geology, Soils, and Seismicity: Adequacy of the Characterization of Seismic Hazards within the Baylands   2.4-35
      2.4.13 Master Response 13, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Review Process and Responsibilities for Site Remediation and Title 27 Landfill Closure   2.4-36
      2.4.14 Master Response 14, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Risk- Based Remediation Standards   2.4-42
      2.4.15 Master Response 15, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Adequacy of the Waste Characterization Used in the Draft EIR   2.4-44
      2.4.16 Master Response 16, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Liability in Relation to Potential Hazards; Indemnification of the City from Possible Future Loss of Property of Use   2.4-45
      2.4.17 Master Response 17, Hazards and Hazardous Materials: Potential for Cross-Contamination and Cumulative Effects of Multiple Toxins   2.4-46
      2.4.18 Master Response 18, Land Use: Is a Public Vote Required to Amend the Brisbane General Plan?   2.4-46
      2.4.19 Master Response 19, Land Use: Environmental Impacts and Land Use Compatibility in Relation to Specific Locations   2.4-47
      2.4.20 Master Response 20, Land Use: Environmental Impacts and Land Use Compatibility in Relation to the Proposed Recology Expansion   2.4-62
      2.4.21 Master Response 21, Public Services and Utilities: Responsibility for Construction and Maintenance of Public Facilities and Infrastructure Needed for Baylands Development   2.4-68
      2.4.22 Master Response 22, Traffic and Circulation: Land Use Growth and Related Traffic Volume Used to Forecast Baseline Traffic under Cumulative Conditions   2.4-69
      2.4.23 Master Response 23, Traffic and Circulation: Impacts of the Proposed Project on US Highway 101 Mainline Segments under both Existing and Cumulative Conditions   2.4-70
      2.4.24 Master Response 24, Traffic and Circulation: Applicability of Using TDM Measures to Mitigate Impacts Caused to C/CAG’s CMP Network   2.4-71
      2.4.25 Master Response 25, Traffic and Circulation: Jobs and Housing Linkage; Calculation of Internal Capture in Project Trip Generation   2.4-71
      2.4.26 Master Response 26, Traffic and Circulation: Closely Spaced Intersections -- Consideration of Queue Spillback from Other Road Facilities at Study Intersections   2.4-74
      2.4.27 Master Response 27, Traffic and Circulation: Inclusion of New Development in Existing Baseline (No Project) Traffic Volume   2.4-75
      2.4.28 Master Response 28, Traffic and Circulation: Location of the Bayshore Caltrain Station Assumed in the Draft EIR   2.4-76
      2.4.29 Master Response 29, Water Supply: Assured Water Supply for Proposed Baylands Development and the Need for Future Engineering Design and CEQA Documentation for Specific Methods and Facilities for Water Delivery   2.4-77
      2.4.30 Master Response 30, Windsurfing: Significance Criteria for Analysis of Windsurfing Impacts   2.4-90
      2.4.31 Master Response 31, Windsurfing: Use of a Wind Tunnel in Analyzing Wind Impacts   2.4-93
      2.4.32 Master Response 32, Windsurfing: Windsurfing Area at the Candlestick Point State Recreation Area   2.4-95
      2.4.33 Master Response 33, Windsurfing: Alternative Analysis Methodology   2.4-97
      2.4.34 Master Response 34, Windsurfing: Adequacy of the Project Description Used in Analyzing Impacts of Windsurfing   2.4-103
      2.4.35 Master Response 35, Alternatives: Comparison of All Scenarios and Alternatives   2.4-107
    2.5 Individual Responses to Comments from State Agencies    
      2.5.1 Caltrans   2.5.1-1
      2.5.2 California High Speed Rail Authority   2.5.2-1
      2.5.3 California Public Utilities Commission   2.5.3-1
      2.5.4 State Lands Commission   2.5.4-1
    2.6 Individual Responses to Comments from Regional Agencies    
      2.6.1 Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA)   2.6.1-1
      2.6.2 Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain)   2.6.2-1
      2.6.3 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (CCAG)   2.6.3-1
    2.7 Individual Responses to Comments from Special Districts    
      2.7.1 Bayshore Sanitary District   2.7.1-1
      2.7.2 Modesto Irrigation District   2.7.2-1
      2.7.3 Oakdale Irrigation District   2.7.3-1
    2.8 Individual Responses to Comments from Municipalities    
      2.8.1 Brisbane Parks and Recreation Commission   2.8.1-1
      2.8.2 City of Daly City   2.8.2-1
      2.8.3 City and County of San Francisco   2.8.3-1
        2.8.3.1 Office of the Mayor   2.8.3-1
        2.8.3.2 Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure   2.8.3-6
        2.8.3.3 Planning Department   2.8.3-8
        2.8.3.4 San Francisco County Transportation Authority   2.8.3-15
        2.8.3.5 San Francisco International Airport   2.8.3-17
        2.8.3.6 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency   2.8.3-18
        2.8.3.7 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission   2.8.3-25
    2.9 Individual Responses to Comments from Organizations    
      2.9.1 Brisbane Baylands Community Advisory Group   2.9.1-1
      2.9.2 Brisbane Citizens Committee   2.9.2-1
      2.9.3 Brisbane Open Space and Ecology Committee   2.9.3-1
      2.9.4 Candlestick Preservation Association   2.9.4-1
      2.9.5 Greenbelt Alliance   2.9.5-1
      2.9.6 Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County   2.9.6-1
      2.9.7 Recology San Francisco   2.9.7-1
      2.9.8 San Bruno Mountain Watch   2.9.8-1
      2.9.9 San Francisco Baykeeper   2.9.9-1
      2.9.10 San Francisco Boardsailing Association   2.9.10-1
      2.9.11 San Francisco Bay Trail   2.9.11-1
      2.9.12 San Mateo County Economic Development Association   2.9.12-1
      2.9.13 SPUR   2.9.13-1
      2.9.14 Tuolumne River Trust   2.9.14-1
      2.9.15 Universal Paragon Corporation   2.9.15-1
    2.10 Individual Responses to Comments from Individuals    
      2.10.1 Anonymous   2.10.1-1
      2.10.2 Linda Dettmer   2.10.2-1
      2.10.3 Dana Dilworth   2.10.3-1
      2.10.4 John Dumbacher   2.10.4-1
      2.10.5 Mary Gutekanst   2.10.5-1
      2.10.6 Ken Hanson   2.10.6-1
      2.10.7 Cris Hart  

2.10.7-1

      2.10.8 Clara Johnson   2.10.8-1
      2.10.9 Steven Johnson   2.10.9-1
      2.10.10 Roland Lebrun   2.10.10-1
      2.10.11 Ross Libenson   2.10.11-1
      2.10.12 Fran Martin   2.10.12-1
      2.10.13 Carole Nelson   2.10.13-1
      2.10.14 Allisa Perrucci   2.10.14-1
      2.10.15 Allan Ridley and Helen McKenna-Ridley   2.10.15-1
      2.10.16 Linda Salmon   2.10.16-1
      2.10.17 Dan Siskind   2.10.17-1
      2.10.18 Tony Verreos   2.10.18-1
      2.10.19 Speakers at October 2013 Public Meetings   2.10.19-1
        2.10.19.1 Michele Salmon   2.10.19-1
        2.10.19.2 Dana Dilworth   2.10-19-19
        2.10.19.3 Prem Lal   2.10-19-22
        2.10.19.4 Dennis Busse   2.10-19-23
        2.10.19.5 Ken McIntire   2.10-19-24
        2.10.19.6 Kenji Nishijima   2.10-19-25
        2.10.19.7 Fran Martin   2.10-19-26
3.   Revisions to the Text of the Draft EIR   3-1
    3.1 Table of Contents   3-2
    3.2 Introduction   3-9
    3.3 Executive Summary   3-12
    3.4 Project Description   3-12
    3.5 Environmental Settings, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures   3-35
        Aesthetics and Visual Resources   3-35
        Air Quality   3-41
        Biological Resources   3-43
        Cultural Resources   3-75
        Geology, Soils, and Seismicity   3-78
        Greenhouse Gas Emissions   3-79
        Hazards and Hazardous Materials   3-85
        Surface Water Hydrology and Water Quality   3-91
        Land Use and Planning Policy   3-96
        Noise   3-99
        Population and Housing   3-106
        Public Services   3-107
        Recreational Resources   3-108
        Traffic and Circulation   3-114
        Utilities, Services Systems, and Water Supply   3-136
        Energy Resources   3-139
    3.6 Alternatives   3-142
    3.7 Impact Overview, Growth Inducement, and Cumulative   3-211
    3.8 Sustainability   3-217
    3.9 Report Preparers   3-218
    3.10 Glossary   3-218
    3.11 Appendicies   3-243
             
             
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4.  

Mitigation Monitoring, and Reporting Program (CEQA §21081.6, CEQA Guidelines §15097)

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    4.1 Introduction   4-1
    4.2 Monitoring Procedures and Reporting Requirements   4-2
      4.2.1 Types of Mitigation Monitoring Activities   4-2
      4.2.2 Identification of Mitigation Monitoring Roles and Responsibilities   4-3
      4.2.3 Procedural Guidelines   4-3
      4.2.4 Actions in Case of Noncompliance   4-4
    4.3 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Matrix   4-5
             
             
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5.   Comments on the Draft EIR   5-1
   

(Comment Letters and Meeting Transcripts)

   
             
    State Agencies    
    Caltrans   5-3
    California High Speed Rail Authority   5-6
    California Public Utilities Commision   5-7
    State Lands Commision   5-11
             
    Regional Agencies    
    Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency   5-25
    Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain)   5-27
   

City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, including San Mateo County Airport Land Use Commission

  5-31
             
   

Special Districts

   
    Bayshore Sanitary District   5-39
    Modesto Irrigation District   5-42
    Oakdale Irrigation District   5-48
             
   

Municipalities

   
    City of Brisbane   5-50
    City of Daly City   5-51
   

City and County of San Francisco:

   
      Office of the Mayor   5-53
      Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure   5-55
      Planning Department   5-57
      San Francisco County Transportation Authority   5-61
   
San Francisco International Airport   5-62
      San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency   5-64
      San Francisco Public Utilities Commission   5-76
             
   

Organizations

   
    Brisbane Baylands Community Advisory Group   5-86
    Brisbane Citizens Committee   5-154
    Brisbane Open Space and Ecology Committee   5-304
    Candlestick Preservation Association   5-365
    Greenbelt Alliance   5-482
    Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County   5-485
    Recology San Francisco   5-486
    San Bruno Mountain Watch   5-500
    San Francisco Baykeeper   5-504
    San Francisco Boardsailing Association   5-508
    San Francisco Bay Trail   5-514
    San Mateo County Economic Development Association   5-516
    SPUR   5-517
    Tuolumne River Trust   5-521
    Universal Paragon Corporation   5-525
             
   

Individuals

   
    Anonymous   5-536
    Linda Dettmer   5-539
    Dana Dilworth   5-547
    John Dumbacher   5-555
    Mary Gutekanst   5-561
    Ken Hanson   5-563
    Cris Hart   5-566
    Clara Johnson   5-569
    Steven Johnson   5-573
    Roland Lebrun   5-598
    Ross Libenson   5-602
    Fran Martin   5-603
    Carole Nelson   5-605
    Allisa Perrucci   5-609
    Allan Ridley and Helen McKenna-Ridley   5-610
    Linda Salmon   5-613
    Dan Siskind   5-617
    Tony Verreos   5-618
   

Speakers at October 2013 Public Meetings: Dennis Busse, Dana Dilworth, Prem Lall, Fran Martin, Ken McIntire, Kenji Nishijima, Michele Salmon

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List of Figures

   
             
    4.C-1 Vegetation and Habitat Types (Revised)   2.4-27, 3-45
    2.4-1 20-Year Wetlands Analysis (New)   2.4-31
    3-4 Former Railyard Site Over Time (Revised)   3-15
    3-5 Former Landfill Site and Former Railyard Site (Remediation Areas) (Revised)   3-17
    3-6 Existing Roadways (Revised)   3-18
    3-7 Site Ownership and Easements (Revised)   3-19
    3-8 General Plan Land Use Designations (Revised)   3-20
    3-9 Zoning Map (Revised)   3-21
    3-10 Developer-Sponsored Plan (DSP) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised)   3-23
    3-11 Developer-Sponsored Plan-Entertainment Variant (DSP-V) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised)   3-23
    3-12 Community Proposed Plan (CPP) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised)   3-27
    3-13 Community Proposed Plan Recology Expansion Variant (CPP-V) Proposed Land Use Plan (Revised)   3-27
    3-14 Community Proposed Plan Recology Expansion Variant (CPP-V) Proposed Site Plan (Revised)   3-29
    3-15 Proposed Lumberyard Relocation (Revised)   3-30
    3-16 DSP and DSP-V District Plan (Revised)   3-31
    4.H-1 Existing Drainage Facilities (Revised)   3-92
    4.H-3 100-Year Flood Zones (Revised)   3-93
    4.J-2 Existing and Proposed Sensitive Receptor Locations (Revised)   3-100
    4.M-1 Parks Serving Brisbane (Revised)   3-110
    4.N-9 Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study (Alternative 1) (Revised)   3-118
    4.N-10 Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study (Alternative 2) (Revised)           3-119
    4.N-11 DSP/DSP-V Project Site Road Network Improvements (Revised)   3-120
    4.N-12 CPP Conceptual Road Network Improvements (Revised)   3-121
    4.N-13 CPP-V Conceptual Road Network Improvements (Revised)   3-121
    4.N-14 DSP/DSP-V Proposed Transit Circulation (Revised)   3-123
    4.N-15 CPP/CPP-V Proposed Transit Circulation (Revised)   3-124
    4.N-16

Proposed DSP/DSP-V and Presumed CPP/CPP-V Project Site Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation (Revised)

  3-125
    4.O-1 City of Brisbane Existing Water Distribution System (Revised)   3-137
   
       
   

List of New or Revised Tables

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    1-1   Project Components Analyzed in the Brisbane Baylands EIR   1-4
    UPC 1-3.1 Project Daily Person Trip Generation – Enhanced Transit   2.9.15-13
    UPC 1-3.2 Project Peak Hour Vehicle Trip Generation – Enhanced Transit   2.9.15-14
    UPC 1-3.3 Project Person and Vehicle Trips by Mode  

2.9.15-14

    UPC 1-3.4 Mode Share By Origin/Destination   2.9.15-15
    UPC 1-3.5A

AM and PM Peak Period Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor

 

2.9.15-16

    UPC 1-3.5B  Off-Peak Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor   2.9.15-16
    UPC 1.3.5C  Daily Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor   2.9.15-17
    UPC 1.3-6 Daily Transit Trip Assignment by Transit Operator and Corridor   2.9.15-17
    UPC 1-3.7 Transit Trip Assignment (PM Peak Hour Trips)   2.9.15-18
    UPC 1-3.7B  Transit Trip Distribution (Daily Trips)   2.9.15-19
    UPC 1-3.8

Intersection Level of Service – Cumulative Without Project and Cumulative With Project Enhanced Transit Conditions – Weekday AM Peak Hour

  2.9.15-21
    UPC 1-3.9

Intersection Level of Service – Cumulative Without Project and Cumulative With Project Enhanced Transit Conditions – Weekday PM Peak Hour

  2.9.15-23
    UPC 1-3.10 

US-101 Mainline Segment Level of Service – Cumulative Without Project and Cumulative With Project Conditions

 

2.9.15-25

    UPC 1-3.11

Cumulative Without Project and With Enhanced Transit Regional Train Transit Screenlines

 

2.9.15-27

    UPC 1-3.11B 

Cumulative Without Project and With Enhanced Transit Caltrain Screenlines

  2.9.15-28
    UPC 1-3.12  Enhanced Transit Contribution to San Francisco Transit Screenlines   2.9.15-29
    4.C-2

Average Monthly Catch (Fish per Hectare) of Longfin Smelt (All Life Stages Combined) at CDFW South Bay Otter Trawl Stations, 2001-2011 (Revised)

  3-51
    4.C-3

Average Monthly Catch (Fish per Hectare) of Longfin Smelt (all Life Stages Combined) at CDFW South Bay Otter Trawl Stations, 1980-1986 (Revised)

  3-51
    4.C-1 Special-Status Potentially Occurring within the Proposed Site (Revised)   3-63
    4.D-1 Historical Significance of Resources within or Adjacent to Project Site  (Revised)  

 3-76

    4.F-2  

Estimated Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (Year 20402035) from Operation of the CPP and CPP-V Scenarios (Revised)

  3-82
    4.J-9   Construction Hours Allowed by Mitigation Measure 4.J-4A (New)   3-104
    4.M-1   Parks Serving Brisbane (Revised)   3-108
    4.M-2   Recreational Facilities in Brisbane (Revised)   3-109
    4.O-6   Annual Wastewater Flows for Bayshore Sanitary District, 2007-2011   3-136
    5-8  

Comparison of Impacts for Project Site Scenarios and Alternatives (New)

  3-145
    6-1  

Significant Unavoidable (SU) Impacts by Project Development Scenario (Revised)

  3-211
             
             
             
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