1.
Introduction
Volume
III
Chapter
5,
Comments
on
the
Draft
EIR.
This
chapter
provides
copies
of
all
comment
letters
received
and
transcripts
of
the
comments
made
at
public
meetings
held
to
solicit
comments
on
the
Draft
EIR.
1.4
Use
of
the
Final
EIR
in
Agency
Decision
Making
In
conformance
with
CEQA
and
the
CEQA
Guidelines,
the
Final
EIR
provides
detailed
and
objective
information
regarding
the
environmental
consequences
of
the
proposed
development
of
the
Baylands.
The
Final
EIR
also
examines
mitigation
measures
and
alternatives
to
the
project
intended
to
reduce
or
avoid
significant
environmental
impacts.
The
Final
EIR
will
be
considered
by
the
City
and
Responsible
Agencies
prior
to
engaging
in
discretionary
decisions
regarding
development
within
the
Brisbane
Baylands
and
related
project
components.
Should
the
City
decide
to
certify
the
Final
EIR,
it
must
make
the
findings
set
forth
in
CEQA
Guidelines
§
15090(a).
Namely,
the
City
would
have
to
certify
that
the
EIR:
Complies
with
CEQA;
Reflects
the
lead
agency’s
independent
judgment
and
analysis;
and
Was
presented
to
the
decision-making
body,
which
reviewed
and
considered
the
information
in
the
Final
EIR
before
approving
or
approving
with
modifications
any
component
of
the
project.
After
considering
and
certifying
the
EIR,
the
lead
agency
may
then
decide
whether
or
how
to
approve
the
project.
Under
CEQA,
an
agency
may
not
approve
or
carry
out
a
project
for
which
an
EIR
was
prepared
unless
it
makes
written
findings
to
the
effect
that:
The
project
as
approved
will
not
have
a
significant
effect
on
the
environment;
or
The
agency
has
eliminated
or
substantially
lessened
all
significant
effects
on
the
environment
when
feasible,
and
has
determined
that
any
remaining
significant
effects
are
acceptable
when
balanced
again
the
project’s
benefits.
(Pub.
Res.
Code
§
21081;
CEQA
Guidelines
§
15092(b).)
CEQA
requ
ires
an
agency
to
avoid
or
reduce
a
project’s
significant
effects
when
it
is
feasible
to
do
so.
For
a
discussion
of
feasibility
under
CEQA,
please
see
Master Response
2.
When
deciding
whether
a
project
should
be
approved,
an
agency
then
has
an
obligation
to
balance
various
public
objectives,
including
economic,
environmental,
legal,
technological,
and
social
factors,
and
determine
whether
overriding
considerations
justify
approval
of
the
project
despite
its
significant
environmental
effects.
The
agency
then
must
adopt
a
statement
of
overriding
considerations,
setting
forth
specific
reasons
in
support
of
project
approval.
In
accordance
with
CEQA
and
the
CEQA
Guidelines,
the
Final
EIR
will
be
made
available
prior
to
the
City’s
consideration
of
EIR
certification.
All
documents
referenced
in
this
Final
EIR
are
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
1-5
May
2015
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