2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
When
a
lead
agency
approves
a
project
with
significant
unavoidable
effects,
it
must
prepare
a
detailed
statement
of
overriding
considerations
that
identifies
the
specific
economic,
legal,
social,
technological,
or
other
benefits
of
the
project,
including
region-wide
or
statewide
environmental
benefits,
that
outweigh
its
significant
unavoidable
effects,
thereby
warranting
its
approval.
(Pub.
Res.
Code
Section
21083;
CEQA
Guidelines
Section
15093.)
These
reasons
must
be
supported
by
substantial
evidence
in
the
record.
(CEQA
Guidelines
Section
15093(a).)
The
comment
asserts
that
Visitacion
Valley
is
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
Baylands
development
for
a
variety
of
social
and
political
reasons,
and
that
there
should
be
a
mechanism
to
provide
for
regional
planning
for
the
Baylands
with
adjacent
jurisdictions
having
representation
in
the
decisionmaking
process.
The
political
and
social
factors
noted
in
the
comment
and
the
extent
to
which
the
City
of
Brisbane
is
or
should
be
participating
in
regional
planning
efforts
related
to
the
Baylands
is
not
related
to
evaluating
the
physical
environmental
effects
of
proposed
development,
and
therefore
does
not
raise
significant
environmental
issues
regarding
the
adequacy
of
the
Draft
EIR
or
its
evaluations
and
conclusions.
Participation
from
Daly
City,
San
Francisco,
and
residents
of
Visitacion
Valley
has
been
solicited
and
welcomed
throughout
Brisbane’s
planning
and
environmental
review
processes.
Brisbane
has
conducted
extensive
community
outreach
to
assist
the
public
with
its
review
of
proposed
Baylands
development,
including:
Three
notices
of
preparation
and
multiple
EIR
scoping
meetings;
Providing
a
30-day
public
review
period
to
solicit
comments
from
the
public
regarding
the
scope
and
content
of
the
Draft
EIR;
A
speaker
series
to
assist
the
public
understand
planning
issues
and
terminology;
Public
workshops
and
meetings
to
formulate
the
CPP
and
CPP-V
land
use
plans;
Public
presentations
to
assist
the
public
understand
CEQA
requirements;
Additional
public
presentation
to
assist
the
public
understand
the
contents
and
conclusions
of
the
Baylands
Draft
EIR;
Distributing
the
Draft
EIR
for
public
review
and
extending
the
normal
45-day
public
review
period
for
the
Draft
EIR
to
run
from
June
18,
2013
through
January
24,
2014
in
to
provide
the
public
with
ample
time
for
review
and
commenting
on
the
Draft
EIR;
and
Conducting
four
public
meetings
to
solicit
comments
on
the
Draft
EIR.
In
addition,
the
City
will
hold
public
hearings
before
the
Planning
Commission
and
City
Council
regarding
proposed
Baylands
development
prior
to
making
any
decision
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.12-4
May
2015