2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
2.10.15
Allan
Ridley
and
Helen
McKenna-Ridley
[See
page
for
the
original
comment]
In
Draft
EIR
Section
4.C,
Biological
Resources
,
the
EIR
recognizes
the
value
of
the
aquatic
and
open
water
habitats
present
at
the
Brisbane
Lagoon
for
avian
and
fish
species
as
well.
The
Draft
EIR
acknowledges
temporal,
seasonal,
and
the
various
life
stages
of
wildlife
use
within
the
Baylands,
including
species
that
may
utilize
the
Lagoon
area
for
all
or
a
portion
of
their
life
stages.
The
Christmas
bird
count
data
has
been
incorporated
into
the
EIR,
and
demonstrates
the
diversity
of
species
that
utilize
the
Lagoon.
The
Christmas
bird
count
data
is
also
incorporated
into
the
EIR
as
a
means
of
capturing
avian
uses,
even
if
not
all
of
the
avian
species
using
the
Lagoon
are
considered
rare
or
are
listed
by
the
state
or
federal
resources
agencies
as
endangered
or
threatened,
thereby
rendering
them
special
status
by
definition.
Table
4.C-1
includes
references
to
special
status
avian
species
known
to
use
the
Brisbane
Lagoon
for
foraging
and
breeding.
The
Draft
EIR
states
that
no
development
would
occur
in
the
Lagoon,
beyond
a
passive
recreation
trail
along
the
Lagoon
perimeter.
In
addition,
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4g
requires
establishment,
implementation
and
establishment
of
on-going
funding
of
maintenance
and
on-going
monitoring
and
adaptive
management
of
the
Lagoon
as
a
condition
of
any
development
at
the
Baylands
which
is
an
improvement
over
existing
conditions,
and
will
benefit
species
utilizing
the
Lagoon,
particularly
given
the
unknown
and
speculative
outcome
of
climate
change,
the
manifestations
of
which
would
not
be
captured
without
the
oversight
and
adaptive
management
efforts
specified
in
the
Draft
EIR
associated
with
remediation
and
development
of
the
Baylands
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4b
addresses
separation
between
development
and
habitat
areas.
As
stated
in
that
measure
fencing
would
be
provided
only
if
adequate
separation
could
not
be
provided.
Thus,
providing
needed
separation
is
preferred
over
use
of
fencing.
However,
in
the
case
of
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
concept
plan
scenarios,
both
of
which
proposed
residential
uses,
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4b
notes
that
“fencing
would
provide
a
barrier
to
exclude
cats,
dogs,
and
other
household
pets,
which
are
not
effectively
deterred
by
buffers.”
Thus,
physical
separation
through
use
of
fencing
would
only
be
provided
where
adequate
separation
cannot
be
feasibly
provided.
The
fence
type
specified
in
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4c
would
only
be
provided
where
perimeter
fences
or
walls
would
not
be
appropriate
and
therefore
not
required
for
the
adjacent
development
area.
The
Brisbane
Lagoon
is
described
in
Draft
EIR
on
page
4.C-11
as
a
tidal
lagoon
feature
that
includes
open
water
habitat.
The
performance
standards
established
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.15-1
May
2015