2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
when
and
where
he
observed
this
species.
San
Francisco
forktail
damselfly
is
included
in
the
CNDDB
list
in
Appendix
E,
and
this
response
provides
additional
detail
regarding
the
CNDDB
record
that
supports
historical
presence
of
this
species
on
the
project
site.
However,
this
additional
information
is
insufficient
to
support
a
determination
that
the
species
currently
has
a
moderate
to
high
potential
to
occur
on
site,
or
to
alter
the
conclusions
or
impact
determinations
presented
in
the
Draft
EIR.
The
Draft
EIR
addresses
the
California
red-legged
frog,
which
is
listed
as
Threatened
under
the
Federal
Endangered
Species
Act,
and
is
listed
as
a
Species
of
Concern
with
the
California
Department
of
Fish
and
Wildlife,
CNDDB
2013,
as
well
as
the
Pacific
chorus
frog.
The
Draft
EIR
accurately
determined
that
the
potential
for
frogs
to
occur
is
low
because
the
existing
conditions
at
the
Baylands
include
freshwater
wetlands
that
have
been
contaminated
with
hazardous
materials
harmful
to
amphibians.
Please
also
see
page
4.C-11
of
the
Draft
EIR
regarding
previous
Lagoon
spraying
which
was
implemented
in
2009
to
treat
and
control
invasive
cordgrass,
which
occurs
in
tidal
waters.
This
treatment
was
not
applied
to
freshwater
habitats.
The
Draft
EIR
discusses
wetlands
at
the
Baylands
on
page
4.C-9
and
10,
and
describes
freshwater
seasonal
wetlands
and
emergent
wetlands,
willow
scrub,
drainages,
and
tidal
wetlands
and
marshes.
Potential
jurisdictional
wetlands
and
special
status
species
including
plants
are
introduced
in
the
same
section
of
the
document
on
pages
4.C-12
and
13.
The
Draft
EIR
discusses
the
methods
used
to
identify
the
wetlands
at
the
Baylands
and
includes
a
depiction
of
the
wetlands
at
the
site
in
Figure
4.C-1.
Performance
standards
and
requirements
for
protecting,
enhancing,
and
restoring
wetlands
at
the
Baylands
regardless
of
which
of
the
four
scenarios
is
advanced
during
the
planning
process
are
discussed
on
page
4.C-49.
Native
plant
species
and
other
species
found
within
the
Baylands
Project
site
have
been
documented
in
reports
included
and
incorporated
by
reference
in
the
Draft
EIR,
including
past
documentation
of
species
recorded
in
the
California
Natural
Diversity
Database.
The
habitat-based
analysis
of
biological
resources
and
potential
impacts
associated
with
the
proposed
development
of
the
Baylands
Project
site
adequately
describe
and
present
site
conditions
for
the
purposes
of
identifying
potential
occurrences
of
rare
plants
at
such
time
as
any
site-specific
development
project
is
proposed.
Given
that
plants
can
colonize
a
site
at
any
time,
this
approach
serves
to
keep
open
the
possibility
that
rare
plants
not
observed
during
the
course
of
preparing
the
Draft
EIR
might
occur
at
some
point
during
the
anticipated
20-year
time
period
of
Project
Site
development
build-out.
The
Draft
EIR
also
describes
the
fact
that
the
Icehouse
Hill
area
represents
the
little
remaining
native
substrate
within
the
Baylands,
and
that
the
substrate
may
support
rare
plants.
The
potential
for
rare
plants
to
occur
is
described
starting
on
page
4.C-35,
and
the
performance
standards
and
conditions
for
project
approvals
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.16-3
May
2015