2.
Response
to
Comments
2.10
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Individuals
Draft
EIR
Figure
4.I-1
illustrates
the
existing
Baylands
Project
Site
and
surrounding
land
uses.
As
shown
on
this
map,
the
Visitacion
Valley
residential
neighborhood
is
adjacent
to
(or
adjoins)
the
northern
boundary
of
the
Baylands
Project
Site
(just
north
of
the
Recology
site).
See
revised
text
for
Draft
EIR
page
in
final
EIR
Chapter
3.0
addressing
the
proposed
demolition
of
Candlestick
Park.
See
9
for
discussion
of
wetlands
identification
within
the
Baylands
Project
Site.
As
stated
on
Draft
EIR
page
the
portions
of
the
Baylands
west
of
the
rail
corridor
was
filled
with
demolition
rubble
from
the
1906
earthquake.
The
former
Brisbane
Landfill
ceased
accepting
solid
wastes
in
1967,
which
is
often
referred
to
as
the
date
that
the
landfill
“closed.”
When
the
landfill
closed
down
operations
and
ceased
accepting
municipal
solid
waste
in
1967,
modern
rules
for
its
formal
closure
were
not
in
place.
Thus,
the
former
landfill
has
never
undergone
Title
27
closure
2
,
as
is
now
required.
As
stated
on
Draft
EIR
page
following
cessation
of
operations
in
1967,
the
area
was
buried
with
a
20-
to
30-foot
cover
of
soil.
The
area
on
top
of
that
cover
has
been
used
for
soil
and
construction
material
recycling
since
the
1980s.
See
for
discussion
regarding
the
adequacy
of
studies
for
use
in
the
Draft
EIR.
Studies
characterizing
wastes
within
the
landfill
and
the
soils
lying
on
top
of
the
landfill
were
conducted
subsequent
to
the
closure
of
the
Champion
Speedway,
and
would
therefore
account
for
any
contamination
caused
by
the
Speedway.
The
former
Champion
Speedway,
a
1/8-mile
oval
racetrack,
once
existed
on
the
Baylands
Project
Site
south
of
Beatty
Avenue
and
west
of
Highway
101
from
approximately
1963
to
1979.
3
The
speedway
held
a
number
of
events
during
this
period,
including
automobile
races
and
demolition
derbies.
After
closure,
the
speedway
was
demolished
and
covered
by
fill.
No
traces
of
this
former
racetrack
currently
exist
on
the
Baylands
Project
Site.
While
this
former
and
temporary
use
on
the
Baylands
Project
Site
is
a
part
of
the
site’s
past,
this
information
does
not
2
3
Title
27
closure
includes
both
Final
Closure
and
Post-closure
Plans
to
be
approved
by
the
RWQCB
and
San
Mateo
County
Health
System
that
will
include:
(1)
operation
and
maintenance
of
a
leachate
seep
collection
and
transmission
system;
(2)
operation
and
maintenance
of
a
landfill
gas
collection
and
control
system;
(3)
continued
groundwater,
surface
water,
and
leachate
quality
monitoring
and
evaluation;
(4)
installation
of
a
final
cover
system;
and
(5)
operation
of
a
landfill
gas
collection
and
monitoring
system.
Additionally,
proposed
development
will
be
subject
to
land
use
controls
such
as
deed
restrictions
and
require
notifications
for
any
disturbances
of
the
ground.
http://www.wediditforlove.com/Champion-1.html.
Accessed
April
16,
2014.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.10.19-4
May
2015