2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
The
third
and
fourth
full
paragraphs
on
page
of
the
Draft
EIR
under
Section
1.2,
Purpose
and
Intended
Use
of
this
EIR
,
are
revised
to
read
as
follows:
In
addition
to
providing
sufficient
information
and
adequate
analysis
of
the
environmental
effects
of
Project
Site
development,
this
EIR
also
provides
analysis
of
those
activities
that
must
occur
as
conditions
of
future
development
within
the
Project
Site.
Such
activities
include
the
remediation
of
hazardous
materials
contamination
in
the
former
railyard
and
landfill
areas
of
the
Project
Site
and
verification
of
water
supply
for
Project
Site
development.
More
specifically,
this
EIR
is
intended
to
adequately
characterize
and
analyze
the
impacts
of
possible
remedial
activities
to
be
undertaken
within
the
former
landfill
and
railyard
areas
of
the
Project
Site
at
a
programmatic
level.
The
EIR
recognizes
that
the
specific
remediation
technologies
to
be
employed
in
site
remediation
and
Title
27
landfill
closure
must
be
identified,
evaluated,
and
approved
by
the
appropriate
regulatory
agencies,
and
that
remediation
and
landfill
closure
activities
approved
by
regulatory
agencies
must
be
completed
prior
to
initiation
of
Project
Site
development
in
areas
requiring
such
remediation
or
landfill
closure.
Such
activities
will
require
specific
project-level
environmental
analysis
under
CEQA
to
determine
the
appropriate
form
of
environmental
documentation
to
support
discretionary
actions
by
the
RWQCB
and
DTSC
associated
with
site
remediation
and
Title
27
landfill
closure.
Additionally,
with
regard
to
water
supply,
this
EIR
is
intended
to
assess
the
impacts
that
would
occur
with
the
proposed
transfer
of
water
from
its
source
to
the
Project
Site
based
on
the
current
information
and
level
of
detail
available
in
relation
to
the
facilities
and
operation
of
the
proposed
water
transfer
agreement.
Prior
to
final
approval
of
any
water
supply
agreement,
additional
project-level
environmental
analysis
of
the
proposed
transfer
of
water
will
be
required
under
CEQA
to
determine
the
appropriate
form
of
environmental
documentation.
As
discussed
above,
this
EIR
includes
a
program-level
analysis
intended
to
provide
a
comprehensive
environmental
review
of
proposed
Project
Site
development
and
may
be
used
to
facilitate
evaluation
of
evaluate
future
site-specific
development
proposals
within
the
Baylands,
as
well
as
other
activities,
such
as
site
remediation
and
the
proposed
water
supply
agreement.
The
EIR
analyzes
certain
specific
Project
components
for
which
more
clearly
defined
plans,
construction
methods,
and
operational
requirements
are
currently
available.
Such
actions
include
the
proposed
Specific
Plan
for
two
of
the
four
Concept
Plan
scenarios
being
evaluated,
Concept
Plans
for
the
CPP
and
CPP-V
scenarios,
and
the
proposed
expansion
of
the
Recology
facility
included
as
part
of
the
CPP-V
Concept
Plan
scenario.
While
the
proposed
Brisbane
Baylands
Specific
Plan
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
provides
zoning
requirements,
design
guidelines,
preliminary
grading,
infrastructure,
and
landscaping
plans,
and
other
information
required
by
State
law,
the
specific
plan
does
not
include
site-specific
development
plans,
such
as
detailed
site
plans
and
architectural
design
for
specific
building
sites
within
the
Baylands.
Neither
state
law
nor
City
ordinance
requires
the
provision
of
such
detailed
information
as
part
of
a
specific
plan.
Thus,
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-6
May
2015