2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
2a,
4.C-2b
and
4.C-2c
would
mitigate
impacts
from
site
cleanup
activities
and
also
site
buildout;
Measures
4.H-1a
and
4.H-1b
establish
mitigation
to
reduce
impacts
to
aquatic
habitats
during
remediation
and
site
buildout
to
a
level
that
is
less
than
significant
by
creating
avoidance
and
minimization
and
offsetting
any
potential
impacts
with
restoration
and
enhancement
of
wetlands
including
aquatic
habitats
to
attain
the
performance
standard
of
no
net
loss
of
this
sensitive
habitat
type
at
the
Baylands.
Analysis
in
the
Draft
EIR
considers
the
potential
for
various
aspects
of
the
proposed
Project
Site
development
scenarios
to
impact
avian
species
and
identifies
mitigation
to
avoid
or
reduce
such
impacts.
Mitigation
Measures
4.C-1d,
4.C-4d,
4-C-4e,
and
4.C.4-f
would
ensure
that
impacts
to
birds
related
to
interference
with
breeding,
night
migration,
and
collisions
with
buildings
would
be
less
than
significant.
Analysis
in
the
Draft
EIR
also
addresses
potential
impacts
related
to
wind
turbines,
included
in
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios,
and
concludes
impacts
to
raptors
related
to
wind
turbine
operation
would
be
significant,
due
to
lack
of
knowledge
and
uncertainty
regarding
effectiveness
of
Mitigation
Measures
for
this
new
and
emerging
field
in
Mitigation
Measures
4.C-1e
and
4C.1-f
on
pages
4.C-43
to
44.
Mitigation
Measure
4.C.4-1a
requires
implementation
of
an
open
space
plan
that
addresses
the
entire
site
and
integrates
habitat
configurations
that
benefit
aquatic
species
through
restoration
and
long-term
maintenance
of
seasonal
wetlands
and
riparian
habitats
at
the
Baylands.
Mitigation
Measure
4.C.4-1b
requires
implementation
of
a
Marsh
Habitat
Management
Plan
that
would
address
habitat
protection
within
all
portions
of
the
site
subject
to
tidal
action,
and
would
therefore
address
avian
and
aquatic
species
that
occur
in
tidal
wetlands.
The
Draft
EIR
notes
that
performance
standards
such
as
creating
a
migratory
corridor
configuration
and
design
and
implementing
a
marsh
habitat
protection
plan
for
the
site
as
described
in
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4b,
would
result
in
future
habitat
conditions
that
exceed
the
functions
and
values
of
current
habitat
conditions
within
the
Baylands.
In
addition,
the
Draft
EIR
includes
performance
standards
that
stipulate
no
in-water
construction
and
no
development
at
the
Lagoon
beyond
passive
trail
uses
and
fishing.
This
performance
standard
limits
potential
impacts
to
aquatic
species.
Impacts
of
site
post-remediation
site
development
on
avian
migration
and
navigation
are
discussed
in
the
context
of
site
build-out
specifically
related
to
buildings
and
structures
including
renewable
energy
components.
These
impacts
are
described
in
the
Draft
EIR
as
significant
and
unavoidable.
Mitigation
Measures
4.C-4d
and
4.C-4e
on
page
4.C-43
require
restrictions
on
lighting
and
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.1-14
May
2015