2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
See
7
regarding
use
of
the
2010
baseline
year
and
for
discussion
of
past
activities.
Since
the
analyses
in
the
Draft
EIR
incorporate
landfill
closure
and
grading
of
the
entire
Baylands
Project
Site,
these
analyses
and
related
mitigation
measure
address
the
concerns
set
forth
in
Comment
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4a
identified
in
Draft
EIR
Section
4.C,
Biological
Resources,
mandates
implementation
of
a
comprehensive
multi-habitat
approach
to
integrating
ecosystem
function
across
the
Baylands
for
the
benefit
of
wildlife
movement.
The
Draft
EIR
also
references
additional
requirements
and
performance
standards
of
on-going
maintenance,
including
identification
of
funding
for
long-
term
maintenance
as
described
in
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-1g.
In
addition
to
the
Mitigation
Measures
set
forth
in
the
Draft
EIR,
CEQA
requires
preparation
of
a
Mitigation
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Plan
to
ensure
implementation
of
required
mitigation
measures.
Please
see
3
for
a
discussion
of
relevant
CEQA
requirements
for
mitigation
monitoring
and
Section
4.0
of
the
Final
EIR
for
the
specific
provisions
for
monitoring
implementation
of
biological
resources
mitigation
measures.
Please
see
1
for
a
discussion
of
programmatic
analysis
and
requirements
for
future
CEQA
review
of
site-specific
development
proposals.
To
the
extent
that
new
techniques
and
technologies
become
available
and
are
feasible,
these
may
be
incorporated
into
future
environmental
documents
to
avoid
or
reduce
the
physical
impacts
of
site-
specific
development
as
required
by
CEQA.
,
Participation
in
regional
Bay
restoration
projects
would
not
mitigate
the
specific
physical
impacts
of
proposed
Baylands
development
and
is
not,
therefore,
included
in
the
Draft
EIR.
The
City
will
consider
such
a
requirement
as
part
of
its
planning
review
for
the
Baylands.
All
building
construction
within
the
Baylands
will
be
required
to
comply
with
the
most
recent
adopted
California
Building
Code
in
effect
at
the
time
building
permits
are
issued,
including
applicable
energy
conservation
requirements.
Comment
suggests
including
overcrossings
for
terrestrial
wildlife
species
that
would
be
located
with
infrastructure
or
transportation
facilities
to
facilitate
wildlife
movement
at
the
Baylands.
The
Draft
EIR
acknowledges
the
values
of
contiguous
habitats
that
allow
for
animals
to
move
across
the
Baylands
Project
site
without
conflicting
with
urban
development
or
infrastructure.
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-1g
includes
the
requirement
for
designing
and
implementing
contiguous
open
space
and
animal
movement
corridors.
This
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-38
May
2015