2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
However,
as
part
of
Project
Site
development,
new
interior
roadways
will
be
constructed.
Suitable
mitigation
for
Baylands
development-related
impacts
associated
with
interior
roadways
to
convey
onsite
traffic
are
established
in
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4a,
which
includes
performance
standards
that
require
post
remediation
establishment
of
wildlife
corridors
and
open
space
areas
that
accommodate
and
provide
linkages
and
habitat
assemblies
for
the
purpose
of
maintaining
wildlife
movement
corridors
across
the
site,
minimizing
conflicts
with
roadways
and
infrastructure.
Implementation
of
this
performance
standard
will
benefit
wildlife
and
will
serve
to
limit
wildlife
interactions
with
roadways,
thereby
reducing
wildlife
movement
impacts
related
to
proposed
Baylands
development
to
a
less
than
significant
level.
Performance
standards
in
the
Draft
EIR
associated
with
implementation
of
open
space
designs
that
incorporate
wildlife
movement
will
result
in
an
improvement
over
existing
conditions
and
focus
on
riparian,
wetlands
and
restoration
of
natural
features
that
are
far
superior
in
terms
of
habitat
value
and
habitat
connectivity
compared
to
exiting
conditions,
even
considering
construction
of
additional
roadways
on
site,
which
would
occur
outside
of
wetlands,
riparian
or
restored
habitat
areas
that
would
be
buffered
from
roadways
and
infrastructure
using
appropriate
fencing,
vegetation,
or
non-
intensive
uses.
If
cliff,
bank,
or
barn
swallows
are
found
nesting
as
described
in
Comment
BCC-
139,
then
protective
measures
would
be
required
to
be
implemented
as
specified
in
Mitigation
Measures
4.C-1d
and
4.C-4f
(per
the
Migratory
Bird
Treaty
Act)
if
their
nesting
area
was
subject
to
alteration.
Please
also
see
.
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4a
requires
not
just
preparation,
but
also
implementation
of
an
open
space
plan
that
integrates
habitat
configurations,
facilitates
wildlife
movement,
and
provides
enhanced
wildlife
habitat,
including
specialized
habitats
for
avian
and
aquatic
species
such
as
seasonal
wetlands
and
riparian
habitats.
As
stated
3
regarding
mitigation
monitoring
and
reporting
requirements,
EIR
mitigation
measures
must
be
supported
by
a
Mitigation
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Plan
that
specifies
how
all
EIR
mitigation
measures
will,
in
fact,
be
implemented.
Chapter
4.0
of
this
Final
EIR
sets
forth
the
Mitigation
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Program
for
the
Brisbane
Baylands
EIR,
and
provides
assurance
that
EIR
mitigation
measures,
including
information
as
to
how
implementation
of
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4a
will
be
assured.
The
comment
mischaracterizes
the
findings
of
the
Draft
EIR,
which
states
on
page
4.C-55
that
“potential
impacts
to
migratory
birds
associated
with
increased
collision
with
mid-rise
and
high-rise
buildings
would
mitigated
to
a
level
that
is
considered
less
than
significant
with
application
of
Mitigation
Measures
4.C-4d
and
4.C-4.e.”
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-4d
sets
forth
requirements
for
buildings
taller
than
100
feet
to
reduce
lighting
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-55
May
2015