Lumber, which still remain. Much of the former landfill is used for soil and construction material recycling. Champion Speedway, a 1/8 mile oval racetrack operated on a portion of the landfill from approximately 1963 to 1979, holding a number of events, including automobile races and demolition derbies. After closure, the speedway was demolished and covered by fill.
See also Master Response 7 for discussion of changes in ground elevations occurring due to ongoing soils processing operations within the former landfill. The visual impacts associated with formal closure of the landfill and future grading are captured in Section 4.A, Aesthetics and Visual Resources, in Table 4.A-1, which provides photosimulations of changes in ground elevations from existing conditions in the 2010 baseline year and with-project ground elevations for each concept plan scenario. As noted in Master Response 7, the 2010 baseline represents a worst-case analysis for assessment of environmental impacts of the proposed Baylands site development as required by CEQA.
A description of active interim uses within the Baylands Project Site is provided on page 3-18 of the Draft EIR. Landfill monitoring activities are discussed in Section 4.H, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, of the Draft EIR.
[See page 5-241 for the original comment] The Draft EIR states on page 4.I-2 that most of Icehouse Hill consists of undisturbed natural area based on archival research and biological resources reconnaissance studies conducted for the Draft EIR. While it is recognized that horse grazing, a communications facility, and use as a shooting range have resulted in degradation of habitat, Icehouse Hill provides habitat for special status butterfly species. While the comment notes that past activities occurring prior to 2010 resulted in habitat degradation on Icehouse Hill, such degradation did not occur as the result of any action related to the proposed Baylands development that is the subject of the Brisbane Baylands EIR. The impacts of past activities on Icehouse Hill are not, therefore, impacts of the proposed Baylands development program. As part of the City planning review of proposed Baylands development, the City will consider programs for restoration of habitat on Icehouse Hill.
Text has been added to the Draft EIR to address the police shooting range and presence of lead on Icehouse Hill. See text revisions to Draft EIR page 4.G-98 in Chapter 3.0 of the Final EIR for discussion of the former shooting range and potential lead contamination on Icehouse Hill.
[See page 5-241 for the original comment] See Master Response 19, Land Use Compatibility, for a discussion of the Kinder Morgan tank farm and land use compatibility.