2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
reduction
and
vehicle
miles
travelled,
as
well
as
resulting
reductions
in
air
pollutant
and
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Analysis
of
impacts
related
to
greenhouse
gas
emissions
resulting
from
home
to
work
commutes
is
provided
in
Draft
EIR
Section
4.F,
Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions
.
See
25
for
discussion
of
the
relationship
between
jobs
and
housing
in
relation
to
trip
reduction
and
vehicle
miles
travelled,
as
well
as
resulting
reductions
in
air
pollutant
and
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
The
Draft
EIR
addresses
vacancy
rates
as
an
indicator
of
housing
availability
and
the
relationship
between
demand
and
supply.
As
noted
in
the
Draft
EIR,
a
vacancy
rate
of
for-sale
homes
below
2.0
percent
indicates
a
constrained
housing
market
in
which
residents
will
have
difficulty
finding
appropriate
units
and
competition
for
units
will
drive
up
housing
prices.
In
markets
such
as
Silicon
Valley,
where
low
vacancy
rates
are
driven
by
high
levels
of
local
employment
opportunities
in
relation
to
available
housing,
workers
have
the
choice
of
paying
high
rates
for
housing
or
commuting
from
a
longer
distance
to
find
housing
that
is
more
affordable,
with
the
result
of
increased
traffic
congestion
and
emissions
of
air
pollutants
and
greenhouse
gases.
The
text
provided
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.K-5
and
the
information
provided
in
Table
4.K-3
do
not
question
Brisbane’s
“intent”
for
providing
the
community’s
fair
share
of
regional
housing
need.
That
Brisbane’s
population
increased
by
45
percent
over
the
20-year
period
between
1990
and
2010
while
the
number
of
housing
units
in
the
community
increased
by
40
percent
is
based
on
1990
and
2010
US
Census
reports.
This
difference
can
be
accounted
for
by
a
decrease
in
the
City’s
overall
vacancy
rate
from
5.9
to
5.8
percent,
and
an
increase
in
the
number
of
persons
per
household
in
Brisbane
from
2.27
to
2.35
persons
per
household.
The
total
change
in
population
between
1990
and
2010
in
Brisbane
was
1,330,
which
represents
a
45
percent
increase
in
the
City’s
1990
population
of
2,952.
From
1990
to
2000,
Brisbane’s
population
increased
by
645,
which
is
a
21.8
percent
increase
over
the
City’s
1990
population
of
2,952.
From
2000
to
2010,
Brisbane’s
population
increased
by
685,
which
is
a
19.0
percent
increase
over
the
City’s
2000
population
of
3,597.
According
to
the
2010
US
Census,
every
city
in
San
Mateo
County
with
the
exception
of
East
Palo
Alto
(2.1%)
has
a
homeowner
(for
sale)
vacancy
rate
of
less
than
2
percent
(see
table
below).
The
Census
also
reports
that
every
“census
designated
place”
within
the
County
has
a
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-131
May
2015