2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
either
are
ultimately
selected
by
the
City)
include
development
of
a
library
facility
within
the
Baylands
to
serve
its
resident
population.
The
size
of
the
facility
and
hard
copy
collection,
as
well
as
necessary
equipment
for
the
library
facility
would
be
determined
by
the
San
Mateo
County
Library,
which
is
a
Joint
Powers
Authority
(JPA)
comprised
of
the
cities
of
Atherton,
Belmont,
Brisbane,
East
Palo
Alto,
Foster
City,
Half
Moon
Bay,
Millbrae,
Pacifica,
Portola
Valley,
San
Carlos,
Woodside,
and
the
County
of
San
Mateo.
The
Draft
EIR
section
cited
in
the
comment
is
the
environmental
setting
for
fire
protection.
The
mention
of
a
ladder
truck
on
page
4.L-9
refers
to
the
staffing
of
an
aerial
ladder
truck
company
(minimum
three
firefighters),
and
is
not
specific
to
any
station.
North
County
Fire
Authority
(NCFA)
service
standards
cited
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.L-11
indicate
that
new
development
should
be
within
2.0
miles
of
a
ladder
truck
company.
Because
the
Baylands
does
not
currently
meet
that
standard,
the
City
will
require,
as
part
of
its
planning
review,
preparation
and
implementation
of
a
Fire
Protection
Services
Program
that
will
ensure
all
buildings
within
the
Baylands
that
are
three
stories
or
greater
in
height
are
located
within
two
miles
of
a
fully
staffed
(four-person
minimum)
and
equipped
ladder
truck
company.
Because
there
are
multiple
options
for
the
specific
location
of
that
ladder
truck
company,
the
Draft
EIR
does
not
specify
at
which
fire
station
the
ladder
truck
company
must
be
located
(see
Draft
EIR
page
4.L-15).
Pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
CEQA,
the
Draft
EIR
evaluates
the
environmental
changes
that
would
result
from
implementation
of
proposed
development
of
the
Baylands
as
described
in
Chapter
3,
Project
Description
,
of
the
Draft
EIR.
The
Kinder
Morgan
site
is
not
located
within
the
Baylands
Project
Site,
nor
is
any
development
of
the
Kinder
Morgan
tank
farm
proposed.
There
is
no
basis
to
support
the
comment
suggestion
that
a
fire
engine
with
foam-dispensing
capability
needs
to
be
permanently
stationed
at
the
Kinder
Morgan
tank
farm
as
a
mitigation
measure
of
Baylands
development.
While
the
comment
suggests
that
an
at-grade
rail
crossing
and
emergency
helicopter
landing
area
be
provided,
it
does
not
include
evidence
to
support
a
conclusion
that
such
facilities
are
required
as
mitigation
for
proposed
Baylands
development.
In
fact,
California
Public
Utilities
Commission
policy
is
to
not
approve
new
at-grade
rail
crossings,
unless
an
existing
at-grade
rail
crossing
is
retired.
As
such
the
comment
does
not
raise
any
significant
environmental
issues
regarding
the
Draft
EIR
or
its
analyses
and
conclusions.
Emergency
access
is
addressed
on
page
4.N-150
of
the
Draft
EIR.
As
indicated
in
Final
EIR
Chapter
3.0,
Mitigation
Measure
4.H-4a
has
been
revised
to
ensure
adequate
emergency
roadway
access
to
the
Baylands
in
the
event
of
a
100-year
flood.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-142
May
2015