2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Less
than
one
mile
northeast
of
the
Project
Site
is
Candlestick
Point
State
Recreation
Area
(CPSRA),
a
252-acre
regional
open
space.
Recreational
opportunities
include
gardening,
hiking,
jogging,
bicycling,
bird
watching,
fishing,
and
picnicking
(California
State
Parks,
2011).
Biological
resources
mitigation
measures
calling
for
avoidance
of
impacts
to
wetlands,
as
well
as
for
development
of
an
Open
Space
Plan
meeting
specified
performance
standards
would
lead
to
restoration
of
shoreline
wetland
habitat
along
the
edge
of
the
lagoon.
Implementation
of
these
measures,
along
with
Mitigation
Measure
4.E-4a
restricting
development
that
requires
the
placement
of
fill
materials
within
600
feet
of
the
Lagoon
will
preclude
future
recreational
improvements
and
use
of
the
lagoon
for
kayaking.
Recreational
use
of
the
lagoon
is
not
part
of
the
concept
plan
scenarios,
and
the
Draft
EIR
does
not
therefore
analyze
the
impacts
of
such
use,
nor
does
it
provide
environmental
clearance
for
recreational
use
of
the
lagoon.
This
comment
references
the
potential
for
an
update
to
the
1994
General
Plan
Open
Space
Element.
As
such,
it
does
not
raise
any
significant
environmental
issues
regarding
the
adequacy
of
the
EIR
or
its
analyses
and
conclusions.
No
further
response
is
required.
The
reference
made
to
“renewable
energy
research”
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.M-15
is
based
on
the
proposed
Brisbane
Baylands
Specific
Plan
prepared
by
the
applicant
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
which
identifies
“environmental
research”
as
a
permitted
and
intended
use
within
the
Roundhouse
building.
The
specific
plan
does
not
provide
specific
examples
of
the
types
of
“environmental
research”
that
might
occur
within
the
Roundhouse
building,
and
there
are
no
site-specific
development
plans
available
for
the
Roundhouse
building.
Please
see
1
for
more
information
related
to
the
level
of
detail
appropriate
for
a
program
level
EIR.
The
Draft
EIR
has
been
revised
on
page
4.M-16
to
read
as
follows.
The
park
would
feature
a
restored
tidal
channel
and
wetland
area,
native
scrub
and
grasslands,
and
sites
for
community
gardens
in
raised
planter
beds
and
groves
of
native
fruit
trees.
Additionally,
page
137
of
the
Brisbane
Baylands
Specific
Plan
prepared
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
(Draft
EIR
Appendix
C)
includes
a
discussion
of
community
gardens
and
groves
within
Specific
Plan
Goal
5.5,
which
is
“Opportunities
for
community
gardens
that
can
provide
access
to
healthy
food
options
and
an
enhanced
connection
to
the
natural
environment.”
The
description
of
this
goal
states:
“Many
communities
are
including
sites
for
community
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-145
May
2015