2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Because
of
the
large
proportion
of
proposed
Baylands
development’s
energy
that
will
be
generated
onsite
from
renewable
sources
(see
Draft
EIR
Table
4.P-1)
and
the
resulting
less
than
significant
impacts,
adoption
of
a
Community
Choice
Aggregation
for
the
Baylands
is
not
needed
as
mitigation.
The
desirability
of
establishing
a
Community
Choice
Aggregation
for
the
Baylands
can,
however,
be
considered
as
part
of
the
City’s
planning
review.
All
references
to
Brisbane
Municipal
Code
Section
15.80
contained
in
the
EIR
are
based
on
the
Section
as
it
existed
during
the
2010
Baseline
year
and
as
it
existed
at
the
time
of
distribution
of
the
Draft
EIR
(June
2013
–
January
2014).
Any
revisions
to
Municipal
Code
Section
15.80
that
may
be
adopted
subsequent
to
the
public
review
period
for
the
Baylands
EIR,
but
prior
to
certification
of
the
Final
EIR,
will
be
incorporated
into
the
Final
EIR.
As
noted
at
the
outset
of
Draft
EIR
Chapter
7,
Sustainability
,
a
discussion
of
sustainability
is
not
required
under
CEQA,
and
therefore
is
included
in
the
Draft
EIR
for
informational
purposes
only.
The
chapter
discusses
sustainability
principles,
provides
background
information
on
the
development
of
such
principles,
and
identifies
(1)
sustainability-related
measures
that
would
be
provided
by
Project
Site
development
and
(2)
mitigation
measures
set
forth
in
the
EIR
that
further
the
principles
of
sustainability
described
in
this
chapter,
thereby
demonstrating
the
relationship
of
the
proposed
Project
Site
development
scenarios
to
sustainability.
Pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
CEQA,
the
Draft
EIR
evaluates
impacts
of
proposed
Baylands
development
in
relation
to
the
threshold
questions
set
forth
in
Appendix
G
of
CEQA
Guidelines.
As
noted
4,
in
addition
to
the
EIR
for
the
Baylands,
the
City
is
engaged
in
an
effort
to
prepare
a
sustainability
plan
for
the
Baylands
and,
as
part
of
that
process,
may
choose
a
definition
of
sustainability
that
is
suitable
to
the
City’s
unique
setting
and
character.
However,
the
sustainability
plan
has
not
been
adopted
and
its
planning
effort
is
separate
from
the
City’s
review
of
proposed
development
as
discussed
in
the
Brisbane
Baylands
EIR.
Draft
EIR
Table
7-1
identifies
the
relationship
between
the
10
sustainability
principles
identified
in
the
One
Planet
Living
Concept
used
in
the
City’s
draft
sustainability
goals
for
the
Brisbane
Baylands
(
Sustainability
Goals
for
the
Baylands
,
April
2013),
relevant
CEQA
topics
addressed
in
the
Draft
EIR,
and
required
mitigation
measures.
For
each
of
the
10
sustainability
principles
identified
in
the
One
Planet
Living
Concept
listed
in
the
first
column
of
Table
7-1,
related
EIR
sections
are
identified
in
the
third
column,
and
related
EIR
mitigation
measures
are
listed
in
the
fourth
column.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-209
May
2015