2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
efforts
by
public
and
private
interests
to
enhance
environmental
quality
and
to
control
environmental
pollution.
(g)
It
is
the
intent
of
the
Legislature
that
all
agencies
of
the
state
government
which
regulate
activities
of
private
individuals,
corporations,
and
public
agencies
which
are
found
to
affect
the
quality
of
the
environment,
shall
regulate
such
activities
so
that
major
consideration
is
given
to
preventing
environmental
damage,
while
providing
a
decent
home
and
satisfying
living
environment
for
every
Californian.
The
“spirit”
of
CEQA
is
described
in
Section
21001
of
the
California
Resources
Code
in
which
the
state
legislature,
in
adopting
CEQA
found
and
declared
that
it
is
the
policy
of
the
state
to:
(a)
Develop
and
maintain
a
high-quality
environment
now
and
in
the
future,
and
take
all
action
necessary
to
protect,
rehabilitate,
and
enhance
the
environmental
quality
of
the
state.
Take
all
action
necessary
to
provide
the
people
of
this
state
with
clean
air
and
water,
enjoyment
of
aesthetic,
natural,
scenic,
and
historic
environmental
qualities,
and
freedom
from
excessive
noise.
Prevent
the
elimination
of
fish
or
wildlife
species
due
to
man’s
activities,
insure
that
fish
and
wildlife
populations
do
not
drop
below
self-
perpetuating
levels,
and
preserve
for
future
generations
representations
of
all
plant
and
animal
communities
and
examples
of
the
major
periods
of
California
history.
Ensure
that
the
long-term
protection
of
the
environment,
consistent
with
the
provision
of
a
decent
home
and
suitable
living
environment
for
every
Californian,
shall
be
the
guiding
criterion
in
public
decisions.
Create
and
maintain
conditions
under
which
man
and
nature
can
exist
in
productive
harmony
to
fulfill
the
social
and
economic
requirements
of
present
and
future
generations.
Require
governmental
agencies
at
all
levels
to
develop
standards
and
procedures
necessary
to
protect
environmental
quality.
Require
governmental
agencies
at
all
levels
to
consider
qualitative
factors
as
well
as
economic
and
technical
factors
and
long-term
benefits
and
costs,
in
addition
to
short-term
benefits
and
costs
and
to
consider
alternatives
to
proposed
actions
affecting
the
environment.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
OSEC-3
[See page
5-304 for the original comment]
Comment
OSEC-3
does
not
raise
significant
environmental
issues,
but
speaks
to
the
planning
review
and
deliberations
that
the
City
would
undertake
following
certification
of
an
EIR
for
the
Baylands.
As
noted
in
Master Response
4,
the
CEQA
analysis
undertaken
in
the
Baylands
EIR
is
one
of
several
inputs
that
the
City
Council
will
use
when
it
comes
time
for
considering
whether
to
approve,
modify,
or
not
approve
proposed
development
within
the
Baylands.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-2
May
2015
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