and 11; and to provide view corridors through the Baylands so that development is not perceived as a solid mass of buildings when viewed from downtown Brisbane or the US 101 freeway.

OSEC-57

[See page 5-310 for the original comment] The final paragraph on page 4.A-34 is revised to read as follows:

Although there are differences that could occur under the DSP, DSP-V, CPP, and CPP-V scenarios, the following Mitigation Measure 4.A-3 sets forth design guidelines to address the design elements that largely contribute to the overall visual character and continuity of a site as large as the Baylands Project Site. Adherence to these specific guidelines, in combination with the City’s Design Review process, would reduce the impact of the Project Site development on the visual character of the Project Site and its surroundings to a less-than-significant level.

OSEC-58

[See page 5-310 for the original comment] The last paragraph on page 4.A-38 is revised to read as follows:

Migrating birds such as songbirds can be affected by human-built structures because of their propensity to migrate at night, their low flight altitudes, and their tendency to be disoriented by artificial light, making them vulnerable to collision with obstructions. Both tall structures such as wind turbines and windows on buildings provide collision hazards to migrating birds. A majority of bird strikes occur when birds do not recognize windows on buildings. Thus, operation of the wind turbines and tall residential (DSP and DSP-V scenarios) and non-residential buildings would pose collision hazards to migratory birds since effects associated with the lighting of the towers can alter the flight patterns of migratory birds and substantially increase bird strike collisions with the structures. As discussed in Section 4.C, Biological Resources, of this EIR, due to the potential for bird strikes at tall buildings associated with construction of dense urban development with many windows adjacent to the Bay and within the Pacific Flyway, an increase in bird strikes would occur. Mitigation measures are set forth in Section 4.C, Biological Resources, would to reduce impacts related to bird strikes tall structures and increased night lighting. The following measures would reduce bird strike impacts to below a level of significance less-than-significant levels by incorporating design features that would help minimize bird strikes, including design features making structures, especially glass surfaces, more visible from the outside.

• Mitigation Measure 4.C-4d to minimize the effects of a building’s lighting on birds.