2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Page
4.C-4
of
the
Draft
EIR
states
that
a
“...
variety
of
native
grasses
and
forbs
on
Icehouse
Hill
include
lupine…”
The
Draft
EIR
does
not
intend
to
characterize
lupine
as
a
grass,
but
uses
the
word
“forb,”
which
means
herbaceous
broadleaf,
and
is
an
acceptable
and
standard
term
for
a
plant
like
a
lupine.
Page
4.C-4
states,
“Johnny
jump-up
(
Viola
pedunculata
),
the
host
plant
for
the
federally
listed
endangered
callippe
silverspot
butterfly
(
Speyeria
callippe
callippe
),
was
observed
in
a
patchy
but
relatively
abundant
distribution.”
No
revisions
to
the
Draft
EIR
in
relation
to
the
issues
raised
in
Comment
are
needed.
Please
see
revised
Figure
4.C-1
in
Final
EIR
Chapter
3.0.
Revised
Figure
4.C-1
includes
a
circular
shaped
wetland
that
occurs
within
the
roundhouse
turntable
area
was
described
in
the
Draft
EIR
text
on
page
4.C-9.
This
feature
was
unintentionally
left
off
Figure
4.C-1
and
is
included
in
the
final
map
for
the
Final
EIR.
Please
note
subsection
heading
under
which
this
text
appears
reflects
the
presence
of
wetland
at
that
location.
Please
also
see
the
full
description
of
habitat
on
page
4.C-8
that
states,
“Few
natives
remain
in
the
invasive
scrub
community
and
consist
of
the
“tree-like”
specimens
or
the
larger
shrubs
which
were
likely
well
established
prior
to
the
invasion
of
non-native
shrubs.
The
native
shrubs
toyon
(
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
),
buckeye
(
Aesculus
californica
),
and
coyote
brush
are
still
present
in
the
invasive
shrub
community.”
It
is
true
that
other
native
plant
species
can
be
found
scattered
around
the
Baylands
Project
site;
however,
because
they
comprise
such
a
low
percentage
of
the
vegetation,
the
habitat
types
are
not
named
solely
for
their
presence.
(Please
also
see
Response
Additionally,
it
is
not
standard
practice
or
practical
for
a
habitat
map
to
show
each
specific
place
where
a
native
plant
is
found.
“Native
plants”
by
themselves
are
not
uniformly
monitored
by
the
regulatory
agencies
and
the
level
of
analysis
within
the
Draft
EIR
is
intended
to
provide
a
basis
for
understanding
habitats
within
the
Baylands,
and
establish
performance
standards
for
the
management
and
mitigation
of
impacts
to
biological
resources
that
will
occur
as
part
of
proposed
Baylands
development.
The
Douglas
iris
is
not
a
listed
species,
and
occurs
commonly
in
northern
California.
Because
Figure
4.C-1
identifies
habitat
areas
rather
than
individual
plants,
it
is
not
necessary
that
a
population
of
Douglas
iris
in
the
vicinity
of
Icehouse
Hill
be
mapped.
In
addition,
there
is
proposed
an
open
space
area
around
Icehouse
Hill
that
would
result
in
the
protection
of
this
area.
Please
see
also
Response
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-41
May
2015