2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
CEQA,
and
therefore
is
included
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
Project
Site
development
to
sustainability.
Pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
CEQA,
the
Draft
EIR
identifies
and
evaluates
the
physical
impacts
of
proposed
Baylands
development
and
identifies
feasible
mitigation
measures
and
alternatives
to
reduce
the
project’s
significant
effects.
It
is
thus
not
the
purpose
of
the
Baylands
EIR
nor
does
CEQA
require
the
EIR
to
establish
the
“overall
ecological
limits”
of
the
community’s
resources.
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.
The
source
of
the
APA
statement
is
provided
in
the
references
section
of
Chapter
7,
and
is
the
American
Planning
Association’s
Policy
Guide
on
Planning
for
Sustainability
2000.
See
While
Chapter
7,
Sustainability
,
refers
to
the
One
Planet
Living
principles
embodied
in
the
City’s
draft
Sustainability
Framework
for
the
Brisbane
Baylands,
there
are
no
references
in
that
Chapter
of
the
Draft
EIR
to
“benchmarks.”
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.
It
is
thus
not
the
purpose
of
the
Baylands
EIR,
nor
does
CEQA
require
the
EIR
to
establish
sustainability
benchmarks.
Subsequent
to
the
release
of
the
Draft
EIR,
the
name
of
the
City’s
draft
“Sustainability
Framework
for
the
Brisbane
Baylands”
was
changed
from
“Sustainability
Plan
for
the
Brisbane
Baylands.”
All
references
to
“Sustainability
Plan”
are
revised
to
“Sustainability
Framework.”
Transit
passes
would
be
paid
for
by
employers
pursuant
to
requirements
of
the
C/CAG
Congestion
Management
Program.
As
discussed
in
the
Draft
EIR
on
page
4.P-19,
“inefficient,
wasteful,
and
unnecessary
consumption
of
energy
would
avoided
or
reduced
with
implementation
of
Mitigation
Measure
4.F-1
(see
Section
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-136
May
2015