2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Mean
Value
Theory
are
able
to
determine
the
wind
impacts
of
Project
Site
development
(see
See
also
for
discussion
regarding
the
significance
criterion
used
in
the
Draft
EIR.
Discussion
regarding
the
concept
of
“sailable
days”
and
the
alternative
wind
impact
analysis
proposed
in
Comment
Letter
CPA2
are
provided
Refer
for
information
regarding
the
sailing
area
analyzed
in
the
Draft
EIR.
The
“Master
Response”
referred
to
in
this
comment
is
from
the
Final
EIR
prepared
by
the
City
of
Burlingame
for
the
300
Airport
Boulevard
project,
which
is
located
more
than
10
miles
south
of
the
Baylands.
The
important
upwind
features
for
each
primary
wind
direction
affecting
the
Brisbane
Baylands
were
modeled
in
the
wind
tunnel
analysis
(see
This
effort
was
sufficient
to
characterize
the
physical
changes
in
the
atmospheric
boundary
layer.
Much
care
was
taken
to
evaluate
proposed
Project
Site
development’s
effects
on
the
resource,
because
the
area
was
larger
than
Executive
Park
and
300
Airport
Boulevard.
However,
Executive
Park
has
more
tall
buildings,
is
denser,
and
is
closer
to
the
water.
The
“Master
Response”
referred
to
in
this
comment
is
from
the
Final
EIR
prepared
by
the
City
of
Burlingame
for
the
300
Airport
Boulevard
project,
which
is
located
more
than
10
miles
south
of
the
Baylands.
It
is
not
possible
to
determine
minimum
acceptable
wind
conditions
for
windsurfing
over
the
CPSRA
area,
because
these
vary
depending
on
the
individual
windsurfer
(see
Draft
EIR
page
4.M-11).
Therefore,
the
Draft
EIR
evaluated
relative
wind
speed
changes
due
to
Project
Site
development.
Furthermore,
there
is
no
evidence
that
the
“Required
Conditions”
defined
in
the
CPA
comment
letter
are
necessary
and
appropriate
to
all
users
of
the
CPSRA
resource.
Refer
for
discussion
of
the
“Required
Conditions”
defined
in
Comment
Letter
CPA2.
As
described
in
greater
detail
the
comment
letter’s
calibration
of
the
“CPSRA
Sensor”
and
correlation
of
the
data
with
“on-the-
ground
conditions
at
the
Resource”
is
unknown.
In
addition,
the
comment
provides
no
evidence
that
the
“Required
Conditions”
are
necessary
and
appropriate
to
evaluation
of
the
impacts
of
a
development
project
on
windsurfing.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.4-25
May
2015