2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Species,
“There
have
been
no
confirmed
observations
of
San
Francisco
garter
snake
on
San
Bruno
Mountain
in
the
30
years
of
the
HCP
monitoring
program.
Based
on
the
lack
of
significant
ponds
and
other
aquatic
habitats,
this
species
is
unlikely
to
be
present.”
San
Bruno
Mountain
represents
higher
quality
habitat
with
significantly
less
disturbance
than
the
Baylands.
The
assessment
that
San
Francisco
garter
snake
is
not
currently
present
appears
to
be
scientifically
accurate
based
on
fieldwork
at
San
Bruno
Mountain
and
the
study
conducted
on
the
Baylands
Project
site.
The
San
Francisco
forktail
damselfly
(
Ischnura
gemina
)
is
considered
an
IUCN
Vulnerable
(VU)
species
and
has
a
state
rank
of
S2
which
is
defined
as
1,000-
3,000
individuals
or
2,000-10,000
acres.
This
species
is
not
listed
as
threatened
or
endangered
by
CDFW
or
USFWS,
but
is
considered
rare
in
its
range.
This
species
is
endemic
to
the
San
Francisco
Bay
Area.
The
San
Francisco
forktail
damselfly
requires
permanent
freshwater
marshes
or
other
open
aquatic
habitats
for
mating
and
reproduction.
This
species
has
been
known
to
inhabit
temporary
urban
pools
found
at
construction
sites,
and
has
also
been
sighted
at
the
base
of
steep
hills
where
freshwater
has
seeped
down
and
accumulated.
In
March
2014
biologists
attempted
to
contact
Dr.
John
Hafernick
to
discuss
this
comment
regarding
the
reported
find
of
a
forktail
damselfly
in
local
wetlands;
however,
there
has
been
no
response
to
date.
The
California
Natural
Diversity
Database
(CNDDB)
indicates
a
forktail
damselfly
population
was
observed
in
a
marsh
near
the
Southern
Pacific
Railroad
across
from
Industrial
Boulevard,
by
Bayshore
Boulevard
in
Brisbane
in
April
1978
(CDFW
2014).
Two
male
and
two
female
larvae
were
collected
by
R.
Garison
in
1978.
There
are
no
CNDDB
records
or
other
known
observations
to
support
presence
of
this
species
on
the
Baylands
Project
Site
for
over
thirty
years,
and
Dr.
Hafernick
is
unavailable
to
provide
additional
detail
regarding
when
and
where
he
observed
this
species
more
recently.
San
Francisco
forktail
damselfly
is
included
in
the
CNDDB
list
in
Appendix
E,
and
this
response
provides
additional
detail
regarding
the
CNDDB
record
that
supports
historical
presence
of
this
species
on
the
project
site.
However,
this
additional
information
is
insufficient
to
support
a
determination
that
the
species
currently
has
a
moderate
to
high
potential
to
occur
on
site,
or
to
alter
the
conclusions
or
impact
determinations
presented
in
the
Draft
EIR.
Please
see
regarding
stickleback.
This
comment
reflects
a
working
knowledge
of
plant
restoration,
and
is
correct
in
stating
that
unlike
standard
rare
plant
mitigation
efforts
that
include
restoration
in
place
for
impacted
plants,
efforts
to
replant
the
Viola
species
in
question
have
not
been
successful.
In
response
to
this
and
other
comments,
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-1b
has
been
revised
(see
Final
EIR
Chapter
3.0).
As
revised,
Mitigation
Measure
4.C-1b
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.8-7
May
2015