2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
population)
that
would
result
from
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
represents
approximately
2.3
times
the
existing
population
of
the
City.
Considering
that
the
existing
Brisbane
community
is
served
by
a
single
branch
library
on
Visitacion
Avenue,
it
was
reasonably
concluded
that
the
residential
population
projected
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios
would
result
in
the
need
for
additional
library
space
in
Brisbane
and
a
new
library
facility
within
the
Baylands
to
maintain
existing
services
to
the
Brisbane
community
without
impacting
existing
libraries
in
Brisbane
and
surrounding
communities.
UPC
2-18
See
Final
EIR
Chapter
3.0
for
revisions
to
the
timing
of
improvements
required
in
Mitigation
Measure
4.N-1a
through
4.N-1e
and
4.N-3g.
The
timing
for
implementation
of
Mitigation
Measures
4.N-7,
4.N-9,
4.N-10,
4.N-11,
and
4.N-13
is
described
in
Chapter
4.0
of
the
Final
EIR,
Mitigation
Monitoring
and
Reporting
Program
.
As
required
by
CEQA,
the
Draft
EIR
analyzes
the
physical
environmental
changes
that
would
occur
should
proposed
development
of
the
Baylands
as
described
in
Chapter
3,
Project
Description
,
be
approved.
The
EIR
recognizes
that
proximity
of
development
to
transit
has
a
beneficial
impact
on
air
quality,
GHG
emissions,
energy
use,
and
traffic,
and
therefore
includes
a
significance
threshold
addressing
proximity
to
transit
(Impact
4.N-9).
The
Draft
EIR
concluded
that
with
the
inclusion
of
Mitigation
Measure
4.N-9,
impacts
on
transit
accessibility
would
be
less
than
significant
under
all
four
proposed
development
scenarios.
The
statement
at
the
end
of
page
4.P-17,
continuing
to
page
4.P-18
is
intended
to
provide
a
transition
between
the
analysis
preceding
the
statement
and
the
mitigation
measure
that
follows.
As
such,
it
is
relevant
to
the
discussion
of
the
Draft
EIR.
Because
Mitigation
Measure
4.P-2a
does
not
set
energy
efficiency
requirements
in
relation
to
Title
24,
the
final
paragraph
on
page
4.P-17,
continuing
onto
page
4.P-18
is
revised
to
read
as
follows.
The
threshold
for
this
impact
also
considers
whether
Project
Site
development’s
energy
consumption
would
be
wasteful.
To
reduce
natural
gas
consumption
rates,
and
ensure
that
wasteful
use
of
natural
gas
is
avoided,
Mitigation
Measure
4.P-2a
requires
Project
Site
development
to
exceed
the
Title
24
energy
efficiency
standards
effective
as
of
the
date
of
certification
of
this
EIR
by
at
least
20
percent
all
new
buildings
subject
to
the
provisions
of
Brisbane
Municipal
Code
Section
15.80
to
achieve
a
LEED
Gold
rating,
rather
than
the
LEED
Silver
rating
now
required
by
the
Municipal
Code.
In
addition,
all
appliances
installed
as
part
of
original
building
construction
are
to
be
ENERGY
STAR
rated
or
equivalent.
UPC
2-19
UPC
2-20
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.15-40
May
2015