located facilities” is not defined in the General Plan beyond its use in Policy 27. The Draft EIR uses the working definition that centrally located public facilities consist of public facilities located so as to be convenient to the Brisbane residents and businesses they serve.

Channelization: Straightening and deepening streams so water will move faster, a marsh drainage tactic that can interfere with waste assimilation capacity, disturb fish and wildlife habitats, and aggravate flooding.

Chemical Reduction: Any process by which one compound or ion acts as an electron donor. In such cases, the valence state of the electron donor is decreased.

City: City, with a capital “C,” generally refers to the government or administration of the City of Brisbane. City, with a lower case “c” may mean any city.

Class 1 Bikeway: See bike path.

Class 2 Bikeway: See bike lane.

Class 3 Bikeway: See bike route.

Clean soil: The term “clean soil” is a common term used in the construction industry to denote soils that are free of rubble and construction debris. As used in the Draft EIR, it refers to the 20 to 30 feet deep layer of soil used as final cover over the landfill to prevent human contact with refuse from residential, commercial, industrial activities including shipyard waste, construction rubble, tires, and sewage.

Clean fill: The term “clean fill” is a common term is a common term used in the construction industry to denote fill soils that are free of rubble and construction debris.

Climate Change, Global (see also Global Warming): Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). Climate change may result from:

• Natural factors, such as changes in the sun's intensity or slow changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun.
• Natural processes within the climate system (e.g., changes in ocean circulation)
• Human activities that change the atmosphere's composition (e.g., through burning fossil fuels) and the land surface (e.g., deforestation, reforestation, urbanization and desertification).

Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL): The noise metric adopted by the State of California for evaluating airport noise. It represents the average daytime noise level during a 24hour day, adjusted to an equivalent level to account for the lower tolerance of people to noise during evening and nighttime periods relative to the daytime period.