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III. Responses to Comments III. Responses to Comments A. Introduction CEQA Guidelines Section 15088(a) states that “[t]he lead agency shall evaluate comments on environmental issues received from persons who reviewed the Draft EIR and shall prepare a written response. The lead agency shall respond to comments that were received during the notice comment period and any extensions and may respond to late comments.” In accordance with these requirements, this section of the Final EIR provides responses to each of the written comments received regarding the Draft EIR. Section III.B, Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the Draft EIR, presents a list of the comment letters received and a summary of the environmental issues raised by each commenter. Section III.C, Response to Comments, provides responses to each of the written comments raised in the comment letters received on the Draft EIR. Copies of the original comment letters are provided in Appendix FEIR-A of this Final EIR. City of Long Beach 2nd & PCH SCH No. 2014031059 August 2017 Page III-1 City of Long Beach of LongBeach City B. totheDraft of EIR inResponse Matrix Comments Received toComments III. Responses SCH No. 2014031059 S 1 Director Scott Morgan, TATE LETTER NO. Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 CA 95812-3044 Sacramento, P.O. Box3044 St. 1400 Tenth State ofCalifornia Research ofPlanningand Office Governor’s Unit Planning and State Clearinghouse C OMMENTER Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the DraftEIR inResponsetothe Received Comments Matrix of X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AESTHETICS/VISUAL CHARACTER AND VIEWS AIR QUALITY Table III-1 Page III-2 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND SOILS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HAZARDS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY LAND USE NOISE POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION PARKS & RECREATION TRAFFIC & ACCESS UTILITIES— WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES— ENERGY ALTERNATIVES CEQA CUMULATIVE August 2017 August 2017 2nd & PCH 2nd &PCH GENERAL OTHER MITIGATION SUPPORT City of Long Beach of LongBeach City SCH No. 2014031059 2 Miya Edmonson Edmonson 2 Miya LETTER NO. Los Angeles, CA 90012-3712 CA90012-3712 Los Angeles, 100 S.MainSt.,MS16 ofTransportation Department Planning ofTransportation 7—Office District Review LD IGR Planning& Chief,Community Branch Chief Watson,Branch Dianna CA90012-3712 Los Angeles, 100 S.MainSt.,MS16 ofTransportation Department Planning ofTransportation 7—Office District Planner Transportation Associate C OMMENTER Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the DraftEIR inResponsetothe Received Comments Matrix of X X X X X X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AESTHETICS/VISUAL CHARACTER AND VIEWS Table III-1(Continued) AIR QUALITY Page III-3 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND SOILS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS III.B. Matrix of CommentsReceived HAZARDS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY LAND USE NOISE POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION PARKS & RECREATION TRAFFIC & ACCESS UTILITIES— WATER SUPPLY in Responsein totheDraftEIR UTILITIES— ENERGY ALTERNATIVES CEQA CUMULATIVE August 2017 August 2017 2nd & PCH 2nd &PCH GENERAL OTHER MITIGATION SUPPORT City of Long Beach of LongBeach City SCH No. 2014031059 3 Kelly Laliberte Laliberte 3 Kelly LETTER NO. Cypress, CA 90630-4700 CA90630-4700 Cypress, Ave. 5796 Corporate ofToxic Substances Department Program—Cypress Restoration Environmental and Brownfields Evaluation Branch School and Restoration Brownfields Manager Project Johnson P.Abraham CA90630-4700 Cypress, Ave. 5796 Corporate Control ofToxicSubstances Department Cal EPA Evaluation Branch School and Restoration Brownfields C OMMENTER Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the DraftEIR inResponsetothe Received Comments Matrix of X X X X X X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AESTHETICS/VISUAL CHARACTER AND VIEWS Table III-1(Continued) AIR QUALITY Page III-4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND SOILS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS III.B. Matrix of CommentsReceived HAZARDS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY LAND USE NOISE POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION PARKS & RECREATION TRAFFIC & ACCESS UTILITIES— WATER SUPPLY in Responsein totheDraftEIR UTILITIES— ENERGY ALTERNATIVES CEQA CUMULATIVE August 2017 August 2017 2nd & PCH 2nd &PCH GENERAL OTHER MITIGATION SUPPORT City of Long Beach of LongBeach City SCH No. 2014031059 C R 5 Crystal Landavazo Landavazo 5 Crystal Raza 4 Adriana ITY EGIONAL LETTER NO. Seal Beach, CA 90740-6305 Seal Beach,CA90740-6305 211 EighthSt. City ofSealBeach Development ofCommunity Interim Director Whittier, CA90601-1415 MillRd. Workman 1955 County Angeles of Los Sanitation Districts Facilities Planni Will ServeProgram Customer ServiceSpecialist C OMMENTER ng Department ng Department Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the DraftEIR inResponsetothe Received Comments Matrix of X X X XXX XXX X X X X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AESTHETICS/VISUAL CHARACTER AND VIEWS Table III-1(Continued) AIR QUALITY Page III-5 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND SOILS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS III.B. Matrix of CommentsReceived HAZARDS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY LAND USE NOISE POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION PARKS & RECREATION TRAFFIC & ACCESS UTILITIES— WATER SUPPLY in Responsein totheDraftEIR UTILITIES— ENERGY ALTERNATIVES CEQA CUMULATIVE August 2017 August 2017 2nd & PCH 2nd &PCH X GENERAL OTHER MITIGATION SUPPORT City of Long Beach of LongBeach City SCH No. 2014031059 O 7 Louise Ivers 7 Louise LeLe 6 Lorrie RGANIZATIONS LETTER NO. Long Beach, CA 90802-2026 CA 90802-2026 Long Beach, 1837 E.SixthSt. Heritage Long Beach CA 95814-4721 Sacramento, Mall, Ste.350 520 Capitol & Cardozo Joseph Adams Broadwell Natalie B.Kuffel CA 95814-4721 Sacramento, Mall, Suite350 520 Capitol &Cardozo Joseph, Adams, Broadwell, toNatalieB.Kuffel Legal Assistant C OMMENTER Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the DraftEIR inResponsetothe Received Comments Matrix of X X X X X X X X X X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AESTHETICS/VISUAL CHARACTER AND VIEWS Table III-1(Continued) AIR QUALITY Page III-6 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND SOILS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS III.B. Matrix of CommentsReceived HAZARDS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY LAND USE NOISE POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION PARKS & RECREATION TRAFFIC & ACCESS UTILITIES— WATER SUPPLY in Responsein totheDraftEIR UTILITIES— ENERGY ALTERNATIVES CEQA CUMULATIVE August 2017 August 2017 2nd & PCH 2nd &PCH GENERAL OTHER MITIGATION SUPPORT City of Long Beach of LongBeach City SCH No. 2014031059 I 11 Cox, Marty 11 Cox, Carl Calkins, 10 NDIVIDUALS 9 N.Black Michelle Dominguez 8 Laura LETTER NO. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-2702 CA90254-2702 Beach, Hermosa Hwy., Coast Ste. 318 2200 Pacific LLP &Carstens Chatten-Brown CA90014-1248 Los Angeles, 523 W.SixthSt., Ste. 826 Los Angeles Conservancy Advocacy of Director Adrian ScottFine CA90014-1248 Los Angeles, 523 W.SixthSt., Ste. 826 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Manager [email protected] [email protected] C OMMENTER Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the DraftEIR inResponsetothe Received Comments Matrix of X X XX X X XXXXXX XXXXXXXX X XXX XX XX XX X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AESTHETICS/VISUAL CHARACTER AND VIEWS Table III-1(Continued) AIR QUALITY Page III-7 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND SOILS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS III.B. Matrix of CommentsReceived HAZARDS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY LAND USE NOISE POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION PARKS & RECREATION TRAFFIC & ACCESS UTILITIES— WATER SUPPLY in Responsein totheDraftEIR UTILITIES— ENERGY ALTERNATIVES CEQA CUMULATIVE August 2017 August 2017 2nd & PCH 2nd &PCH GENERAL OTHER X X MITIGATION SUPPORT City of Long Beach of LongBeach City SCH No. 2014031059 16 Richgels, Nancy Nancy Richgels, 16 Richgels Chris 15 Elizabeth Kiely, 14 13 Richard D.Hobbs-Seeley 12 Feinberg Jay J. LETTER NO. Long Beach, CA 90803-1918 CA 90803-1918 Long Beach, Way 5360 E.Appian CA 90803-1918 Long Beach, Way 5360 E.Appian [email protected] CA 90803-8233 Long Beach, Blvd.,Unit 2999 E.Ocean 1620 Galaxy Towers CA 90803-4824 Long Beach, Hwy.,Ste. Coast B 6380 E.Pacific Mall Pacifica Marina LLC Slips Boat Pacifica Marina Manager C OMMENTER Matrix of Comments Received in Response to the DraftEIR inResponsetothe Received Comments Matrix of X X X X X X X X X EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AESTHETICS/VISUAL CHARACTER AND VIEWS Table III-1(Continued) AIR QUALITY Page III-8 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CULTURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY AND SOILS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS III.B. Matrix of CommentsReceived HAZARDS & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HYDROLOGY & WATER QUALITY LAND USE NOISE POLICE PROTECTION FIRE PROTECTION PARKS & RECREATION TRAFFIC & ACCESS UTILITIES— WATER SUPPLY in Responsein totheDraftEIR UTILITIES— ENERGY ALTERNATIVES CEQA CUMULATIVE August 2017 August 2017 2nd & PCH 2nd &PCH GENERAL OTHER X MITIGATION SUPPORT City of Long Beach of LongBeach City SCH No. 2014031059 L 18 Lorrie LeLe LeLe Lorrie 18 Nancy Richgels, 17 ATE LETTER NO. Sacramento, CA 95814-4721 CA 95814-4721 Sacramento, Mall, Ste.350 520 Capitol & Cardozo Joseph Adams Broadwell Natalie B.Kuffel CA 95814-4721 Sacramento, Mall, Ste.350 520 Capitol & Cardozo Joseph Adams Broadwell toNatalieB.Kuffel Legal Assistant CA 90803-1918 Long Beach, Way 5360 E.Appian L ETTERS C OMMENTER Matrix of Comments