ATTACHMENT 9
ATTACHMENT 9
City’s Response to Public Comments
The commenter notes that they are a member of Carpenters Local 661 and offers an introduction to the labor union. The commenter requests that the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan require the use of a local skilled and trained workforce on all construction projects in the City of Burbank.
The City thanks the Union and its representative for the comprehensive discussion of the potential benefits that could arise from hiring local labor. However, Labor is not a required topic under California Environmental Quali ty Act ( CEQA). The commenter’s requests for changes to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan are noted, but do not raise issues with the adequacy of the analysis or conclusions in the Draft Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND). The Draft IS/ND is an informational document that is intended to provide public agencies, decision makers, and the public with detailed information about the effect that the project is likely to have on the environment. The City is not required to consider such comments or requests to change the project in its CEQA analysis absent a commenter providing substantial evidence that the proposed change would feasibly reduce one or more environmental impacts identified in the IS/ND. However, all comments have been included in the administrative record presented to the City Council as part of its consideration of the proposed project.