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f f I Three factors influence response time to calls for service. One is the size of the geographic area. The larger the area, f the longer the distance travelled and the greater the response time. Second, is population served. The greater the population, the more calls for service one can expect and greater the liklihood that a F patrolperson will be on a call when another call for service is received. Response time increases when one call has to ' be finished before a deputy can respond to the next call for service. Lastly, the number of responders available to answer calls for service can determine if there is a waiting period before a call can be answered. The size of the County cannot be changed, size and distance travelled remains a constant. This development will increase the size of the population and if Sheriff's resources are not increased correspondingly then it will have a major impact on the Sheriff's ability to- continue to provide the current level of police services. f In addition to the projected population increase that will create k greater reponse times, The County Board of Supervisors has deemed it necessary to reduce funding for Sheriff's patrol. As of this writing the budget has not been finalized, but it is apparent that the size of the Sheriff's patrol force will be reduced. This, coupled with a larger population will influence response time and ultimately the satisfaction of service delivered. In an effort to mitigate the impact this development will have on the Sheriff's Department, the developer, Michael Atherton, has been in contact with the Sheriff's crime prevention unit. Together, we have determined that the following measures would, to some degree, mitigate the impact this development will have on law enforcement i sevices. The measures are: 1. To incorporate crime prevention and defensible space concepts into the design of this development. This can be accomplished by following the guidlines established in the California Model Building And Security Ordinance as established by The California Crime Prevention Officers Association. 2. To promote and help establish Neighborhood Watch in the development. s These two measures will work to make the residents of this development less likely to be victims of crime. They will not prevent crime from being N exported from the new neighborhood to other neighborhoods and schools located within the community of Linden.