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The City of Tracy engine company,housed in Station 94 and located at Hansen and Schulte Roads,currently serves the project site and its vicinity. This engine company consists of four individuals and two fire engines. One engine,Engine 98,is specifically dedicated for use in the MHMP area and covers the area from the Alameda County line on the west to Lammers Road on the east and from Old River to the north to I-205 to the south.The project site is located approximately 4'/z miles from Station 94(Fragoso 2004). Emergency medical services are coordinated by the San Joaquin County Emergency Medical Services Agency and provided to the project site by private ambulance agencies. In addition,emergency medical services are provided by an ambulance housed at the Tracy Hospital,located at 1420 North Tracy Boulevard in the City of Tracy.Ambulance response time to the project site is within 5 minutes(SJDCCD 2001). LAW ENFORCEMENT This following section provides information related to law enforcement and protection services available in and to the College Park project site.The project site does not include any operating law enforcement facilities. San Joaquin County Office of Sheriff and Coroner The San Joaquin County Sheriff provides law enforcement services to the project site under contract with the MHCSD.The County Sheriff employs 124 uniformed deputies who serve people in the unincorporated areas of San Joaquin County.The County Sheriff operates its patrol division and jail facilities at French Camp,located approximately 15 miles east of the project site between the City of Stockton and the City of Manteca. The patrol areas are divided into eight geographical areas or beats.The beat areas are staffed around the clock and provide emergency response capability to citizens in the unincorporated area.The project site is located in Beat Area 8, r which includes the unincorporated areas near Tracy from the Alameda County line to the west,the Stanislaus county line to the south and east, and the Old River to the north(San Joaquin County 2005). These same officers act as deputy coroners by responding to unattended deaths(no specific cause of death is immediately found)in San Joaquin County. They investigate the death,determine if foul play is suspected,and provide valuable investigation material to the pathologist who ultimately determines the cause of death. PUBLIC LIBRARIES The Stockton—San Joaquin County Public Library(SSJCPL)system provides public library services to the project area.According to the 2003 Library Annual Report,the SSJCPL system serves a population of 536,600 residents and maintains ten fixed facilities and two vehicles.The closest branch library to the project site is located in the City of Tracy at 20 East Eaton Avenue. This Tracy branch library provides 16,911 square feet of space. The SSJCPL service area includes all areas of San Joaquin County except the City of Lodi.The service goal of the SSJCPL is"to provide a measure of service that is responsive to the identified needs of the community" r (Starke 2004).Currently, SSJCPL provides 0.7 to 1.0 square foot of facility space per resident living in the service area. In addition, SSJCPL applies the standard of three to five book volumes per resident, 10 periodical titles per 1,000 residents, and one public access computer per 500 residents who lives in the service area. 4.4.2 REGULATORY SETTING PARKS AND RECREATION Federal Regulations The proposed project is not located on or in the vicinity of federal lands,and there are no federal parks and recreation regulations applicable to the project. College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR EDAW Public Services 4.4-3 San Joaquin County