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MOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED AI.TAMONT HEIGHTS TENTATIVE NEAP 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 4.13 PUBLIC SERVICES increases in the MHMP area (EDAW, 2005b). Standards of service, established by the South County Fire Authority, are based on response times rather than staff-per-population basis. The response-time goal for the'.project site is five minutes 50 percent of the time. With the new fire station in the Mountdin House Community, this goal will be achieved at the proposed project site. . Given compliance with the agreements between MHCSD and'the Tracy Rural Fire Protection District, the proposed project would not result in.adverse impacts associated with providing fire protection service and facilities necessary to maintain acceptable response times. Therefore, the proposed project would result in a less-than-significant impact on fire protection services for the Mountain House Community. Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures are required. Police protection? i The proposed project would generate an incremental increase in demand for police-protection services and facilities. The proposed project would consist of 53 single family dwelling units and six second dwelling units(Siegfried Engineering, 2006). Assuming each secondary unit would house only one person, the proposed project is expected to house approximately 170 residents at build out. Based on the San Joaquin County standard of 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents to achieve the urban level of service desired for the Mountain House Community, the proposed project would generate demand for'/4 of an additional officer at buildout. A staffing agreement between MHCSD and the County Sheriff requires that the MHCSD and the County Sheriff begin negotiations regarding provision of an urban level of service no later than the issuance of the first residential building permit within the boundaries of the MHCSD service area. The County Sheriff has indicated that training for new officers must begin six months in advance of the time when officers would be available to serve the Mountain House Community. The General Manager of MHCSD indicated that the negotiation process has started(EDAW, 2005b). Given the existing staffing contract between MHCSD and the County Sheriff, it is anticipated that officers and facilities would be readily available to serve the proposed project by the time any of the proposed dwelling units are occupied. The County Sheriff has an office in the new fire station located at Mascot Boulevard and Tradition Street. A new sheriff's substation in the Mountain House Town Center, located in Specific Plan 1 area,will be constructed before the total population of Mountain House Community reaches 7,500 people.The current average response time for a deputy working Beat 8,which serves the Mountain House Community, is less than 20 minutes from the time the dispatch call is issued to the time the officers are on the scene at the Mountain House Community (EDAW 2005b). The average response time will be significantly reduced when the substation is operational at the Mountain House Community. Therefore,the proposed project would result in a less-than-significant impact on law-enforcement services for the Mountain House Community. 4-65