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MOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED ALTAMONT HFIGHTS TENTATIVE MAI' 4_ ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 4.13 PUBLIC SERVICES Applicants for the proposed project would be required to pay the state-mandated school impact fees. State law dictates that payment of these fees constitutes full mitigation,of school capacity impacts. Therefore, a less-than-significant impact would occur. A 109-acre community college campus is planned in the southwestern portion of the Mountain House Community in the Specific Pian III area. The college would serve the Mountain House Community and Tracy residents. The construction of the college would result in a beneficial impact related to the provision of college facilities and-seivices (EDAW, 2005b). Mitigation Measures No mitigation measures are required. Parks? For discussion, refer to Section 4.14: Recreation. Other public facilities? Libraries The proposed project is projected to generate approximately 170 new residents at buildout. The associated demand for public library facilities would be 85 square feet,based on the standard of 0.5 square feet per resident in the San Joaquin County General Plan 2010(San Joaquin County, 1992). The SSJCPL recommends a standard of 0.7 to 1.0 square foot per resident,based on its existing level of service. Based on SSJCPL's standard,the proposed project would require a minimum of 120 square feet of additional library space. The Tracy Branch Library currently serves the MHMP area, and demand for service already exceeds available capacity since the square footage per resident ratio is 0.24. Based on the standards established in the County's General Plan, the Tracy Branch Library is currently considered to be inadequate_ SSJCPL does not propose any new library facilities in the vicinity of the Mountain House Community except as provided by the MHMP(EDAW, 2005b). The MHMP includes provisions for the development of a branch library to serve the future residents in the entire MHMP area. According to the MHMP, library facilities would be provided on a phased basis, with a bookmobile providing initial library services until the population in the MHMP area reaches 10,000 residents. At that time;a 5,000-square foot library would be constructed. In response to population increases,the library would be expanded to provide additional space. At the buildout of the entire MHMP area, a library totaling 21,000 square feet would be operating in the Town Center Area, located in the Specific Plan I area. Equipment,books, and periodicals would be provided according to SSJCPL standards (EDAW, 2005b). Specific Plan III includes the development of a community college that would include a library that would primarily serve college students,but would also be open to the public. 4-67