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PotentiallyLess Than Less Than Significant Significant with Significant No g Mitigation g Impact Incorporated Impact Impact XV. Public Services. a)Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: Fire protection? ❑ ❑ ❑X ❑ Police protection? ❑ ❑ ❑X Schools? ❑ ❑ ❑X Parks? ❑ ❑ ❑X Other public facilities? ❑ ❑ ❑X Impact Discussion: i) Less-than-Significant Impact. Fire protection services in the project area are provided by the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority(SSJCFA), which is a joint powers authority between the City and the Tracy Rural Fire Protection District(Rural Fire Protection District). Between the jurisdictional areas of the City and the Rural Fire Protection District, the SSJCFA provides fire protection, life safety, and emergency response services to 160 square miles of the southern part of San Joaquin County. SSJCFA currently operates six fire stations, a support services building, and an administrative office. Twenty-four-hour-a-day staffing is provided, with six paramedic engine companies and one paramedic ladder truck company. Four fire stations are within the incorporated area of the City, and two are in the surrounding rural Tracy area. Pursuant to a joint powers authority agreement, SSJCFA maintains all fire stations and each member agency is responsible for the operation, including staffing and maintenance, of fire facilities in their respective fire jurisdictions. The nearest fire station to the project site is Station 94, located at 16501 Schulte Road, approximately 1.1 miles west of the project site; however, SSJCFA plans to relocate this station to Promontory Parkway (between Hansen Road and International Parkway), as discussed further below. Under existing conditions, the SSJCFA has determined that it is not currently meeting response times to calls for service. A Standards for Cover study prepared in 2017 concluded that the only way to appreciably meet response to service goals is to add more fire stations as revenues permit (City of Tracy 2019). Recognizing the need to meet response time standards and plan for future growth and development patterns, the SSJCA has developed plans, in conjunction with the City and the Rural Fire Protection District, to relocate existing stations, including Station 94, and construct additional new stations within its service area. The SSJCA is currently implementing identified infrastructure improvements that are anticipated to address long- term fire protection needs within SSJCA's jurisdiction. Funding for these improvements is derived from a variety of sources, including development impact fees collected by the City and a fire facilities impact fee collected by the Rural Fire Protection District for rural areas not included within the City's Citywide Public Safety Master Plan. Given that it may take over 20 years before all total fees are collected, the City has advanced much of these funds for immediate use, such that a financing plan for the relocation of Station 94, as well as the construction of two new stations and relocation of another station, has already been approved by the City. Upon completion of fire infrastructure improvements (and on an ongoing basis), SSJCA operations are funded through the City's General Fund and the Rural Fire Protection District. The City's General Fund allocations are derived from property taxes, sales tax revenue, and user fees. The Rural Fire Protection District receives its funding through property tax from the County and a special assessment fee for those structures located in the Rural Fire Protection District. To ensure that adequate staffing and facilities are maintained to address existing and future development, the Enter oroiect#s. —Initial Study 30