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MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD' 'PROJECT INITIAL STUDY D. PUBLIC SERVICES The proposed project would increase the need for school, police, and fire services. A K-8 elementary school is proposed for the center of the project site(see Figure 2). However, the timing for the construction of this school is to be decided by the Lammersville School District. At this time, complete design and construction drawings have been approved by the State of California. Until the school is completed, children would be bussed to interim facilities at the Lammersville School and West High School. High school students would be required to attend the Tracy Union West High School to the southeast of the site. A child care site is being provided within the K-8 school site. However, there is no current requirement to construct and operate a child care facility. The Master Plan includes objectives and policies that school sites should be sited to avoid health and safety hazards(MP 5.1.4 Second Objective, Policy c,d). In addition, the Master Plan includes provisions to avoid hazards connected with the small on-site landfill which has subsequently been remediated [MP 6.8.5, Imp. (d)]. These Master Plan provisions, along with the school facilities planning process(see MP 5.1.3), would mitigate the potential impact identified in the FEIR related to hazards. The Master Plan also contains provisions for avoiding conflicts with fuel pipelines(MP 6.8.1). Final school siting would be subject to State requirements. An interim fire station is proposed to be constructed along De Anza Boulevard(see Figure 2). This facility would include a residence and offices, possibly within a prefabricated steel building to house fire engine equipment. Alternatively, the Mountain House CSD may decide to create a permanent fire station at Mascot Boulevard and Central Parkway rather than an interim fire station. In compliance with the Master Plan requirements, a Fire Protection Plan has been prepared and approved for the project(approved March 1998). This Fire Protection Plan addresses the details of the interim facility, fire flow requirements, a permanent fire station and standards for construction. Other topics briefly addressed in this plan include: public education and fire prevention;weed abatement; hazardous materials; emergency medical services;mutual aid; and medical transport. According to the Fire Protection Plan, an interim facility shall be operated when no more than 100 residential units are occupied only if the Tracy Rural Fire Protection District cannot provide a three-minute response time from an existing fire station. The County's Sheriff Department would provide police services under contract to the Mountain House CSD. As stated in the Master Plan(page 6.2), an urban level of police service is to be provided from the commencement of construction. Ambulance services would be provided by the Mountain House CSD through a contract with service agencies. According to the 1994 EIR, the on-site fire station shall include an ambulance if the on-site Fire Services were responsible for emergency medical service transport. A proposal for institutional and funding arrangements for providing police services was submitted at the time of formation of the Community Services District, as well as phasing of on-site police services, if required. The Master Plan was amended after the 1994 EIR to provide that police officers shall be provided when the first residences in the first Specific Plan area are constructed and that sworn officers shall be provided at a ratio of 1.5 officers per 1,000 residents within the community. [MP 6.2, Policy(a); Imp. (fl]• C:U08MCUMTW.SMY\FINALIM77ALSI7JDY-PARTI.DOC(712WM) 43 V.D.PUBLIC SERVICES