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Exhibit A Municipal Service Review Determinations 1. Growth and Population Projections for the Affected Area The General Plan, approved in 2006, estimated the population in Ripon will reach approximately 40,000 by the year 2040. If the City maintains an average annual growth rate of 3.2% as calculated by the absorption study, the City will remain on-track to reach its 30-year population projection of 40,516 by 2040. L The City of Ripon will continue to review future growth and population patterns to project and monitor growth within its SOI. The 2040 General Plan includes a policy that directs the City to 6 ensure that there is adequate land to accommodate a three to six percent residential growth rate. In some years, the City Council has implemented the General Plan's three to six percent growth policy through the adoption of resolutions imposing specific growth limits, such as in 2003 (Resolution 03-90) and 2005 (Resolution 05-53).The City has met its policy by including enough residential land within its SOI to accommodate the anticipated growth for the next 30-years. 2. Present and Planned Capacity of Public Facilities and Adequacy of Public Services, including Infrastructure Needs or Deficiencies a. Law Enforcement Determinations �. Although the City of Ripon's Police Department currently provides adequate law enforcement services to meet the needs of the existing population, continued growth within the SOI will increase the overall demand on law enforcement services in the city. As the City grows, new i,. residential and non-residential development such as new commercial and industrial development will increase the demand for police services, resulting in the need for additional personnel, new and/or expanded facilities, and the acquisition of additional vehicles and equipment. Police ` service requirements are also influenced by the demands for traffic control and traffic accident services. The additional operations costs that result will be provided by the expanded tax base that results from new development and capital costs for facilities and equipment will be funded by City's PFFP (development fees). The City's Police Department will continue to monitor the development fees (PFFP) to insure that the fees collected are adequate to serve the expanded needs of the city. The City also has discussed and continues to explore the feasibility of adopting a special sales tax override initiative to help cover additional staffing needs in the future if needed. The PFFP also includes the financing and construction of two police substations. The City Council along with the Ripon Consolidated Fire District Board has just recently adopted resolutions regarding the construction of the first joint public safety facility which will include facilities for both Police and Fire personnel and will be located in the vicinity of River Road, near the N isthn Sports Complex. This first satellite station, for the Police Department will be needed ` once the population reaches approximately 23,000. The second satellite office will be needed when the city reaches a population of approximately 32,000 which is expected to occur between 2030 and 2035. These substations will serve the City's projected population growth to the year r 2040. 6. L '