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L b. Fire Protection Determinations Continued growth within the SOI will increase the overall demand on fire protection services in I the city. Growth in accordance with build out of the SOI is expected to generate the typical range 1• of service calls, including structure fires, car fires, electrical fires, emergency medical response and others. New fire facilities, vehicles, equipment, and personnel will be required to maintain adequate response time to serve future growth, therefore the Fire District's costs to maintain equipment and facilities and to train and equip personnel will also increase. Future city growth will also impact the adjoining rural fire district of Lathrop-Manteca. As L annexations occur, fire and emergency medical services will be provided by the Ripon Consolidated Fire District and the boundaries of the surrounding rural fire districts will be reduced in territory, which may have a long-term financial impact on those districts. LAFCo L intends to complete a service review for the rural fire districts in the near future. At that time, it is anticipated that the long-term impacts will be considered and recommendations regarding efficient government structure options will be considered. tr In order to continue to meet the five-minute standard response time as required by the Fire Departments current ISO rating, the Department anticipates expanding their operations in the future to include new stations, equipment, and personnel to ensure adequate services are 6 provided. The Ripon Consolidated Fire District just recently passed a resolution along with the City of Ripon regarding a new joint public safety facility in the northern area of the City near the Mistlin Sports Park,to address just this issue. The additional operation costs that result will be provided by the expanded property tax base that results from new development and capital costs for facilities and equipment will be funded by the i_ Fire Protection Facilities Fees (development fees). The Ripon Consolidated Fire Department will continue to monitor their development fees to ensure that the fees collected are adequate to serve the expanded needs of the city, and with assistance from the City will ensure that these updated ` fees are adopted and implemented. 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, which would more than likely contain a component for the Fire District. ` C. Water Supply and Treatment Determinations Expected growth in the City over the next 10 and 30 year time period will generate substantial increases in demand for domestic water. The General Plan and the Public Facilities Financing Plan assume that future domestic water supplies will continue to be met from groundwater wells as well as South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) water. Demands on the ground water system will be reduced by the City's increasing planned reliance on non-potable water for landscape irrigation and commercial water uses. Anticipated urban development will require not only a substantial expansion of the City's water distribution but also expansion of the supply through the development of new wells,storage and pumping facilities. r_ On-site water system improvements required by new development will be the responsibility of developers and sub-dividers who must design and install the conveyance system and pay for L water facilities determined by the City Engineer as necessary to implement the Water Master Plan. Supply facilities and major distribution lines will be financed through fees established in the adopted Public Facilities Financing Plan (PFFP). Proposed major water system improvements Lwill be constructed with anticipated development within the primary Urban Area expanding the City's network of wells, storage and distribution lines throughout areas proposed for new development. Main lines, new groundwater production wells, and water storage and pressurization facilities will be constructed as needed and existing residents will not experience a -2- L L