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City of San Leandro Housing Element Update (2015-2023) Project Initial Study and Environmental Checklist Less Than Significant Potentially With XV. PUBLIC SERVICES Significant Mitigation Less Than No Would the project: Impact Incorporated Significant Impact a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facili- ties, the construction of which could cause significant envi- ronmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ra- tios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: Fire protection? El El ® El Police protection? El El ® El Schools? El El ® F Parks? El El ® El Other public facilities? El El ® El a) Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically governmen- tal 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.- The ervices. The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) provides fire and life safety services within the City of San Leandro. The ACFD currently maintains a total of 19 fire stations countywide, consisting of five fire stations within the city, in addition to one fire prevention facility. The ACFD is comprised of four divisions including operations, communications and special operations, administrative support services, and fire prevention. General Plan Policy 2.11 requires all development to be designed for adequate ac- cess by emergency personnel and for prevention, suppression, and detection of fire. Policy 45.01 estab- lishes response time standards for fire protection services, and Policy 45.05 requires Fire Department review of proposed development plans. The San Leandro Police Department provides police protection in the city, with mutual aid provided on an as -needed basis from the Alameda County Sheriffs Department. The Police Department is head- quartered at 901 East 14th Street in San Leandro. Currently, the Police Department is comprised of two bureaus, each with several divisions. General Plan Policy 45.01 establishes response time standards for police protection services, and Policy 45.05 requires Police Department review of proposed develop- ment plans. The San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD) and the San Lorenzo Unified School District (SLUSD) provides public school services within the city. Future residential development facilitated by the Housing Element would increase the number of students in these districts. Although the State requires that payment of mitigation fees be considered adequate mitigation for impacts to schools, State -mandated development fees are insufficient to address the need for additional facilities, creating the potential for further overcrowd- ing. The General Plan includes policies to mitigate school impacts. Policy 4.01 indicates that residential de- velopment should only be allowed to occur when the public facilities needed to serve that development are available or will be provided concurrently with that development. Policy 46.02 requires mitigation of school impacts to the full extent permitted by law. General Plan Actions 4.03-A and 46.02-A also directly address school impacts. The Housing Element also includes a policy to mitigate the impacts of increased enrollment Page 142