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3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br />1388 Bancroft Avenue Project City of San Leandro <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration November 2018 <br />3.0-64 <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact with <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No <br />Impact <br />14. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the <br />provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered <br />governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order <br />to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives for any of the public <br />services: <br />a) Fire protection? <br />b) Police protection? <br />c) Schools? <br />d) Parks? <br />e) Other public facilities? <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br />FIRE PROTECTION <br />The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD), through a contract for services, provides fire <br />protection service to the City of San Leandro, which includes fire suppression, hazardous materials mitigation, paramedic response, urban search and rescue (including in the waters of the San <br />Francisco Bay), fire prevention, and public education services. The ACFD maintains 29 fire stations, <br />including five facilities San Leandro. The closest fire station to the project site is ACFD Station 9 at <br />450 Estudillo Avenue. This station houses both an engine and a truck company, and services a predominantly residential area of approximately 3.25 square miles, which also contains portions <br />of Interstate 580 (San Leandro 2016b). <br />POLICE PROTECTION <br />The San Leandro Police Department (SLPD) provides police services within the San Leandro city limits and the sphere of influence. The SLPD is located at 901 East 14th Street. The San Leandro City <br />Council approved a capital expenditure to renovate the existing police building and City offices <br />within the Civic Center (where City Hall and the police station are located) to expand police operations services. These renovations are primarily interior and do not involve construction of a <br />new building. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2018. <br />SCHOOLS <br />The San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD) operates eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools, as well as other facilities that include administrative offices, a <br />community education center, and an athletic field complex. The Bancroft Middle School campus <br />is adjacent to the project site, across Estudillo Avenue at 1150 Bancroft Avenue. Other nearby schools include Roosevelt Elementary school (approximately 2,000 feet north of the project site), <br />McKinley Elementary School (approximately 2,350 feet south of the project site), and Washington <br />Elementary School (approximately 3,000 feet northwest of the project site). The closest high school <br />to the site, San Leandro High School, is approximately 3,100 feet to the south. <br />For the 2014/2015 school year, all SLUSD schools were under capacity, with the exception of <br />Lincoln High School. Enrollment projections for SLUSD schools indicate a steady decline in