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ARROYO LAGO RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ADDENDUM 164 FCS Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480036/Addendum/21480036 Arroyo Lago Residential Project Addendum.docx b) Police Protection Would the project: Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental 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: Police protection? Prior FEIR Conclusions The Prior FEIR determined that the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office would provide law enforcement services from its Eden Township Substation. Although the substation has limited staffing and response times exceed the County’s performance objective, the Sheriff’s Office did not identify a need for new or expanded physical facilities to serve the County Project. While the County Project would incrementally increase demand for police services, CEQA does not consider staffing deficiencies alone to be a physical environmental impact; rather, it is only when the subject project demand would trigger the need for new or physically altered facilities in order to maintain acceptable response times, the construction of which could cause significant impacts, which is not the case with respect to the County Project. In evaluating annexation of the project site to the City, the Prior FEIR, in Alternative 2, determined that demand for public services would be the same as the County Project, but some service providers would change to those of the City, and impacts would remain less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 6- 18, 6-19). Therefore, the Prior FEIR concluded that impacts would be less than significant. (Draft EIR, pp. 3.13-13, 6-18, 6-19). Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion The proposed project would be served by the Pleasanton PD. While the proposed project could result in an increased demand for police protection services to a certain degree as compared to existing conditions, as was previously evaluated in the Prior FEIR, the proposed project would be required to comply with the applicable policies and programs of the General Plan that would ensure that police protection services keep pace with new development. For example, Program 2.1 of Policy 2 under Goal 3 in Chapter 6 (Public Facilities and Community Programs Element) and Program 26.2 of Policy 26 under Goal 8 in Chapter 5 (Public Safety Element) require new development to pay its fair share of costs associated with site acquisition and facility improvements for municipal services, as well as police safety improvements. The proposed project would also be required to pay the capital facilities fee outlined in Chapter 3.22 of the Municipal Code, which would ensure that the proposed project contributes its pro rata fair share toward future planned police services/facilities. The addition of approximately 588 residents would not, by itself, necessitate the construction of new police stations or substantial expansion of existing police facilities. Police service demands associated with population growth in the City are generally addressed at this new level of demand through long-range planning, staffing adjustments, and incremental facility upgrades funded