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L w FAIRVIEw BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION `J' (9TH STREET TO 16TH STREET) PROJECT MAY 2020 SANTA ANAL CALIFORNIA 3.15 PUBLIC SERVICES Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Would the project: a. 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: i. Fire protection? ❑ ® ❑ ❑ ii. Police protection? ❑ ® ❑ ❑ iii. Schools? ❑ ❑ ❑ iv. Parks? ❑ ❑ ❑ v. Other public facilities? ❑ ❑ ❑ 3.15.1 Existing Setting Police protection services are provided to Santa Ana by the Santa Ana Police Department. The City's central police station is located at 60 Civic Center Plaza, and the City's substation is located at 3750 West McFadden Avenue. In addition, the police department maintains the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Public Safety Office and Jose Vargas Community Affairs Office. The closest police station to the Project site is the City's substation, located approximately 1.9 mi southwest of the Project site. The City contracts fire department services with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), which fulfills both fire protection and emergency medical responsibilities. The OCFA operates 10 stations throughout Santa Ana and has access to an additional 61 stations in its service area. These stations are well distributed, with approximately 1.5 mi service radii throughout Santa Ana. However, the overlapping responsibility of fire companies allows adequate response to emergencies. The first fire unit response goal (travel time) is less than 5 minutes. The closest fire station to the Project site is OCFA-Santa Ana Fire Station #71, located at 419 S. Franklin Street, approximately 1.4 mi southeast of the Project site. The Project area between 9th Street and the Fairview Street bridge is in the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) service area, and the Project area between Fairview Street bridge and 17th Street is in the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) service area. SAUSD serves transitional -kindergarten through 12th-grade children with 36 elementary schools, 9 intermediate schools, 6 comprehensive high schools, 3 educational options secondary schools, 2 early college high schools, and 1 early learner childhood education special -needs development center.ss 55 Santa Ana Unified School District. 2019. District Overview. July 11. Website: https://www.sausd.us/ domain/3 (accessed August 2019). 3-88 R:\WKE1702\ISMND\Final ISMND\Fairview Street Bridge Final ISMND.docx (05/26/20)