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City of Santa Ana Environmental Checklist project would receive sufficient OCFA service in the event of all emergency, and impacts related to fire protection services and facilities would be less than significant. In conversation with OCFA analyst Eric Evans (May 14, 2012), existing fire hydrant flow adjacent to the project site is adequate to serve the proposed project, and the needed fire hydrant flow to serve the proposed project would be less than the maximum allowed by the OCFA, which is 5,500 gallons/minute. In addition, fire facility fees pursuant to City Municipal Code (Resolution No. 6461) would be assessed prior to commencement of the project. The proposed project is also required to meet all access, water, and fire protection systems per the CBC and Fire Code, as well as all other applicable City Municipal Codes, which would reduce potential fire-related impacts of the project. As such, the proposed project would have a less-than-significant impact on fire services. a2. Police protection? Less-than-Significant ImpacL Law enforcement services are provided by the City of Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD), headquartered at 60 Civic Center Plaza in Santa Ana, about 2.66 miles northeast of the project site. The SAPD provides police protection within four districts: Northeast, Southcoast, Southeast, and Westend. The project site is located within the Westend District. Current response times for police services in the City average 6 minutes 20 seconds for emergency calls (McCoy pers. comm.). Because the main police building at 60 Civic Center Plaza is approximately 2.66 miles from the site, it provides the primary police protection services to the project area. As of January 2012, the SAPD had 337 police officers (McCoy pers. comm.). With a current population of approximately 324,528, the City's current officer-to-population ratio is 1.08 officers per 1,000 population, which is considered an acceptable SAPD ratio. In addition, average SAPD response times range fi-onr 6 minutes 20 seconds to 26 minutes 12 seconds (McCoy pers. comm.). The proposed project would redevelop the existing meditation center facility, and is not expected to result in an increase in calls for police protection services, affect the level of police protection, or increase response times of the SAPD. Furthermore, as part of project review by the SAPD, the project would be required to comply with the City's Building Security Ordinance, CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) principles, and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan guidelines to the satisfaction of the SAPD, which would prevent criminal activity (McCoy pers. comm.). As a result, the proposed project would not result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of 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 police protection services. Therefore, the proposed project would have a less-than-significant impact on police protection services. a3. Schools? No Impact. The proposed project would not result in adverse impacts on schools. Physical impacts on school facilities and services are usually associated with population in-migration and growth, which increase the demand for schools. As discussed in Section X111, "Population and Housing," the proposed project would not increase the local population. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in an increased demand requiring the need for new or physically altered school facilities and no impact would occur. The Bat Nha Buddhist Meditation Center 3 79 June 2013 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration ICF0021512 31 C-133