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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 12 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 8. Public Services and Recreation Impact PS-1: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not 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 police protection. Development within the amended DTPP area would increase overall demand on police services in the City and within the Downtown area, and new police facilities and equipment may be needed in the future, but cannot be specified by Redwood City Police Department (RCPD) at this time. Should RCPD determine that an additional police substation or community policing center is necessary within the amended DTPP area, the facility would likely be incorporated into an existing or otherwise‐planned structure similar to the existing Downtown Substation, and would generate no new or more severe impacts on police services beyond those identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, the impact on police protection services would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 8-13 to 8-14.) Impact PS-2: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not 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 fire protection and emergency medical response service. Development within the amended DTPP area would result in an increase in population and thus an incremental increase in demand for fire protection and emergency medical response services from the Redwood City Fire Department. If and when the construction or expansion of fire protection facilities to accommodate additional personnel or equipment becomes necessary, environmental review under CEQA, General Plan provisions, and City and Zoning Code regulations would all apply, and thereby avoid significant environmental impacts. The proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would generate no new or more severe impacts related to fire protection or emergency medical services beyond those identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, the impact on fire protection and emergency medical response services would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 8-14 to 8-15.) Impact PS-3: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated. The proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would increase the use of existing City parks and recreational facilities. However, individual projects developed within the amended DTPP area would be subject to the City’s Parks Impact Fee and parkland dedication requirements (or Parkland In-Lieu Fee), which would fund improvements to existing facilities as a result of increased demand. The increased demand on existing regional parks would also not substantially increase or accelerate the physical deterioration or degradation of existing parks and recreation facilities, as these areas