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107 Mitigation Measure 8-1 has been effectively implemented in the Downtown, including around Fire Station No. 9 on Marshall Street, and at more intersections in the vicinity. The project component design would be required to comply with all applicable City and State codes and regulations pertaining to emergency access, as well as fire protection and security. For example, project component plans (Plan Sheets A3, A4, and TM7.0, 11/9/23) note the following fire protection components:  The building would have a fire pump room.  An onsite water storage tank for fire protection system uses would be located in the building basement.  A fire command room and fire equipment room.  Two fire department connections would be located on site for communication (one at the corner of Marshall Street and Walnut Street; the other at the corner of Walnut Street and Broadway). The above fire protection components are subject to review and approval by the City and would be a standard condition of project component approval. There are six existing fire hydrants located near the project: three along Marshall Street across the street from the project component site (one at the corner of Marshall Street and Main Street, and two at both corners of Marshall Street and Walnut Street); one across Walnut Street at Spring Street; one at the southeastern corner of the project component site at Broadway and Walnut Street (which is proposed to be removed at that location); and one across Main Street at Broadway. The project component proposes to install four new fire hydrants on each of the four project component site corners (one of which would replace the removed fire hydrant at the southeast corner of the site) for a total of nine fire hydrants (Plan Sheet TM5.0, 11/9/23; Sandis, p. 4). The final location and number of hydrants would be reviewed and confirmed by the Fire Marshal. Fire flow tests performed for the project component indicate a flow rate of 5,350 gallons per minute (gpm) with a static pressure of 20 pounds per square inch (psi) (at Broadway and Walnut Street), which would be above the 3,000 gpm required fire flow to comply with fire code requirements and assuming a 50 percent flow reduction for sprinklers (Plan Sheet TM7.0, 11/9/23). Final confirmation of the fire flow adequacy shall be provided, based on a current set of flow data. In addition, as a standard condition of project approval, the project must demonstrate, in conformance with the City’s Engineering Standards, that the existing water main meets the domestic and fire flow requirements in accordance with City Code Section 38.26 and the International Fire Code. If the existing water main is not sufficient as determined by the City Engineer, the applicant shall, as part of the project, construct and install new water mains sufficient to meet these requirements, in accordance with the City’s Engineering Standards and as directed by the City Engineer. According to the Utility Report (Sandis, p.5), due to the proposed building height and highest level of occupancy exceeding fire department vehicular access, a secondary water supply would need to be provided onsite with water storage sufficient for the fire protection system, including hose stream supply; a total system demand of 516 gpm for a 60 minute duration would need a 31,000 gallon fire fighting water storage tank, and is being incorporated into the proposed project component. In addition, according to the Utility Report, site conditions shall be re-evaluated as the site plan develops, in order to verify that the conditions remain current and the design is consistent with the utility analysis framework (Sandis, p. 5). Project plans indicate access for Fire Department aerial fire apparatus would be provided along the Walnut Street side of the building and would meet the minimum 26-foot wide California Fire Code standard for buildings taller than 30 feet (Plan Sheet TM7.0, 11/9/23; Sandis, p. 5). All of the standard requirements and procedures described above regarding emergency access and fire protection are subject to review and approval by the City. Police Protection: The DTPP program EIR (pp. 8-1 through 8-3) concluded that there would be no significant impacts on police service resulting from the DTPP or projects built under it. Since adoption of the DTPP, a police substation has been established within the DTPP area located at 2223 Broadway. The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (pp. 8-2 through 8-3 and pp. 8-13 through 8-14) concurred with the DTPP EIR conclusion. The SEIR determined that development as a result of the DTPP Plan-Wide amendments would increase overall demand on police services in the City and also within the Downtown area. Additional officers if needed would be allocated over time, through the City’s annual budget process. The SEIR determined that 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. Regarding the project component, no new or physically altered police facilities or need for new or physically altered police facilities have been identified due to the project component. The SEIR anticipated the impacts of development from ATTY/RESO.0074/CC RESO 847 WOODSIDE (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 107 of 135