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Pleasanton General Plan Fiscal Impact Analysis Final Report 01/16/14 and is easier to access in case of a call for service. For example, according to the Department interview, single-family detached housing provides easier visibility relative to multifamily. However, property crime, the most common type of crime in the City, is not linked to a specific land use. Calls for service from Hacienda Business Park and Stoneridge Mall are below their fair share of building space as both have private security on site. However, as the City continues to grow, patrol needs and volume of calls increase due to more activity, densification, and geographic expansion. The majority of new development is planned in District 2. The Department's cost is projected based on the staffing increase associated with new growth. This forecast reflects existing per capita service ratios for sworn and non-sworn officers in the operations as well as other divisions. The resulting police cost increase to the General Fund through buildout is estimated in Table 19 based on the number of needed positions estimated by the Police Department. Fire Pleasanton provides fire protection through a consolidated Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department service. The partnership began in 1996 with the consolidated Joint Powers Agreement. The department's fire service covers a 47-square mile area with cities of Pleasanton and Livermore, as well as Veteran's Administration Hospital Livermore, Pleasanton Ridge, and some unincorporated areas in Alameda County. The Department's service goal is based on response time for the first unit of seven minutes or below at least 90 percent of the time.10 This goal is currently being met on a citywide basis, though some outlying areas like Ruby Hill or Castlewood require longer response due to location constraints and rural landscape. The Department is developing a better regional coordination with cities of Livermore and Alameda County. As this coordination continues, response time to unincorporated areas between Pleasanton and Livermore is likely to improve. The Department has 10 fire stations, including 5 located in Pleasanton, as shown in Figure 8. The Department's budget includes operations and suppression, emergency medical services, fire prevention, and inspection, administration, and asset management. The Department also provides services related to paramedicine, hazardous materials, and technical rescue. Calls for service vary widely by fire station based on population needs and age of building inventory construction with stations 2 and 3 more utilized relative to the remaining 3 stations. Response to emergency medical calls and traffic accidents comprise the majority of requests for service. Staffing levels in Pleasanton currently range between 3 firefighters per engine and 4 firefighters per truck. Fire Department indicates that additional capacity for an increased call volume may be present in less utilized stations. Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department budget is allocated between the cities based on a number of full-time firefighter equivalents (FTEs). Currently, there are 51 FTEs in Pleasanton and 48 FTEs in Livermore with administration and other costs based on the 50/50 split. Under this 10 And 10 minutes or less 90 percent of the time for subsequent units. Economic&Planning Systems, Inc. 40 P:\121000\121062Pleasanton\Report1121062Report_FINAL.doc