Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESImpactsIMPACTS COMMON TO ALL ALTERNATIVESWatershedNo land use changes are proposed for the Gorst Creek watershed outside the Gorst UGA. Updated stormwater andhabitat regulations in this area are not anticipated to have any effect on the demand for police protection.Therefore, no significant impacts to law enforcement services are anticipated under any of the alternatives thataren’t already accounted for in existing planning documents.Gorst UGAAlternative 1Under the No Action Alternative, population in the Gorst UGA would grow by approximately 82 people through2035. This Alternative is identical to the Preferred Alternative adopted in the 2010 Kitsap County UGA Sizing andComposition Remand Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.County Impacts. The estimated 82 additional residents would have minimal impact on the LOS for the KitsapCounty Sheriff’s Office. The County’s will be able to meet nearly all of its adopted LOS standards through 2035under Alternative 1, although it should consider adding an additional work release facility bed for full compliance.LOS impacts for Alternative 1 are shown in Table 3.12-10 Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Projected LOS – Alternative1.ALTERNATIVE 1Time PeriodTable 3.12-10Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Projected LOS – Alternative 1PopulationServedNeeded to MeetLOS StandardSHERIFF OFFICES (LOS = 129 SQUARE FEET PER 1,000 POPULATION)AvailableSource: Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, 2012; Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element, 2012;Washington State Office of Financial Management, 2012; and BERK, 2013There will be no change to the impacts from the Gorst UGA under the No Action Alternative.Net Reserve or(Deficiency)2010 168,172 21,694 28,010 6,3162035 Alternative 1 216,250 27,896 28,010 114COUNTY JAIL (LOS = 1.43 BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION)2010 251,133 359 472 1132035 Alternative 1 329,473 471 472 1WORK RELEASE FACILITY (LOS = 0.15 BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION)2010 251,133 38 48 102035 Alternative 1 329,473 49 48 (1)JUVENILE FACILITY (LOS = 0.084 BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION)2010 251,133 21 35 142035 Alternative 1 329,473 28 35 7City of Bremerton Impacts. If the Gorst UGA were to be annexed by the City of Bremerton before 2035, thecurrent population of the Gorst UGA and the projected growth of 82 residents would come under the jurisdictionof the Bremerton Police Department, for a total population of about 304 people over the next 20-30 years. Underthe adopted Kitsap County Final prepared in 2012 for the Kitsap County UGA Resizing and Composition Remandthe City of Bremerton was estimated to grow by about 14,288 residents without annexing Gorst or any other UGA.Draft | June 2013 3-193