Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESALTERNATIVE 3Time PeriodTable 3.12-12Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Projected LOS – Alternative 3Source: Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, 2012; Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element; WashingtonState Office of Financial Management, 2012; and BERK, 2013The small increase in population growth in Alternative 3 drives a few potential needs for additional facilities. TheSheriff Offices LOS would be deficient by about 15 square feet, which is not a meaningful difference from meetingthe standard and would not need to be addressed. However, the County should consider adding a couple workrelease facility beds and one county jail bed in order to meet the LOS fully by 2035 under Alternative 3.City 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 1,082 residents would come under thejurisdiction of the Bremerton Police Department, for a total population of about 1,304 people over the next 20-30years. Under the Kitsap County Final SEIS prepared in 2012 for the Kitsap County UGA Resizing and CompositionRemand, the City of Bremerton was estimated to grow by about 14,288 residents without annexing Gorst or anyother UGA. The additional population from a Gorst annexation would only represent an approximately ninepercent additional population growth increase.If the annexation were to occur in the relatively near future, the impact on police LOS would be a relatively modestadditional need for 0.4 commissioned officers. This impact would be highest among the alternatives as theadditional 1,082 residents would require1.95 commissioned officers. While this level of additional growth wouldimply the need to add almost 2.4 commissioned police officers at the adopted LOS, the growth from the Gorst UGAis likely to be out over time, giving the City of Bremerton adequate time to plan for service changes as populationincreases impact levels of service. However, the City of Bremerton acknowledges in its 2010 CFP that the City ofBremerton already has a staffing level that is too low, and would generally benefit from increased staffing,especially if required to take on additional geography and population.The County and City of Bremerton LOS standards are not based on employment growth, but it is likely the caseloadcould increase due to calls for service related to commercial businesses.Mitigation MeasuresIncorporated Plan FeaturesPopulationServedNeeded to MeetLOS StandardSHERIFF OFFICES (LOS = 129 SQUARE FEET PER 1,000 POPULATION)AvailableNet Reserve or(Deficiency)2010 168,172 21,694 28,010 6,3162035 Alternative 3 217,250 28,025 28,010 (15)COUNTY JAIL (LOS = 1.43 BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION)2010 251,133 359 472 1132035 Alternative 3 330,473 473 472 (1)WORK RELEASE FACILITY (LOS = 0.15 BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION)2010 251,133 38 48 102035 Alternative 3 330,473 50 48 (2)JUVENILE FACILITY (LOS = 0.084 BEDS PER 1,000 POPULATION)2010 251,133 21 35 142035 Alternative 3 330,473 28 35 7• Alternatives 2 and 3 focus growth and concentrate densities, allowing for improved efficiency of service.Creating a more compact development pattern allows for smaller patrol areas and faster response times.Draft | June 2013 3-196