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values are based on the current number of patrol officers. 34, multiplied by the residential and nonresidential police call percentages. and then divided by the current population and nonresidential trips to detennine the population and nonresidential trip factors, respectively. Trip ends per employee by employee type and the trip factors as discussed in the Supporting Documentation section of this report will be used to detennine new nonresidential trips based on additional employees. For example, the number of trip ends per 1,000 square feet of retail space is 87.31. This is multiplied times a trip factor of 29 percent resulting in 25.31 trips per 1.000 square feet. As a result, an additional 950,000 square feet of retail space will trigger the need for a new patrol officer based on current service levels. A salary amount including benefits per new patrol officer of $53,350 will be applied in the model for each new officer that is triggered. The Police Chief position will remain fixed, since there will never be more than one Chief. The Deputy Police Chief and Police Lieutenant positions will also remain fixed. The current ratio of sergeants and support staff to patrol officers will be maintained, however. Currently there are 4.9 patrol officers per sergeant and 6.8 patrol officers per support staff. The salaries for new sergeants and support staff are $73,992 and $48,000 including benefits, respectively. Capital start-up costs related to patrol cars and new officer equipment, in addition to capital costs for new building space, are discussed in Section VI of this report, General Fund Capital Expenditures. 2. Fire The table below summarizes the major operating costs associated with Fire services. The current level of service is detennined by multiplying the 1998 fire incident percentage for residential and nonresidential land uses times the non-fixed current operating expense, and then dividing this result by population and nonresidential square footage, respectively. Square footage is used rather than nonresidential trips because the Fire Department does not handle EMS calls. Police respond to EMS calls in conjunction with a private ambulance service. Based on data received from the Fire Department, about 43 percent of fire incidents are for residential land uses and 57 percent of calls are for nonresidential land uses. Population will be used as the factor for future residential related impacts, which will allocate more costs for single family detached units compared to single family attached and multifamily units given the higher persons per unit levels. New nonresidential square feet will be used as the factor for future nonresidential related impacts given that fire incidences are related to building space. Based on discussions with fire department staff, non-fixed operating expenses amount to $919,470. This includes $255,035 for volunteer fire staff wages and training, $302,635 for other related operating expenses, and $320,000 for the Fire Relief Association Pension. The cost also includes $103,700 as budgeted in 1999 for depreciation, which is used to account for the depreciatio.n of the existing fire vehicles. Section VI discusses the projections and capital costs for new fire stations, vehicles. and equipment in relation to new growth in more detail. Page 21 Tischler & Associates, Inc.