5. Environmental Analysis 5.13 5.13 PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES 5.13.1 Methodology The potential for adverse impacts on public services and facilities was evaluated based on information provided by service providers concerning current service levels and the ability of the service providers to accommodate the increased demand created by the proposed project. The public services correspondence can be found in Appendix B of this DEIR. In addition to contacting the various public service agencies serving the City of Anaheim, several project specific studies were completed including: “City of Anaheim Water System Baseline Conditions Opportunities and Constraints” (Appendix J), “City of Anaheim Sanitary Sewers Baseline Conditions Opportunities and Constraints” (Appendix K), and “City of Anaheim General Plan Update Water, Wastewater and Drainage Analysis of Preferred Plan” (Appendix M). In addition, the City of Anaheim Urban Water Management Plan of December 2000 (Public Utilities Department) and the City of Anaheim Water System Planning Study of November 1999 (Parsons Engineering Science) were reviewed for purposes of determining water impacts. These were used to identify the current water distribution system, the current system deficiencies, and recommended system improvements. 5.13.2 Environmental Setting School Services The Anaheim City School District (ACSD), Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), Orange Unified School District (OUSD), Centralia School District, Magnolia School District, Savanna School District, Fullerton School District, Fullerton Joint Union School District, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Garden Grove Unified School District, and Buena Park School District provide educational services to the City of Anaheim. The school facilities associated with each school district are described below. Anaheim City School District The Anaheim City School District operates 23 elementary schools within the City of Anaheim. Table 5.13- 1 provides a listing of elementary schools, grades serviced, year-round enrollment on May 1, 2003, school capacity during the 2002-2003 school year, and the number of portable classrooms that serve the project area. Over the past few years, an influx of immigration within the ACSD has changed the demographics and service needs of the community. This change has impacted the enrollment growth throughout the District. Consequently, the ACSD has been growing at a rate of 400 to 700 pupils per year. The student growth is primarily due to families doubling-up and new housing within the District. The ACSD’s total enrollment for the 2002-2003 school year in grades K-6 was 22,167 students. Planning for future schools in the District includes There are plans for the construction of three new schools, Ponderosa School, expansion of Revere and Mann Elementary Schools, North Central School, and Harbor Campus and numerous modernization projects with interim student housing at the Harbor Campus., in order to help meet the enrollment growth. In addition, there are plans to expand the campuses of Revere School and Horace Mann School. Anaheim General Plan/Zoning Code Update EIR City of Anaheim • Page 5-213 5. Environmental Analysis TABLE 5.13-1 ANAHEIM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPACITY AND ENROLLMENT School Year-Round Grades Capacity in Enrollment Number of School Serviced 2002/2003 on 5/1/03 Difference Portables Barton (non-staggered) K-6 670 795 (125) 10 Edison K-6 833 1,241 (408) 13 Franklin K-6 760 1,007 (247) 12 Gauer K-6 608 759 (151) 5 Guinn (non-staggered) K-6 744 931 (187) 12 Henry K-6 785 1,125 (340) 18 Jefferson K-6 614 704 (90) 12 Jefferson II K-6 762 1,058 (296) 12 Juarez K-6 784 1,064 (280) 13 Key (non-staggered) K-6 833 820 13 21 Lincoln K-6 686 913 (227) 6 Loara (non-staggered) K-6 732 832 (100) 10 Madison K-6 633 804 (171) 6 Mann K-6 785 1,107 (322) 12 Marshall (non-staggered) K-6 834 999 (165) 13 Palm Lane K-6 736 1,089 (353) 8 Price (non-staggered) K-6 751 802 (51) 8 Revere K-6 772 1,110 (338) 7 Roosevelt (non-staggered) K-6 648 716 (68) 2 Ross (non-staggered) K-6 959 1,182 (223) 12 Stoddard K-6 732 991 (259) 7 Sunkist K-6 859 1,208 (349) 13 Westmont (non-staggered) K-6 934 910 24 0 Total 17,454 22,167 (4,713) Current seating capacity within the ACSD is reported to be 17,454 students. Based on 2002-2003 current enrollment rates, the District appears to exceed this seating capacity by 4,713 students. Enrollment versus capacity at the elementary schools demonstrates that the elementary schools within the District are operating at about 127% capacity. However, the District’s plans to construct the three new schools, and the planned expansion of two will alleviate the over-capacity enrollments. Anaheim Union High School District The AUHSD operates six high schools, eight junior high schools and three alternative schools within the City of Anaheim. This District provides grades 7-12 education and adult education for much of the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park and Cypress, portions of the cities of La Palma, Stanton, Garden Grove, Fullerton, Los Alamitos, Orange and certain unincorporated areas of Orange County. This District also operates adult education programs. Table 5.13-2 provides a listing of the junior high schools, year- round enrollment on May 1, 2003, school capacity during the 2002-2003 school year, and the number of portable classrooms that serve the project area. Table 5.13-3 provides a listing of high schools, year- round enrollment on May 1, 2003, school capacity during the 2002-2003 school year, and the number of portable classrooms that serve the project area. Page 5-214 • The Planning Center May 2004 5. Environmental Analysis TABLE 5.13-2 ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPACITY AND ENROLLMENT FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS School Capacity in Year Round Number of School 2002/2003 Enrollment on 5/1/03 Difference Portables Ball Junior High School 1,377 1,424 (47) 13 Brookhurst Junior High School 1,323 1,314 9 13 Dale Junior High School 1,296 1,321 (25) 16 Orangeview Junior High School 1,161 1,253 (92) 6 South Junior High School 1,539 1,617 (78) 19 Sycamore Junior High School 1,782 1,810 (28) 41 Total 8,478 8,739 (261) TABLE 5.13-3 ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPACITY AND ENROLLMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS School Capacity Year Round Number of School in 2002/2003 Enrollment on 5/1/03 Difference Portables Anaheim 2,430 2,336 94 25 Katella 2,295 2,158 137 30 Loara 2,133 2,033 100 23 Magnolia 1,647 1,534 113 16 Savanna 2,106 2,047 59 23 Western 1,755 1,612 143 16 Total 12,366 11,720 646 A new junior high school with a capacity for 1,200 students is planned for the northern portion of central Anaheim. Furthermore, all of the schools that currently serve the project area are scheduled to be expanded in the next six years. The entire enrollment in the AUHSD for the year 2002-2003 was 8,739 students at the Junior High Schools and 11,720 students at the High Schools. Current seating capacity within the Anaheim Union High School District is reported to be 8,478 students, at the junior high school level and 12,366 students at the high school level. Based on 2002/2003 enrollment rates, the District appears to exceed the seating capacity at the junior high schools by 261 students, but is 646 students under capacity for the high schools. As such, enrollment versus capacity at the junior high schools demonstrates that the junior high schools within the District are operating at about 103% of capacity. Enrollment versus capacity at the high schools demonstrates that the high schools within the District are operating at about 95% capacity. The new junior high school and the expansion of existing schools will address the over capacity currently experienced. Orange Unified School District The Orange Unified School District (OUSD) serves portions of the City of Anaheim. OUSD has a total of 42 schools (29 elementary schools, five middle schools, four high schools and four special schools) that serve approximately 28,000 total students with an annual budget totaling $111 million. The District is growing at a rate of approximately 2% per year. OUSD’s projections indicate enrollment could increase to more than 50,000 students within the next 20 years. The District has recently implemented a class size reduction program to achieve a student to teacher ratio of 20:1 in grades K-3 and grade 9 (English Anaheim General Plan/Zoning Code Update EIR City of Anaheim • Page 5-215 5. Environmental Analysis and Math). This program has had a substantial adverse impact on school facilities throughout the District, including schools that would serve the project, by creating the need for additional classrooms. Prior to the implementation of the class size reduction program, sixty students would require two classrooms. After implementation of the 20:1 program, three classrooms would be required. Future State mandates and/or incentives may result in the District expanding the class size reduction (20:1) program to grades 4 to 6, thereby creating the need for additional classrooms for existing students and students generated by new residential developments. However, this program may be discontinued due to the current staff budget shortfall. From about 1995 to the present, the need for additional facilities to house the students generated by new residential development within the project area has been substantial, most notably in the Canyon Rim Elementary School and the Running Springs Elementary School attendance area which, in addition to causing a need for the construction of these schools, has caused a need for new facilities at El Rancho Middle School and Canyon High School.