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Page 2 of 2 ➢ Offsite Parking Furthermore, the Church has acquired additional offsite parking spaces with the school district at Newhope Elementary School through an annual lease contract. Parking monitors have been logging parking patterns on a weekly basis on Sundays for both the existing Church parking and the school's offsite parking lot every half hour for services on Sundays. (Exhibit D: Parking Logs.) ➢ No Church Parking Signs Posted in Neighborhood Security guards and parking monitors post ‘NO CHURCH PARKING’ signs on West Lilac and South Gate, along with traffic cones in necessary areas and no jaywalking signs on East and West Edinger. (Exhibit E: Directional Sign/Handout and No Parking Signs.) SUMMARY OF OUTREACH TO CHURCH COMMUNITY REGARDING NEIGHBORHOOD CONDUCT The church sends instructions and announcements to the congregation through social media, direct text messages to subscribers, and by the Church Fathers through announcements from the pulpit during the services. Text messages are sent prior to, during and after the services to remind congregants of the parking policies and to instruct congregants that jaywalking is not permitted. In the event of any violations, the Fathers and Deacons make announcements from the pulpit stating the vehicle make, model and license plate of any vehicles violating the Church's parking policies. (Exhibit F: Sample text messages.) As necessary, Church Fathers speak to individual congregants who have violated the policies, and an ad hoc parking committee has been established by Church members, Deacons and Fathers to address parking issues and perform outreach to any violators. SUMMARY OF PLANS FOR HOLY DAYS AND SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE ADDITIONAL PARKING IS NEEDED OR WHERE SCHOOL PARKING IS NOT AVAILABLE For Good Friday, when the overflow school parking lot was unavailable (as it was a school day), the Church obtained overflow parking from a nearby shopping center and provided a shuttle service to and from the Church. In addition, security patrols were in operation. Because this year several neighbors complained that congregants were parking within the neighborhood during Good Friday and Holy Week, for future Holy Weeks, the Church will employ an additional security guard and have additional volunteers on-site to assist with parking. For special events, such as life cycle events and speakers, parking monitors will also be on-site to direct congregants and guests into the Church parking lot and, if necessary, any overflow lots. 1-70