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Exhibit 1 <br />COMMUNITY NEEDS f <br />All communities strive for a great park and recreation system that incorporates <br />parks, recreation facilities, trails, programs, and events. However, the investment <br />needed to provide everything that the community desires is often more than <br />the community can, or is willing to, afford. As such, a technical analysis was <br />conducted of Santa Ana's parkland, trails, facilities, and programs to help cross- <br />check outreach findings and determine what is truly needed. This chapter defines <br />the desired level of service (LOS) in the context of the needs analysis, describing <br />the number and types of parks, trails and facilities, and the types of recreation <br />and cultural programs and events needed. It builds on the findings of the park y4 = <br />9 i <br />access and equity analysis to inform future standards. <br />City Council <br />14-67 <br />PARKLAND LEVEL OF SERVICE <br />With 362 acres of City parks and another 37 acres of trail corridors and joint -use <br />school sites serving 334,774 residents, the City of Santa Ana needs more parkland <br />and recreation opportunities for its residents. This deficiency was noted in the <br />access and equity analysis presented in Chapter 4. However, as a community <br />that is mostly built out, Santa Ana has limited opportunities to develop new <br />parkland. To accommodate future growth the City will need to think creatively <br />about how to meet the needs of its residents. For this reason, the PIMP includes <br />a level of service (LOS) analysis to evaluate Santa Ana's parkland standard and <br />determine the right amount of parkland to provide in the future. <br />5/17/2022 <br />SANTA ANA PARKS MASTER PLAN CHAPTER 5: FACILITIES, TRAILS, AND PROGRAM NEEDS <br />