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Midtown Specific Plan -- œnlral Sanla Ma area, and coold result in a number of law films and court reporting flfi11s relocating from elsewhere, or in the signifICant expansion of existing coort-related fIlmS in the planning area. The new Federal court faCilities are scheduled for completion in 1997. Downtown Santa Ana and Fleslil Markelplace Downtown Sanla Ana has emerged as a major shopping and offiœ area specializing in Latino-oriented businesses and government offices, Coupled with its relatively easy mass Iransit access and cenlral location in the County's primaty conœnlraUon of Latinos, this area Will tikely continue as a major shopping district, and will significantly affect activily patterns and uses in the Midtown plaMing area, Recent Irends towards locating technical schools in the southern portions of the planning area are, amongst other influences, an indication of its easy access and the nearby location 01 the Downtown shopping dis!licl Civic Center Complex The concenlration of local, Slate and Federal government offICes in the Civic Center Complex is fell throughout the planning area. A survey of major office buildings in the Midtown area shows that a large number of Federal and Counly agencies have located in the planning area, If government services expand, additional demand for relatively inexpensive office space may be fell in the planning area. However, the short. and mid. term trend will be towards reo consorKlating governmentai services inlo the Civic Center complex. This WI] draw users ~y from Ule Midtown planning area, and could increase the already high vacancy rates in the high rise buildings south of Washington Streel Regional Transportation Center (RTC) Complex The RTC at the intersection of Santa Ma Boulevard and Santlago Avenue could emerge as a major node of urban activily as the new METROUNK system gains Íidership, and as rail Iransit links are provided with the downtown/civic center complex and the rest of Orange Counly. Future land uses in the RTC area are presently being planned. The elfect on future land uses in the Midtown area cannot be predicted at this poinl, but the planning area's location near the RTC could help aUracl office uses along with supporting retail commercial and restaurant development to the southern half 01 the planning area. 12 Ordinance NS-2671 Page 6 of 51 Exhibit B ; ----,"",,---' 5ð-Iaa: 1M ~p Exhibit 3 Conceplual Fixed Guideway Alignment Alternalives Mi:l1o\\n Specific Plan