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Page 2 Additionally, this analysis has considered the overall parking needs for a menu of special events that may occur at the Academy campus on a recurring basis. These events have been defined by representatives of the Orangewood Children's Foundation, and due to their format and nature, would not occur simultaneously with regularly scheduled class sessions, but would occur during the "off hours" of weekday evenings and weekends. As such, otherwise unoccupied campus parking spaces would be allocated in support of these events, which include boys as well as girls basketball and volleyball games in the gymnasium, special programs in the "Black Box" performing arts /drama venue (to include the Fall and Spring Fundraisers, Annual Prom, and /or Spring Play), and other special events that could span multiple facilities of the Academy (Back to School Night, Open House, College Night, 81h Grade Info Night, and Graduation Ceremonies). Some of those events could require parking support that exceeds the formalized on -site supply of 146 spaces by up to approximately 130 spaces (with total parking needs on the order of 275 spaces). For those events needing parking support in excess of proposed on -site supply, this study recommends an Event Parking Management Plan that integrates available off - street parking spaces from other available nearby venues. Those spaces would be secured for as- needed use by the Academy by agreement between the Academy and that other venue. Under this plan, the scheduling of Academy special events would be strategic as to time of day and day of week so as to coincide with low parking demand levels on those other sites, thus integrating otherwise lightly used parking supply at one of those other venues into the overall parking capabilities for an Academy event. A logical partner in such a parking management plan would be Wintersburg Presbyterian Church, which has approximately 298 parking spaces (versus a potential Academy event shortfall of up to about 130 spaces), and is essentially diagonally opposite the Academy site at 2000 Fairview Street. The complimentary use patterns of these two sites could permit a reciprocal parking arrangement where each of these two sites could make use of parking spaces on the other during peak periods of parking demand. We understand that productive talks are underway between Church and School officials, and that the execution of a parking agreement is expected. Additionally, we understand that the City of Santa Ana is planning a traffic signal installation at the Fairview/Edna Drive intersection. The presence of a signal at that intersection could enhance the overall pedestrian connectivity between the east and west sides of Fairview Street, including those on -foot movements related to the management plan: 3206 21I L'a2 - T1. N-den-T. S-Ai -inn W tnfij,F.jWr Lcttn I f Faw,1F:uiK1KQ \rEnS ASSESS.%IL -W Rc61;ar 3- 1 ?d.''k 31B -31