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Mr. Lee Elfering, PE Ms. Jessica Jagoe September 10, 2018 Page 7 The total number of stalls in the south side parking lot, where drop-off and pick-up operations will occur, is 46 stalls. Of these, the first four will be designated for floating staff, and four will be designated for disabled parkers. This leaves a total of 38 stalls for able-bodied and non-staff parkers. Based on observations at the AFSA campus in Vadnais Heights, where 80 parents drop students off and pick them up, no more than 25 parents (31 percent) have ever occupied the parking lot at any one time. Applying this same percentage to the 70 parents who will accomplish drop-off/pick-up operations at the Little Canada campus, a maximum of 22 parents would be expected to occupy parking stalls in south side parking lot, leaving an excess capacity of 16 stalls. The forecast described above is actually a worst-case condition, because 42 percent of the enrollment at the school’s full build-out will be comprised of 7th and 8th Grade students. Parents of these students are included in the total of 70 parents who will accomplish drop-off and pick-up operations, and they will typically not utilize any of the parking stalls in south side parking lot. Question 5 -- Country Drive and Exit (North) and Entrance (South) Driveways The Level of Service (LOS) for the driveways in the report is A and B which I assume is the entire intersection rating, but the SYNCHRO computer output sheets list LOS A for both driveways. Which is correct? What is the anticipated queue/wait time/stacking that might occur at peak AM or PM peak on Country Drive when cars are making a left turn into the site? Response 5 As mentioned in the AFSA Traffic Study, the school will not generate any traffic during the PM peak hour; thus no analysis LOS for the two driveways was conducted for the PM peak hour. The trip generation estimate for the AFSA site, as described in the traffic study, is presented below. TABLE 1 AFSA TRIP GENERATION Source: AFSA Traffic Study, page 4, September 4, 2018. The analysis conducted for the AFSA Traffic Study did include an assessment of LOS for the two driveways during the AM peak hour where 122 vehicles will enter the site and 82 vehicles will exit the site. As mentioned in Mr. Elfering’s question, it was learned that the two “T” intersections formed by the two driveways intersecting Country Drive will operate at LOS and B during the AM peak hour. Complete SYNCHRO computer outputs are provided on the next two pages on Exhibits 3 and 4. Daily Trips AM Peak Hour: (7:15 to 8:00 AM) PM Peak Hour: (4:15 to 5:00) In Out Total In Out Total Faculty/Staff 100 40 0 40 0 0 0 School Buses 48 12 12 24 0 0 0 Parents 280 70 70 140 0 0 0 Total 428 122 82 204 0 0 0