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• LI I TRAFF C DATA INC July 31, 2007 Mr. Evan Shuster Griffin Companies 615 First Ave NE, #500 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Re: Spirit Hills Retail Center Parking Study Data Dear Mr. Shuster, Thank you for the opportunity to provide parking data collection at Spirit Hills in Lino Lakes, MN. According to the parking analysis contained in the May 15, 2007 letter from Michael Grochala, the parking demand exceeds the provided spaces during the following timeframes: 11 am to 5 pm each weekday and 4 to 5 pm on Saturday. To ensure we covered these busy timeframes without missing any peaks, we counted the total number of vehicles parked in the shopping center's lot each half hour, on the half hour, during the following time periods: • Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 10:30 a.m . to 7:00 p.m. • Friday, July 13, 2007 - 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. • Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The city also expressed concern about the bank drive through potentially blocking access to the parking stalls on the southwest cor ner of the site. We counted the total number of queued vehicles at the bank drive through as well as the queue in the individual lane with the longest queue. This data was collected on the half hour during the timeframes noted above. The data collection was started on the northeast corner of the parking lot at each half hour, ending at the bank drive through. This took approximately ten minutes. The data was collected using a hand held counter as the person drove through the parking lot. Vehicles were counted if they were parked in a space. Vehicles driving in the aisles, making a parking maneuver, and parked in drive through lanes or at gas pumps were not counted in the parking number. The data is attached in Tabl e 1. Michael Grochala's letter indicated there are 129 spaces in the parking lot, but the attached as -built site plan shows 133 parking spaces (128 general and 5 handicapped spaces) . No matter which parking space count is used, at no time was the parking lot even half full. The longest queue in the bank dr ive through was one vehicl e, which does not impede any of the existing parking spaces. There is ample parking capacity available for Suites 140 and 340 to be occupied at Spirit Hills. Please call me if you have any questions. Sincerely, TRAFFIC DATA INC. Michael P. Spack, P.E. President 3268 Xenwood Ave S * St. Louis Park, MN 55416 * 952.926.0916 * fax 1.866.651.5058 • www.trafficdatainc.com