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Ms. Mary Saarion February 28, 1994 City of Mounds View Page 2 excellent exposure to both commuters and local traffic. The eventual completion of the new Highway 610 will likely reduce this level slightly, however. Surrounding land use is a mix of residential (mostly multifamily, but some single family including homes along Edgewood Drive) commercial and industrial uses. Fast food and family restaurants are located along Highway 10 and will be convenient to users of the miniature golf course. Burger King, McDonald's, Kentucky_Fried Chick- en, Taco-Bell and Arby's are all located within one mile of the site. Family restau- rants in the area include Bridgeman's, Perkins and Donatelle's. While the site is very well-suited to this type of development, there are several issues which must be considered while planning for a miniature golf course. Access will be improved with the installation of a traffic light on Highway 10 at Edgewood. Without this light, many users will be frustrated attempting to access the site during busy peri- ods and could ultimately consider competing miniature golf courses instead of the.pro- posed Mounds View facility. In addition, you should include space for a parking facility specifically for patrons of the miniature golf course. We recommend space for 20 cars with overflow parking available in the City Hall lot during busy periods (weekends/evenings). Existing Supply of Miniature Golf Courses Table 1 presents basic market data on seven miniature golf facilities in the northern portion of the metropolitan area. Although visiting each of these courses was beyond the scope of this study, our interviews indicated that only Gasoline alley in Blaine has a higher quality course. In addition, Spring Lake Amusement Center reported that they had recently upgraded their course. We were unable to reach several of the facilities due to the time of year the research was conducted. An asterisk by courses listed in Table 1 indicates that the data is from research completed in 1991. We were unable to obtain any information at all on two other courses: Cheap Thrills in Ramsey and the Como Park course near the Como Park Zoo in St. Paul. The table shows that there are nine 18-hole courses at the seven facilities. Research for this assignment as well as for previous studies indicates that miniature golf courses generally have other amusements associated with them. The exceptions are some of the indoor courses at malls, i.e., Desert Links at Galtier Plaza (not presented here). and Lava Links in Roseville, and some of the older courses, i.e., Putt-Putt in Minne- apolis. The courses with other amusements generally fall into one of two categories: those associated with other golf activities such as a driving range or those with other entertainment attractions such as batting cages or bumper boats. The top price for miniature golf in the north area is at Lava Links, an indoor course at Crossroads Mall near Rosedale in Roseville. The prices at Lava Links are $4.50 for adults on weekends (4.00 on weekdays), $4.00 for children age 11 to 15 ($3.50 on