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Mounds View Planning Commission August 4, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 7 III Commissioner Hegland inquired if Mr. Carroll could provide his recommendation regarding what he determined was adequate parking. Mr. Carroll stated that his personal assessment took into consideration the proposed 22 parking spaces at the facility, which would not necessarily be inadequate under certain circumstances. He stated one of those circumstances would be a higher level of care type of facility, that would be related to a fewer number of people driving, or where ten percent or less of the residents have cars. He stated another factor would be the typical internal staffing level of no more than five employees per shift. He stated that his research indicated that this would be the typical staffing level, on site, at this size facility at any one time. He stated another factor would be relatively few independent providers, and typically, for a facility this size, no more than 3 to 4 outside consultants coming onto the property per shift. He stated that, most important, was the availability of occasional off-site parking. He explained, with 48 residents, one party per year, and each resident having two family members visiting at the same time, you would greatly exceed the 22 parking space capacity. He stated the facilities that manage this successfully either have an agreement with the local municipality, that upon advance notice, they can obtain permission to provide parking along the street, and the residents are notified accordingly, or they have an agreement with a nearby business or educational facility to share their parking on such occasions. He stated that, in the absence of this, there could be a problem with the parking. He stated, in his opinion, if these four factors were met, the proposed parking would be sufficient. • Commissioner Berke stated that he would have to disagree in regard to the staffing levels, explaining that his statistics indicate an average of a fifty percent ratio of employees to beds, and the Alzheimer's care is almost one hundred percent. He stated, in light of this, thirty parking stalls would not be sufficient. He stated that a parking arrangement might be possible with the shopping center located adjacent to the proposed site. He stated he was the president of the Homeowner's Association for the surrounding neighborhood,and had taken a poll, which indicated the residents would not be agreeable to parking on Mounds View Drive. Mr. Carroll stated that the ranges at the Riverview Highland facility in St. Paul indicate 54 units, with two full-time equivalent positions to manage the assisted living. He stated, however, he agreed that other facilities have a fifty-fifty ratio, and even higher. He stated that they needed to determine what the staffing of the proposed facility would be. Commissioner Berke stated he agreed. He stated this was a concern of the residents in the neighborhood, in that there be no on-street parking. He stated that there are numerous problems in the facilities that did not share parking. He stated that the issues should be resolved before they become a problem. Ed Meier, representative of MSP Real Estate and President of Senior Solutions, stated their organization managed 100 units of assisted living in Wisconsin, and that he had been in the assisted living business for six years. He stated the typical resident of the proposed facility would be 83 to 86 years old, a widowed or single female who requires assistance with at least three activities of daily living every day. He explained that activities of daily living include bathing, dressing, toileting, IIImedication reminders, and mobility.