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Mounds View City Council December 12, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 5 with the extra trips added. He reported even when the number of trips was doubled, the intersections still performed at a Level A or B. He explained this meant there was not a concern with the trips that would be generated by the apartment building. Mr. Grage commented on the parking situation for the Woodale Apartments and reviewed the parking that was provided by the four comparable apartments. He reported Brighton Oaks has a lower rate of parking than was proposed for the Woodale Apartments. He indicated the Woodale Apartments would have 14 units that were considered carless and tenants would not have vehicles. He explained this would put the number of spaces per unit above all of the other comparable apartment complexes. He stated the comparable apartment buildings have excess parking, which meant the City’s requirements were exceeding the industry standards when it comes to parking. Mr. Grage summarized his comments and reviewed the number of AM and PM trips per day, noting the number of trips would be less throughout the rest of the day. He explained the surrounding intersections would continue to perform at Levels A and B if this development were to occur. He reported the range of parking spaces needed for a development of this size was 183 to 199 parking spaces and the project was proposing to have 197 parking spaces. Council Member Meehlhause requested further information regarding the 14 proposed carless units. Mr. Ackman explained 10% of the 140 units would be set aside at 30% AMI. He reported it has been his experience that the individuals living in these units typically don’t have cars. Council Member Meehlhause asked what Level Service A and B meant for intersections. Mr. Grage explained intersections are graded Level A through F on terms of their performance. He stated Level Service A is typically under 10 seconds of delay and Level Service B was 10 to 15 seconds of delay. Mayor Mueller questioned if the traffic study was taken off of snapshots or videos. Mr. Grage reported the traffic study was based off of live videos taken from Wednesday, December 1 through Friday, December 3. He reported the days covered AM and PM peak hours, along with traffic from a typical school day. Further discussion ensued regarding the traffic study and the number of cars utilizing Woodale Drive. Mayor Mueller asked if the Boulevard apartment complex was studied by the developer for parking purposes. Mr. Grage stated this complex was studied. Mayor Mueller noted the Boulevard was an affordable complex that was built in 2019 that has 60 units and has 60 underground parking spaces and 60 surface stalls. Mr. Grage reported 93 of the 120 parking stalls were being occupied when he studied the complex. Mayor Mueller inquired what type of mass transit support the other apartment buildings had and questioned how this impacted the parking situation. Mr. Grage stated he was simply reporting on parking data and he did not have this information.