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.. . . Ms. Debra Bloom December 6, 1999 Page 3 We had also indicated in our February letter significant concerns over truck maneuvering on the east side of the Cub building. The initial concept showed a very wide area in which the trucks, southbound on the east side of the building would stop and then back into the loading dock area. This would be in direct conflict with any traffic following the trucks destined for the parking area. These vehicles would be turning right behind the truck while it is making its backing maneuver. That concern remains. There were no drawings or specific comments provided in the Benshoof report. It has also been suggested that the trucks leaving the loading dock would travel around the outside of the Cub Foods parking lot, using the easterly, southerly and westerly aisles during daytime hours, but travel in front of the building during the late evening and early morning hours. This would require careful attention to the radii at the various corners~ A specific concern is the maneuver for southbound trucks to turn right to the aisle in front of the Cub Foods store. Lacking any detailed drawings or concepts, we feel there is still a significant concern for these trucks maneuvering to reach the loading docks. In addition, there has been no acknowledgment of the many vendors who will also be parking their vehicles somewhere near the store accesses. These are the private trucks generally supplying bread, potato chips, soft drinks, and other items. Benshoof pointed out that spaces are provided separate from the traffic circulation roadway for these vehicles, however there is no drawing and the original drawings did not show any such room. Parking We also expressed concern relative to parking for the Cub Foods store, theater, Ground Round restaurant and the general Har Mar facility. The Har Mar Mall is well known for craft shows and similar events which bring substantially higher traffic volumes to the Mall. The Benshoof report addressed parking by taking two sample counts of parking utilization of the south parking area with the existing development and comparing that to the total spaces which will be . available in the development concept and the code requirement for the Cub Foods store. The final tally was that the parking supply of 2,229 spaces in the entire Har Mar complex exceeds the 2,208 spaces required. It also concluded that the 726 spaces on the south side of the lot will meet the demand based on the April 17 count and the code requirement for the Cub Foods store. Our concern was not only the number but the location and utilization of the parking spaces. Some of the parking in the far southwest comer of the south lot is a significant distance away from the Cub Foods store entrance. Parking west of the store is much more convenient. We believe that the number of parking spaces is very close to that being required in theory. There will be some subtraction for the cart corrals which will take up some of the parking spaces. There will also be some adjustments made for the changes in the circulation patterns. More importantly, we believe that the competition for prime parking spaces will be significant. It may be in the best interest of Cub Foods and the theater, as well as Har Mar management, to review the demand for parking spaces, specifically as they relate to the entrances of the various facilities. A Saturday afternoon shopping period, coupled with a craft show and a children'.s movie at the theater could significantly outstrip the amount of parking available.