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5. What assurances or solutions exist to ensure the "scope" of this facility can only be used for the treatment of eating disorders, and not other psychiatric disorders or ail ents should the Emily program choose to extend the scope of their practice? How will this be monitored and co mmunicated to the community? 6. What due diligence or fact finding has the city done with o her communities or public records in which this program operates, and if yes, when can this information b. shared with the community? 7. What is the impact to the neighborhood and community ith a 24/7 non-lock down psychiatric facility? 8. How often are emergency vehicles engaged with the facili lies(will public records be shared)? 9. How often do patients flee? It's a non-lock facility and Pro:ram members indicated this has happened in the past (will records and statistics be shared)? 10. What is the impact to property values should a treatment enter be introduced into the community? Has the city done any investigation or due diligence on behalf oft e residents? If yes,when can this information be shared with the residents? 11. If a CUP is passed and future operations do become a nuis nce to the Crystal Bay neighborhood, what then? Can Briar St be closed at the end of the Hill School to isola e it from the neighborhood? 12. Why can't the city engage in business development activiti s to assist in finding a tenant for this clearly historic building other than a treatment facility? Why not a public,library, learning center, another private school program, or business that doesn't involve 24/7 operations'in a quite neighborhood? How can the community and council come together to support this activity? 13. Given the magnitude of concern with the surrounding corinmunity,why not shift the discussion to an interim use permit on an annual basis for 2-3 years? If,after this time,the Emily program is in fact a positive impact on the community as they indicate it will be,then we vot for a CUP with restrictions on use,should the program relocate. Prior to any independent fact finding r nd its presentation to the community,this would seem to be the most logical approach for all interested p rties. Lastly, the surrounding community is clearly upset and our faith in he process injured based on how notifications and the permit posting on the school played out. How do we improve he notification procedure for future matters of this type beyond the 300 foot rule to ensure community members are ffectively notified? Most of us in the community discovered what was happening by an email sent by the Emily pro ram and forwarded throughout the surrounding community. The city did indicate they sent a formal notice to residents within 300-350 feet of the building but only a very small minority received any notification whatsoever. As mentioned, no sign was ever posted on the Hill School indicating a permit was in application as is required by ordinance. Surely these issues were not intentional, but it is creating the perception,and again just a perception, that this matter is being fast tracked. i In summation, please consider this a formal request for a moratori am on the CUP vote until the community has had a chance to gather some independent and objective facts, hopefully in coordination with the city. We'd like to work with the city to set a future council date in which to review this information and then afterwards, proceed forward with the vote on yes or no, and if yes, on the type and structure of the permit to be issued. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter, Mike Maddie Mike Maddie Strategy & Business Development Best Buy, Co. Inc. 7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, MN 55423-3645 Office: 612.291.5694 Cell: 612.804.5643 Loc: C4-853 2 42.(