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White stated the City is only required by state law to notify •roperty owners within 350 feet of a property that has submitted an application and that the list is provide' by Hennepin County. Danielson asked where the sign has been posted on the Hill School property regarding this application and that they are only hearing about this through an e-mail it at has been forwarded on a number of times. McMillan noted there should have been a sign posted. Danielson stated the person who initiated the e-mail does n 1 t live in the immediate adjoining area. i Turner stated they were probably notified because their name is connected with the common area. Bremer indicated the City obtained the names of the property owners from Hennepin County. Danielson stated they do not have a problem with the Emily'Program but that she does have a problem with the City of Orono. Six other communities within the s ate of Minnesota house The Emily Program and those facilities are located within mixed use districts. Miller stated the Chaska location is in a townhome develop ent and it has been in that location for the past five years. Danielson stated she put together a list of The Emily Program's other locations and the businesses that are within a block or two of them. This neighborhood is exclusively residential,which would be an exception to that. Danielson asked what other alternatives there are for this property and why a quiet residential neighborhood is being forced to accept a 24/7 m dical facility. Danielson concurred there will be less traffic with this use than The Hill School,but the pe ple working for The Emily Program will be working around the clock. There will be lights, noise,traffi , and people who do not reside in the neighborhood driving in and out of the neighborhood at all ours of the day and night. I Danielson asked what kind of safeguards there will be to gu4rantee that this property does not turn into a detention for delinquent teens or a center for sex offenders. ,'The new tenant may not be as easy to accept at this site as The Emily Program. Danielson urged the City Council to protect the neighborhood and find (6. #10-3442 THE EMILY PROGRAM, 2180 NORTH SHORE DRIVE, Continued) a more appropriate use for this property. Danielson recommended the other 88 property owners be notified and also be given an opportunity to comment on this application. Miller stated he understands the neighbors' concerns and th.t they are not new concerns. In his opinion the neighborhood will not suffer because of The Emily Pro: am and it is doubtful this structure can be used for the other uses suggested by Ms.Danielson. Miller noted one way to protect the neighborhood is for the City to cancel the conditional use permit after The E I ily Program is gone. LaQuey stated as it relates to the fire department,the Orono Fire Department is not close to the facility. White indicated he understands the issues raised by Mr. La S uey relating to the Orono Fire Department and that the fire safety concerns raised by Mr. LaQuey are nit valid ones. White requested Mr. LaQuey limit his comments to concerns not already raised. Mr. LaQuey asked what experience the City has with hospit;1 fires.