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research should be done. The residents to date have been to d that it is the City's feeling that this use will result in reduced traffic for the neighborhood and that the C ty should get behind this program because there is nothing not to like about it. In order to obtain an understanding of where people stand o this application,a straw poll was conducted. The majority of the people in the area are opposed to the propos d location. The French Creek Association does not support the location of the facility. Maddie noted note ery resident in this area has been canvassed,but that 76 percent of the immediate residents have been. Of the people, 97 percent of the people are opposed to the location. Maddie commented that the voice of the com unity isagainst this location. � � In terms of the Emily Program itself,Maddie stated in ;`.inion there not a person in this room who does not support the program or its charter. The Emily Prot` as made itive impact on people's lives and it is an exceptional program,which is not at debate tonight addle stated the qtt stt�� tons t is whether this is the right location for this facility. Maddie displayed an illustration of the Chaska location an e overhead and pointed out that the area consists of a residential area and a mixed use area. In addition,the w is a tov� se complex in the area. Murphy noted the facility in Chaska is in the process of clo ing. Maddie stated the data shows that the program is exception, In order to deal with one of the safety and risk concerns raised by the residents,he did look at police reco f 4 the Chaska Police Department and the St. Paul Police Department to understand how,an calls have .een placed t the facilities. The majority of the calls were made to the Chaska facility and calls were ade to the St. Paul location. There were 12 missing person's reports, 11 death/suicide in 'rogres or att mpts7 seven mental health concerns, and six 4. #10-3442 THE EMILYl RAM 2/80.; RE DRIi�E Continued emergency commit/officer initiating rills. These reports 'i. ade over a period of multiple years. Maddie recommended the City took a closer lookat the police repo s to find out in what context the calls were made. In terms of tom, all medical serve e tit Thew,Emily Program provides,they do lab work and acupuncture, but it is unclear whether it 111 be done*this i y. Ma commented that peopleare concerned about the traffic and parking, and noted that the neighbors were toldthe residents would not have cars but yet on the we site it says that individual plans for vehicles will b; fed. Maddie stated his opinion The�tly Program is a fantas is program and he would like to hear from actual resident the program. Maddie rid sated he did visit theChaska facility and chat with some of the patients down there. The fol't ng are; of the comments that Were received: "I wish I weren't here but they don't bother me and h'f bother them; I have no proble 's with it; it is a great program." In addition,there were some commentsreceived from the neighbors of the C aska facility who felt that there was not enough thought given to the i "' Om the neighbors,that parking as a problem as well as the number of ambulance calls to the facility. Maddie indicated he also heard a state ent from one of the neighbors that a lady ran down the street screaming foul obscenities,and another statement rom a different neighbor that was told when he complained,"that's what you have to expect from girls,"an another statement that the police have been there often. Maddie indicated he is not sure if this statement is v. id or not but that he did obtain addresses from all the people that he got statements from. In terms of property valuations,Maddie noted he did speak ith a few real estate professionals. Mayor White commented that it is not prudent to think that real estate val es will be systemic across the City,but the possibility is real that it will impact the valuations to some gree and will have a drawback on neighborhood