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Do Not Pass the proposed Amendments for 5193 Keats Ave. A change of this magnitude will significantly reshape the future of this area and transform it into something other than what rural residents have come to expect and enjoy. The proposal does not match the long- term plan for this area of the City. The placement of a commercial medical facility does not conform to the best use of this land according to the Land Use Policy reflected in the ThriveMSP 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Many people and organizations rely on the Plan for decision making. References to the property designate it as environmentally significant and protected. Will the City complete a study to determine the financial impact a change of this sort would have to the surrounding rural properties before making any changes? This type of business would be better served and located on public sewer and water and close to public transit. A medical facility does not fit into our rural residential neighborhood. The sky is completely dark at night in this area. Adding a medical facility and commercial business on the edge of Clear Lake will interfere with the adjoining and neighboring property owners’ right to the enjoyment of their properties. It will affect our quality of living. The light pollution will be disruptive to the dark night sky we all experience and enjoy by living in this rural residential area. Commercial lighting of a medical facility, care center, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, and auxiliary lighting would be a major blow to the environment and all the people who live here. Increased traffic for this business would involve commercial delivery vehicles, staffing transportation, service provider commutes, patients’, and their visitors’ vehicles. This will be a nuisance for residents. We live in this area to get away from this. A traffic study should be considered first before any further consideration of the two proposed Amendments. A medical facility will produce more traffic from non-residents and commercial vehicles and the potential additional need for traffic controls, like stoplights further adding to light pollution. The movement of traffic through our rural neighborhood, including the intersection of Keats at Hwy 36 for this business is undesirable. This is a very difficult intersection. According to Valley Branch Watershed District, see map attached, the current home and outbuildings on this property are in the 100-year floodplain. This information shows the current proposal will not work. Clear Lake is an environmental asset offering wildlife habitat and corridors that should not be disrupted by a commercial business functioning 24/7 year-round. The proposed medical facility and type of services do not lend themselves to supporting this habitat or our rural experience. The request to convert this property to allow a commercial business site already illustrates the lack of care, concern and stewardship vested to the new owner.