05-Minutes from the meeting on July 11, 2011

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Regular Council Meeting luly 11, 2011 Page 2 Bobbie Kirtley, 1065 N.E. 34`" - she said she was not complaining about the music, but the loudness of the base noise. She said she could feel vibrations from the music, and that the music from Crosswire had awaken her all hours of the morning. Carol Hufnagel, 720 Bunker - she said the music did not always stop at 10:00 p.m. and that there were times that she could feel the vibration. Earl Kirtley, 1065 N.E. 34t" - he said the problem with loud music had been going on for over three years and asked the City Council to put a stop to it. Michael Huggins - he said he was a musician and asked that the City Council consider State Statute when making a decision about this issue. He said that anything under 85db at 200 feet from the source was not a noise disturbance. Dawn Hope, 3315 Ridgeview - she said that she recently testified in the court case. She said she lives behind Buffalo Joe's and that she was a musician. She said that the bands do stop at 10:00 p.m., but that the music does not stop and sometimes goes on late. Terry Hope, 3315 Ridgeview - he is that the music is too loud on some nights and other nights that he did not hear any music. He suggested that a possible solution would be to build angled walls and angled fences toward the houses. Linda Christian, 3305 Ridgeview - she said that she did not have anything against music or business. Mrs. Christian said they had lived in their house for over thirty years and that it had been in the last three to four years that that the music became very loud. She said she wanted to be able to control the music when she was in her home and not have to turn up her television. Mrs. Christian referred City Council to Article V. Noise, Section 21.01 of the Paris Code. Mrs. Christian asked citizens in attendance regarding item # 11 to please stand. Charles Christian, 3305 Ridgeview - he said he was not against music and business, but that he wished they would put up sound proof fences. As Mayor Hashmi was moving to the Consent Agenda, William Conder approached the podium and asked to address the Council. A Motion to reopen the Citizens' forum was made by Council Member Pickle and seconded by Council Member McCarthy. Motion carried, 7 ayes - 0 nays. William Conder, 1870 E. Polk - he said that he sympathized with anyone who had to put up with pounding base. He said there was a car wash in the 1800 block of Clarksville Street and many times there was a sound war at the location. Mr. Conder said he could hear the noise from inside of his house, and that noise citations had declined over a period of time. 3