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City Council Meeting Minutes March 4, 2014 Page 8 of 21 Susan Honstein, 727 Pine Street, Louisville, CO stated she is negatively impacted by the events in the downtown area. She didn't want to stop the events but requested the issues of parking and alcohol consumption be addressed. She stated beer bottles and trash are thrown into her yard and several times people are found wandering through residential properties. Creel Curtis, 105 Roosevelt Avenue, Louisville, CO stated he is directly affected by events at Community Park. He reported being disturbed by the amplified sound and noted the movies can be quite loud and go very late at night. He met with event coordinators to try to resolve the issue by moving movies farther away from the closest residences and to have a greater police presence. He didn't want the food trucks to be allowed to serve alcohol. He suggested better notification to the neighborhood and regulation on the amplified sound. Laura Lambrecht, 1041 Jefferson Avenue, Louisville, CO lives in the downtown area, and is also a retail business owner. She is a supporter of special events, but wanted to see the Street Faire as a once a month event. She wanted either a stronger police presence or fewer Street Faires. Jeff Suffolk applauded the volunteers of the Street Faire and found it ironic, as a professional event planner, it is very well run. He offered his time to help with special events permits. He proposed a rating system other cities use to quantify the events for the community. The City can then eliminate the events which do not meet qualifications. He suggested raising the fee for special events permits and a media platform, which would provide calendar notification and other announcements. Michael Menaker suggested running shuttles from the Recreation Center and the Police Station. He supported a stronger police presence at Street Faire and other large events. He explained no beer is sold by the bottle at the Street Faire. He noted other cities have hired auxiliary police officers for special events and suggested the City investigate this as a potential solution. Debbie Fahey, 1118 W. Enclave Circle, Louisville, CO felt the events were vital but wanted the impact on residents leveled. She stated currently there is not a standard application procedure for special events. She suggested facing the issues as they arise. Mayor Muckle asked for Council comments and noted there is not a moratorium on the table; the objective is to address the impacts of these events and mitigate them. He felt the impacts such as trash and parking were reasonable concerns. COUNCIL COMMENT Council member Lipton did not feel it was appropriate to give staff specific direction this evening. He felt the City was victim of their own success and wondered if the handling