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City Council Meeting Minutes October 20, 2015 Page 6 of 26 part of their event They feel the application process should contain stringent criteria on how events get selected He supported well run events receiving priority COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Loo inquired how the City would determine whether an event was well run Mr. Johnson stated he was willing to work with the City to make such a determination PUBLIC COMMENTS Tom Rafferty, 945 Rex Street, Louisville, CO read a letter from his neighbor, Rich Gomer, who resides at 504 Main Street Mr Gomer has lived in Louisville since 2014, but had previously lived in Louisville in the 1990's. He was amazed how much Louisville had changed He stated the Parade of Lights brought a massive line-up of large vehicles, idling their engines for 90 minutes He was also impacted by the two-day Elks Club Octoberfest, which was the worst event of the year The setup was two days and take down was three days The music on the day of the event was too loud and the event planners were reluctant to turn the music down He was not opposed to community events, but took issue with how they are managed. He hoped the Council would consider the size, noise levels and frequency of the event or try to move them to different sections of the City to share the inconvenience Cynthia Bargman, 443 E Raintree Court, Louisville, CO, a 27-year resident, stated she lives several blocks from Community Park and is concerned over the larger events, the lack of parking and the volume of the music She favored limiting the number of events and reducing the volumes. She addressed the Art Walk and noted the music from the courtyard behind the Marketplace is so loud, the music from the galleries cannot be heard She asked the City to consider one quiet weekend day, without amplified music. She expressed her enjoyment of the Thursday night Music in the Park event. Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street, Louisville, CO complimented the City Council for their time and energy devoted to the citizens of Louisville She addressed parking for special events and thanked the parking ambassadors She asked Council to consider painting the curbs yellow, which would make the intersections more visible and safer She encouraged the public to participate in the McCaslin Small Area Plan to ensure that area includes parks and gathering areas for future events. She felt the benefits and the impacts of such venues should be shared throughout the City COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Stolzmann addressed the public comments with respect to the noise issue. She supported staff bringing back a noise ordinance, which identified hours of amplified music in addition to a maximum decibel level Mayor Muckle voiced his