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City Council <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> October 20, 2015 <br /> Page 7 of 26 <br /> support for a noise ordinance Mayor Pro Tern Dalton requested the ordinance also <br /> address a one-day a weekend without any amplified music for Council consideration <br /> Council member Leh asked staff if there is an after event review process. Public <br /> Relations Manager Muth explained there is an informal email review process between <br /> the City departments If there are specific complaints regarding an event, the applicant <br /> is notified She stated the City receives complaints, but it is not generally specific to <br /> any event and people don't call during an event, so it's difficult to identify the event. <br /> Mayor Muckle stated Louisville has many wonderful events and the City Council does <br /> not think about making money from events He received calls and emails from people <br /> who enjoy the events and want them to continue. He stressed the importance of <br /> addressing impacted areas and focusing on the noise issue <br /> Council member Stolzmann stated it is about a balance and making sure the community <br /> character is what the citizens want and there are not any negative impacts overweighing <br /> the benefits of the special events She felt there is some fatigue from the number of <br /> events in certain areas She proposed staff come back with some different permitting <br /> processes triggered by the number of people at events and criteria for small, medium <br /> and large events One suggestion from last year was to improve the follow-up It would <br /> be beneficial if the applicant was required to canvass the neighborhoods and pick up <br /> trash and respond to complaints, which could have a positive impact She stressed the <br /> importance of setting the appropriate fee to enable additional staff help to follow-up on <br /> the impacts of the large events She proposed considering the number of large events <br /> per park per year She recommended only holding 8 large events per park per year <br /> She felt having a limit would encourage event planners to use another park <br /> Council member Keany felt Council should look at a noise ordinance He requested <br /> more discussion on the proposal for a quiet weekend day community-wide He <br /> supported addressing competing events, unless it is a series of events like Movies in <br /> the Park or Music in the Park. With respect to the complaint about the lineup of the <br /> Parade of Lights, he suggested flipping the parade route and having it start at the <br /> Middle School He also has received a lot of emails from people supporting the events <br /> He was not opposed to limiting large events to certain parks He stated the balance is a <br /> challenge. <br /> ,_- <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Dalton suggested when staff bnngs back information; Council consider <br /> limiting street closures <br /> Council member Keany stated there is quite a number of running events in Louisville <br /> and noted other communities are beginning to limit the areas for running events He <br /> thought Council could consider limiting the areas for running events <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Dalton suggested giving priority to local businesses and non-profits, <br /> which benefit Louisville Council member Lipton agreed preference should be given to <br />