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City Council Meeting Minutes October 20, 2015 Page 8 of 26 residents and local businesses in Louisville He was concerned about the pricing, and felt it should not be so high as to be prohibitive for residents, and not so low as to have every event planner flocking to Louisville He stated limiting the number of events has some ment, but felt the City would have to be cautious in setting a number Mayor Muckle supported the idea of limiting the number of large events, but was not convinced eight was the correct number Council member Loo has heard how much people love Louisville because there is so much to do She cautioned Council from going from one direction to another She did not want to overcorrect the problem She asked how the City can pick and choose an event over another She cautioned against setting up complex guidelines. Council member Leh commented the City collects direct costs, but has difficulty collecting staff costs He asked how it could be best managed Parks and Recreation Director Stevens explained it depends on the event and group The organizers have good planning, but sometimes they miss a lot in the setup. There has to be clear expectations on what the City can and cannot do to setup the perimeter for such things as a beer garden and air inflated jumping castles Those areas impact the turf in the parks and it could take 5-14 days to bring the grass back. He stated some groups don't understand all the City does to make the events successful Council member Leh would like to have some connection between the event and Louisville He agreed with Council member Loo's comment about not making the process Overly complicated Council member Lipton stated his belief Ward II would welcome any event His concern centered on a noise ordinance and how it is applied to the City's parks He felt the noise ordinance should be applied uniformly, but with respect to the Street Faire, it would not work There may be some events, which may be an anomaly Council member Stolzmann agreed one groups' events such as fundraisers for non- profits should not be duplicated by another group She asked staff to bring back the rules and restrictions on a permit by land use area She also agreed street closures impact neighborhoods. She suggested adding the picnic shelter behind the golf course as a rental shelter to the Recreation Web site. She addressed parking and stated parking was added next to the Lucky Pie She felt City employees should be encouraged to park in the new lot and under the library and not on neighborhood streets She suggested the City should move all their events (employee picnic, volunteer appreciation day) out of Community Park and into other parks She felt the Thursday Concert in the Park should be moved back to Cottonwood Park Council member Keany suggested the Thursday Concert in the Park should be moved around to different parks He agreed with reviewing the zoning and suggested looking