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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - January 30, 2006 5 Councilmember Holden asked how often would the generator need to be tested. Mr. Paakkonen responded the generator would only be used in emergency purposes, but the generator needed to be run once a week for 15-20 minutes and he indicated the timer could be preset to run at the most convenient time for the City and the neighboring properties. Councilmember Larson stated he believed the trains that ran through the area would be far louder than any generator would be. He stated the likelihood of a generator operated only in an emergency would be a disruptive factor was minimal. Councilmember Grant stated he believed 95 decibels was louder than a train and 95 decibels was quite loud, but with the sound materials they were proposing to put in was apparently the best they could do. He noted the existing neighbors were there today, but it might be a different business in the future or redevelopment could occur, and he wanted Council to keep this in mind. He stated he was not necessarily against this proposal however. Councilmember Holden asked what time would the testing of the generator take place. Mr. Paakkonen responded they would do the testing whenever the City wanted them to. Mayor Aplikowski stated she believed the generator being tested during the day would be the best option and she would leave it up to them as to whether it would be morning or afternoon. Councilmember Larson suggested they invite their neighbors over the first time the generator is being tested so they would know where the noise was coming from when they heard it. Mr. Paakkonen responded he had spoken with the surrounding neighbors and they did not have any issue with the generator and had actually asked for the manufacturers information. Councilmember Larson asked if applicant would be able to meet the 65 decibels at the property line. Mr. Lehnhoff responded it was not possible for them to meet the 65 decibels at the property line and this condition would need to be amended. Council member Pellegrin asked what the manufacturer had told them as to how much sound attenuation they could get. Mr. Paakkonen summarized the manufacturer's specifications. Councilmember Pellegrin stated the item that was going to make the most noise was the fan. He asked what was possible with respect to manufacturer's specifications. Mr. Joe Denzel, Corporate Express, responded the letter submitted at the meeting was what was feasibly possible. Councilmember Pellegrin asked if they had looked at the exhaust emissions that came from the generators. Mr. Joe Denzel slated the generator purchased had the new emission requirements for the State of California and met the most stringent requirements today. Council member Larson requested under condition 3 they delete the submission of a noise mitigation plan and require they add the sound absorbent material that would reduce the noise to the 75-decibellevel at 23 feet.