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In the past there have been a couple of other outside events that included bands for fund raising events that received numerous complaints due to extremely high volume and bass. One was an event many years ago hosted by Waterworks and another in which the previous owner of Kelly's Bar hosted when Mayor Swedberg was in office. He could hear it down to his house and agreed it was too loud. The outside event on July 26, 2014 also had extremely high volume and bass such as these two previous events. All three of these events were heard up to a mile away. The only other outside music events that we are aware of is when Jim Maher owned Kelly's Bar and would host an annual fund raiser in connection with the Centerville Lion's Club. The music played from 4:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. and the volume and bass were closely monitored and enjoyed by the neighboring residents. Also,Music in the Park, which is held at Laurie LaMotte Park,has received no complaints because the people in charge are very conscientious of keeping the volume and bass down at an acceptable level. It seems when we have these occasional fund raisers that the people in charge have no common sense or consideration for the neighbors. Thus, since these last three music events, in connections with the bars, have drawn a considerable amount of complaints, we strongly suggest the council, at this time, refer to Minn. Rules Chapter 7030(Exhibit B)as mentioned in Section 91.06(D)of the city's ordinance as a guideline and incorporate or add a subsection (c)to Section 91.09(C)(4)clearly stating the following suggestions or very similar thereof. (c) Music events held outside will be required to: 1. warm up will be no longer than 10 minutes, actual band time for the public will be no longer than 4 hours and not to exceed past 10:00 p.m.; 2. a person/persons must be designated to be responsible for the control of the volume and decibels not to exceed 70db. They must be able to prove that this instrument has been calibrated correctly and continued correct calibration during the entire event. This decibel is just a guideline and may be revisited to adjust to a lower level for similar future events. A chart must be kept by designated person/persons with date and time recording decibels at 15 minute intervals and signed off with two different signatures agreeing this is the correct reading. Original copy of decibel chart must be handed in to city hall for public record and event holder retain one copy for their records. If decibels are exceeded during event and not corrected within 5 minutes or exceed several times,the Centennial Police Department has the authority to issue a ticket to the person/persons in charge of such event in the amount of$500.00 or instructed to shut the music down if complaint/complaints are received; 3. all residents up to a mile must be notified and notifications sent out and paid for by the sponsors of the event 60 days before event takes place so if people have concerns they have time to contact a councilmember or attend a council meeting; and 4. postings on the time and place must be posted correctly on the City of Centerville's website and any other advertisements. Again,we wish to reiterate that we understand the importance of fund raisers for our community and appreciate the people that put their personal time into making this a better community, However,at the same time,we feel we have the right to the enjoyment of our property whether it be inside or outside. Therefore,adoption of these recommendations is a good start in the right direction for everybody affected by this and can look forward to these events as being more acceptable and enjoyable. -2-