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City Council Regular Meeting - 02/14/05 Minutes - Page 8 Mayor Klausing opened and closed the Public Hearing at 6:27 p.m.; with no one appearing for or against. Maschka moved, Schroeder seconded, approval of the On-Sale and Sunday Intoxicating Liquor License for Big Bowl Asian LLC at 1705 Highway 36 for the year ending December 31, 2005. Roll Call Ayes: Kough, Ihlan, Maschka, Schroeder and Klausing. Nays: None. 7. Further Consideration of a Proposed Ordinance Amending Section 405.02 of the Roseville City Code relating to Amplified Sound from Automobiles Police Chief Carol Sletner summarized the requested action, noting it was a quality of life issue requested by numerous citizens of Roseville related to noise pollution related to "boom box" cars. Councilmember Kough expressed concern that innocent persons would be inadvertently impacted by such legislation. Police Chief Sletner assured Councilmembers that officers would use discretion and that the City was looking at vehicles that were blatantly abusing the quality of life of its residents by enhanced amplified sound systems. Discussion included the amount and type of fine, defined as a $50.00 administrative fine; advantages and disadvantages in using decibel level meters; the objective nature of the proposed ordinance and officer and/or witness interpretations; intent of the ordinance for public streets and alleyways and whether including driveways was applicable; clarification of ordinance language of 50' or one block; enforcement provisions and hindrances; and inclusion of and enforcement for portable devices. Councilmember Schroeder expressed his concern that the proposed ordinance did not go far enough in enforcing the boom boxes outside of cars (i.e., City parks and open spaces), citing an example in his neighborhood at Acorn Park. Councilmember Schroeder also opined that the ordinance should expand hours of Ordinance 1315 Amplified Sound from Automobiles