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206 Repair/Abatement, New Ordinance, Chapters 801 & 802 <br />207 Mr. Freihammer reviewed the Repair/Abatement draft ordinance, Chapters 801 & <br />208 802 with the Commission. He noted these two Chapters are new. <br />209 <br />210 7. Lighting Policy <br />211 Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer explained the City last updated the <br />212 lighting policy in 2003. He reviewed the policy with the Commission and asked for <br />213 feedback and a recommendation to be made to the City Council. <br />214 <br />215 Member Fergus indicated he was in favor of the dark sky lighting and would love <br />216 it if something were in the policy regarding this when new lighting or replacing <br />217 lighting. He also thought instead of one hundred percent resident agreement for <br />218 lighting there should be a percentage of resident agreement because not everyone <br />219 is going to agree on getting new lights installed and where. He noted he was also in <br />220 favor of the different uses and different spacing on land residential versus <br />221 commercial. <br />222 <br />223 Vice -Chair Mueller concurred with what Member Fergus stated. <br />224 <br />225 Member Rudolf explained she was supportive of having the separation between the <br />226 three divisions Mr. Freihammer mentioned about residential, commercial, and <br />227 special district. She also wondered as a female walking around, there are certain <br />228 areas that are really dark, and she was not expecting the City to pave her walking <br />229 route with streetlights, but she also wondered if there was a way to consider the <br />230 really dark spaces and having the opportunity of considering a space. She thought <br />231 that generally what exists seems reasonable. <br />232 <br />233 Mr. Freihammer explained that the Parks Department has their own lighting policy <br />234 for the parks, and this does not really apply to parks. This is really regarding public <br />235 right-of-way. <br />236 <br />237 Member Luongo wondered if there should be something in the policy regarding <br />238 lighting trails. <br />239 <br />240 Mr. Freihammer explained there could be, there is not currently, but if the City <br />241 decided to light the trails it would be a huge cost that is not really considered right <br />242 now. <br />243 <br />244 Member Rudolf wondered if it would make sense to consider one or two sentences <br />245 of language that staff stated afew times during this presentation which is about the <br />246 City strives to balance a sense of safety with fiscal responsibility but also like <br />247 environmental responsibility with the dark skies piece. Really seeking to strike that <br />248 balance. <br />249 <br />250 Mr. Freihammer thought that was a good idea, maybe a type of mission statement. <br />251 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />Page 8 of 71 <br />