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Mounds View City Council June 26, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 16 concern about trash in her back yard including a plastic bun rack that was thrown over her fence 1 last year. 2 3 Ms. Mears stated she and her husband were aware they moved in behind a bar and that she called 4 the police before moving in and was informed there were no noise complaints. She stated her 5 main concern was the trash and beer bottles in her yard where her children play 6 7 Ms. Amundsen asked about the noise issues, and said she has contacted Fridley, whose Police 8 Department has noise ordinances stating maximum decibel levels. She asked if Mounds View 9 has a decibel limit in an ordinance and asked if that is something that should be discussed. 10 11 Sean Mears, 5292 Edgewood Drive, said that he was not aware until tonight that there have been 12 police reports filed. He said he is disappointed that the Police Department did not provide the 13 adequate information about the police reports. He commended Robert’s that the bar noise has 14 gone down and that the doors have been closed in the past few weeks, and that he takes it as a 15 sign that some things are being done to address the neighbors’ complaints. 16 17 Mr. Mears stated that on a Sunday, a band was performing, and that they could hear everything 18 that was being said. He asked at what point is loud too loud. He said that he understands he 19 lives next to a bar, but that the noise is too much. He said all he is asking is the volume is turned 20 down and the doors remain closed. 21 22 Cindy Hilger, 5287 Edgewood Drive, agreed that over the last two weeks, the noise level has 23 come down significantly. She said that a band’s bass and the noise from the bar cannot be 24 compared to a dog barking in the middle of the afternoon. She stated she is voicing her concern 25 about the noise and liked the decibel level suggestion. She said the police have been called since 26 the meetings two weeks ago, and that one night was particularly bad. 27 28 Wayne Joelberg, 5287 Edgewood Drive, stated that a woman on the City Council used to live on 29 Edgewood Drive and had a meeting with Robert’s. He said that a wall was proposed to hold 30 down the noise and that he would like to see a real noise barrier put in. He said he is sure 31 Robert’s can afford it 32 33 Jeff Hilger, 5287 Edgewood Drive, stated that the noise is loud Thursday through Sunday. He 34 said he would like to reiterate that the noise is a huge problem and keeps him awake at night. He 35 said after the bar closes the noise from the motorcycles and yelling wakes him up. 36 37 Mayor Marty closed the public hearing at 9:18 p.m. 38 39 Councilmember Thomas stated the reason things like this come back for renewal is so residents 40 have these opportunities to speak. She said the bar can control the noise level of the music and 41 stated she would like to see a meeting between the City and the bar owner. She said it would be 42 appropriate to make sure the bar owner was following through with issues that are within his 43 power. She noted her expectation is that the bar owner will do what he can within his power. 44 45