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Bear stated that a noise study is very difficult and that a lot of time, the background noise exceeds the decibel levels outlined by the state. He described that some of the noises from the site could be a container dropping on the ground or scrap dropping in a bin, which are generally one time noises. The sound studies generally measure continuous noises. His thoughts are that if the noise study was done, the noises wouldn't exceed the threshold for the state. Bear does believe that neighbors probably hear some of these one-time noises from the site, but those noises wouldn't break the threshold set by the state. Rick Mark stated that he didn't know if all of the noise heard by neighbors is completely coming off of just his site. He reminded the Planning Commission that there is an industrial park to the north of his business. Commissioner Rosenquist asked if it would take the same amount of time to get the site cleaned up if the pile got to a large size again. Rick Mark stated that it wouldn't take the same amount of time. Commissioner Rosenquist reminded Mr. Mark that he sat on the Planning Commission when the original plan came through. Rick Mark stated that he was pretty aggressive on his first plan and since then, the business has changed. Commissioner Rosenquist stated that the site looks nice. Commissioner Lessard agreed and stated that the traffic seems to flow well. Rick Mark said they never have any back-ups and the site can hold 80-1.00 cars, when before they would be backing up into the highway. Chair Kleissler re -opened the public hearing at 7:53 p.m. Frank Puleo, 6375 165th St. N., spoke at the podium. He stated that this issue has been going on for a long time and he has been working with the City and Mr. Mark on getting this issue resolved. Mr. Puleo first wanted to address the noise complaints. He stated that he is in Mr. Mark's office frequently and they can carry on a conversation without talking loudly. Mr. Puleo stated that he had heard of complaints regarding roll offs being dumped early in the morning, especially on Saturday. Mr. Puleo drove to Foxhill. Ave. on a couple of occasions, parked, and listened for noise with his vehicle window down. He stated that the only thing he could hear was the forklift beeper and he could barely hear it. If cars passed on the highway, he couldn't hear it at all. Mr. Puleo reminded the Planning Commission that this area has industrial businesses on it and noise is associated with that use, but that Mr. Mark's business hours reasonably accommodate neighbors who hear the noise. He stated that NRI has been in. the City for 15-20 years and serves a purpose in the community and has a lot of customers from Hugo and surrounding areas. Mr. Puleo said that the proposed site plan is the best option and to be able to run his business, Mr. Mark must put scrap on the ground to sort it. He gave the Planning Commission an example that a trailer has come in with many different metals and wants to drop it off, get paid, and get going. He stated that there is no way the business could operate if they had to sort everything straight from each vehicle when other customers are waiting to drop their recyclables off. Chair Kleissler closed the public hearing at 7:59 p.m.