08-18-82 Residential Neighborhoods

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A almtunttter Nona Wo ft a Qlomnwn Qlounril of fir OlitH of fhiutii limb: RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE The August 18, 1982 meeting of the Residential Neighborhoods Committee was called to order at 6: 20 p .m. by its chairman Councilman Beverlie Beck. Persons in attendance included: Councilmen Crone, Beck, Voorde,Harris , Szymkowiak, and McGann; Carolyn Pfotenhauer, Eli Miller, Delores Kovas , Paul Hooker, Kathleen Hooker, Joan Wagner, John Lanphere, George Divjack, Roger Baele, Arthur Quigley, Marchmont Kovas , and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Councilman Beck stated that the purpose of the meeting was to continue the review of the Noise Control Bill pending before the City Council . She then called upon the Council Attorney who reviewed the bill section by section. Carolyn Pfotenhauer also reviewed the bill and stated that its overall purpose should be to establish an objective decibel standard to measure noises . Councilman Beck then opened discussion and requested input from the citizens present . Paul Hooker, a clinical audiologist, stated that all sounds should be measured from a particular place. He explained such measurements when dealing with stationary sources and vehicular.: sources . He also suggested that the Council might want to consider different dBA levels for different times of the day. He made further suggestions as far as terminology for the bill. Councilman Crone questioned what priority noise control was with the City Administration. She noted that the vehicular noise ordinance which was passed last year by the City Council was not being enforced on a regular basis . She noted the lack of noise meters which also would affect enforcement. She was concerned that during the process of reviewing the proposed budget for next year, no department had included any line-item appropriation for the purchase of any noise control meters . Councilman Crone concluded by stating that unless the City Administration is willing to cooperate with regards to enforcement, that passage of another law by the City Council may be a futile attempt and a disservice to our citizens . Mr. Quigley of the Northeast Neighborhood Council stated that he believed the bill was a good one and hoped that the City would be able to have enough meters so that one could be placed in each police substation. Eli Miller of the Chamber of Commerce voiced concern over the regulation of industrial noises . He stated that the City receives few if any complaints about industrial areas and that such areas were governed by OSHA regulations . It is his desire to retain jobs in this community and that hopefully the good intentions of a noise control bill could be reduced to one page. Councilman McGann cited several examples where citizens may take things into their own hands to deal with noisy parties . In light of the unique position of the fourth district and its high concentration of college students , he believed that such an ordinance was long overdue . Mr. John Lanphere of Audio-Video Design Services also made several suggestions and offered to work with the Council in proposed modification. PA« PRU• /VouUMIMO co.