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Commissioner Van <br />stated that residents at the public hearing were very concerned <br />Planning p will be <br />about the additional noise these events would generate. He stated that feels <br />n as for a <br />adequate but is a bit concerned has traffic. pulled from their a pplication ion be ause that event is <br />tractor pull, which the apphcan <br />noisier than the other activities. He stated that they also removed the snowmobile event from the <br />calendar also for noise reasons. <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he understands resident's noise concerns problem for area esiis pretty <br />residential. He cited the noise from the Anoka County Fair being p <br />planning Commissioner VanScoy stated that he also has concerns denti al deh the would is <br />directly across from this area and the City is encouraging be <br />closer than the existing residential area near Diamonds. <br />Councilmember Dehen stated that he had a procedural question about when the City Council <br />holds joint meetings with the Planning Commission. <br />stated that the City Council tries to meet twice a year with each u <br />Mayor G <br />amec a <br />sometimes there are issues where the commission has a concern and the City C hold <br />joint meeting. <br />pl Commissioner Levine stated that when certain du a little deeper up, <br />into good <br />give <br />people, such as the Planning Commission, who have g <br />feedback an d information to the City Council. He stated fion of whatthey have found at the City <br />have even more joint sessions or have more represe <br />Council. meetings. <br />Associate Planner Dalnes stated that for this particular issue, there were a lot of things that could <br />o either way, such as the number of events, the time of the events, an d the Special Use Permit <br />g Commission does not look at Special Use Permits, so they <br />request. She noted that the Planning <br />felt it made sense to discuss this issue at a joint meeting. <br />Councilmember Dehen asked if the Planning Commission voted to have a joint session on this <br />item. <br />Planning <br />Commissioner Levine stated that more often than not, the Planning Commission is <br />invited to come to a joint meeting. <br />are <br />Councilmember Strommen stated that there really isn't a procedure meetings the <br />held. She stated that, in this case, the Planning Commission dust felt rt made sense to <br />City Council about this issue. <br />Councilmember Elvig questioned how long these events would last. H e s at e m ho rover, he as <br />permi some concerts that d demo about <br />tion derby events those <br />the noise that they will emit. He <br />concerned about motocross an <br />City Council Work Session / October 30, 2007 <br />Page 6 of 19 <br />—166— <br />