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most of the complaints received are for work beginning prior to 7:00 a.m. and noted that there are not usually complaints for work occurring after 10:00 p.m. Councilmember Riley stated that in regard to Harvest Estates and those neighbors, they were shocked to hear that the reasonable construction hours extended to 10:00 p.m. and believed the negotiated timeframe was a better fit that the residents agreed with. He stated that he would support shortening the hours, with the option for the developer to request longer hours if appropriate. Mayor Strommen stated that she would find it surprising that construction workers would attempt to work past 10:00 p.m. although noted that there could be construction work attempting to stretch past 8:00 p.m., which is where the complaints arose in Harvest Estates. Community Development Director Gladhill provided additional information on the Harvest Estate situation, noting that the core construction activities were completed by 8:00 p.m. but the street sweeping was occurring after 8:00 p.m., which is what caused the complaint calls. Councilmember Williams stated that this would also apply to work on specific residential property, such as work on a deck. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that additional language could be added to not impact existing homeowners. Councilmember Johns stated that perhaps by shortening the construction hours you would generate more work for staff because of the requests that would come in for extended hours, rather than allowing the later hours and limiting the hours on situations that require that action. Community Development Director Gladhill stated that he did not believe that there would be additional work in either situation. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would like to leave the hours as is and negotiate the hours as needed as he believed that would give the City more control. Mayor Strommen stated that she would view the situation in the opposite as she believed that shortening the hours and allowing extended hours would give the City more control. She believed that 8:00 p.m. was a more reasonable hour for neighborhood construction, noting that if extended hours are needed the developer can request that. Councilmember LeTourneau stated that if it's not broken he does not see a reason to fix it, as the Ordinance has worked well for many years, with the exception of the Harvest Estates case. He stated that 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. is reasonable, noting that many contractors end work by 6:00 or 8:00 p.m. on their own. He stated that if additional language is needed to be built into the development agreement that could be done. Motion by Councilmember LeTourneau, seconded by Councilmember Kuzma, to follow the recommendation of the Planning Commission to leave the limits on the hours of construction to City Council / August 25, 2015 Page 10 of 14