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Jon Harvey stated that he was a member of the Task Force and that he spent most of the time trying to get to a point where he understood the current or the initial conditions and what they were starting with, and then trying to understand and come to what are the set of parameters that they want to regulate. He indicated that he thinks the Task Force moved very quickly in agreement regarding "let's define a line or a map so you know where you're in and where you're out" and "let's define the hours of days where the sound levels apply." He added that the members generally all agreed on that kind of framework for the Guidelines, with the differences being in the hours, the decibels, and the lines. Mr. Harvey stated that he has one question that still needs some clarification: the table has the decibel listed from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. at 60 dBA, but not from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. With respect to the discussion around residential uses inside the Core Area, he indicated that it was his understanding that it does not matter what the use is, that whoever is within the Core Area is subject to the Core Area zoning guidelines, including those in a residential use next to or above or below a commercially zoned property in the Core Area, and the 74 dBA would apply to everyone. He continued that he thinks the number was defined as 60 dBA in sensitivity to the residential uses inside the Core Area so that after a certain point in the evening, those people who did choose to live in the commercially zoned area would get some reprieve. Mr. Harvey stated that there was not a lot of discussion about this but that it is probably fair game for the Planning Commission to discuss this. He indicated that he disagreed with some of the speakers that the numbers cannot be lowered, that they opened a can of worms and everything is fair game, and that the Commission should strive to get to the best result. He stated that he does not know if the right number is 60 dBA or 70 dBA or somewhere in between, but that it ought to be noticeably less than whatever the number is before the 10:00 p.m. or the 11:00 p.m. threshold is hit, depending on the day of the week. Mr. Harvey stated that he supports the recommendation of the Task Force. He added that he thinks the clarification made by the business community makes sense and are consistent with his understanding with the only exception of the decibel level after the 10:00 or 11:00 threshold was hit. Janice Phalen stated that she is a member of the Economic Vitality Committee and is currently serving as Chair. She noted that it is a fairly large committee consisting of 23 residents. She stated that after the Task Force completed its work, the EVC felt that it should probably weigh in on something around Downtown vitality and come up with some recommendations. She indicated that the PDA did present its suggestions to the EVC, who voted unanimously to support the PDA. She added that the discussion was great and was very fast - paced, and the EVC really wanted to see vitality in the Downtown increased at this point. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 12, 2012 Page 22 of 35