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a developer comes in and has to wear sun glasses at midnight. The residents have talked to Mr. Curtola, but he has not been helpful. The residents want the lights down, because they feel there is no way to mitigate the lights. Even if a screen is put up, it will not filter enough of the light out to make a difference. He felt if the golf range has to apply for a permit like everyone else has to, the operator might find a better way to set the lights up that could appease most people. Ms. Micheloff asked what perspective he was coming from because she had heard from another property owner that there was not that much of a problem. Mr. Hempy stated that he represents all the property owners in the area and presented a letter to the Clerk from Mr. Marshall. He stated there is a safety problem because the lights shine directly into on-coming cars, which impairs the ddver's vision and could cause a collision. He stated the timeliness of the staff report is incorrect today. It was correct when it was originally written, however the property owners feel very differently today. The current screen is not a long term solution to the problem. Ms. Mohr asked if the driving range is a permanent establishment or is the fair using that as a revenue producer for interim use. Mr. Hempy stated it was revenue producing and when the lights were put in, the Fair Board got a certain percentage of the gross. Ms. Michelotti stated that one of the options in the staff report was to locate the lights on the northern side of the property. Mayor Tarver thought the Liaison Committee could take a message from Council to the Fair Board relaying the strong position that Council would like the Fair Board to follow the process that everyone has to follow. David Jones, 1605 Rose Avenue, also represented several residents who live on Rose Avenue and Rose Lane. He showed a map and demonstrated how far the driving lights shine. The Curtolas have offered and are willing to mitigate the lights for the residents that are there now. He asked them for a letter and was told that it was mailed in August, but was returned because of a bad address. The letter was eventually walked over to him, but without a date or signature attached to it. The letter states that the Curtolas have hired the services of an engineer and introduced their attorney. As for the lights, he did not see where a twenty foot screen would screen out the light from thirty feet high poles. He did not feel the owners were open to moving the lights or turning them off. He thought they were out of compliance with CEQA and should have gone through the County Public Works Department. The driving range owners now state the lights were pan of the original plan when the driving range went in. But why weren't the lights turned on at that time? 11/28/95 - 11-