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413 There being no further testimony, Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing closed. It was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember But- ler, that Resolution No. 88-258, making application to LAFCO for Annexation No. 100, a 6.2 acre parcel located on the west side of Foothill Road and owned by Roger Picard; that Resolution No. 88-259, agreeing to the exchange of prop- erty tax revenue for Annexation No. 100; and directing staff to notify the applicant that he is required to prepare all the necessary documents and pay all the required annexation fees, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Brandes, Butler, Mohr, and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Wilson MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION item lOa Adoption of Ordinance No. 1356~ Amendment to the Noise Ordinance to Regulate Leaf Blowers (Intro. 3-15-88, 5-Ayes) (Contd. from 4-5-88) (Reintro. 5-17-88, 5-Ayes) Mr. MacDonald presented his report {SR 88:243) dated June 7, 1988, regard- ing this matter. Ms. Elizabeth Kolar, Mission Park, stated she formerly lived near the fairgrounds and when the leaf blower was used there during the Fair it was impossible to sleep. Now she is concerned that there might be the same prob- lem when the Raley*s store is opened in her area. She felt 5:00 a.m. was too early to allow leaf blowers to operate; she also felt they should not be al- lowed to operate earlier than 7:00-8:00 a.m. on weekends. Mr. Ron Berkheiser, 1893 Cortez Court, stated he felt leaf blowers should not be allowed to operate on weekends and only from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. He stated there also might be a problem with enforcement on the type of leaf blowers allowed. He reiterated his concern regarding noise levels, stating that traffic is not a continuous noise while the leaf blower is a continuous noise. Mr. Stan Zerodny, sweeper at the Amador Shopping Center, stated that if this ordinance is passed with the restricted hours that his crews will have to work split shifts, which creates a hardship. He stated that traffic and gar- bage trucks create more noise than leaf blowers early in the morning. He ad- vised that the new leaf blowers are quieter and he did not feel that noise from them would adversely impact the neighbors. He stated he is willing to start later on Saturdays and Sundays. He advised that the Amador Shopping Center is very busy early in the mornings and it is difficult to property maintain the grounds; he would like to begin his operations as early as possible. Councilmember Butler stated he favors Option B - total prohibition of leaf blowers from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., with use restricted to PB 4500 or equivalent leaf blowers from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., with possible later hours on weekends. - 9 - 6-7-88