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Ms. Michelotti referred to the time between May and fight after the Planning Commission meeting and when the prior music format was in place. She asked if there was a problem with people not leaving the parking lot and making noise. Mr. Ratinho said he had not seen a report to that effect. He believed that 99% of the time, his parking lot is empty by 2:05 a.m. He starts playing slow music at 1:15 a.m. and at 1:35 to 1:40 a.m. the music is stopped and he believed the parking lot was empty by 2:05 a.m. Ms. Michelotti asked if that was occurring in May until the hearing? Mr. Ratinho said no. Between May and July, the business was at capacity every Saturday and it did take a little longer to get the patrons out of the parking lot. Ms. Michelotti said she was trying to get him to admit that there was a problem in the beginning with noise and the police force. She said it appears that from the time of the Planning Commission and last month, that that has all been changed. She questioned the situation because it appeared right after the Planning Commission, that his business had distributed flyers for events and was proceeding in the normal mode of operation. Mr. Ratinho denied that that had happened. The following weekend after the Planning Commission, Sgt. Parker told him he had received an email that the Marque announced it was having a big going away party. Mr. Ratinho said he did not advertise for this. There was an extraordinary law enforcement presence in his parking lot on Saturday and he believed he did not have even 200 patrons. He did not see the necessity of having so many police officers present. Mr. Campbell believed the issue is not what time people leave the parking lot, but what happens once they leave the club and the activity within the parking lot and when they actually leave. He wanted acknowledgement that there had been a problem and that that problem is no longer in existence and he is working towards a solution so the problems will not happen again. Mr. Ratinho said that is correct. Mayor Pico declared the public heating open. Nick Caravelli, 5215 Lilac Avenue, Livermore, indicated he was the head of security for the Marque. He deals with the Police on a nightly basis and is the liaison between the club'and the Police. He has been in the business for 23 years and has worked at several clubs. The Marque is by far the easiest club he has worked for. Ms. Dennis felt sixteen seems like a lot of security guards. She asked why so many. Mr. Caravelli said it was to comply with Sgt. Parker's suggestions to make sure there were enough people inside the club as well as outside the club to make sure there were no problems. Usually problems start inside a club and continue outside. They started with nine employees, raised that to thirteen and then to sixteen with four others on call. Pleasanton City Council 12 09/03/02 Minutes