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William Shelly spoke on behalf of his grandmother, who is 82 years old and has lived in Gifford since 1935. She has had to move out -of her bedroom to a bedroom on the other side of her house because of the noise coming from several package stores and pool halls. There is another lady in the same area who has to turn her radio up to drown out the noise coming from these establishments. He asked the Board for assistance in solving this problem of excessive noise keeping these residents awake nights. He also noted that the type of music being played contains profanity which is especially objectionable to the elderly residents and small children in the area. Deputies from the Sheriff's Office and officials from Code Enforcement have all been out and have been unable to offer any solution. Community Development Director Bob Keating believed that this is a situation that Code Enforcement and COPE could work on. Usually voluntary compliance is sought but in this instance the compliance only lasts for a couple of days. He stated that he would continue to work with Code Enforcement and the COPE officers. These establishments are licensed as package stores and no consumption is allowed on the premises. Commissioner Stanbridge hoped that the Small Area Plan would be able to assist in taking care of these types of violation. Deputy County Attorney Will Collins noted that Mr. Shelly could file a civil suit but it would be quite expensive. He believed that a Code Enforcement procedure would be the most effective action at this time. He noted that Mr. Shelly and others will need to appear as witnesses and testify at the action. Mr. Shelly stated that he would be happy to testify. Chairman Adams agreed to aggressive pursuit through Code Enforcement and asked that Commissioner Stanbridge vigilantly pursue law enforcement for other solutions. Commissioner Macht asked for a subsequent report on this matter. NOVEMBER 14, 2000 -101- BKII6PG113