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Larry Wright: I think the motion is that we support the rescission of the NOV and it could be for lack of evidence and 1 <br />this is what we are discussing because it was a lack of evidence and now we are … 2 <br /> 3 <br />James Bryan: If I keep my mouth shut, the board will come to it on their own. That is exactly right. You affirmed 4 <br />rescinding the NOV. You didn’t say there is not a shooting range there. You said we don’t have enough proof that 5 <br />there is or we don’t have enough of a definition right now. Something is not right. This board does not want to send 6 <br />it up to Superior Court with what we have right now. We want to build a better case. If that is what you believe his 7 <br />NOV was, that is fine. If you think his rescinding NOV letter, if you think that was ambiguous, wasn’t clear, modify it 8 <br />and say we affirm but we modify it to be clear that we are continuing an investigation pursuant to more information. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Jeff Schmitt: That is a procedural statement from my perspective, whatever is correct, I don’t know. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Larry Wright: You understand. I think there should be a continuing investigation, the question is how is that done 13 <br />and …. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Jeff Schmitt: Do we do it by modifying this or is there a separate issue? 16 <br /> 17 <br />Larry Wright: That could be the work of a lifetime. 18 <br /> 19 <br />James Bryan: I don’t believe this board can have continued jurisdiction, I think it is a one shot deal. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Larry Wright: I agree. 22 <br /> 23 <br />James Bryan: But Michael, that staff position does continue authority, every day is a new one until there is a final 24 <br />and binding determination. I think if you just make it clear that you affirm the recession, modify it if you like. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Larry Wright: Are we happy with the decision and just leave it that way or is there some way we would like to modify 27 <br />that. Think we leave it the way it is. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Jeff Schmitt: I have spoken my peace about those issues. I understand both sides. I am continuing in a way here to 30 <br />express my empathy for the residents of this community, that I have guns, I shoot guns, I understand all that stuff but 31 <br />I understand the issue that has been brought here. That is, my statements said may be inappropriately. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Mark Micol: It could also, in the future, be something as simple as amending the noise ordinance as well. Its sounds 34 <br />like our nuisance ordinance is not adequate to protect our citizens but again, that is up the county commissioners. It 35 <br />sounds like there needs to be some type of, like you said earlier, send a letter of recommendation to the county 36 <br />commissioners. That is all we can do right? 37 <br /> 38 <br />Larry Wright: Can we do that? 39 <br /> 40 <br />James Bryan: Yeah. Once you have determined this matter is over. The next item on the agenda is how can we 41 <br />prevent this from happening again and make a motion to tell the BOCC we need better regulations, tell staff to keep 42 <br />investigating. It is just recommendations that are separate and apart from this. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Larry Wright: I am really in favor of that because they are going through the UDO now and cleaning it up and I think 45 <br />we should be make some recommendations. 46 <br /> 47 <br />David Blankfard: Like Mark said, we need to have something about the sound level, nuisance law. 48 <br /> 49 <br />Jeff Schmitt: If you do something with the sound, you will have [the NRA} on the top of your head. 50 <br />50