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10 <br />officer to make the determination with regard to the reasonableness of the noise, she said, then <br />that noise will not be the legitimate kind of shooting activity we’re all talking about here. If there <br />are a lot of shooters coming from who-knows-where, firing in who-knows-what direction, then <br />that’s the kind of noise that’s unreasonableand needs to be stopped. We’re not talking about <br />normal shooting. I know what normal shooting is. I live in the country. It happens every day. <br />This is different, and you know it when you hear it. <br />The facilitator suggested that each member of the Committee express an opinion about keeping <br />(g) in thegroup’s recommendations. Should we spend our time trying to improve (g), or should <br />be take it out entirely? Mr. Tilley, noting that Mr. Hunnell was not present this evening, said that <br />the group should not take any binding votes until all the Committee members are present. Mr. <br />Tesoro agreed. Dr. Arvik said that the group cannot wait for Mr. Hunnell to return, since this is <br />supposed to be the Committee’s final meeting. Mr. Tesoro said that he had been asked by Mr. <br />Hunnell to let the Committee know that Mr. Hunnell [Tesoro now reading from an email] does <br />“not support the noise clause but suggests that language be added that the two parties not be <br />related and be from the neighborhood affected.” The facilitator noted that the group’s ground <br />rules contain a quorum rule (to make a decision no fewer than six members must be present) and <br />a decision rule (two more than half of the members present must be in agreement).With seven <br />members present, he said, we have a quorum this eveningand six members are needed for a <br />decision tonight. <br />The group agreed to take a non-binding poll on whether to keep (g) or continue working on it. <br />x Mr. Kirkland –Does not support (g) as it is written, and does not know what kind of time is <br />available for the Committee to try to improve it. <br />x Ms. Conti –Feels strongly that there needs to be a noise component to the ordinance if an <br />ordinance is the result of this Committee. <br />x Mr. Webster –Doesnot support (g), and thinks the noise issue should be deferred to the <br />Board of Commissioners for resolution in the context of the County’s noise ordinance. <br />x Mr. Tilley –The Committee is not commissioned to work on the noise ordinance. We’ve <br />done an excellent job at addressing safety through (a) –(f). Noise does not need to be in the <br />safety ordinance. <br />x Ms. Barksdale –Likes parts of (g), because it gives teeth to law enforcement. Wish it could <br />be part of (c), maybe through some further discussion by the Committee. <br />x Mr. Tesoro –I don’t support (g) at all. Agree that we have developed a substantial gun safety <br />ordinance –that is not needed, because we do not have a safety problem –and I am willing to <br />move forward with the draft ordinance without (g). <br />x Dr. Arvik –Proposed a modification of (g), because if a noise provision is not included then <br />we have wasted a lot of people’s time and money.