Sound Oversight Committee — Portland, ME
Date: 2018-07-17

1. Sound Oversight Committee Meeting July Agenda

 Documents:

 SOUND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA JULY 2018.PDF

2. Business Complaints June 2018

 Documents:

 BUSINESS_NOISE_COMPLAINTS_JUN18.PDF

3. Sound Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes_6.19.18

 Documents:

 SOUND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 6.19.18.PDF

1. Sound Oversight Committee Meeting July Agenda

 Documents:

 SOUND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA JULY 2018.PDF

2. Business Complaints June 2018

 Documents:

 BUSINESS_NOISE_COMPLAINTS_JUN18.PDF

3. Sound Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes_6.19.18

 Documents:

 SOUND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 6.19.18.PDF
 Sound Oversight Committee Meeting Agenda

 July 17th, 2018




1. Review and accept minutes from June 19th, 2018
2. Review and discussion of June noise complaints from police logs
3. New Business
4. Public comment
5. Adjourn
 Date: 7/3/2018

 Noise Complaints

 Call_Nbr DateTime Address Name Type of Call
181660493 6/15/2018 05:46PM 1 MAINE STATE PIER MAINE STATE PIER CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660575 6/15/2018 08:23PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660579 6/15/2018 08:28PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660587 6/15/2018 08:36PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660588 6/15/2018 08:36PM LOUD MUSIC
181660589 6/15/2018 08:36PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660590 6/15/2018 08:41PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660591 6/15/2018 08:41PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660595 6/15/2018 08:48PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660597 6/15/2018 08:50PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660598 6/15/2018 08:50PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660599 6/15/2018 08:51PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660605 6/15/2018 08:58PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660613 6/15/2018 09:11PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660618 6/15/2018 09:21PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660620 6/15/2018 09:22PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660623 6/15/2018 09:26PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660627 6/15/2018 09:30PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660637 6/15/2018 09:36PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660638 6/15/2018 09:37PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660641 6/15/2018 09:40PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660642 6/15/2018 09:41PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660643 6/15/2018 09:41PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660650 6/15/2018 09:50PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660654 6/15/2018 09:53PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660662 6/15/2018 09:59PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660665 6/15/2018 10:02PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT




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 Noise Complaints

 Call_Nbr DateTime Address Name Type of Call
181660667 6/15/2018 10:03PM 1 MAINE STATE PIER MAINE STATE PIER CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660669 6/15/2018 10:04PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660673 6/15/2018 10:08PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660674 6/15/2018 10:08PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660678 6/15/2018 10:11PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660679 6/15/2018 10:12PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181660680 6/15/2018 10:14PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181800595 6/29/2018 09:09PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181800617 6/29/2018 09:44PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT

 Total Calls 36
181670559 6/16/2018 10:02PM 1 SEWALL ST THOMPSON'S POINT CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT

 Total Calls 1
181780542 6/27/2018 08:10PM 10 CONGRESS SQ CONGRESS SQUARE PLAZA
 CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT

 Total Calls 1
181600023 6/9/2018 12:32AM 133 FREE ST MATTHEWS LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181660583 6/15/2018 08:32PM 134 COMMERCIAL ST PORTLAND PIER CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT

 Total Calls 1
181550505 6/4/2018 09:05PM 14 EMERSON ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1



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 Noise Complaints

 Call_Nbr DateTime Address Name Type of Call
181730453 6/22/2018 04:59PM 1627 WASHINGTON AV LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181540320 6/3/2018 02:49PM 177 COMMERCIAL ST BILLS PIZZA LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181720643 6/21/2018 11:47PM 177 MIDDLE ST EXCHANGE ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181720041 6/21/2018 02:33AM 178 OXFORD ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181560029 6/5/2018 02:48AM 198 DARTMOUTH ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181620058 6/11/2018 02:04AM 20 EVERETT ST GREENLEAF ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181600585 6/9/2018 09:25PM 21 SCHOOL ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181740474 6/23/2018 11:10PM 211 CUMBERLAND AV FRANKLIN TOWERS LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181680377 6/17/2018 05:48PM 238 AUBURN ST BROOKFIELD TERRACE LOUD MUSIC




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 Noise Complaints

 Call_Nbr DateTime Address Name Type of Call
181680412 6/17/2018 06:31PM 238 AUBURN ST BROOKFIELD TERRACE LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 2
181710068 6/20/2018 04:06AM 24 MAYO ST BAYSIDE EAST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181610370 6/10/2018 02:39PM 259 OXFORD ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181610601 6/10/2018 09:25PM 29 FOREST PK LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181540271 6/3/2018 01:33PM 297 CUMBERLAND AV SALVATION ARMY CHURCHLOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181630279 6/12/2018 12:20PM 4 MONUMENT SQ MONUMENT SQUARE CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181630295 6/12/2018 12:39PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT
181630300 6/12/2018 12:47PM CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT

 Total Calls 3
181750389 6/24/2018 04:59PM 455 DEERING AV ASHMONT ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181540444 6/3/2018 06:47PM 47 REVERE ST LOUD MUSIC




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 Noise Complaints

 Call_Nbr DateTime Address Name Type of Call

 Total Calls 1
181530631 6/2/2018 11:40PM 501 FOREST AV ALPINE REALTY LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181520492 6/1/2018 04:51PM 516 CONGRESS ST COMMUNITY TELEVISION LOUD
 NETWORK
 MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181660581 6/15/2018 08:31PM 52 COMMERCIAL ST MAINE STATE PIER CONCERT NOISE COMPLAINT

 Total Calls 1
181530066 6/2/2018 03:12AM 6 WALKER ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181600603 6/9/2018 10:13PM 640 CONGRESS ST PARK ST LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1
181630650 6/12/2018 09:33PM 80 COLUMBIA RD LOUD MUSIC

 Total Calls 1

 Total Amount of Noise Related Calls 66




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 Sound Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes
 June 19th, 2018


Members Present: Lt. Kevin Cashman; Paul Fagone, Robert Waitkevitch .
City Staff present: Jessica Hanscombe, Inspections Dept.
Minutes Recorded by Catherine Hooper, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police. The meeting
began at 5:04 pm.
 1. Minutes from 5/15/18 meeting were reviewed, accepted and seconded.

 2. Lt. Cashman provided an overview of calls for service for the month of May.
 Concert noise complaints from two different dates, all readings below 92 decibels.

 3. Public Comment:
 No public comment.

 4. New business
 Proposed outdoor speaker changes to the sound ordinance presented to NLOC June 19th.
 Education for community business owners expected to start July 1st.

With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 5:07 pm.

Sound Oversight Committee Meeting Minutes
 July 17th, 2018


Members Present: Lt. Kevin Cashman; Paul Fagone, Robert Waitkevitch, Jack Murray .
City Staff present: Jessica Hanscombe, Inspections Dept.
Minutes Recorded by Catherine Hooper, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Police. The meeting
began at 5:03 pm.
 1. Minutes from 6/19/18 meeting were reviewed, accepted and seconded.

 2. Lt. Cashman provided an overview of calls for service for the month of June.
 Concert noise complaints reviewed; all readings below 92 decibels.

 3. Public Comment:
 No public comment.

 4. New business
 ● Education for community business owners with regards to the outdoor speaker
 changes is underway. Several months of education are anticipated before any
 enforcement will begin.
 ● Casey Gilbert from Portland Downtown formally recommended that the Sound
 Oversight Committee be dissolved as is; suggested Health & Human Services
 take it on as an agenda item.
 ● City officials continue work on revamping of the sound ordinance; more details to
 follow.

With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 5:20 pm.