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PlanningBoard | 2021-07-12 | 3 | Director Thomas was unaware of any complaints that Spinning Bone had received and with Covid, he did not think they were even using their outdoor area. For use of the lawn, it was the applicant's suggestion to have those hours. People/patrons tended to want to enjoy a drink during midday on Saturday and Sunday. Staff Member Tai could not recall any complaints Spinning Bones had received. Board Member Cisneros said she could see that and that her question about distance had already been addressed. Director Thomas referred to an aerial view of the bar to show the two outdoor areas and how close the residential area was. President Teague had no clarifying question and then opened the public comments. Abner Aquirre had lived next to the bar saying this had been an issue for a while now, patrons had been loud, obnoxious, and had used very foul language. He thought that covid had exacerbated these issues. He asked that the board imagine what it was like in their shoes and believed that no one would want to experience these activities. He highlighted an incident of drunk driving on June 15th and that the person was slumped over the wheel with their foot on the gas. He wanted to be heard and that this situation was becoming too much to handle. Casey Byrnes thanked the board. He said he lived right next to the bar, he had since 1989 and thought that the bar had created a dangerous situation. He described fighting and very angry people at the bar. He felt that this issue had been ignored by the bar and didn't think it was fair to the children and families living nearby. He described how people, including children, were unable to sleep at night due to the noise. He also described the two canopies/tents that were out in the patio area that were right up against where they were living and he did not think that was appropriate. He did not believe that people should be behaving this way and thought it should change, he even discussed his sobriety. Victoria Jongetjes detailed how she had complained about the noise from the bar for a while and felt there was chronic unwillingness by the police to enforce any noise ordinance. She was an early riser for her job and the noise from the bar was making that impossible. She was also upset that the police department did not have decibel readers so they were unable to enforce the noise ordinance anywhere on Park Street. She believed the noise caused by all the parklets was ridiculous and that parking was extremely hard. She was vehemently opposed to any additional outdoor use of space on this block in this area. Karen Sweet thanked the board for the opportunity to speak. She had known Corinna Zanetti Millosovich, the owner of the Club House Bar, for about 13 years and she and her husband were also acquainted with her husband Joe. In all the time she had known them they have been extremely proud of Alameda, the town they grew up in. She discussed how much Corrina loves the bar and all the energy and pride she had poured into her bar. She described all the work Corrina had put into the bar and she always tries her best to work with her neighbors. She added that the people who frequent the bar were middle- aged regular people, not the loud rude dangerous people commenters had described. She believed the complaints raised against the bar were false and outrageous. She hoped the Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 18 July 12, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-07-12.pdf |