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within the confines of the city’s ordinances. He expressed interest in reducing the $100 annual contractor registration fee in subsequent years or offer a multi-year registration process, which would signal to contractors that the city is looking to be a partner. Councilman Bullock stated that he and the chair will draft up answers to the questions that Commissioner Meyers presented and will seek input from contractors in the future. ORDINANCE 19-19-AN ORDINANCE amending Section 541.04, Criminal Mischief, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to include residential light nuisances. stnd (Placed on 1reading and referred to Housing Committee 6/3/19; 2reading 6/17/19) Chairman Anderson and Councilman Bullock stated that Ordinance 19-19 is intended to incentivize neighbors to not have light pollution in othersyards and that the criminal mischief section of the code provides a means for the tools to do that. Assistant Director Swallow states that the police would go to a property where they receive complaints about a light shining into a neighbor’s home. She added she would like to see the Planning Department come up with a best practices sheet that the police could have handy to manage these situations. An example of the Good Neighbor Practices sheet was passed out. Captain Wilkins of the Lakewood Police Department reported that the department has received about 10 calls similar in nature to this issue. The police do not look to cite, but this ordinance would provide them with the ability to do so if necessary. The police would utilize the law in a similar fashion to noise complaints, where they speak with a property owner about the complaint, warn against the behavior several times, and issue a ticket if a property owner refuses to comply. A reasonable person standard would be applied if a lighting issue were to arise and the police would be responsible for establishing the facts of the case. The problem was equated to businesses having alarms continually going off, being a nuisance to the neighborhood. The committee found that this is not an ordinance commonly found among other cities. It also concluded that most complaints involve parties that may not even realize they are disturbing their neighbors, however this law gives teeth to police action if a situation gets to the point where police are called multiple times to a property. Chairman Anderson expressed his support for Ordinance 19-19 and made a motion to recommend adoption, which was seconded by Councilman Rader. All members voting yea. Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 6:59 p.m.