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1VlIlWTES OF A REGULAR M3EETING OF COUNCIL Mayfield Village August 11, 1997 'I'he Council of Mayfield Viliage met in rEgular session on Monday, August 11, 1997, at 8:30 p.m. in the Mayfield Village Senior Center/Comumunity Room Cauncii President Mazk Fixler presided. ROLL CALL: Present: Ivir. Buckholtz, Mx. Busa, Nlrs. Cinco, Mr: Ferrante, IW. FWer, Mr. Marquardt and Dr. Parker Absexit: None ALso Present: Niayor Rinker, Mr. Brett,ll+Ir. Hancnlak, Mr. Havancsek, Mr. Metzung, Chief Mohr, Mr. Saxnac and Miss Heath OPEN PORTION Mr. James Dindia Hickorv HR1 Drive, said his neighbors have 8lights shining in his bedraom window. He has talked to May+or Rinker, Councilman Marquarclt and Mt. Ivletzung. They can't sleep and no one is helping them. in the beginni;ig they were told the Valtage would help them- but nothing is being done. If we can't do anythittg for them, they will go to the Lyndhurst Court. They have talked to tiifferent attorneys about the nuisance (having 8-9 lights shining inta their home.) Mr. Dindia said that is not nice of them. He said it is hard to sleep with lights shining in our bedmom windows. He asked for the Village's help. If we can't assist them, he pians to put up a high fence. Cowneeil President Fixler said there is no one on this body who would not want to help them If your neighbor is not breaking any Viliage laws, the Village has very little control about what one does in a househald. Hovvever, af you want to put up an 8' fence-if the fence is in violation of 1Vlayfield Village law, we can't allow you to put up a fence iugher than our code permits_ Mayor Rinker said Mr. Dindia's neighbors have added sliieldzng to the }ights as-well as reducing the wattage in all of #hem. VVe have looiced at aur ordinances but tiiere is nothing in our orduianee that empowers us to imtervene more_ than we have done. We ha-ve tried to take the pasition of promoting good neighbc3rs as much as passble. They have a right to illumuaation. H-e understands the Dindias use shades-and does not knaw why they aze not effeetive but there is a point beyond which we can't require people to clrange. If you wish to follow civit litigation, you are entitled to file alawsui# but he thinks any lawyer worth lus salt will tetl you are going to pay money far prabably a doubtfiil result. We have tried to address it in what we feel is a friendly way. He does not think the Villa.ge can do any more. , Mr. Dindia asked why the Village can't make them iurn the lights offat 11 p.m. or 12:00 am Mayor R.inker said we can't tell them to do that.