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BACKGROUND

In May 2019, the City installed the Sky Track playground equipment at Arroyo Park. The Sky Track imitates the sense of flight and “consists of a swing and a separate seat that are suspended on parallel tracks and riders are pushed from end to end on the track.” The Sky Track appears to be akin to a zip line. Following the Sky Track’s installation, the City received noise complaints that were “directly attributed to the moving/mechanical nature of the equipment and the close proximity of the equipment in its particular location to nearby homes.” In July 2019, the City retained Bollard Acoustical Consultants, Inc. (Bollard) to conduct a noise study at the existing location of the Sky Track. Bollard evaluated the noise generated by the Sky

3 Track and compared those noise levels against the standards in the City’s noise ordinance at the nearest residences. Bollard took short-term noise level measurements at three locations. Two of those locations were at residences to the south of the Sky Track. The hourly average noise levels were measured at 46, 44, and 46 decibels, respectively. The City explained that, based on Bollard’s interpretation of the ordinance and the noise…