Following complaints from area residents — including Redmond Mayor John Marchione — King County staff are working on possible solutions to control noise levels at Marymoor Park during its summer concert series.

As previously reported, there were two concerts — featuring Sublime with Rome — after which the city received six complaints by email and the Redmond Police Department logged 14 complaints in its dispatch records. However, as Marymoor Park is in King County, the city does not have jurisdiction over what happens at the park.

At Redmond City Council’s meeting on Oct. 6, King County Council member Jane Hague, who represents unincorporated areas near Redmond, and county parks and recreation division director Kevin Brown — as well as concert promoter AEG Live — presented to council with their suggested resolutions.

Hague said one of those suggestions was conducting an independent review of concert decibel levels. She said they could have someone onsite at “ground zero” during concerts so they can turn down the volume — then and there — if things get too loud.

The county also suggested a member of Redmond City Council or Redmond city staff join the Friends of Marymoor Park board to act as an advocate for Redmond residents.

Environmental solutions such as trees and berms were also suggested. These would be situated around the concert stage area to act as noise buffers for the surrounding areas, Hague said.

In addition to the suggestions from the county, she said city council also contributed to the conversation.

“I think we’re in a good position to collaborate,” Hague said, adding that solutions come out of collaboration, not confrontations.

She said council member John Stilin suggested that all of the acts who perform at Marymoor use the same sound equipment — provided by King County — to keep things consistent.

Katie Anderson, acting director for the City of Redmond’s parks and recreation department, said in a few months, at the beginning of next year, they will meet again with the county to go over the details of their proposed policies and protocols. She said the county and city will coordinate together once these policies are developed.

Anderson added that in addition to the county reporting back with their proposed changes, the city would like to see transparency on what is allowed and not allowed regarding its concert noise policies. She said it is also important that there be control on the volume during concerts — either on the part of the county or AEG Live — though they do not know what that will look like yet.

“It’s important that these things be put into place before next season,” Anderson said.