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Home My Public Portal About20150723NoteENFORCEMENT OF BEACH RULES AND CROWD CONTROL TASK FORCE July 23, 2015 Those in attendance: Bubba Hughes, City Attorney Captain Best, Savannah/Chatham Metro Captain Hitchens, Georgia State Patrol Chief Robert Bryson Lauren Ason Bob Hunter David Ason Diane Schleicher, City Manager Jan LeViner, City Clerk John Rabun Julia Pearce Keith Gay Lisa Lepofsky Mary Ann Miller Michael Brooks Demery Bishop, Chair Meeting was called to order at 3:30PM Captain Fobes Representatives from other beach communities were not able to attend the meeting today Wrightsville Beach will be happy to attend at another date Hilton Head and Folly Beach have open container prohibition Need to have questions for them prior to the meeting so they will be prepared Demery Bishop Questions should be sent to Jan by August 6th to compile and then sent to Task Force for their final approval. Need to set up telephone conference/Skype on August 20th with other beach communities such as Wrightsville and Hilton Head This needs to be generated by the TIPD Captain Fobes Due to the onset of school and end of summer, recommended the telephone conference/Skype be done at the September 17, 2015 meeting. This would also give them more time to prepare for the meeting and response to our questions and concerns. Bob Hunter Suggested roping off an area for controlled entry Bag search St Simons has a Task Force regarding banning alcohol during the weekend of the UF/GA football game John Rabun Block off parking lots and charge a fee for admission to the beach David Anson Need additional foot patrols Lisa Lepofsky Need to move forward with alcohol ban Need to look at changing the perception of Tybee Need to find a way to roll-out To ensure everyone knows this is not solely due to Orange Crush as other activities cause as much havoc Need to attract a greater and better range of people Demery Bishop This will be a long term cultural effect Lauren Ason Alcohol is brought to the Island not purchased on the Island for the most part Captain Hayes If you rope off a portion of the beach, you need a reason for them to go there There was a discussion regarding the liability of banning alcohol and there is a drowning or other incident on the beach. Who is responsible? Demery Bishop Need to present to mayor and council as well as residents in such a way that they will support banning of alcohol Need to know the who, what, when and how from the communities that have ban alcohol Need an ordinance for complete banning of alcohol on the beach There was a discussion regarding parking and traffic coming on the Island to include enforcement. Captain Hitchens Need to alert social media traffic conditions and parking availability Need to get information out to the public Road blocks and road checks will not stop people from coming Captain Forbes Mindset is that people are willing to pay the parking ticket fee As the City won’t tow car suspend their license send warrant for their arrest Julia Pearce Expressed her concerns with parking on Orange Crush weekend Orange Crush is no different from any other event Largest drinking crowd is Beach Bum Events are what they are – naissance for the Island David Ason Need to go to council with a uniform alcohol ban which will send a uniform message for all events Social media needs to be informed Lauren Ason Need way to notify public with signage that Tybee is full Consensus of Task Force is to have Mr. Hughes send a draft ordinance “Ban of Alcohol/Open Container on the Island” for discussion at next meeting. Julia Pearce Need to let the citizens know why we are recommending a ban on alcohol Not just due to Orange Crush Need to change the perception of the Island Demery Bishop Wrap-up Next meeting on August 13th Questions to Jan by August 6th Hopefully a draft ordinance for discussion Captain Hitchens Part of the St Simons discussion regarding the banning of alcohol Will bring back information Meeting adjourned at 4:30PM