HomeMy Public PortalAbout20150528-03202018151736.pdfENFORCEMENT OF BEACH RULES AND CROWD CONTROL TASK FORCE
May 28, 2015
Those in attendance:
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Bubba Hughes, City Attorney
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Captain Best, Savannah/Chatham Metro
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Captain Hitchens, Georgia State Patrol
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Detective Joseph Fobes, TIPD
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Major William Mosely, TIPD
David Ason
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Chantel Morton, Dev Authority/Main Street
Diane Schleicher, City Manager
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Jan LeViner, City Clerk
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John Rabun
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Julia Pearce
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Keith Gay
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Lisa Lepofsky
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Mallory Pearce
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Michael Brooks
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Steve Kellam
Meeting was called to order at 3:30PM
Keith Gay
• Major concerns
o He would like the law enforcement individuals attending on the Task Force rather as consultants
o Need to define the issues
o Find recommendations to correct what is problematic
o Guns are a problem but only a small part
o Island becomes strangled by the amount of people and to include their involvement in the
community
o Need to define safety aspects that are affected by large volumes of people
o Flow of traffic is a major issue
Lisa Leoofskv
• Major concerns
o Crowd control
o Bridge is a safety issue
o Tybee is over promoted
o Widening Tybee Road might cut down on issues
o Need more bikes lanes
o Need to control traffic during major events
o Need an incentive to car pool
Diane Schleicher
• Comments
o Orange Crush is not the only event that affects the Island
o Traffic getting off and on the Island is an issue
o Chatham County needs to find a way to fix Tybee Road
o Bridges are main concern
Captain Best
• Recommendations
o Tybee could get a sign at Bull River Bridge with permission from the county and/or state
o Need a live count of traffic coming on the Island to post on the traffic sign at Bull River Bridge
vicinity
o May need cameras (live cam — much like Savannah) so people know traffic conditions
o Use of social media for notification of wrecks and traffic delays
o Sapp has a 30 minutes response time as agreed in their contract
o Need to manage the events in such a way that it is beneficial to the community and not harmful
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TASK FORCE
• Quit towing and "boot" instead for parking violations
• Notification for people coming to the beach, i.e., no parking spaces, (electronic sign)
• Need to encourage carpool for day trippers
• Traffic control
• Parking - lack of
• Crowd control
• Island related information
• Highway and bridge improvement
Task before next meeting:
• Events: each event creates a different problem. Need to define the events and assign members to
research and bring recommendations back to the Task Force.
Next meeting, June 18, 2015
3:30PM — Public Safety Building