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Home My Public Portal About201206Newsletter.docJune Events June 5 4 – 6 PM Council Budget Workshop – City Hall Auditorium June 5 6 – 7 PM Citizens’ Tuesday with the City Manager – Call 472-5072 to make an appointment June 7 2 – 7 PM Red Cross Community Blood Drive – Old School Cafeteria June 9 10 AM – 4 PM Tybee Tour of Homes – Meet at St Michael’s June 12 11 AM Bicycle Friendly Committee – City Hall Auditorium June 12 6 – 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – call 472-5080 to make an appointment June 14 5 PM Infrastructure Committee – City Hall Auditorium June 14 6:30 PM Council Meeting - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 until business complete June 18 4:30 PM Community Resource Committee – City Hall Auditorium June 18 6 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium June 19 6:30 PM Next TIPD Neighborhood Watch - TIPD Courtroom June 19 7 PM Planning Commission – City Hall Auditorium June 20 7 PM Better Hometown Board – City Hall Auditorium June 21 11:30 AM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium June 27 9 AM Parking Committee – City Hall Auditorium June 28 4 - 6 PM Council Fiscal 2013 Final Budget Session (instead of regular evening meeting) – City Hall Auditorium View the City Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org for a listing of all City and non-profit events. Summer Means Pedestrians and Bikes! If cycling on Tybee, please use the 2nd Avenue bike route. Cycling on Butler or Jones is a significant danger! If you are driving, remember, cyclists have all the rights of a motor vehicle, and you MUST provide 3’ from the nearest cyclist when passing! Georgia State Law requires that you must STOP for any pedestrians crossing or trying to cross at any marked cross walks. It is illegal as well to pass a car stopped at a crosswalk – you must assume a pedestrian is crossing. Remember, the speed limit on Butler Ave is 30 MPH from the Curve all the way to Tybrisa. Online Utility Billing is Here! Paperless utility billing is now available. Sign up by sending email to utilitybilling@cityoftybee.org. Include your name, account, phone number, and email address. You may also visit the City’s web site article “Opt-in to Electronic Utility Billing” - click the link for an email form. Alternatively, you can contact Nalene Conway at 7864573 x110 to sign up. You may also pay your utility bill online with a credit card (look for the “Online Payments” link on the left), or with an automatic debit application (download from the “Downloads > Forms” link). Tybee Island Information Provider Volunteers Sought Are you a Tybee resident that wants to share your hometown knowledge and passion with visitors in Tybee’s downtown area during the peak season? The Better Hometown Program has a way! Volunteers are currently being sought to be Tybee Island Information Providers. Please contact your Better Hometown Program Coordinator at 472-5071 for more information. New Phone Systems at City Hall, DPW, W&S Thanks to changes resulting in significant telecommunications savings every month, the City is replacing old phone systems. Each employee now has a direct dial number. Old extensions will continue to work for awhile; 912.786.4573 will also remain as the main phone number. Please visit the City’s web site and click the “City Directory” link to view new extensions. The last week in May, River’s End Campground will also be upgraded, and finally, the week of June 4th, the Police Department will get their upgrade. Next month, we’ll publish the complete list in the newsletter. Citizens’ Tuesday with the City Manager City Manager Diane Schleicher sets aside the first Tuesday, monthly, 7-8 pm, to discuss Tybee topics of concern to you. However, there will be no session on July 3rd. Please call Sharon Shaver, CM assistant, at 786-4573, x137 for your appointment. Hurricane Season Begins Be sure to check the article on our home page about CEMA and getting Twitter, Facebook, text, and telephone notifications about urgent weather conditions. Weather radios broadcast warnings whenever life-threatening weather events are imminent. Available at electronics and department stores at prices ranging from $20 to $200, here are some features to look for when purchasing: •Alarm tone – allows the radio to be set on silent but produce a special tone to alert you to severe weather. •Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) –filters out alerts that do not affect your immediate area. •Hand crank or battery operated – A radio should be able to operate AC electricity to produce operating power. •Tunable to all NWS frequencies – Visit www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr •For the hearing/visually impaired – a feature that allows radios to connect the alarms to other attention-getting devices like personal computers and text printers. To Address City Council …about existing agenda items, please ask to be recognized during public comments. To get on the agenda, file an Agenda Request with the City Clerk by noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to the Meeting! Council meets 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7PM, each month. Visit City Hall or our web site for a copy of the form. If you are speaking or presenting to Council, please be aware you must provide a copy of your presentation 48 hours in advance to the Clerk or to IT staff at City Hall! Other City Communications - Watch us on Comcast Public Access Channel 7 - The “City Newsletter” link on the City’s web site - Send general email to feedback@cityoftybee.org! - Look for City of Tybee on Facebook and Twitter - Sign up for “Citizens Alert” on our web page - At www.cityoftybee.org, pages and searches support RSS for automatic notification of any content updates.