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Home My Public Portal About201502Newsletter.docxFebruary Events February 10 4 – 5 PM Pedestrian/Bicycle Friendly Committee – City Hall Auditorium February 10 5 – 6 PM Parking Committee – City Hall Auditorium February 10 6 - 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – Call 472-5080 for an appointment February 12 2 – 7 PM Red Cross Blood Drive – Old School Cafeteria – walk-in or schedule appt – redcross.org February 12 5:30-6:30 PM Infrastructure Committee Meeting – New Courtroom / 78 Van Horn February 12 6:30 PM Council Meeting – New Courtroom - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 February 16 Presidents’ Day – City Offices Closed February 16 4 - 5 PM Community Resource Committee – City Hall Auditorium February 16 6 - 7 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium February 16 7 – 8:30 PM HPC Citizen Input/Workshop – Ft. Screven area – City Hall Auditorium February 17 7 PM Planning Commission – New Courtroom / 78 Van Horn February 17 7 – 8:30 PM HPC Input/Workshop – Back River area – City Hall Auditorium February 18 6 – 7 PM TI Dvlt Authority Main Street Board – City Hall Auditorium February 19 12 – 1:30 PM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium February 19 7 – 8:30 PM HPC Input/Workshop – Strand area – City Hall Auditorium February 23 7 – 8:30 PM HPC Input/Workshop – Downtown area – City Hall Auditorium February 24 6:30 – 8:30 PM Solarize Tybee – goes county-wide – Savannah Civic Center Grand Ballroom February 24 7 – 8:30 PM HPC Citizen Input/Workshop – Mid-island area – City Hall Auditorium February 26 10 – 11 AM Public Safety Committee Meeting – New Courtroom / 78 Van Horn February 26 6:30 PM Council Meeting – New Courtroom - Consent agenda at 6:30, full meeting at 7 Rising TYde Food Pantry, in Old School Cafeteria, needs: canned fruit & meat, rice, grits, soup, jelly, peanut butter. Distributions: Third Tuesday each month. View updated City Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org for a listing of all City & non-profit events. Please click the Waste & Recycling link at the top of the home page, or call 965-0777, to register any problems with your waste or recycling services! Our Regular Reminder As long as cyclists don’t obey traffic rules or automobiles pass pedestrians in crosswalks, we will continue to remind all: Cycling on Butler or Jones is dangerous! Tybee cyclists, please use the 2nd Ave bike route. Cyclists have all the responsibilities of any vehicle! If you are driving, keep in mind: cyclists have all the rights of a motor vehicle, and you MUST provide 3’ space when passing a cyclist! You must STOP for any pedestrians crossing or trying to cross at any marked crosswalks. It is illegal to pass a car stopped at a crosswalk – you must assume a pedestrian is crossing. Remember, the Butler Ave speed limit is 30 MPH from the Curve to Tybrisa. Let out-of-town guests and friends know, too! Important Utility Bill Changes Now Effective March 2015 The following is a summary of changes that will impact Water Utility customers of the City of Tybee Island effective March, 2015. January and February consumption will be billed in the March bill. Both January’s and February’s consumption will be calculated and updated, then the bill mailed with both months due. January’s consumption will show as past due. The bill will be double billed in order to decrease the gap between meter reads and revenue collections and to allow you as a customer to find out how much water was consumed during the previous month much sooner. This is a one-time change and a direct benefit of the new drive-by meter reading system. The utility billing date will change from approximately the 28th to approximately the 5th of each month. The Utility billing due date will change from approximately the 20th of each month to approximately the 25th of the month. Charges become delinquent the day after the due date, but a grace period of 5 days is given before delinquent charges are applied. ACH customers may contact the Utility Billing Department at 912-472-5025 if you need to make any adjustments to turn off the automatic draft for the larger-than-normal amount. Short Term Rentals Must Register and Pay Taxes! The City of Tybee Island is auditing all rental properties for compliance with Hotel Motel Tax Ordinances and State laws. If you have a short term rental property on Tybee and are not collecting and paying taxes to the City, please contact Heather Brown at 912-472-5026 or Claire Price at 912-472-5022 for help to get your business license and forms for monthly reporting. Homestead Exemption Applications must be filed each year to be eligible for senior rates on utility bills and exemption from ad valorem taxes on real and personal property. The deadline for filing for Homestead Exemption is April 1. Individuals qualifying for the Homestead Exemption must, as of January 1, be 62 years old, have a total combined household income of less than $30,000 for 2014, own a Tybee home, and have legal residency here. Applications are available at City Hall or under the Forms link on the City website. Forms must be submitted with a copy of your 2014 tax return, or, if you do not file, a copy of your year end 2014 Social Security statement. DPW Crossover Rebuild Schedule DPW is working in the off-season, as usual, to replace dune crossovers as needed. The 6th Street crossover work will proceed this month until about the 20th, followed by the 7th Street crossover until Mid-March, and the 9th Street crossover in through mid-April. Solarize Tybee Project A Solarize Tybee meeting on Feb. 24, at Savannah Civic Center Grand Ballroom, from 6:30-8:30 pm will inform Chatham County residents of project details. A representative from the Solar Outreach Partnership and the Solarize Tybee installer will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. The project has set up a web site at solarizetybee.org. Sign-ups for the free analysis will be available online as well as on-going details of the effort. To Address City Council …about agenda items, please speak 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 to obtain the form. If you are presenting to Council, you must provide your presentation no less than 48 hours in advance to Clerk or IT staff! Other City Communications - Watch us on Comcast Public Access Channel 7 – if you don’t get this channel, call 800-COMCAST and ask them to fix your MAP CODE to Tybee! - 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 “Citizen Alert” on our home page. Get notified of severe weather or traffic issues! Choose how to be contacted and for what events. - Meetings can be streamed from our video-on-demand cityoftybee.pegcentral.com - At www.cityoftybee.org, pages and searches support RSS to provide you with automatic notification of any and all content updates.