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Home My Public Portal About201701Newsletter.docxJanuary Events Dec 30 – Jan 2 New Year Holiday – City offices closed Friday through Monday, open Tues, Jan 3 January 1 10 AM – 1 PM Tybee Polar Plunge – Tybee Pier (Pier likely closed for repairs, so look nearby!) Plunge at noon January 4 Noon CEMA Emergency Siren Test – warning tones and message will not be sent in inclement weather January 7 2 PM MLK Parade & Human Rights Celebration – Butler Ave to YMCA January 10 6 - 8 PM Mayor’s Night In – Call 472-5080 for an appointment January 12 5:30 - 6:30 PM Infrastructure Committee Meeting – Public Safety Building Courtroom January 12 6:30 PM Council Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom – Full meeting at 7 follows Consent Agenda January 16 MLK Day – City offices closed January 16 6 - 7 PM Historic Preservation Commission – City Hall Auditorium January 16 7 PM Planning Commission – Public Safety Building Courtroom January 18 3:30 – 4:30 PM Tourism/City Council – City Hall Aud – Tourism Council presents 2016 summary/2017 plans January 18 6 – 7 PM TI Development Authority Main Street Board – City Hall Auditorium January 19 12 – 1:30 PM Beach Task Force – City Hall Auditorium January 26 10 – 11 AM Public Safety Committee Meeting – Public Safety Building Courtroom January 26 6:30 PM Council Meeting – Public Safety Bldg Courtroom – Full meeting at 7 follows Consent Agenda Rising TYde Food Pantry, in Old School Cafeteria, needs: canned fruit & meat, rice, grits, soup, jelly, peanut butter. Distributions: 3rd Tuesday monthly • View updated Calendar at www.cityoftyee.org • Call Atlantic Waste at 912-964-2000 for problems with waste or recycling! • Plastic bag recycling locations: Chu’s on Inlet, T.S. Chu’s Department Store, City Hall, Tybee IGA Market, TIPD, & YMCA • Time to renew your Locals Appreciation Card! Pedestrian Crossings State law requires you must stop at any marked intersection, with or without lights, if there is a pedestrian attempting to cross. It is illegal to pass a car stopped at a crosswalk – you must assume a pedestrian is crossing. Pedestrians PLEASE cross at marked crosswalks and always operate the lights. After pedestrians have cleared the intersection, vehicles may proceed without waiting for flashers to stop. Cycling on Butler or Jones is dangerous! Please use the 2nd Ave bike route. Cyclists have all the responsibilities of vehicles, including stopping at stop signs! Cyclists also have all the rights of motor vehicles. Drivers MUST provide 3’ clearance when passing a cyclist! Remember, the Butler Ave speed limit is 30 MPH from the Curve to Tybrisa. Business License Registration/Renewals All businesses on Tybee must register and pay a business license fee with the business registration clerk, Sharon Shaver, at City Hall, by March 31st. Existing businesses should receive a renewal notice in the mail. If you have a new business or do not receive registration paperwork for an existing business, please, contact Ms Shaver at 472.5072. Vacation Rental Homes Must Register and Provide Landline All rental homes and B&Bs must also register with the business clerk. All short term rentals must provide Hotel/Motel Tax payments to the city each month. In addition, all rental homes must have a landline to provide geo-location information to dispatch staff if an emergency 911 call is placed from the home. The City Council recently passed an extension to the due date for land line phones to March 9th, by the Council meeting that night, to accommodate repairs that may still be under way following hurricane Matthew. Homestead Exemptions 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 2015, 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 2016 tax return, or, if you do not file, a copy of your year-end 2016 Social Security statement. To Address City Council …about existing 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 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 Meetings can be streamed from cityoftybee.viebit.com Click the “CivicReady” box at the bottom of any web page. Get notified of severe weather, traffic issues, utility outages, and more! Choose how to be contacted and for what events. At www.cityoftybee.org, RSS feeds provide you with automatic notification of any and all content updates. Visit www.cityoftybee.org/rss.aspx for a list of all available feeds.