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Introduction
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Crowd Management in the Oceanfront
remains an ongoing Public Safety concern
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Parking Management is one tool in
controlling late night crowds and behavior
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Multifaceted approaches are necessary to
help manage crowds and enhance the
Oceanfront environment
Oceanfront Behavioral Problems
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Contributing factors to late night behaviors:
Crowd Density
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Consumption of alcohol
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Available activities
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Limited after midnight
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Concentration of Drinking Establishments
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All closing at the same time; drastically
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increasing crowd levels
High volume of vehicles mixed with pedestrians
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Adequate Public Safety staffing level to deter and
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address unlawful or disruptive conduct
Impact of Crowds on Behavior
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Crowds increase the likelihood of disruptive
behavior
–Diminished Individual Identity and
Responsibility
•Doing things because they believe they are
anonymous and will not be identified
–Development of Crowd Mentally
•Doing things they would not do alone
Mitigation Strategy
Systematic Reduction in Crowd Levels
Current Strategies
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Beach Street USA
–Hours of Operation
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Improved Traffic Management Plan
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Parking Lot Closure at 2:30 A.M.
–Ticket and Tow
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Residential Parking Permit (RPP)
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Code of Conduct campaign
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Courtesy Officer program
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Background Music
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Enhanced Street Lighting
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Fair, Firm, Equitable Enforcement Stance
Recommendation
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Continue existing strategies
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Modify parking lot protocols
–Prohibit entry after 12:30 A.M.
Endorsements:
Resort Advisory Council
Oceanfront Enhancement Committee
Resort Beach Civic League and Coalition LLC
So Why Parking?
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Annual Oceanfront Parking has increased
significantly in the past 3 years
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391,278 vehicles in 2004
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560,186 vehicles in 2006
–If each vehicle were occupied by 2 individuals,
parking has contributed to increased crowd
levels in the Oceanfront
•794,556 in 2004
•1,120,372 in 2006
2nd Precinct Annual Public Parking
(Comparison of 2004-2006)
560,186
600,000
491,907
500,000
391,278
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
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200420052006
Approximately 43% Increase
Late Night Parking
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Late night parking levels impact late night crowd
levels
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Managing late night parking is one method to
mitigate late night crowds
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Vehicles entering in after 12 A.M. have been as
high as 258 significantly increasing late night
crowd levels when added to the capacity levels of
all drinking establishments
–516 people if 2 per car
–1,032 people if 4 per car
2nd Precinct Public Parking
(2006 Late Night Hourly Comparison)
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
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6/2/20066/3/20066/4/20066/5/20066/6/20066/7/20066/8/20066/9/20066/10/20066/11/20066/12/20066/13/20066/14/20066/15/20066/16/20066/17/20066/18/20066/19/20066/20/20066/21/20066/22/20066/23/20066/24/2006
6/25/20066/26/20066/27/20066/28/20066/29/2006
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Impact of Implementation
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Decreasing Trend on overall Calls for
Service
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Decreasing Trend on Calls for Service on
Holiday Weekends
–Significant decrease from 1:00 A.M. to 3:00
A.M.
Overall Oceanfront Calls for
Service
2003-2006 Late Night
Beachfront Calls for Service
1050
1000
950
900
850
Number of CFS
800
750
700
650
600
550
500
2003200420052006
Year
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Memorial Day Oceanfront
Calls for Service
2003-2006 Late Night
Beachfront Calls for Service
(Comparison of Memorial Day CFS)
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
Number of CFS
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2003200420052006
Year
2300-23590000-00590100-01590200-0259
July 4th Oceanfront Calls for
Service
2003-2006 Late Night Call Average
(Daily figure because the number of
days in the holiday differ)
Beachfront Calls for Service
(Comparison of the average number of CFS on July 4th based on the number of days in the Holiday Weekend)
30
25
Number of CFS
20
15
10
5
2003200420052006
Year
2300-23590000-00590100-01590200-0259
Labor Day Oceanfront Calls
for Service
2003-2006 Late Night
Beachfront Calls for Service
(Comparison of Labor Day CFS)
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
Number of CFS
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2003200420052006
Year
2300-23590000-00590100-01590200-0259
Systematic Approach
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Continual Residential Parking Enforcement
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Late night entry closure of parking reduces
late night crowds
–12:30 A.M. unless Public Safety need requires
earlier closing
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Total closure of public lots at 2:30 A.M.
reduces late night crowd levels
–DO NOT TOW PROGRAM
2007 Season: Analysis of Impact
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Number of calls for police services and arrests
–Monthly/Annual comparisons
–Comprehensive examination of arrests
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Number of vehicles ticketed and towed
–Municipal lots & RPP areas
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Number of vehicles using the municipal lots
–Determine the number of parking lot customers
–Determine the City of origin of the parking lot customer
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Late night crowd density levels
–Determine visual estimates and analysis of photographs
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Stakeholder surveys:
–Civic leagues and community members
–Commercial and corporate community
–Hospitality industry members
–Tourist consequence
Conclusion
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Effective management of late night high-density
crowd levels at the Oceanfront addresses a myriad
of Public Safety issues and concerns
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Considering the 2006 results of this program, we
recommend this program continues with the
modification in closing times at 12:30 A.M.
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Outcomes: positive impact on Public Safety in the
Oceanfront and to help safeguard our “Community
for a Lifetime”municipal vision.