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Sarasota News Leader March 8, 2013 Page 18 reo stuff," said City Commissioner Shannon Snyder. "And then [the offender] can't enlist in the military because he has a misdemeanor violation on his record." er provides a huge amount of revenue and doesn't demand a lot of services. If they leave, the city's in deep trouble," Turner said. "We do have a vibrant downtown. It's just not Ybor City. I'm up for looking at the sound ordinancVice Mayor Willie Shaw requested the new or- es, but what business model are we evolving dinance, but he backed off after hearing Sny- towards?" der's comments. "The intent is to remove the noise from the street. I want corrective action "I don't know anyone close to this who sees not punitive action," Shaw said. "This is a real Ybor City. I don't know anyone who wants issue that needs addressing, but I don't want a a totally deregulated New Orleans thing," record that creates a life-threatening situation said Caragiulo. "We need more enforcement, more qualified [police] officers. There is lots when it comes to getting a job." of opportunity to alter some of these things The ordinance standard says if someone can — how you permit operations, how you pohear the car from 50 feet away, the vehicle sition speakers. You can't treat all businesses is in violation. The ordinance sets time lim- the same." its, too — between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on the weekdays and 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. on the City Manager Tom Barwin added, "We have the message on enforcement. We'll report weekends. The commissioners approved the back on that. I'd suggest perhaps an ad hoc proposed ordinance unanimously. However, committee, and perhaps we can retain a conFournier was ordered to tweak the enforcesultant, and we can come back in 90 or 100 ment section. After a second reading, the ordays with a list of options." dinance could go into effect in early April. Barwin said he would like the commission to CHASING THE GOOSE provide some names of people willing to serve The downtown noise problem defies easy on the committee. "We'll bring back a recomsolution, in part because the stakes are much mendation in two weeks," he said. higher than late-night blues music. The ad hoc committee, he added, would oper"What is Sarasota's business model?" asked ate under Florida's Open Meetings and Public Commissioner Terry Turner. "It's residential Records laws. And that means members will development, downtown shopping and dining need to undergo mandatory training because the ACLU is watching. and regulated entertainment." So is the Downtown Improvement District. Its He noted residents pay 73 percent of the city's board members agreed the next day to parincome, with 30 percent coming from downticipate in the process, bringing the voices of town condominium dwellers. the landlords and bar operators to the "Noise "The goose laying the golden egg is the resi- Ordinance party." Expect it to be a noisy one dent and the condo owner. The condo own- — again. %