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Sarasota News Leader April 19, 2013 Page 16 FORCES TO GATHER midnight. "We have a problem with six bars generating noise, and a seventh has been proThe commission wrestled with how to move posed," said Turner. "Unless we get this under ahead. A motion by Caragiulo to instruct the control, we'll wake up and find we have 10 city attorney to prepare by May 20 a memo bars downtown." reviewing the situation, to be followed by consideration of forming an ad hoc committee, City Attorney Bob Fournier said the moratorium motion would need to be fleshed out. died for lack of a second. "Some applications may have already been A motion by Commissioner Terry Turner to filed. What's the geography of the moratoriconvene the ad hoc committee and conduct um? Downtown? The downtown core? Is this a legal review of the ordinance also died for for establishments with live music or just lack of a second. [those that] serve alcohol without live music? A third try by Commissioner Shannon Snyder You need a resolution with reasons and a dudirected the city attorney to report back in ration," he said. two weeks (April 29). His motion also called City Auditor and Clerk Pam Nadalini then told for the city manager to "put together an ad hoc the commission, "I was going to ask for a clarcommittee for study of long-term issues," with ification of your motion." the committee members to begin working after the city clerk has educated them about the Turner moved to reconsider his afternoon acstate's public meetings laws. He further asked tion. Once that passed, he moved to replace Barwin to bring back a resolution establishing the motion with direction to the city attorney the committee "by the next meeting," which to "brief us at our special meeting on Tuesday would be on May 6. [April 23] on actions we can take to prevent the proliferation of bars on Main Street." WithThat motion passed unanimously. out objection, the motion passed unanimousTurner said, "I support accelerating the city at- ly. torney's report. These people are losing sleep Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown says every night." three applications are on file for alcohol-servCaragiulo had a larger aim. "The purpose of ing establishments. "Two are restaurants exstarting out is looking at land use to see what panding, and one is a bar without [live] music," he reported. downtown is going to look like." Finally, Turner proposed a three-fold strike against noise offenders: "enforcement of the zoning code's amplified music ban, a moratorium on conditional use permits for noise and new applications for bars downtown." That motion passed unanimously. With that, the mayor closed the afternoon session of the meeting. The operators of the former Sports Page on lower Main Street are looking at the space previously occupied by the vitamins and supplements store in the 1400 block, across from Smokin' Joe's, and they would like to open up another package store. Yet another establishment may be changing hands. Ernie Ritz told The Sarasota News Turner's moratorium motion and the entire is- Leader he has filed foreclosure papers on sue came up again late in the evening as the the Gator Club for nonpayment of a second commissioners were struggling to adjourn by mortgage. %