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Sarasota News Leader May 3, 2013 Page 42 SOUND, SPECIAL EVENTS AND THE CRA ON TAP FOR THE CITY COMMISSION By Stan Zimmerman City Editor The Sarasota city commissioners on Monday, May 6, have an agenda full of controversy. The sound ordinance, untangling the Community Redevelopment Agency's future and the special events policy are up for debate and possible decisions. The last item in the afternoon session is a report by the Sarasota Police Department on the results of recent actions to enforce the current sound ordinance. Chief Bernadette DiPino will discuss that over the past 12 months, police officers have issued 14 citations for violation of the sound ordinance along with five warnings. In the same period, the police have made 38 arrests for disorderly conduct, intoxication and drugs and 42 arrests for assault, battery and fighting. They have issued 11 citations for trespass and eight traffic citations. Over the three-day weekend of April 19-22, the police gave warnings to the Five O'clock Club on Hillview Street and the Floribbean on Main Street. DiPino's report says, "The following establishments were found in compliance: Tequila Cantina, Smokin' Joe's, Ivory Lounge, Gator Club, 15 South, Dred Mart, Mattison's and Salvatore's. The effort took 24 man-hours." In late April, city police warned Floribbean about violating the sound ordinance. Photo by Norman Schimmel