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To correct this inequity, Commissioner Stuyvesant brings forward this Resolution as a formal policy <br />directive. Similar to recent administrative directives, this Resolution does not unilaterally change the <br />City Code today; rather, it directs the Administration to perform the following: <br />1. Drafting Legislation: The City Attorney is directed to draft an Ordinance that creates a direct -to - <br />resident beach event permitting process for residents, eliminating the "upland property owner" <br />requirement. <br />2. Strict Timeline: The drafted legislation must be completed within thirty (30) days and placed on <br />the agenda for formal review and first reading at the next regularly scheduled City Commission <br />meeting. <br />By adopting this Resolution, the City Commission is simply authorizing the preparation of the necessary <br />legal documents to modernize our permitting process and restore equal access to the beach. <br />Finally, it must be noted on the public record that a vote against this Resolution is a vote to preserve a <br />segregated system of public beach access. Rejecting this administrative directive would signal to the <br />taxpayers living on the West side of Collins Avenue that this Commission views them as second-class <br />citizens who are required to pay for the maintenance of the public beach but are strictly prohibited from <br />celebrating on it. <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br />By removing this discriminatory barrier, the City will likely see an increase in permit application fees from <br />local residents who were previously barred from utilizing the permitting process. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Resolution <br />Item Number: 9.0 <br />419 <br />