Hankerson asks how security needs are determined
Hankerson asks how Parks and NYPD determine security needs and how often PEP officers or rangers work events. Cerrone says most small events need no NYPD or Parks Enforcement, while larger events require private security and NYPD assessment.
you know, pick up the garbage.
They did not bag the garbage.
They didn't hire anyone to take away from the garbage.
And so in instances like that, we will suspend the applicant and not allow them to submit for a period of time.
I think roughly it's a year, and then if they could do that again, it could be more.
Do you want to?
No, I was going to say, if there's park staff on site, they'll take pictures so there's photographic evidence, and then we'll follow up with a violation letter after the fact if it's a permitted event to let them know that they were in violation of their permit
and share their photo documentation.
And then it is taken into consideration for next year if they apply again.
If it's really egregious, it could be up to two years suspension.
But most of the time, the violation letter is to serve as like a physical documentation, put it in writing, share this with the applicant, and work with them so they can do better next time, so that they can be welcomed back to Parkland.
And, you know, if they weren't cleaning up,
that they're hiring perhaps either having volunteers or hiring like a cleanup crew to actually be dedicated to cleaning up the event.
How would that work for groups that aren't permitted?
Is there any type of reprimand for them, or is it difficult to kind of figure out who they are because they don't have a permit?
Is there any type of measure in place to reprimand those type of groups?
We would have to take a look at that and get back to you, Council Member.
Thank you for asking that.
I mean, I think we would have to know about the event in order to document it.