Charlestowne Neighborhood Associa4on Livability Viola4ons Analysis - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Charlestowne Neighborhood Associa4on

Livability Viola4ons Analysis Rose Peddler Example

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Rose Peddler Complaints Taken from 911 call records

• Common Complaints

– Rose Kids selling roses, causing disturbance, blocking business entrance, harassing customers, leaving trash, blocking sidewalk – Trespassing and damaging trees

• More serious complaints

– Going through apartments next to business and throwing items down on customers – Rose kids crea4ng diversion while one tried to grab a woman’s wallet – Rose kids stealing a moped, something stolen by rose kid – 12 to 15 rose kids selling roses and harassing customers – Rose kid tried to sneak into cash drawer – Rose kids in the stairwell and spiYng on people

Youth Palme[o Art and Business Program

• Sanc4oned and funded by the City of Charleston
• Provides palm fronds free to registered program par4cipants
• Open to youths 9 to 16 years of age

– Require parents sign a permission slip – Must a[end business camp taught by USC School of Business – Police perform a background check in approval process

• Administered by the Recrea4on Department
• Official program t-shirt and ID card issued
• Limited selling loca4ons (Aquarium, City Market, Waterfront Park,

Exchange Building)

• City employee present to monitor ac4vi4es
• Limited selling 4mes to non-school hours / days
• Limit daily opera4on 4me (non-school hours 8am to 8pm; school

hours 4pm to 8pm; no selling afer 8pm)

Illegal Rose Peddler Observa4ons

• This is an organized enterprise
• Supported by adults with 8 to 17 year old youths as labor
• Training ground for youths for a life of crime
• Develops experts at avoiding police
• They know police tac4cs and limita4ons
• Unin4midated by home / business owners
• Can become very aggressive when confronted
• Can assume all are armed with knives to cut palm fronds
• Collec4ng palm fronds from private property SOB and all across peninsula

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• Causing considerable property damage that goes unno4ced in public view
• Operate mainly on weekends when school is in session
• Operate every day when school not in session
• Heavy par4cipa4on on major city events and holidays

Charlestowne Neighborhood Associa4on

Livability Viola4ons Analysis Expanded Viola4ons Data

Miscellaneous Nuisance Calls April 2014 to Present

10 20 30 40 50 60 Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Noise Bicycle Animal Waste Skateboard

Source: Charleston County Police Dispatch – Ms Allyson Burrell

2016 2014 2015 2017

CNA Livability Analysis Graffi4 and Trash Calls

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov GrafiY Trash Source: Dan Riccio – Charleston Livability Department 2015 2016 Calls Note: Calls recorded from all of Charleston

CNA Livability Analysis Rose Peddlers and Tour Calls

20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Rose Peddlers Horse Tour Walking Tour

Tour Source: Dan Riccio – Charleston Livability Department

2015 2016 Calls

Peddler Source: Charleston County Police Dispatch – Ms Allyson Burrell

CNA Livability Analysis Transport Calls

50 100 150 200 250 300 Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Pedi-Cab Small Bus Motor Coach Source: Dan Riccio – Charleston Livability Department 2015 2016 Calls

Tour Vehicles April 2014 to Present

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Carriages Pedi-Cabs Tour Bus

Source: Charleston County Police Dispatch – Ms Allyson Burrell

2015 2016 2014 2017

CNA Livability Analysis Tourism Enforcement Ac4ons

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Verbal Warning Viola4on - Hours Viola4on No4ces Wri[en Warning Tourism Summons Source: Dan Riccio – Charleston Livability Department 2015 2016 Ac4ons

Charlestowne Neighborhood Associa4on

Livability Viola4ons Analysis Criminal Ac4vi4es

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Source: Charleston County Police Dispatch – Ms Allyson Burrell

2015 2016 2014 2017

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Source: Charleston County Police Dispatch – Ms Allyson Burrell

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Specific CNA Livability Issues

• Planning and Development Associated Issues

– Traffic due to tourism and hotel development exceeds lower peninsula capacity – Traffic and transporta4on infrastructure inadequate to support growth pace – Balance of tourism versus resident livability has been lost – Sea level rise, flooding and storm drainage exacerba4ng exis4ng traffic and safety issues – Illegal short term rentals emerging as a major new nega4ve impact

CNA Board Ini4a4ves

• Added patrols for a limited 4me to monitor loud

motorcycles

• Chief Mullen has begun to personally engage with cross

func4onal city departments to address rose peddler issue

• Briefing with police leadership team along with CM

Seekings and Dan Riccio to express livability concerns and sugges4ons

• CM Seekings working with city departments to form

livability task force to work with historic neighborhoods

• CNA Board and city mee4ng to discuss livability issues and

solu4ons being scheduled

• CNA Board prepared to submit a Le[er to the Editor to the

P&C

• Seeking alliance with other neighborhood associa4ons with

shared concerns

CNA Membership Involvement

• Call 911 or non-emergency number for any

suspicious ac4vity (911 or 843-743-7200)

• Call in livability viola4ons you experience
• Numbers to call provided on new website

www.chasna.org

• Register for Nextdoor (go to www.nextdoor.com)
• Email CNA board at:

charlestowneneighborhood@gmail.com

• Volunteer for workgroup issues you are

interested in being ac4ve in

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