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Chief Gabbard commented that the security problem is a 24-hour problem, not just <br />during the workday; there is another 16 hours a day that the garage is vulnerable. His <br />primary concern is safety but he also wants to protect property. Volunteers will not work <br />24 hours a day and there is a need to limit access to the garage. Cameras would only be <br />needed at access points if access were secured making the property much less attractive to <br />intruders. <br />Chairman Tippin wondered whether the Board has the authority to appoint a <br />committee to come back with specific suggestions. <br />Commissioner Macht stated the Public Safety Coordinating Committee is already in <br />existence and he is the Chairman. <br />Chairman Tippin asked that Committee to meet with Chief Gabbard and Sheriff <br />Wheeler, General Services Director Dean and Barbara MacWilliam, as a representative of <br />the employees, and come back with recommendations for the Board. <br />Clerk's employee Fran Clark stated that she was a witness to the recent incident. <br />She was returning from lunch and noticed 2 young men but didn't think too much about it. <br />Then she heard something go "clunk" and the men started running to the other side of the <br />garage. After she parked, she noticed a broken window and a pipe wrench on the floor <br />which could easily have been used to attack her. She returned to her car and used her cell <br />phone to call for help. She noted that better lighting would also help. She apologized for <br />laying this matter before the Board but felt this is a very serious- problem. <br />Chairman Tippin agreed that it was a serious problem and anticipated that the <br />Committee would return within 2 weeks with specific recommendations. <br />Commissioner Ginn noted that library patrons also use the parking garage and wanted <br />to be certain that whatever steps are taken do not impede their access to the garage. <br />CONSENSUS was reached that the County Public Safety Coordinating Committee <br />will meetwithBarbara MacWilliam, representing the employees, Director Dean, Vero Beach <br />Police Chief Gabbard and Sheriff Wheeler and come back with specific recommendations <br />within 2 weeks. <br />FEBRUARY 24, 1998 <br />-35- bOJK P��C� 73 <br />