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4.5. Locations
Policy
- location
restrictions, if necessary, should be time sensitive
- location restrictions
can cause excess demand for prime performance space
- not all acts effect pedestrial flow
in the same way as an option
to location restrictions, the City and Performers should work together
to improve the Performers' crowd control skills.
- if a performer's audience is causing
conflicts enforcement may move the audience
- care should
be taken to examine what areas are important to Performers
4.5.1. Certain areas attract heavy public
and Performer usage, but not at all times. During several hours
of several days per week during the peak tourist seasons Performers
may create congestion (and the slim possibility
of a safety hazard). However, placing a blanket restriction on an area
at all times deprives Performers of great performance locations during
the off peak hours and seasons.
4.5.3. If there is any consideration of location restrictions, they
should be time sensitive restrictions.
4.5.4. There is great concern that the limiting of good performance
locations will force Performers to compete for the remaining few areas.
This will cause long waits, and the better Performers, with other venue
options, will be the first to leave.
4.5.5. Many Performers do not attract the kinds of crowds which impede
pedestrial flow. It is unfair to restrict access to a location to all
Performers because a few Performers have large audiences or may be irresponsible
with regards to controlling them.
4.5.6. An option might be for the City and Performers to work together
to develop an understanding of what is needed to assist performers in
gaining improved crowd control skills. As a result the City would develop
a Performer population with a better understanding of crowd control
and an ability to comply and assist in all locations.
4.5.7. Information sheets describing these understandings and techniques
could be developed with, and distributed to, the Performers by Enforcement
personnel or by SMSPG. If a Performer was having difficulty they could
be assisted by Enforcement.
4.5.8. If an audience is judged by Enforcement to be creating a difficulty
the Officer could approach the Performer for assistance in controlling
the crowd. If the Performer is unable to resolve the situation, Enforcement
could then take action to move the part of the crowd which is causing
difficulty.
4.5.9. Special concern should be taken to examine whether a location
under consideration for restriction is a vital location for performers.
What might look good on paper could dramatically hurt the viability
of many Performers. For example the location near Teasers on Third Street
is important to many of the better acts. If the current restrictions
regarding this area were regularly enforced, several world class acts
would be discourage from performing on the Promenade and go elsewhere.
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