Narcotics Overdose Prevention Education

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled.

The NOPE Task Force of Volusia/Flagler County

presents

Narcotics Overdose Prevention Education, Parent and Community Information Seminar

Friday, October 24, 2014—5:30 p.m.

Government Services Building; 1769 E Moody BLVD—bldg. 2; Bunnell, FL

In 2013, 96 people in Volusia County and 11 people in Flagler County died from accidental overdose…

Just ONE TIME could kill you…. Be the hero… Call 911!

One of the most powerful presentations you will see with your child!

This information is being shared with Flagler County Public School students in grade 7 during school hours. If your child missed the opportunity, or if you want to share this impactful presentation with them, please attend.

EVERYONE is invited.

Biketoberfest® & Motorcycle Safety

Biketoberfest® & Motorcycle Safety

This year Biketoberfest® begins on Friday, October 16th and runs through Sunday, October 19th and the following information is being provided in advance of the event to educate visitors and residents with motorcycle related laws.

During Biketoberfest®, the Flagler Beach Police Department will be enforcing hazardous moving violations, which include but are not limited to; careless driving, aggressive careless driving, reckless driving, excessive speed, racing on a highway (drag racing) and driving under the influence (DUI). Additionally, the following non-moving statutes are in effect in the State of Florida;

316.2095 – Footrests, handholds, and handlebars:

(1) Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.

(2) No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars or with hand grips that are higher than the top of the shoulders of the person operating the motorcycle while properly seated upon the motorcycle.

316.211 – Equipment for motorcycles:

(2) A person may not operate a motorcycle unless the person is wearing an eye-protective device over his or her eyes.

316.294 – Mirrors: Every vehicle (to include a motorcycle), operated singly or when towing any other vehicle, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the motor vehicle.

316.304 – Wearing of headsets:

(1) No person shall operate a vehicle while wearing a headset, headphone, or other listening device, other than a hearing aid or instrument for the improvement of defective human hearing.

316.405 Motorcycle headlights to be turned on:

(1) Any person who operates a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle on the public streets or highways shall, while so engaged, have the headlight or headlights of such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle turned on.

The goal for this year’s Biketoberfest® event is the safety of our visitors and residents as well as compliance with the laws of the State of Florida. We hope this year’s Biketoberfest® provides our visitors, residents and businesses with many happy memories and thank you in advance for helping make this year’s event a safe event for all.

If you have any questions regarding Biketoberfest®, please feel free to contact Captain Doughney or any member of the Flagler Beach Police Department.

biketoberfest-logo

Cyberbullying Identification & Prevention Tips

“Cyberbullying” is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets, as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages and websites. Examples of “Cyberbullying” include mean or hateful text messages or e-mails, rumors sent by e-mail or posts on social networking sites, embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.

In order to prevent “Cyberbullying” from occurring, parents and their children can explore safe ways to use technology and the following tips are provided in an effort to prevent “Cyberbullying” from occurring;

Technology Controls: There are a number of software programs to monitor your kids’ Internet usage. These programs limit the amount of time children can spend on the computer and limits the websites they can visit. Please remember, these programs are a limited solution as your children can easily get onto a computer at a neighbor’s house, at a public library, at school or anyplace where there is limited monitoring of Internet usage.

Education: Talk regularly with your children about “Cyberbullying” and consider the following;

  • Put your computer in an open/heavily travelled location in your home so you can monitor computer activity.
  • Know the sites that your child/children visit and monitor their online activities.
  • Tell your child/children that as a responsible parent you may review their online communications if you think there is reason for concern.
  • Ask for your child’s “passwords”, but explain that you’ll only use them in case of emergency.
  • Ask to “friend” or “follow” your child/children on social media sites.

Encourage your child/children to tell you immediately if they or someone they know is being “Cyberbullied”. Open lines of communication with your child/children is extremely important.

Establish Rules: Establish rules about appropriate use of computers, cell phones, etc. Discuss which sites your child/children can visit and what they are permitted to do when they’re on-line. Discuss what they should post on-line and that they should not post or share anything that could hurt or embarrass themselves or others. Once something is posted, it is out of their control whether someone else will forward it. Advise your child/children to keep their passwords safe and not to share them with friends. The sharing of their passwords can lead to serious problems; such as losing control over their on-line identities and the posting of hurtful information under their screen name, name, profile, etc.

Should you have any questions about “Cyberbullying” or the prevention tips listed above, please feel free to contact any member of the Flagler Beach Police Department so we can assist in preventing you or someone you care about from becoming a victim of “Cyberbullying”.

Additional information regarding “Cyberbullying” prevention can be obtained by visiting the following websites;

http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/prevention/index.html
http://www.cyberbullyingprevention.com/
http://stopcyberbullying.org/prevention/parents_role.html

Parental Software websites

http://www.netnanny.com/
http://parentalcontrolbar.org/
http://kidswatch.com/

Sea Dune Parking

The following information is being disseminated to proactively provide valuable information to the public in regard to protecting our Sea Dunes while parking on SRA1A.

Residents and visitors should be aware that parking on the Sea Dunes is a violation of Florida State Statute 161.053 and Flagler Beach City Ordinance 5.02.04.  Sea Dunes are a beautiful natural resource to our City and compliance with parking restrictions is our ultimate goal.

On SRA1A from South 7th Street to South 28th Street there’s no parking on the east side of the roadway and vehicles parking on the east side of SRA1A north of SR100 should park as indicated in the sample photo’s below.  Flagler Beach Police Officers monitor Sea Dune parking throughout the year and once again our goal is to preserve the dunes with compliance from motorists.

Your assistance in helping protect our Sea Dunes is greatly appreciated and if you have any questions about the information listed above, please feel free to contact Captain Doughney or any member of the Flagler Beach Police Department.

Rear View of Properly Parked Vehicle
Rear View of Properly Parked Vehicle
Front View of Properly Parked Vehicle
Front View of Properly Parked Vehicle

Traffic Safety – Motor Vehicle, Bicycles & Pedestrians

Spring is upon us and with the warmer weather comes the opportunity for our citizens and visitors to explore and enjoy our beautiful City.  The following information is respectfully provided so that motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians travel safely while on our roadways and enjoy all that our City has to offer.

Under Florida State Statute a bicycle is considered a vehicle and a person in control of a vehicle on a street or high­way is considered a driver.  The following information is covered by Florida State Statutes.

  1. A bicycle operated between sunset and sunrise must be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from 500 feet to the front and both a red reflector and a lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from 600 feet to the rear.  The lamps are permitted to flash.  Additional lighting is permitted.
  2. A bicycle rider or passenger under 16 years of age must wear a bicycle helmet that is properly fitted, fastened securely and meets federal safety standard for bicycle helmets.
  3. A cyclist may not wear a headset, headphone or listening device, other than a hearing aid, while riding.
  4. A driver, which includes a bicyclist, must obey all applicable traffic control devices.  This include stop signs and traffic signals.
  5. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.  The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other non-motorized vehicle must pass the bicycle or other non-motorized vehicle at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between the vehicle and the bicycle or other non-motorized vehicle.
  6. Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or bicyclist.
  7. Cyclists may ride two (2) abreast only within a single lane and when not impeding traffic.  Cyclists may not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
  8. A pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than a (marked or unmarked) intersection crosswalk or a marked mid-block crosswalk shall yield to all vehicles on the roadway.
  9. When a vehicle is stopped at a crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
  10. When a pedestrian is trying to cross a public street or highway, guided by a dog guide or carrying in a raised or extended position a white cane or walking stick, an approaching driver is obliged to bring his vehicle to a full stop before arriving at such intersection or place of crossing and, before proceeding, shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring such pedestrian.
  11. If a mobility-impaired person (using a guide dog or service animal, a walker, a crutch, an orthopedic cane, or a wheelchair), is in the process of crossing a roadway at an intersection, drivers approaching the intersection must stop before arriving at the intersection and take reasonable precautions to avoid injuring such a pedestrian

If you have any questions about the information listed above, please feel free to contact Captain Doughney or any member of the Flagler Beach Police Department.

3ft share crossing

City Ordinance Awareness – Animals

The 1st day of spring is a week from today and very soon we’ll see an increase in visitors and residents walking their companion animals throughout the City.  The following information is being provided in an effort to increase visitor and resident awareness regarding City Ordinances related to Animals and their owner’s responsibilities.

 

Sec. 5-16. Duty to remove animal waste:  The owner of every dog shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by his dog(s), except on the owner’s property. Any person walking a dog on the public beach or public property must carry the appropriate equipment to remove and dispose of any excreta deposited by his dog(s). No owner of any animal shall permit or allow the accumulation of animal droppings, feces, urine, or other animal waste on any property.

 

Sec. 5-20. Dogs and other animals in Wick line Park or Veteran’s Memorial Park:  It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having under his or her control any dog or animal to permit such dog or animal in Wickline Park or Veteran’s Park.  The provisions of this section shall not be intended to apply to seeing-eye dogs properly trained to assist blind persons, when such dogs are actually being used by blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place.

 

Sec. 5-26. Duty of care:  It shall be the duty of every animal owner or person having charge, care custody, or control of any animal to prevent his or her animal from causing physical injury to any person, or damage, injure, harm or destroy the property or animal of another person.

 

Sec. 5-27. Leash requirements:  No animal shall be allowed on any public beach or public property or right-of-way unless the person having charge, care, custody, or control of such animal has the animal on a leash not exceeding eight (8) feet in length.

 

Sec. 6-5. Dogs on beach: It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having under his or her control any dog or animal to permit such dog or animal upon the Atlantic Ocean Beach within the corporate limits of the city, from North Tenth Street to South Tenth Street.

 

The provisions of this section shall not be intended to apply to Seeing Eye dogs properly trained to assist blind persons, when such dogs are actually being used by blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place. Dogs must be on a handheld leash/harness, not to exceed eight (8) feet in length, and under the control of the owner/handler.

 

Sec. 5-29. Noisy animals; nuisance:  It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal to permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care and control, any animal, in a continuing or repeating manner, to bark cry, howl, screech, squawk, scream, whine, or cause noises which disturb the comfort, peace, quiet or repose of any person residing in the vicinity.  Upon the receipt of documentation of a complaint from a law enforcement agency or a statement signed, sworn and notarized by three (3) or more residents of Flagler Beach who reside in separate dwellings in the vicinity of the animal(s) or incident(s), alleging that a violation of this section exists, the animal control/services officer shall have reasonable cause to determine that a violation of this section has occurred.  The statements must set forth the pertinent facts relating to the incident(s), including the time, date, and location, the address or location of the owner of the animal(s) as well as the address or location of the complainants.

Sec. 5-30. Confinement of dangerous animals: (a)  The owner of any dangerous animal shall confine the animal within a building, cage or other secure enclosure and shall not take said animal from said building, cage or secure enclosure unless said animal is securely leashed, tethered, chained, muzzled, anesthetized and/or otherwise restrained so as to protect persons and other animals; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to law enforcement or rescue animals actually engaged in law enforcement or rescue operations. The owner of any dangerous animal shall also post appropriate signage on his or her property at the entrance to any building or enclosure in which the animal is confined notifying the public of the dangerous animal.

 

Should you have any questions about the aforementioned City Ordinances, please feel free to contact the Flagler Beach City Clerk’s Office or the Flagler Beach Police Department for assistance.