JUST IN TIME FOR DINNER….

Power is back on in downtown LBTS….ENJOY!….

more to come…

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YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS NEW SERVICE FROM THE BSO!…

BSO CyberVisor: Power Outage / Road Closure
Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:58 PM
From:
“bsocybervisor@sheriff.org” <bsocybervisor@sheriff.org>
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The power is currently out in the area of A1A  and Commercial Blvd due to a downed powerline. This is effecting the immediate surroundings and traffic conditions. FPL is on scene and addressing the issue. Please avoid the area until power is restored.

sign up link below…

http://sheriff.org/apps/cybervisor/

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VICE MAYOR/DEPUTY CHIEF MCINTEE ON SCENE FIRST….FOR WHAT?…

In the previous scoops post…’Bending The Rules’… the BSO Police  5/4/09 Incident Report…showed that VFD Deputy Chief McIntee went in ahead of the BSO into a crime scene after dispatch put out a call of “shots fired, possible suicide attempt.”…

Deputy Chief McIntee did not follow the LBTS-VFD SOPs required in this situation putting himself, BSO Police , the victim and his family at risk!

Deputy Chief McIntee went inside at and was found “inside the house, talking with the complainant.” after BSO Police arrived at 17:13 …The BSO Deputy was advised by the wife that her husband had just shot himself and the BSO Deputy went to the master bedroom with two other BSO Police Deputies….

The victim was still alive and had a loaded gun next to him….

AMR “arrived at 17:16 and started CPR on the subject”…..

BC- We have been told repeatedly that McIntee arrives on medical calls to assist AMR in first aid until they arrive….So why did he not go in and begin CPR on the victim until AMR arrived…well over 4 minutes later?…(Dispatch was at 17:11 …BSO arrived 17:13 to find McIntee already inside..AMR arrived at 17:16)…

If McIntee did not enter the room because of the victim having a gun…then why would he stand in the living room with the wife?…..

There is no way to exonerate or condone his actions in this dire situation….

This is a no- win situation…showing more grandstanding behavior ……and Deputy Chief McIntee’s continued disregard for following the rules!…

more to come…

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Interesting budget item from Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral 2 stations not sure how many trucks 1 ladder 33 paid full time includes Chief and Dep. Chief shared with Port Canaveral 1.8 million including a 350k reserve…

LBTS 1 station 4 trucks no full time paid staff is budgeted for 850k…(due to increase this next year)……

Thanks…Faithful Reader…

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LBTS- CODE  COMPLIANCE DID THEIR HOMEWORK….

Readers may recall a post about the recent Sentinel news story dealing with towns stuck with maintaining foreclosed properties which meant they were paid for by the taxpayers…The article revealed that LBTS had a dozen such properties…but our Town was able to have the banks pay to maintain them…..Quite a fete  and a savings for our residents…This writer contacted the Town to give them a big thumbs up for a job well done…and asked how they accomplished what the other towns did not…

Today I heard back…Our Development Department took the time to research the mortgages…thus finding the banks that were attached to these properties and made contact and arrangements for them to pay for the upkeep of the property…as they should…

I am told in other towns the code enforcement officers go by the properties in question…slap them with a “red tag” and move on…The scenario offered was that the banks attached to the properties are most likely to be out of state leaving the situation to further deteriorate and making it necessary for the towns to take on resolving the problem…

In the past we had approximately twelve… as stated above and in the article…There were four others that we maintained while going through the lien process…and as of today…all have been settled and we as a town have no properties requiring town services to maintain them…

Nice to know…

more to come…

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Sentinel excerpts….

BC…..His Father is here……

‘With his father keeping vigil at his bedside, the boy remains in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Burn Unit, Marco Rocca, the Italian consul general in Miami, said Monday.’

BC…..First  reasons what might have caused this….

‘An initial investigation by Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives and the State Fire Marshal’s Office indicated a tube attached to an oxygen chamber at Ocean Hyperbaric Oxygen Neurologic Center became dislodged, causing the explosion and flash fire.’

BC…..We hear this is the big news in Italy…with so many who made this possible for the boy….as relayed in a phone call from Italy to a local property owner…yesterday…

‘After the child’s family raised funds to pay for the trip, the 4-year-old arrived in South Florida last Nov. 22 for therapy sessions in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Such treatment is restricted or forbidden in Italy because of the risk of fire.

Luigi Martinisi “is very shocked at this tragedy, and very focused on the situation of his son,” said Rocca.

The mayor of San Felice a Cancello said the child had probably been blinded as well as horribly burned.’

BC…..Answers are beginning to come from the LBTS Public information Officer…regarding the Town and the VFD…and any prior action taken in regards to safety concerns with the building…….

”The medical center where the explosion occurred is inspected periodically to ensure it complies with regulations on oxygen chambers promulgated by the National Fire Protection association, Lauderdale-by-the Sea spokesman Steve d’Oliveira said.

In January, an inspector hired by the city cited the center for eight fire code violations. The citations involved such issues as signage, sprinkler heads and improper storage areas.

“There was nothing that had to do with the chamber, per se,” d’Oliveira said. “We went out there again in March and they had corrected everything.”‘

full text link below….

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-hyperbaric-blast-b050409,0,7129882.story

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THEY ARE STILL ON SCENE…

Excerpts….

‘A Broward Sheriff’s deputy who was first on the scene fought through thick smoke and found the boy in a burning hyperbaric chamber on the first floor.

State fire marshals and Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are investigating.
The Lauderdale-by-the-Sea fire department arrived a short time later.

The woman and the boy are not mother and son, Jachles said.

It is not known why the victim of this afternoon’s explosion was being treated.

A patient is usually put in a chamber and exposed to 100 percent oxygen at a pressure greater than sea level. Chambers are typically cylindrical and can fit only one person at a time.

Hope Fine, who runs a freestanding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy clinic called South Florida Center For H.O.P.E. in Deerfield Beach, said if the hyperbaric chamber exploded, it could be the first such incident in the United States.

“The last accident was at least 15 or 16 years ago in Asia, because the patient brought in a hand warmer,” she said. “These chambers are safe if you do it correctly. You have to take precautions because you’re dealing with 100 percent oxygen.”

Pure oxygen is highly flammable’

full text link below….

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-hyperbaric-explosion-bn050109,0,1520166.story

Miami Herald…link below has a series up photos….along with the story…

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/breaking-news/story/1027566.html

Television news crews are still on scene…so expect local coverage on all local channels….starting at 5 pm…(It was on local channel 7 at noon)…

Channel 4 reported at 5 pm the boy first said to be 7-8 yrs. old was actually 4 and the woman was in her 50s and possibly the boy’s grandmother…They were here from Italy for treatment of Cerebral Palsy…First taken to Broward General…they were then transported to Jackson Memorial…The boy’s father is en route from Italy…The BSO Deputy …first on scene was also a paramedic…A special report on hyperbaric chambers will be at 6 pm….

At 5:30 the area surrounding the building is closed down while the all the tanks are being emptied …..precluding many homeowners from entering their  streets…

We are also told the helicopter touched down at the Fountainhead Condominium….

Questions being asked by concerned citizens today…with 3 calls since October 2008…was the facility sufficiently inspected for fire safety?…

A request for the incident report has been made from BSO and an e-mail sent to the VFD….

They will be posted upon receipt….

BC- a note of thanks to all the Readers who contacted this writer with eyewitness accounts and professional input ….

more to come…..

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COUNTING ON A TURTLE PERMIT…..

HMMMM…Today the Fireworks  RFP is  online on the Town website………

7 pages…shell size…time between firing shells…….number of personnel……and the location…on the beach behind El Prado Park…including  last on page 7 a permit for special events …conditions for marine guidelines..below…

‘SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT CONDITIONS FOR MARINE TURTLE PROTECTION
Field Permit No.
1) The following conditions ate required for special events for the protection of marine turtles during the marine
turtle nesting season. The nesting season is March 1 – October 31 in Brevard, Indian River, St Lucie, Martin, Palm
Beach, and Broward counties, and is May 1 – October 31 in all other coastal counties in Florida.
2) All structures proposed to be constructed in marine turtle nesting habitat and left out overnight shall have 3 feet of
vertical clearance beneath them, at least 7 feet of horizontal clearance between the supports where they meet the
beach, and shall be located as far landward as possible. Any structures or materials not meeting these criteria must
be removed by sundown each day. All staging and storage of event equipment and materials shall be off the beach.
3) The use of heavy equipment is prohibited, and the use of street vehicles to transport event equipment is prohibited
except on beaches where public beach driving is allowed by local ordinance. A lightweight, ATV-type vehicle with
10 p.s.i. or less ground-to-tire pressure may be used for equipment transport if allowed by local ordinance. Use of
vehicles shall be minimized, and restricted to event set-up and break-down.
4) In order to place structures on the beach, surveys for marine turtle nesting activity must be ongoing, and have been
conducted daily for 65 days previous to the event date or since the beginning of marine turtle nesting season. It is
the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that nesting surveys have been conducted in accordance with the
following conditions:
a) All nesting surveys shall be conducted by qualified persons who hold a valid marine turtle permit issued by the
FWC pursuant to Florida Administrative Code Rule 68E-1. No materials or equipment may be set up on the
beach until the applicant has coordinated with the marine turtle permit holder.
b) Nest surveys shall be conducted daily between sunrise and 9 a.m. during marine turtle nesting season. No
activity shall occur in any location prior to completion of the necessary marine turtle nest survey and protection
measures.
c) Nests deposited within the event area shall be marked and left in place unless natural factors threaten the
success of the nest. Any nests left in the event area shall be dearly marked and the actual location of the clutch
determined- A circle with a radius often (10) feet, centered at the clutch, shall be marked by stake and survey
tape or string. No activities shall enter this circle and no adjacent activities shall be allowed which might directly
or indirectly disturb the area within the staked circle. During marine turtle hatching season (July 1 – October
31), no structures or materials which could impede the progress of turtle hatchlings may remain seaward of a
nest overnight
5) No lighting associated with the event is authorized after 9:00 psa. during the marine turtle nesting season.
6) No water from the structure or event area shall be allowed to run onto the beach where it could impact adjacent sea
turtle nests.
7) In the event an unmarked marine turtle nest is exposed, or a dead, injured, or sick marine turtle is discovered during
the event, the marine turtle permit holder shall be notified immediately such that appropriate conservation
measures can be taken. Within 24 hours of any such occurrence, a report of the incident shall be faxed to the FWC
Bureau of Protected Species Management at (850) 921-6988.
The permittee shall not disturb existing beach and dune topography and vegetation. No excavation of sand
landward of the mean high water line is permitted. Any temporary minor disturbances in the sand (including ruts,
depressions, holes, or mounds) shall be filled in and raked smooth with hand tools each evening’

BC- If this is a go acceptable to do….. then again …..the pavilion could not be built after season because?….

full RFP link below………

http://www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov/

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LOVE THOSE LEAVES…

Previous post…July 22,2008 LBTS Agenda/meeting category…

Consent Agenda….

d. ….Vice Mayor McIntee made the motion…and Comm. Silverstone seconded it to be co-chairs for the July 4, 2009 event….after the Town Attorney gave some disjointed advice concerning Sunshine…in response to Comm. Clottey and Dodd…recounting the trouble it posed for them …while offering up a change to one chair……the incumbents…saw no Sunshine problem….for them…passes 5-0….

BCbythesea… this event will be to launch their re-election …..some say…..who will run for Mayor and who will run for commission …any bets on McMayor….

Please make sure to scroll down or go to scoops LBTS Agenda/ meetings category 4th of July 2009…

Who would have thunk it…This writer that’s who!…

more to come…

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COUNTING DOWN TO THE LBTS BEACH PAVILION CEREMONY….

They are busy putting the final touches on tonight’s 7 pm ceremony to celebrate the completion of this longtime project that was years in the making…with many times back to the drawing board…. many times back to the Broward County Commission….and THE main  project for many incarnations of commissions, committees. and town administrations…..

The opening may be brief…(tonight only…previous scoops post)…..but the workers are already down at the site…we hear putting in some lighting for the event (the turtle lighting will need to come to the commission…asap)…to ensure the speakers and the musicians can present us all with a program we will long remember!…

I want to extend a personal thank you to Master of Ceremonies, Comm. Clottey for clearing up the oversight of MPSC  Vice-Chair Sandra Booth’s participation tonight, as we hear Mrs. Booth will be introducing Art Institute Industrial Design Instructor Winston Menish and Art Institute Design student and Beach Pavilion winner Edwin Forbes…which is most fitting and appropriate!…

See you all there ……

more to come……

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