About twenty nightlife venues in Lloret de Mar will hire auxiliary staff to monitor public spaces near their establishments. Their role will be to enforce the ordinance of civility and citizen coexistence that penalizes noise and shouting that affect neighborhood coexistence or the consumption of alcoholic beverages and other drugs in public areas, among other behaviors.
The City Council of Lloret de Mar has signed an agreement with a total of eighteen nightclubs and music bars to ensure compliance with the behaviors outlined in the ordinance approved in 2012, which has incorporated some changes this year.
More than 75,000 euros
Businesses will contribute more than 75,000 euros to a service that will start operating in mid-July
For example, the new text contemplates changes in the management of queues that form outside nightlife venues. According to the regulation, it will be the owners and hired staff who must work to prevent people from gathering unnecessarily at the doors of the venue, a situation that often leads to noise and disturbs the rest of the neighbors.
The staff hired by the premises will not only ensure that there are no noises, disturbances, or the consumption of illegal substances in public places, but will also make sure that there are no acts of vandalism, street vending, or other illegal activities in the vicinity of those businesses.
Pilot test
If the pilot test is successful, it will be extended between the years 2025 and 2027
The companies will bear the economic cost of hiring between ten and twelve night leisure service assistants, contributing 75,910 euros. The amount has been calculated based on the total capacity of the various participating venues. On the other hand, the City Council will take on the formal hiring of these assistants, as the responsibility for public safety lies with the municipality.
The councilor for Citizen Security, Jordi Martínez, explains that the role of this auxiliary person will be to “observe, inform, and warn pedestrians about compliance with the ordinance.” In the event of a possible recurring offense, they must notify the Local Police to take action.
The function of that support staff will be to observe, inform, and warn passersby about compliance with the ordinance”
Martínez justifies the measure taking into account that the majority of infractions are committed in the area where nightlife venues are located. The signed agreement, he adds, “reflects the common commitment to try to prevent those behaviors that interfere with good social harmony”.
The service will be operational between mid-July and August 31 on Just Marlés Avenue and nearby streets such as Josep Togores, Ponent, Santa Cristina, Santa Cristina Square, Baix de la Riera, Tarradellas, and Carme Square, among others. This is a pilot test that, if successful, could be extended between the years 2025 and 2027.
The mayor of Lloret de Mar, Adrià Lamelas, stated that “good coexistence undoubtedly involves co-governance and establishing public-private commitments that go in this direction.” Lamelas warns that the City Council will be “firm” in the face of violations of municipal regulations and incivility.