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Organizers and staff describe fencing, checkpoints and security plans to control alcohol service
Summary
Department staff and event organizers told the board that each event will use fenced perimeters, entry screening (wanding, bag checks) and on-site security/medical support; organizers invited board members to inspect security measures in person.
Department and event staff laid out how they will confine alcohol service to controlled event areas using fences, security checkpoints and vendor licensing. Marguerite Webb, the department's chief strategy officer, showed site maps with proposed fencing lines and told the board "there's fencing everywhere that you see a red line...so someone cannot come in on a single road and get into the concert area."
Organizers said they conduct checks at every entrance, including wanding and bag openings, and use security guards to prevent outside alcohol from entering. An organizer invited board members to visit an event to see security in practice; staff reiterated that vendors must hold required ATC and public-health permits and that the special-events process requires emergency action plans, site maps and insurance.
