These committees can implement solutions such as: • A charter on the proper use of streets. • Awareness, training, prevention, mediation and enforcement of actions. • Systems for measuring the level of noise. • Sound-proofing equipment. • Coordination of the reports sent by local residents • etc. Example: a nightlife monitoring system is set up in Bordeaux. It reports on dysfunctional establishments. This technical meeting gathers State, city and metropolis services as well as mediation. Members exchange information and bring their expertise in order to design a shared response. Such responses are balanced and operational, ranging from mediation to summons. Such meetings allow for exchanging views and actions according to the problem at hand (noise nuisance, management of a public space, regulatory aspects). In ZURICH, in order to involve other actors such as local residents, the city organises round tables in the different neighbourhoods, which are moderated by professionals. The needs expressed can thus be directly dealt with by the decision makers. In TURIN, local residents have neighbourhood or area committees as well as a neighbourhood consultative committee that communicates the demands or reactions expressed in committees to the municipal officers in charge of managing the nightlife policy.
• Night Owl Committee In order for night revellers to have a voice in the Night Council, the City of Paris established a ‘Night Owl Committee’ on 3 November 2016. The ‘night owls’ are customers of nightlife establishments such as bars, concert halls, night clubs, night-time exhibitions, sports and other public services that are open in the evening (gyms, swimming pools, libraries, leisure centres, etc.). This Committee gathers 15 women and 15 men selected at random. It has three objectives: • To initiate and advocate projects with the Paris City Hall in order to improve Parisian nightlife. • To support the Paris City Hall’s actions in order to achieve greater impact. • To voice the concerns of nightlife users and give their opinion on nightlife public policies either through formal mechanisms or by convening the Night Council in order to broaden the scope and improve the efficiency of the said policies. Members of the committee meet in plenary sessions every two or three months and work in teams on specific themes or projects. In practice, they tend to work on projects they initiate since the Paris action plan on nightlife was adopted before this committee was established.
In BORDEAUX, Bordeaux, la Nuit set up a fifth thematic committee titled ‘Nightlife Users’. Dialogue with local residents and their participation in the different bodies of Bordeaux la Nuit is a key priority. Their involvement will enrich debates, apart from the partners’ contributions.
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