Fiscal Note
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SUBSTITUTE - Creating the Ad Hoc Committee on Moped Parking
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WHEREAS, mopeds are currently allowed to park any place a bicycle can park; and
WHEREAS, this has created a number of problems, the most prominent of which are the competition with bikes for parking space, the aesthetic and environmental concerns of having motorized vehicles parked on the terrace, and the physical obstacles this creates for people with disabilities using the public sidewalk; and
WHEREAS, the state law has been changed to allow cities to regulate mopeds as motorcycles, and to create moped-only parking;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that there is created the Ad Hoc Committee on Moped Parking the seven nine members of which will be appointed by the Mayor; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the committee shall be charged with crafting an effective system to regulate moped parking in the city. In its deliberations the committee shall give consideration to the high volume of mopeds at the university, the effect on the city of campus moped parking regulations, the limited availability of bicycle racks, the feasibility of mopeds parking in parking ramps, the space and signage required to create moped-only parking areas, and the need for disabled people to freely use sidewalks; and
BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED, that the chair of the committee shall be chosen by the committee from among its members; and
BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED, that the committee shall meet at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary, and report to the Common Council by May 31, 2012; and
BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Department of Traffic Engineering Division shall be the lead agency staffing the committee, along with help from the City Attorney’s Office and any other personnel the Department of Traffic Engineering Division and the City Attorney or the committee deem appropriate; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that upon reporting to Comm...
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