Accessibility Advisory Committee

Motion BE IT RESOLVED that the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) rescind Motion No. AAC 2023-01-01; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that: the AAC express to City staff and City Council that they no longer uphold their support for the continuation of the e-scooter pilot, and further express their very serious concern over the safety issues posed by e-scooters, both shared and privately-owned, to persons with disabilities, elderly and all vulnerable pedestrians; The AAC advise City staff to make it easier to report non-compliance and actively encourage all people who witness improperly parked e-scooters or e-scooters riding along the sidewalks to report this to the city; The AAC advise City Council to be prepared to stop the pilot if e-scooter riders continue to demonstrate that they are not operating the e-scooters in accordance with the rules and continue to pose a serious safety risk. For (4) Wayne Antle, Ana Maria Cruz-Valderrama, V. Karam, and H. Walhad Against (3) H. Ellingwood, D. Humphries, and W. Van Veen