HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-07-09 - Agendas - TentativeCity of Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Fayetteville, AR 72701
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City Council Agenda Session Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
4:30 PM
City Hall Room 326
City Council Members
Council Member Sonia Gutierrez Ward I
Council Member Sarah Marsh Ward 1
Council Member Mark Kinion Ward 2
Council Member Matthew Petty Ward 2
Council Member Sloan Scroggin Ward 3
Council Member Sarah Bunch Ward 3
Council Member Teresa Turk Ward 4
Council Member Kyle Smith Ward 4
Mayor Lioneld Jordan
City Attorney Kit Williams
City Clerk Sondra Smith
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OFFICE OF THE
CITY ATTORNEY
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Mayor Jordan
City Council
FROM: Blake Pennington, Assistant City Attorney
Peter Nierengarten, Environmental Director
DATE: June 24, 2019
RE: Electric Motorized Scooter Ordinance
Kit Williams
City Attorney
Blake Pennington
Assistant City Attorney
Jodi Batker
Paralegal
The Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 1015 of 2019, which created the
Electric Motorized Scooter Act. This Act, which will go into effect on July 24,
2019, authorizes the deployment of electric motorized scooters and scooter -
share programs throughout the State of Arkansas.
The Act defined electric scooters as two or three wheeled mobility devices
that are equipped with a handle bar, standing floorboard and weigh less
than 100 lbs. They must be powered by an electric motor and are limited to
a maximum speed of 15 mph.
The Act also contains some very limited safety regulations but also provides
for local authority regulation of such scooters and scooter -share programs:
"Except as otherwise provided by law, a local authority may
establish reasonable standards, rules, or regulations providing
for the:
(1) Safe operation of electric motorized scooters; and