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Home My WebLink About22 - Shared Mobility Devices (Electric Scooters, Bicycles and Future Technologies) - CorrespondenceAugust 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 3:38 PM To: Dept - City Clerk Subject: FW: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Hi Leilani — For the record. The below email came in (in largely that exact form and wording) from the below individuals regarding the shared mobility agenda item(s). Dave Kiff City Manager <dduffield@newportbeachca.gov>; Muldoon, Kevin <kmuldoon@newportbeachca.gov>; Herdman, Jeff <jherdman@newportbeachca.gov>; Peotter, Scott <speotter@newportbeachca.gov>; O'Neill, William <woneill@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! 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City of LA today is having discussions at the city council level for things like having the vendors indemnify the City and our residents for any damage, injury, repair, or any other cost associated with the use of their product (such as law enforcement costs). Require the vendor provide significant GL policy and a bond to guarantee such timely payment. Also strongly suggest they only be allowed to operate on public streets and be fully responsible to follow the rules of the road -drive in the same direction autos are going, not on the boardwalks, sidewalks, or bike paths. Also strongly suggest they have their speed electronically limited (they can do that with their software) to 12 mph. How did you find this website?: Flyer or Brochure Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 Mulvey, Jennifer From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 11:31 AM To: Dept - City Clerk Subject: Regarding Shared Mobility Devices For the record. From: Michele [mailto:icbrooks@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 9:51 AM To: Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Re: Insider's Guide for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, August 14, 2018 I am concerned that even more bicycles and especially motorized scooters will make the boardwalk even less safe and enjoyable. People do not obey the posted speed limits (haven't for years) and skateboarders ignore the safety of others. Could these for rent items, if approved, be restricted to the streets and bike lanes??? Michele Brooks 5211 Seashore Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov> wrote: Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Kiff, Dave To: Dent - City Clerk Subject: FW: Bird Scooters and shared -use mobility devices Date: Friday, August 10, 2018 3:19:05 PM For the record. From: Julie Johnson [mailto:juliestewartjohnson@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 2:40 PM To: Herdman, Jeff <jherd man@newportbeachca.gov>; Muldoon, Kevin <kmuldoon@newportbeachca.gov>; ddixon@newportbeach.gov; Avery, Brad <bavery@newportbeachca.gov>; dduffield@newportbeach.gov; speotter@newportbeach.gov; woneill@newportbeach.gov Cc: Kiff, Dave <DKiff@newportbeachca.gov>; Finnigan, Tara <TFinnigan@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Bird Scooters and shared -use mobility devices Good afternoon, I was reading the city council agenda for Tuesday's meeting and wanted to comment on the potential use of Bird Scooters and other shared -use mobility devices for your knowledge. I was visiting a friend who lives in Santa Monica yesterday and there were an abundance of people on Bird scooters with no regard for traffic or pedestrians. My friend said the Bird Scooters are a nightmare and people just throw them on residents lawns and driveways when they are done. She has had them on her front steps and no one came for days to collect them so she had to bring them to another location herself. This type of service is NOT something we need in Newport Beach given the tight quarters, city time and funding that will be needed to monitor the reckless behavior of those who use this type of "throw away' service. It is potentially dangerous as well for tourists who are unfamiliar with the town. We have enough bikes and scooters available to rent already. Please don't add to the congestion and take away the charm of our beautiful city. Beverly Hills city council implemented a zero -tolerance ban because of the situation. (See below) Thank you for your time. Julie Johnson Beverly Hills City Council approves six-month ban on electric scooters http://www.lati mes.com/local/lanow/la-me-I n-scooters-beverly-h i I Is -20180724 -story. htm IJ u 124, 2018 ... The Beverly Hills City Council on Tuesday banned the use of motorized ... of electric scooters, operated by scooter -share start-ups such as Bird, ... Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 10:12 AM To: Dept - City Clerk Subject: FW: Electric bicycle issue on the boardwalk For the record, possibly the Bird Scooter item. From: Nathan Mattson (nmattson) [mailto:Nathan.Mattson@quest.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 9:47 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Electric bicycle issue on the boardwalk Hello Council Members, I am a resident down on the peninsula and as I'm sure you're well aware, we have a serious issue with electric bicycles on the boardwalk.. I have two children that attend Newport Elementary and we frequently use the boardwalk to ride bikes, walk, etc. I know the 'shared mobility devices' are a topic that is going to be addressed at a council meeting but I wanted to get your input on the electric bicycle situation. Every day I see multiple people riding over 15-20mph on the crowded boardwalk without helmets, experience, or a care in the world.. The problem is that a child is going to get hit and most likely be killed from one of these bicycles.. How can we be proactive about this issue before we lose a child? Every person I've talked to supports a ban on electric bikes on the boardwalk (except those who own them of course). feel there is a way we can obviously have exceptions for persons with disabilities (as I'm sure that is a major concern) while returning the boardwalk to what it is meant for.. casual bicycle riding and walking/running. I'd appreciate any comments you have here and I appreciate you taking the time to respond. Thank you - Nathan Mattson 117 E Balboa Blvd NB 949-285-1572 Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Jennifer Karsting <jkarsting@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 6:33 AM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Jennifer Karsting Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Spencer@jsylvesterconstruction.com Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 11:14 AM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! James Sylvester Spencer Sylvester J Sylvester Construction Cell (858) 735-4814 Office (858) 759-8800 Fax (858) 759-8802 Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Daniel Giger <dagi6655@colorado.edu> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 7:19 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Daniel Giger Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Jack Bates <jacklevi05@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 8:23 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Ingrid Bates Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Salman Alhagbani <salmanalhagbani@icloud.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 5:46 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! salman alhaqbani Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: David Campbell <nbangler@aol.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 4:22 PM To: Dixon, Diane Subject: "Just Say NO to Electric Scooters" Hi Diane, While Bird electric Scooters, and others, try to take over our life in Newport Beach, be aware that there are distribution companies whose business model is to contract to send letters, emails, etc of support to City Councils. These are "Paid For" letters by Bird, etc. They look like personal communications, but they are not. Please view these letters of communications for electric scooters as "suspect" contracted vendor services. I speak from experience. Thank you. David Campbell 3501 Finley Ave., NB Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Ashley Cordova <ash.cordovall@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 4:00 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Ashley Cordova Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Christian Figueroa <figueroa@outlook.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 2:44 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! They have them in San Diego and it's a fun way to get around especially near the beach. Bring them back and don't get stuck behind the times. Thank you! Christian Figueroa Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: chelsea weaver <cweaver928@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 7:39 AM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy, Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Chelsea Remley Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Don & Judy Cole <lagunahouse@me.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 11:24 AM To: Dept - City Council Subject: Ride -share electric vehicles City Council members, We are extremely concerned that the council may approve ride -share electric vehicles- in particular electric scooters- in our beach side community. While some tout them as the future of urban transport, the few benefits do not relate to our City as they might to other true urban centers such as San Francisco or New York. Even if they did relate, none of the touted benefits- reducing traffic, less environmental impact, etc. - have any solid data to support them and the negative impacts far outweigh the benefits.. These are the facts: 1. While the scooters have zero emissions, they use energy for power. They need to be picked up (more vehicles on the road), re -charged and re -delivered. 2. Some people contend that scooters give people a cheap easy way to get around while reducing reliance on their cars and easing congestion on public transit. Personal mobility will NOT be greatly improved in our community like it might in other urban centers and campuses, and there has been no detectable impact anywhere on car congestion. 3. Scooters are cluttering sidewalks, roads and other public spaces. Bikes and scooters left on sidewalks or in any public right of way are more of a nuisance and public safety issue than transport revolution. 4. The Scooters are a public safety hazard. While riders are supposed to be licensed drivers, helmeted and are meant to be ridden on streets, improper use abounds. Few riders wear helmets in any of the cities that have allowed them and it is common to see children riding scooters, two people on one scooter, parked scooters cluttering sidewalks and moving scooters scattering pedestrians on sidewalks. Speeding is rampant on sidewalks, even where there are posted limits. We experienced this on the boardwalk in person the weekend that the Birds invaded Newport. We also saw dozens of kids riding them on the sidewalk on Via Lido and over the bridge to Lido Island- sans helmets. 5. There is already a scarcity of space to safely ride. While much regulation requires they must be ridden on the street, a reasonable fear of being hit by a car pushes many onto the sidewalk. 6. While Santa Monica has recorded 11 accidents, some serious, 328 citations and 694 traffic stops, enforcement of regulations is difficult. Reality is that Illegal vehicles are already rampant on our boardwalk- we don't need to add to more possibilities. 7. E -scooters are arguably easier to ride than bikes, with less of a learning curve, but they are not as stable. As speeds increase, the small wheeled scooters are more susceptible to a crack or a bump or a curb than an e -bike. We live where we do because we love the bay, our beaches and our boardwalk. We do not want to see us turn into Mission Bay where we have experienced first hand getting run off the boardwalk and the proliferation of e -scooters and bikes laying all over the boardwalk and other public spaces. The e -vehicles should be banned, not regulated. We are tired of not being able to fully enjoy our own peninsula and boardwalk because of the skateboards, surreys, and speeding bikes that abound and because existing regulations are not being enforced. Please stop eroding our quality of life in our City- we need less of these type of issues, not more. Thank you, Don & Judy Cole Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Tim Tyler <ttyler@g.clemson.edu> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 7:48 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Timothy Tyler Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: korey peterson <koreyp78@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:54 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! A Newport Beach Bird rider Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Brandon Perez <brandogp@usc,edu> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:46 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Brandon Perez Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Douglas Roland <dougiefresh1194@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:41 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Douglas Roland Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: joelbnorton@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:15 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Joel Norton Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Daniel Tyner <dtyner8@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 10:50 AM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Dominic P Tornambe <dominictornambe@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 10:00 AM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Dominic Tornambe Dominic Tornambe C: 858.354.8194 Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Lorne Hatchard <Ighl@icloud.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 8:40 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Lorne Hatchard Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Colton Carroll <coltonjc93@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 7:44 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy, Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access. to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Colton Carroll Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Danielle Foley <dgfoley29@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 6:28 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Danielle Baughfoley Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: grimmes420@yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 4:52 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Angel Ronquillo Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Kaitlin Frehling <KaitlinFrehling@speedousa.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 2:49 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Kaitlin Frehling Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: kayla forester <kforester47@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 2:27 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy, Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Kayla Forester Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Taylor Orr <taylorannorr@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 8:37 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Taylor Orr Sincerely, Taylor Orr Syracuse University `20 Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Tyler Sasse <sassetyler@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 6:33 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Tyler Sasse Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: adedna2 <adedna123@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 5:27 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff, Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Abed Nahhas Sent from my iPhone Received After Agenda Printed August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: ABDUL ALWAHABI <abood-l-gamer@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 5:12 PM To: Kiff, Dave; Harp, Aaron; Torres, Michael; Overstreet, Daniel; Dixon, Diane; Avery, Brad; Duffield, Duffy; Muldoon, Kevin; Herdman, Jeff; Peotter, Scott; O'Neill, William Subject: Please allow shared electric scooters in Newport Beach Dear Mayor Duffield, City Council, and City staff, Thank you for your ongoing leadership and thoughtful attention to the many issues facing our beach community. I am writing to show my support for shared electric scooters. When they recently appeared here in our town, I was excited that we finally had access to this affordable and sustainable alternative to sitting in traffic. I hope that we can work together with Bird to assure that we can have this option return to our beachside community as soon as possible! Thank you! Saeed Alwahabi Sent from my iPhone RECEIVED AFTER AGENDA PRINTED August 14, 2018 Item No. 22 From: Kiff, Dave Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:37 PM To: Dept - City Clerk Subject: FW: Electric Scooters -----Original Message ----- From: Pamela Whitesides [mailto:ptlaw@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:29 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Electric Scooters Dear Mayor and City Council, I own property (currently being remodeled) in the heart of the Lido Village area. I understand you will be studying whether to approve or prohibit the use of electric scooters in the City. Please, learn by the experience of other cities facing the ongoing problems electric scooters have caused and have banned them or are considering a ban. There have been front page news stories about how residents are so angered by the "drop off anywhere" policy, they are now vandalizing the scooters, throwing them in the trash, and clipping wires. The scooters block sidewalks and are left on private property. They are ridden illegally on sidewalks. Even when ridden in the streets, they have caused injuries and continue to create a danger of accidents, injuries and deaths. There are enforcement issues. Do you want police to use their time to chase scooters on the boardwalk and sidewalks? Do you want police to chase vandals who are fed up with the electrical litter in their neighborhoods? It's true visitors would probably like to have them in Newport Beach because they have no skin in the game—nothing to lose and fun to gain (if they don't get hurt). Do we need even more visitors to clog the City? Parking is already a nightmare. Where are the scooter users going to park—wherever they find a scooter? We faced hoards of visitors during Council meetings in favor of the jet packs. The residents most affected were against them but the Council allowed them to operate in favor of the visitors. The fiasco ultimately failed but it was an experiment that was at the expense of the residents who vote you onto the Council to represent us. Please use your best judgment and the unhappy experiences of cities who have tried to allow them to ban scooters as one too many visitor "attractions" the City does not need. Respectfully, Pamela Whitesides 3328 Via Lido