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TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 7 | Staff Member Wheeler said she is unsure of that specific. She said in Oakland they were sure to charge fees that the city could use to address concerns. Commissioner Palmer asked where scooters are supposed to operate. Staff Member Wheeler said they are to operate in the road like bicycles. Commissioner Hans asked if electric bicycles had been deployed in the city. Staff Member Wheeler said they have not been deployed. She said staff are looking at that also. Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Marty Fatool, Bird, said they would like to work with the city on an interim operating agreement and not wait a year for a pilot program to be developed. He shared some emails from residents that were sent to the City Council. He said that adding scooters in Alameda would be extremely beneficial and looks forward to continuing to be a partner with Alameda. Brian McGuire, Bike Walk Alameda, said we need to try new things because what we have been doing has not worked. He said everyone is looking for options and these take up no space compared to cars and are efficient. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner Palmer asked if we have other cities that we can learn from for our pilot. Staff Member Wheeler said that we would look to our neighbors for examples of what works best. Commissioner Soules asked why these items were grouped together. Staff Member Wheeler said that this is how the City Council referral was delivered to staff. Chair Miley said scooters are a last mile solution. He said waiting a year for something is a long time. He said he does not support a ban on scooters. He said he supported the staff recommendation to take a wait and see approach on the drone questions. Commissioner Johnson agreed that a year is a long time to wait. He said he mostly hears complaints about them being parked on the sidewalk and suggested finding ways to mitigate that problem. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 8 December 3, 2018 Transportation Commission | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |