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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL AUDITORIUM July 17, 2023 7:30 P.M. Regular Meeting of the Lakewood City Council called to order at 7:30 PM by PresidentLitten **** Present: Thomas R. Bullock III,Kyle Baker, John Litten, Sarah Kepple, Cindy Marx, Tristan Rader, Jason Shachner Also Present: Mayor George, Finance Director Rancatore, Acting Police Chief Fischer, Public Works Director Gordon, Law Director Ernie Vargo, Planning Director Leininger, Fire Chief Dunphy, Deputy Clerk Hamideh **** Motion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple to approve the minutes of the July 3, 2023 General Meeting without the necessity of a reading. All in favor. Motion passed. ***OLD BUSINESS*** 1.Report from Housing, Planning & Development Committee meeting held July 17, 2023 (to be provided) Councilmember Bullock delivered the following report: The Housing, Planning and Development Committee met just prior to tonight’s meeting, and had a discussion of the scooter/micro-mobility pilot program with members of the administration, one comment from the public and also an impromptu visit from the County Sustainability Director who had a hand in creating the program that we participated in. It was a good discussion – simply an opportunity to delve into more details so that we understood what worked well and what didn’t work well in the first pilot. The administration shared that the program is currently suspended. The program could be restarted if solutions are identified for some of the problems that we have encountered which include near misses, properly docking the scooters after a trip, and customer service from the companies to resolve problems. So, it was a good discussion in a number of different directions. I think it is accurate to say that City Council expressed support for many aspects of the program along with some concern with the operational experience. It was a good analysis and discussion to be continued in the future. 1