Remarks by Jason Rumfelt
115 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
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“As far as the lease signing goes, would you have any concern with the lease being signed before this details with Duke regarding the private aspect of the development is finalized?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Lindsay, is this loose copy? Is it the same as what was in our packet?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Are they marked so we know what's new or not?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“We probably should let Lindsay go through your presentation and what distinguishes these different types of e-bikes. I think that'll give some context.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“I just changed the word around because it was... By the way, this color-coded chart you put together, I think, summarizes... I don't know that you need to go through all this. This is really helpful. Okay.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“I was just saying. Do you want them, even if they're doing 15 miles an hour, do you want them on a standard sidewalk? Not an 8-foot multi-use, but a standard sidewalk.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, but that's my question. Does that dismount zone, does that apply to the micromobility device? Yes, it applies to everything. Like, you take that main section of sidewalk between, on the main between Myrtle McLeod and Catawba.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Is that considered a multi, is that wide enough to be a multi-use or is that a standard sidewalk? I can't, it seems pretty wide.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“And that, you know, again, I'm just trying to think. Like, do you get the dismount? Are you even allowed to operate those? I remember seeing the dismount section in their packet.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Go ahead, Jason. And this is one of my biggest questions tonight, because we're talking about a new ordinance, and if it's passed, like you said, there's an educational process with your officers. Where's the educational process for the operators? There's no licensing required. There's no permit required. When do they get, how do they get, how do these things get conveyed to the operators or their parents?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Can we institute some sort of permitting process where they have to know what these rules are? Because I mean, you talk about yielding to pedestrians. I mean, that's pervasive through the whole ordinance. Yielding to pedestrians or other vehicles. If it's an eight-year-old on an e-bike, Are they really going to be conscious about yielding to pedestrians? I mean, where's the education for the operators? Do we have the ability to implement some sort of, you know?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Yeah, but let's be preemptive. I mean, I don't want to be coming back here with an accident.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Yep, I agree. You know, you talk about max speeds here, and talking to some of these kids that are riding these e-bikes, Thank you guys for doing the research on this and putting together this because this is, like the mayor said, I mean, there's been such a proliferation here of just all these different types of bikes and vehicles and, you know, how you come up with a body of law to regulate them is no small undertaking. So I commend you for that. But one of the things I'm hearing lately, too, one of the big trends with these e-bikes is modifying them.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“So they're spec'd out for 20 miles an hour, but they're putting kits on them. They're going north of 50.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Right. So how, yeah. I mean, you're going to be enforcing the law with someone on one of those modified e-bikes as if they were a moped or motorcycle.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Because the moped and the motorcycle talk about cc's. They don't talk about speed. Correct.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“And if it's over 30, it's considered a motorcycle. Correct.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“So you pull over one of these e-bikes and you find out it's got a kit on it. And whether you clock them or you, I don't know if you can visually, you know, tell if they're going more than 30 miles an hour, if that stands, how that holds up.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Did you clock them, or are you just visually? How does that work? Because I know you guys have specialized training when it comes to that. I don't.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“So one of the big distinguishing factors between a motorcycle and the others is they have to have a license. Correct. So if you have a modified e-bike that's spec'd out for 20 or 30 miles an hour, but they're going downhill or on a flat surface and they're going north of 50, if they don't have a license, it's... Depending on where they are.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“If it's modified, would it show you the modified CCs or what?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Where are you getting most of the calls? Is it all over?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“And one of the issues I see, too, is they're typically going home or maybe they're just making their last couple laps around the neighborhood right at dusk. You can't see them. They come zipping around the corner and no lights. And I noticed that was one of the requirements. I think you're not allowed to operate them after sunset. After sunset. Right?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“But there was something in there about lights, was there not?”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“I'm not... I'm operating electric... I'm sorry, I'm not reading the latest version.”
City Council · Jul 20, 2026