Remarks by Jim Hefferan
114 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 5
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“I want to pull B7, Chapter 75, Regulation of Electric and Motorized Mobility Devices, Ordinances to the Regular Agenda.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, sir. I have some difficult questions. I guess I'll just go in order. With respect to B8 and Budget Amendment 2, the Catawba River Public Water Intake Excavations Project, can you refresh my recollection, Miles, as to how the initial procurement process did not comply with the applicable state and city requirements? I know there was a bidder who didn't provide all the correct information, but I didn't realize that that might have made the process non-compliant.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, agreed. Thank you. And the agenda packet said the project was not eligible for reimbursement for the state revolving fund. Is it an issue of eligibility or is it an issue of we just decided that it wouldn't be included in the state revolving fund?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay, that makes sense. And sort of transitioning to budget amendment three, item B10. Can you just refresh my recollection as to the relationship between the Catawba River public water intake excavation project and the raw water intake rehabilitation capital project?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“But we're taking the dredging now and doing it ourselves versus as part of the $10 million state revolve. Correct.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And then with respect to the contract award, the twelve, as I was reviewing it, it seems sort of familiar to me. Did we pass Task Order 29 back at the July meeting? Did we approve it? Or are there some slight changes to Task Order 29 in our current agenda packet that we need to approve it again?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And would that be why it's slightly less? Correct. Makes sense. Thank you. My last question is with respect to the solid waste ordinance, Chapter 50B14. I know we talk about yard waste and recycling and waste collection. Is the fact that there is no reference to the composting program, is that because it's a separate contract with a private entity and not with waste connections in the city? That's correct.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I wasn't aware that that was a policy with respect to the COLA. So I'm just interested to hear the explanation.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Which we did not intend to even deal with.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And because e-bikes or electric-assisted bicycles are considered bicycles.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, as we learned last time at the workshop, we likewise cannot.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So folks can drive their e-bikes down south. Correct. Yes.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Which they were never allowed to do in the first place. Correct. So that doesn't change anything either. Correct.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, as luck would have it, I asked Lindsay if she would be prepared to discuss that.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right. Because you then need to indicate this section will become effective December 1st because I'm assuming if the two readings pass, then it would be the ordinances would otherwise be effective as of that date, which would be sometime in October.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I think so. I've seen that. Yeah, this will be effective.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“But also, I don't want to open the city up for... Well, the provisions that you cite, are those related specifically to these types of devices?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, I mean, all right. I mean, typically due process involves a bare minimum notice and opportunity to be heard. And what sort of notice and opportunity to be heard entails sort of depends on how much depends on the importance of the right. And so I would assume I don't think this is Life or death or or what, so I don't know it needs to be like a full blown multi step process. I don't know, Parks, if you necessarily have to provide the right to an appeal, per se.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, because I mean, to Jason and Parks' point, you know, typically like at the federal level, the statutes are going to be very broad. And then the specific procedures are going, they'll say, oh, and such and such agency is authorized to adopt regulations to enforce the statute. And then you'd see the details. So like with Title IX, say, which when I teach sports law, you know, Title IX doesn't really specifically refer to sports. It just talks about, you know, you know, equal opportunities in education. And then it tasks the Office for Civil Rights, which is the group that, you know,…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right. Because I think that's fine. I agree with both Chase and Park. You don't want to make it overly complicated, and statutes and ordinances themselves aren't necessarily supposed to, you know, get super complicated.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, I mean, compared to the one we passed with Chapter 50 in the consent agenda.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, that and because, you know, at 16, unless things have changed since when I got my driver's license, you know, 16 is the age to get your driver's license. And I would assume that's when you start having maturity to understand how. but presumably you understand like the rules of the road I think our issues are with people that have no idea what to even look for and look both ways and presumably you would have at least had that training in order to be able to get your license in the first place now what you do with it after that I don't know but I always like to have using a scooter you…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“In downtown. In the street, yeah. Yes. Just a couple of things, and I think you've already addressed them in my email from earlier, but there was one other provision, 7507C, that needed to be amended to add operating on a city sidewalk because otherwise you would again include traditional bikes in the dismount requirement. But I saw you had fixed that in what we were handed today, as well as the definition of micromobility device that had been tied to that provision in state law regarding electric personal assistive mobility devices, and you said that has also been removed.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I was just going to sort of have a summation and direct us where to go.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So we'll- Well, before I do, do we dare put it on the consent agenda for October, or should we just put it on the regular agenda? Regular, let's just put it on the regular agenda. All right, I move to table this item until what day do we meet, October? until our October 5th regular meeting so that Lindsay can provide additional amendments based in our direction here tonight.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026