Remarks by Joe Jordan
66 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 3
- Play at 11:34
“I'll turn it over to you. Thank you, Miles. So I know we have a number of questions. What I would like to do, I think we're going to move, have some requests to move a couple items from the consent agenda to the regular agenda. So what I'd like to do is go ahead and get the ones that we want to move. But then if there are any remaining questions regarding any that are staying on the consent agenda, we'll kind of tackle those. So, Jim, you want to start? I know I'm suggesting the bike ordinance for a brief discussion. That would be, yes.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“There may be some here in the gallery for public comment on that, so my suggestion would be to put it right after public comment, so that would make it new item C2. Is that agreeable? Okay, all right, so that will, so B7 will now become new agenda item C2. All right, Jason.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right, and let's see. So I think for discussion purposes, it'll make more sense to have B6 before B5. Yes. So why don't we do, as new agenda item C3, we'll do B6, and then C4, we'll do B5. Any other requests for removal? So those will be amended to the The regular agenda as stated in questions regarding the remaining items on the consent agenda.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“That's all the questions I have. Any other questions for Miles? All right. There are no further questions. That will conclude our work session. I will call to order the September 8, 2026 Belmont City Council regular meeting. And I believe we have Pastor Alexander, or I'm sorry, Pastor Jerry Pennington here with us to be calling up for the invocations of everyone to stand and remain standing with me.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 30:18
“All right, that will conclude our public comment section.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
- Play at 31:27
“Okay. All right, very good. Just real quick, before we move on to our next agenda item, Are you, is the gallery here in the home? It's very slight. Slight? Okay, all right. I can kind of hear it there once in a while, but I can't tell. I just want to make sure that everything's clear and everyone can hear us. All right, okay. All right, now we'll move us on to amended agenda item C2, which is... Yes, thank you. The Chapter 75 Regulation of Electric and Motorized Mobility. We have Lizzy with us one more time. Good evening, everybody.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Oh, so I'll start. I think what I was hoping to do is just, for those people that follow the city on social media, I think they understand that there was some revisions made at the last meeting that were put into form to be adopted on the consent agenda tonight, which would then be able to have it read in first reading of the ordinance. I have to have two readings, two separate readings. At least this one does. Sorry? At least this one does. At least this one does. And there was a change. And when it came to council, a number of council members heard from the community. And when we were…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“There it is. I hear it now, yes. Okay, I'm not. There was some unintended language that remained. And with the new revision and the unintended language that remained, It appeared to restrict human power devices from the downtown dismount. And that was not the intent of the original draft. It was not intended to cancel it.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Get into human power devices. Traditional bicycles, if you will. But with that said, If I'm missing anything, I wanted to clarify prior to any type of vote that that is indeed the case with the downtown dismount zones. If you want to walk us through it just a little bit high level again, what it will apply to, what it will apply to.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Just clarification, that will not change people's ability to come off Rocky Branch, come up Woodrow, turn, go down Main Street, go to the restaurants, go to our businesses, do the things they have always done.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay, thank you for that clarification. A couple other points I just want to ask because I'm not real sure where these are landing and I did receive some feedback on them. Are currently the way helmets are handled. I understand that our fine is substantially more than North Carolina's statutory fine. I believe their statutory fine is $10, ours is 100. Maybe this is more of a parks question. I hate to do that to you.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah. Okay. All right. I think that's good for the penalty for me. Any questions on the penalty? I'm going to go to the next. Well, it looks like you could waive it if you actually buy it.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So my other question was our ability to put helmet restrictions on class one and two. Not only has that, not because I don't want to, but because I know that the new law coming in, state law coming in in December, there's going to be an effect for one, gives municipalities specifically the authority to put helmet restrictions on class one and two e-bikes. But the only thing right now that is, that the state requires is helmets of people under 18 on class three. So do we, put it in there and not make it apply until 12-1? Or do we put it in place and assume that we have the authority to do it…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Oh, it needs to be done there. Okay. All right. I don't have any questions. Other questions on helmets? Anybody? That's good. Okay. The last question that I did receive a lot of back and forth on was the impoundment language. So currently the way it's working is for inviolation, the device can be impounded. I think it was really focusing more on the little ones. But regardless, a lot of people tell me they didn't think that was the case. So what I would like to do is just make sure that we're within state statute. What we can and what we haven't. My understanding is that we need to add a…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“It is the general impoundment for vehicles. There's nothing specifically that I found on busing. the new devices.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. So in practice... If whatever I was riding was impounded and you found me and I came to you, the idea is that the city will be giving it back. Correct. But they'll be paying a penalty or whatever it may be. Correct.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Something like that. I like the idea of having those steps added just for the safety of the city standpoint. I think... Jim, you have thoughts on the appeal process of that? Do we need to give... specifically a chance to appeal the impoundment? I don't know how that would look in a different practice.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I wouldn't put it in a complicated set of rules. I just have a general statement about it being in compliance with all provisions of state law regarding enforcement or something like that.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yes, well, that is true. I think that's it for me, for things I wanted to cover on it, just to make sure that there was clarity on the record and everyone has the opportunity to tune in here and to understand what we're looking at as far as the new revised purpose. Thank you, Lindsay, I appreciate that. Anybody have, yes?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“My stance on it, I understand where you're coming from. I get that. I would prefer to not raid the street. That's what I'm totally good with. I understand absolutely what you're saying. I know there are a lot. I see a lot of people using, even adults, really, I think is where I see the most of being very respectful in their use of the street. I guess mainly on the one rules, is what I would say. Not really the scooters so much. Those are kids. But their use of Main Street, if we're just telling them what we would personally want, but that's what I would like to see. I'm absolutely for the…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“We can also look at regulating by age. I mean, if that's really the concern of the kids, getting hurt.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I see a lot of adults using it in a very safe and respectful way. I don't see people, the adults that are using these devices, and they're getting smaller and they're going to continue getting smaller technology, continue to evolve and we have a better balance and all that other stuff. I think you're going to see people using them more. And I really do feel like the adults that are using our downtown, they're going to the restaurants, they're going to the that come in and out on the one wheels are being extremely safe. And I don't want to be the one, I know it doesn't necessarily come to me,…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“You don't want to let something play out. I like your point. I thought the whole point of us having the dismount conversation was to make it safe. Try to get a lot of that off the road. And I think a great compromise is 18 and up. I would say 16.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026