E-mobility ordinance recommendation
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: a commission subcommittee intends to recommend a draft e-bike (e-mobility) ordinance to the City Council.
- Where it stands: on hold until a county-level association publishes guidance and a model ordinance for Santa Clara County municipalities (as captioned). A special meeting may be combined with the likely November 19 meeting.
Origin (council direction, August 25, 2026)
The commission's work follows a council vote on August 25, 2026 (4-0-1, Taylor absent) directing staff to prepare a staff report on an e-bike ordinance modeled on the San Mateo County ordinance.
Sources
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City Council special and regular meeting minutes, August 25, 2026: https://menlopark.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/agendas-and-minutes/city-council/2026-meetings/minutes/20260825-city-council-special-and-regular-minutes-approved.pdf
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2026-10-14 - Complete Streets Commission (recording, 10/14/2026)
Discussion time
About 1 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 - Complete Streets Commission | 1 |
Log
2026-10-14 - Complete Streets Commission
Tentative agenda update: subcommittee waiting on county guidance before drafting the ordinance.
2026-08-25 - City Council
Item L1, request by Schmidt for a future agenda topic (Staff Report 26-141-CC). Cole supported agendizing it for the Complete Streets Commission. Schmidt/Combs: direct staff to prepare a formal staff report for the Complete Streets Commission on an e-bike ordinance modeled on the San Mateo County ordinance, passed 4-0-1 (Taylor absent). On September 15 the council again noted that the Complete Streets Commission would review e-bike restrictions and downtown circulation (see 2026-09-15 - City Council).