{"MatterTextId":22122,"MatterTextGuid":"734034BE-B0CC-41D4-BA43-7FDD6E4E4D48","MatterTextLastModifiedUtc":"2026-09-24T20:02:38.24","MatterTextRowVersion":"AAAAAAHNP/U=","MatterTextMatterId":21827,"MatterTextVersion":"1","MatterTextPlain":"..Title\nCouncilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration – Regulation and Enforcement of E-Bikes, E-Scooters, E-motos, and Plug-in Electric Two-wheelers\n..End\n\n..FileID\nFile ID: 2026-01811\n..End\n\n..Location\nLocation: Citywide\n..End\n\n..Recommendation\nRecommendation: Review and provide direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding regulation and enforcement of e-bikes, e-scooters, e-motos, and plug-in electric two-wheelers and do one of the following actions: 1) Pass a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal and bring it back to the committee for review and consideration; 2) Pass a Motion directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal with committee members and forwarding the item to the city council for consideration without further review by the committee; 3) Pass a Motion sending the matter back to the sponsoring councilmember for additional information; 4) Pass a Motion deferring the request and directing the appropriate council appointive officer to bring the proposal back to the committee at a later date; or 5) Pass a Motion denying the proposal request. \n..End\n\n..Contact\nContact: Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes, Monika Lee, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7235, mlee@cityofsacramento.org, Kayla Lewandowski, Communications Director, (916) 808-5240, klewandowski@cityofsacramento.org, Office of Councilmember Karina Talamantes, District 3\n..End\n\n..Presenter\nPresenter: None, see proposal.\n..End\n\n..Attachments\nAttachments: \n1-Description/Analysis\n2-Councilmember Proposal Request Submission\n3-Council Rules of Procedure\n..End\n\nDescription/Analysis\n..IssueDetail\nIssue Detail: Councilmembers may propose an item, ordinance, program, research, or initiative for council action by submitting a written request to the City Clerk. The process modulates the agenda requests of individual councilmembers by referring those requests to the relevant city council standing committee for review, as appropriate, and in so doing provides clear guidance to the council appointees that their work demands are serving the council as a whole. It also ensures councilmember requests are duly tracked and assigned, thus promoting transparency and accountability. \n\nThe attached proposal number 2026-009 was submitted by Vice Mayor Talamantes, was reviewed by the mayor, in consultation with the interim city manager, city attorney, and city clerk on September 23, 2026, and is being referred to this city council standing committee for consideration. \n..End\n\n..PolicyConsiderations\nPolicy Considerations: Council Rules of Procedure, Chapter 12.\n..End\n\n..EconomicImpacts\nEconomic Impacts: See proposal.\n..End\n\n..EnvironmentalConsiderations\nEnvironmental Considerations: This action is not a project that is subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is an administrative activity and relates to government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(2) and (b)(4)).\n..End\n\n..Sustainability\nSustainability: See proposal.\n..End\n\n..Commission/Committee Action\nCommission/Committee Action: Committee action is required to initiate staff work on any councilmember proposal request.\n..End\n\n..RationaleforRecommendation\nRationale for Recommendation: Committee direction will provide clear guidance to the council appointees that their work demands are serving the council as a whole and are in alignment with council priorities.\n..End\n\n..FinancialConsiderations\nFinancial Considerations: See proposal.\n..End\n\n..LocalBusinessEnterprise\nLocal Business Enterprise (LBE): See proposal.\n..End\n","MatterTextRtf":"{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fswiss\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Arial;}}\n{\\colortbl ;\\red255\\green0\\blue0;\\red0\\green0\\blue0;}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl276\\slmult1\\cf1\\b\\f0\\fs24 ..Title\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\cf2 Councilmember Proposal Request for Committee Consideration - Regulation and Enforcement of E-Bikes, E-Scooters, E-motos, and Plug-in Electric Two-wheelers\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\sl276\\slmult1\\cf1 ..End\\par\n\\cf0\\par\n\\cf1 ..FileID\\par\n\\cf0\\b0 File ID: 2026-01811\\par\n\\cf1\\b ..End\\par\n\\cf0\\b0\\par\n\\cf1\\b ..Location\\par\n\\cf0 Location: \\b0 Citywide\\par\n\\cf1\\b ..End\\par\n\\cf0\\par\n\\cf1 ..Recommendation\\par\n\\cf0 Recommendation: \\b0 Review and provide direction on the attached councilmember proposal regarding regulation and enforcement of e-bikes, e-scooters, e-motos, and plug-in electric two-wheelers and do one of the following actions: 1) Pass a \\b Motion\\b0  directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal and bring it back to the committee for review and consideration; 2) Pass a \\b Motion\\b0  directing the appropriate council appointive officer to commence work on the proposal with committee members and forwarding the item to the city council for consideration without further review by the committee; 3) Pass a \\b Motion\\b0  sending the matter back to the sponsoring councilmember for additional information; 4) Pass a \\b Motion\\b0  deferring the request and directing the appropriate council appointive officer to bring the proposal back to the committee at a later date; or 5) Pass a \\b Motion\\b0  denying the proposal request. \\par\n\\cf1\\b ..End\\par\n\\cf0\\par\n\\cf1 ..Contact\\par\n\\cf0 Contact: \\b0 Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes, Monika Lee, Chief of Staff, (916) 808-7235, mlee@cityofsacramento.org, Kayla Lewandowski, Communications Director, (916) 808-5240, klewandowski@cityofsacramento.org, Office of Councilmember Karina Talamantes, District 3\\b\\par\n\\cf1 ..End\\par\n\\b0\\par\n\\b ..Presenter\\par\n\\cf0 Presenter:\\b0  None, see proposal.\\par\n\\cf1\\b ..End\\par\n\\cf0\\par\n\\cf1 ..Attachments\\par\n\\cf0 Attachments: \\par\n\\b0 1-Description/Analysis\\par\n2-Councilmember Proposal Request Submission\\par\n3-Council Rules of Procedure\\b\\par\n\\cf1 ..End\\par\n\\par\n\\cf0 Description/Analysis\\par\n\\cf1 ..IssueDetail\\par\n\\cf0 Issue Detail: \\cf2\\b0 Councilmembers may propose an item, ordinance, program, research, or initiative for council action by submitting a written request to the City Clerk. \\cf0 The process modulates the agenda requests of individual councilmembers by referring those requests to the relevant city council standing committee for review, as appropriate, and in so doing provides clear guidance to the council appointees that their work demands are serving the council as a whole. 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