HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Packet - 6/7/2021 (3) COUNCIL WORK SESSION
June 7, 2021
Time indicated below
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
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Roll Call
Agenda, as proposed or amended
Approval of Minutes
4:05 p.m. Update on Waterloo Fire Rescue operations.
Submitted By:Pat Treloar,Fire Chief
Approx. Update on Police Department operations.
4:30 p.m.
Submitted By:Joel F.Fitzgerald,PhD.,Police Chief
Approx. Discussion of criminal activity.
4:55 p.m.
Submitted By:Margaret Klein,Ward 1 Council member
ADJOURNMENT
Kelley Felchle
City Clerk
CITY OF WATERLOO
Council Communication
Update on Waterloo Fire Rescue operations.
City Council Meeting: 6/7/2021
Prepared: 5/28/2021
REVIEWERS:
Department Reviewer Action Date
Fire Rescue Felchle, Kelley Approved 5/28/2021 - 11:22 AM
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ Presentation Backup Material
SUBJECT: Update on Waterloo Fire Rescue operations.
Submitted by: Submitted By: Pat Treloar, Fire Chief
Recommended Action:
Summary Statement/
Background Information:
Neighborhood Impact:
Data:
Community Engagement
Methods:
Analysis and Strategies:
Implementation,Accountability,
and Communication::
Expenditure Required/ Source
of Funds:
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CITY OF WATERLOO
Council Communication
Update on Police Department operations.
City Council Meeting: 6/7/2021
Prepared: 5/28/2021
REVIEWERS:
Department Reviewer Action Date
Police Department Felchle, Kelley Approved 5/28/2021 - 11:24 AM
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ Presentation Backup Material
SUBJECT: Update on Police Department operations.
Submitted by: Submitted By: Joel F. Fitzgerald, PhD., Police Chief
Recommended Action:
Summary Statement/
Background Information:
Neighborhood Impact:
Data:
Community Engagement
Methods:
Analysis and Strategies:
Implementation,Accountability,
and Communication::
Expenditure Required/ Source
of Funds:
Alternative:
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,
CHAPTER 2, BICYCLES OR MOTOR SCOOTERS
OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO 2020 TRAFFIC CODE.
6-2-1: DEFINITIONS:
A. BICYCLE ORELECTRIC SCOOTER
1. Pedal-Only Bicycle: An upright or recumbent device having up to four (4)
wheels and having at least one saddle or seat for the use of an operator,
which is propelled by human power.
a.) An upright bicycle is a bicycle placing the operator of the bicycle in a
position above the pedals.
b.) A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that places the operator of the bicycle in
a reclining position and behind the pedals. A recumbent bicycle requires
a rear-mounted red or orange or yellow flag of minimum sixty inches
(60") in height as measured from the ground.
2. Electric-Assist Bicycle: An upright or recumbent device having up to four (4)
wheels which is fully operable by human power and/or an electric motor of
less than seven hundred fifty watts (750 W) (1 horsepower) with the following
characteristics: capable of producing a maximum speed, when operated on a
paved level surface and while ridden by an operator whose weight is one
hundred seventy (170) pounds of: a) twenty (20) miles per hour or less when
powered solely by such a motor, or b) twenty eight (28) miles per hour when
combined with human power; eOperators of electric-assist bicycles are
required to be at least fifteen (15) years of age.
3. There are three (3) classes of electric-assist bicycles as defined below:
a.) Class 1 (pedal assist) is a low-speed bicycle equipped with an electric
motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and
ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of
twenty (20) miles per hour. Class 1 bicycles are not allowed on
sidewalks.
b.) Class 2 (throttled on demand) is a low-speed bicycle equipped with an
electric motor that provides assistance when the operator is pedaling
or when the operator activates and controls the motor manually, and
the motor ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a
speed of twenty (20) miles per hour. Class 2 bicycles are not allowed
on sidewalks.
c.) Class 3 is a bicycle equipped with a speedometer and an electric
motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and
that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of
twenty eight (28) miles per hour. Class 3 bicycles are not allowed on
multi- use recreational trails, or sidewalks.
4. Electric-assist bicycles shall not be customized to increase speed capabilities.
B. ELECTRIC SCOOTER: A device weighing less than 150 pounds which has (a) has
handlebars and an electric motor (b) is solely powered by the electric motor (c) has a
maximum speed of not more than 20 MPH and on paved level surface when powered
safely by the electric motor.
C. MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL TRAIL: Multi-use recreational trail shall mean a way or
place for the use and travel of pedestrians and bicycles or other authorized
conveyances, the use of which is controlled by the State, County or City and the identity
of which is designated by the multi-use recreational trail map as updated periodically
and approved by resolution of the City Council. No multiuse recreational trail shall be
considered a street or highway.
D. BICYCLE LANE: Bicycle lane shall mean a portion of street or highway signed and
marked for exclusive use by bicycles or electric scooters. Other modes of travel shall not
travel on bicycle lanes except for making legal maneuvers such as turning movements or
as otherwise allowed by law or traffic control devices.
E. PARKING PROTECTED BICYCLE LANE: Parking protected bicycle lane is installed next
to the edge of the street and is separated from other roadway traffic by on-street
parking.
F. SIDEWALK: Sidewalk means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the
lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of
pedestrians.
G. ROADWAY: Any street, sidewalk, highway, park road, bicycle lane or multi-use
recreational trail upon which a bicycle or electric scooter does or may operate.
6-2-2: APPLICABILITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS:
Every person operating a bicycle or electric scooter upon any roadway shall be subject
to this chapter, other City Traffic Ordinances, and State Statutes applicable to the drivers
of motor vehicles, except as to special regulations in this chapter, except as to those
provisions of ordinances and statutes which by their nature can have no application to
bicycle or electric scooter operation, and except those provisions giving special
treatment regarding police bicycles. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019)
6-2-3: RULES FOR RIDING:
A. Attaching To Another Vehicle: No operator or passenger of a bicycle or electric
scooter shall cling to or attach himself or herself, or his or her bicycle or electric
scooter, to any moving vehicle.
B. Additional Passengers:
1. The operator of a bicycle or eleCEsceeter may carry or tow objects or
another person on a device or accessory on multi-use recreational trails if the
device or accessory was designed to meet the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) standards for such purposes.
2. The operator of a bicycle erelectric sGeeter may carry or tow objects or
another person on a device or accessory on streets and highways, except
where prohibited by other laws, if the device or accessory was designed and
meets ASTM standards for such purposes and has a height of at least forty
two inches (42") or, if the height is less than forty two inches (42"), is
equipped with a rear-mount red or orange or yellow flag at a minimum
height of sixty inches (60") as measured from the ground. A rear mounted red
reflector or red light is required.
C. Stopping: Every bicycle or electric scooter used upon a City roadway shall be
able to safely come to a complete stop.
D. Maintaining Control of Bicycle or Electric Scooter: The operator of a bicycle or
electric scooter u�po�(�na roadway shall keep the bicycle under control at all times.
(Ord. 4 ,�0= /�
6-2-4: ALTERATION OF SERIAL FRAME NUMBER:
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter the
manufacturer's serial frame number of any bicycle or electric scooter. (Ord. 545, 6-10-
204-9)
6-2-5: BICYCLE OR ELECTRIC SCOOTER EQUIPMENT:
A. Lights And Reflectors:
Requirements for lights and reflectors are as follows:
1. Every bicycle or electric scooter ridden at any time from sunset to sunrise and at
such other times when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide
insufficient lighting to render persons and vehicles clearly discernable on a
roadway at a distance of three hundred feet (300') ahead shall be equipped with
a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least
three hundred feet (300') to the front and also a red light visible from a distance
of three hundred feet (300') to the rear.
2. Body attachment equipment such as lights attached to the head, back, arm, or
leg are allowed as long as white color is used on the front and a red color is used
on back. If a rear red body attachment lamp is used then a red reflector attached
to the bicycle or electric scooter is acceptable on the rear.
3. A citation issued for failure to have a front or rear lamp on a bicycle or electric
scooter or on a bicycle rider or electric scooter operator as required shall first
provide for a seventy two-hour period within which the person charged with
the violation shall install, replace or repair the lamp. If the person complies with
the directive to install, replace or repair the headlamp or rear lamp within the
allotted time period, the citation shall be expunged. If the person fails to comply
within the allotted time, the citation shall be processed in the same manner as
other citations.
3. A peace officer riding a police bicycle is not required to use either front or rear
lamps if duty so requires.
B. Whistles and Sirens Prohibited: No siren or whistle shall be placed or used on a
bicycle or electric scooter as a warning signal or for any other purpose. This
subsection shall not apply to bicycles ridden by peace officers in the line of duty.
i94 5495 6-1n-2nd
6-2-6: OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES:
A. Obeying All Signs, Signals and Regulations: Every person operating a bicycle or
electric scooter shall obey the directions of official traffic signals, signs and other
control devices applicable to other vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police
officer, including but not limited to direction signs relative to turns permitted. If an
operator dismounts from the bicycle or electric scooter he or she shall then obey
the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
B. Malfunctioning Lights:
1. If a bicyclist or electric scooter operator has stopped pursuant to encountering
a solid red ball or a solid red arrow displayed by a highway traffic signal control
light but the signal remains red more than two (2) minutes without any obvious
reasons such as emergency vehicle preemption or railroad crossing
preemption, and the bicyclist or electric scooter operator has a reasonable
belief that the traffic signal is inoperative or non-responsive, the bicyclist or
electric scooter operator may disregard or disobey the instructions of the signal
and proceed through the intersection after yielding right-of-way to all
conflicting traffic such as vehicles, bicycles, electric scooters, pedestrians, and
other modes of travel provided that the bicyclist or electric scooter operator
cautiously proceeds through the intersection or crosswalk with reasonable care
and consideration for all other applicable rules of the road.
2. The provisions of this subsection B also apply to a bicyclist or electric scooter
operator who has stopped pursuant to encountering a solid DONT WALK or
solid upraised hand (symbolizing don't walk) indication displayed by a traffic
signal control light. (Ord. 5495, 6 10 2019)
6-2-7: PLACE OF RIDING:
A. Street or Highway with no Marked Bicycle Lane: Any person operating a bicycle or
electric scooter on a street or highway without a marked bicycle lane must ride
with the flow of traffic on the right side thereof, except under any of the following
situations:
1. When riding along another vehicle or bicycle or electric scooter while
overtaking or passing that vehicle or bicycle or electric scooter proceeding in
the same direction.
2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a road or a driveway.
3. When avoiding any road condition that may affect the operation of bicycles or
electric scooters, including but not limited to parked vehicles, drain grates,
debris, fixed objects, surface hazards, and substandard width lanes that make it
unsafe to continue along the right side of the roadway.
4. When travelling on a facility that would allow bicycle or electric scooter traffic
on the left side of the roadway.
5. When a street has parallel-parked cars that, when doors are opened, could
create a collision with the person riding a bicycle or electric scooter.
6. When an advanced stop line (i.e., a bicycle box) allows for bicyclists or electric
scooter operators to filter to the front of a traffic lane at a traffic sign or signal
and turn.
7. When a person is operating a bicycle or electric scooter upon a roadway which
carries traffic in one direction only and has two (2) or more marked traffic lanes,
the bicyclist or electric scooter operator may ride on the left traffic lanes.
8. When the bicycle or electric scooter is part of a parade or special event
authorized by the City.
B. Riding on Shoulder: Bicyclists or electric scooter operators may ride on the
shoulder or a designated bicycle lane.
C. Slow Moving Bicyclists or Electric Scooter Operators: Bicyclists or electric scooter
operators operating on a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic shall
ride as close to the right curb or edge of the roadway as safe as practical.
D. Bicycle Lane:
1. Any person operating a bicycle or electric scooter within a bicycle lane may
move out of the lane unless prohibited by traffic control signs.
2. No person operating a bicycle or electric scooter shall leave a bicycle lane
until the movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after
giving an appropriate signal.
3. A bicyclist or electric scooter operator may ride against the flow of traffic in a
bicycle lane designated for counter flow bicycle traffic.
4. No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane established on a
roadway except as follows:
a.) To park where parking is permitted.
b.) To enter or leave the roadway.
c.) To prepare for a turn within a safe distance from the intersection.
d.) To yield to an approaching emergency vehicle.
E. Operation on Sidewalk: Bicycles or electric scooters may be operated upon the
public sidewalks if done in a careful and prudent manner except where signs are
erected that prohibit riding on the sidewalk or when riding on a sidewalk is
prohibited by other laws or ordinances. Riding on a sidewalk in the Central
Business District is prohibited. (Ord. 5495, 6-102019)
6-2-8: PARKING:
No bicycle or electric scooter shall be parked upon a street or sidewalk in such a manner
as to interfere with free passage by the public. A bicycle or electric scooter may stop,
stand or park on a sidewalk if not prohibited by this Code. (Ord. 5495, 6-102019)
6-2-9: SIGNALING TURNS: Bicycle or electric scooter operators shall use the following
signals to indicate a turn or a slow/stop:
A. Left turn: Left hand and arm extended horizontally to left.
B. Right turn: Left hand and arm extended upward to the left.
C. Stop or decrease of speed: Left hand and arm extended downward. rn�4,��_
10-2019)
6-2-10: PASSING:
A. Passing Maneuver: Bicyclists or electric scooter operators may overtake and pass
another vehicle when it is safe to do so. Except as allowed under subsection 6-2-7A of
this chapter, bicyclists or electric scooter operators should always pass on the left except
when the bicyclist or electric scooter operator is in a bicycle lane or there are two (2) or
more lanes in the direction of travel, in which case passing on the right is permitted. To
pass a motor vehicle, the bicyclist or electric scooter operator must first move to the left
lane. After overtaking the motor vehicle, the bicyclist or electric scooter operator must
return to the right lane once reaching a safe and clear distance in front of the vehicle.
B. Audible Signal: Every person lawfully operating a bicycle or electric scooter upon a
public roadway when approaching another mode of travel such as a pedestrian or
another bicyclist or electric scooter operator shall produce a clear audible warning signal
before overtaking and passing to warn the other party of the intention to pass. {9w-d
5495 6-10-2019)
6-2-11: YIELD TO PERSONS IN CROSSWALKS:
A person operating a bicycle or electric scooter shall yield the right-of-way to a
pedestrian, bicyclist or electric scooter operator crossing the roadway or path within any
marked crosswalk, or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection or multi-use
recreational trail crossing. (QTd-545 0-2019)
6-2-12: MOTORISTS:
A. Yield To Persons In Crosswalk: A person operating a motor vehicle shall yield the
right-of-way to a person, such as a pedestrian, a bicyclist, an electric scooter
operator, a person on a skate board, etc., crossing the roadway or path within any
marked crosswalk, or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection or multi-
use recreational trail crossing.
B. Separation From Bicycles or Electric Scooters: A motorist overtaking a bicycle or
electric scooter proceeding in the same direction must allow a safe and reasonable
separation between the vehicle, including any mirror or other projection, and the
side of the bicycle or electric scooter of more than five feet (5'). A motorist
overtaking a bicycle or electric scooter proceeding in the same direction may
partially cross the highway centerline between two (2) lanes of travel if it can be
performed safely and the more than the required distance of separation is
obtained. The driver of the motor vehicle shall maintain that separation until safely
past the overtaken bicycle or electric scooter.
C. Driving Too Close: A person operating a motor vehicle shall not steer the motor
vehicle unreasonably close to or toward a person riding a bicycle or electric
scooter on a street, highway or park road, including the shoulder adjacent to the
street, highway or park road.
D. Projecting/Throwing Objects: A person shall not knowingly project or throw any
object or substance at or against a person riding a bicycle or electric scooter on
public roadway.
E. Opening Doors into Moving Traffic: No person shall open any side door of a
motor vehicle located on a street, highway or park road without first taking
precaution to ensure that this action does not interfere with the movement of
traffic or endanger any other person, vehicle, bicyclist or electric scooter operator.
In addition, no person shall leave open any protruding side door of a motor
vehicle located on a street, highway or park road for a period of time longer than
necessary to load or unload passengers and cargo. (Qrd-545- 6 102019)
6-2-13: VIOLATIONS:
Violations of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine as established by
section 1-3-2 of this Code. The parent or guardian of any person under the age of
eighteen (18) shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such person to violate any of
the provisions of this chapter. The parent or guardian of any person under the age of
eighteen (18) who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible to
pay the fines. A violation of any provision of this chapter by a person under the age of
eighteen (18) shall not affect any civil right or liability nor shall such violation be
considered a criminal offense. (Ord. 5495, 6-102019)
6-2-14: SEVERABILITY:
If any section, provision or part of this chapter shall be adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole
or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. (0r4.
5495 6-10-2019)
CITY OF WATERLOO
Council Communication
Discussion of criminal activity.
City Council Meeting: 6/7/2021
Prepared: 5/28/2021
REVIEWERS:
Department Reviewer Action Date
Clerk Office Felchle, Kelley Approved 5/28/2021 - 11:26 AM
SUBJECT: Discussion of criminal activity.
Submitted by: Submitted By:Margaret Klein. Ward 1 Council member
Recommended Action:
Summary Statement/
Background Information:
Neighborhood Impact:
Data:
Community Engagement
Methods:
Analysis and Strategies:
Implementation,Accountability,
and Communication::
Expenditure Required/ Source
of Funds:
Alternative: