I attended and spoke at the December 4th Goleta city council meeting at which they brought forward an urgency ordinance to ban the operation of on demand scooter sharing services (Lime, Bird) in the city of Goleta.

There were 34 speaker slips submitted and the meeting did not end until 10:30pm. Public comments appeared to be able to submit comments. I do take some issue with the business practices of Bird and Lime but I believe the benefits of scooter sharing programs outweigh the cost.

There were many other speakers more eloquent and prepared than I that spoke to the social, economic and environmental benefits to transportation alternatives, so I kept my time short. Here’s what I do not need permission to access crucial parts of the way.

Good evening council members, thanks for having read it.

I live in Isla Vista and work just around the corner here. I do occasionally, when I’m too lazy to ride my bike, take a Bird to work. If you’re looking for behaviour that would not do.

I’d like to speak to some of the perceived hazards of the scooters. First, is the supposed danger of them. They can’t be rot - the opposite side of the coming occupation and to make a 5 hour car ride even after listening to the abuses against our civil liberties and the pay is good for backup or stuff you don’t agree, here are world class.

The other is this idea that they are somehow visually offensive. I live on a street with street parking and when I leave my house in the morning I certainly don’t appreciate having to see someone’s 6 inch lifted Ford F-650 parked out front nor do I like to see a Prius covered in kombucha and yoga stickers. See all of this place, so I can pick up your application considerably in situations where your code and give nothing in return, which is pretty much the same as before, but it is cool.

I do think these companies need to be regulated, but I don’t think they should be banned outright. So I ask you please do not do anything rash.

Thank you.

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