TITLE:
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FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES TO AMEND CHAPTERS 2 AND 3 OF TITLE 4 (BICYCLES); AND CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 21 OF TITLE 10 (MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC) OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE AND PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ("CEQA"), FIND THE ORDINANCE IS NOT A "PROJECT" AND FURTHER, THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF CEQA PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3)
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND POLICEDEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: BRETT ATENCIO THOMAS, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR AND BRYAN WADKINS, POLICE CAPTAIN
CONTACT INFORMATION: BRETT ATENCIO THOMAS, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff and the Active Transportation Committee recommend the City Council:
Introduce for first reading, Ordinance Nos. 2024-xx and 2024-xx, to amend Chapters 2 and 3 of Title 4 (Bicycles) and Chapters 1 through 21 of Title 10 (Motor Vehicle Traffic), respectively, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to be in compliance with current California laws related to bicycles and current practices and procedures.
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BACKGROUND:
AB 1909, titled the Bicycle Omnibus Bill, was approved by the Governor of the State of California on September 16, 2022. This bill was designed to bring the California Vehicle Code (CVC) into congruence with current bicycle riding practices within the state, as well as to increase the safety of individuals riding bicycles. Upon approval of AB 1909, the CMMC was no longer in compliance with the CVC, prompting the need for a revision to the Municipal Code. On February 7, 2023, the City Council gave first reading to and introduced Ordinance No. 2023-02 to repeal Chapter 1 (Bicycles and Motorized Bicycle Licensing) of Title 4 (Bicycles) of the CMMC to comply with current California law. On February 21, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2023-02 to repeal Chapter 1 (Bicycles and Motorized Bicycle Licensing) of Title 4 (Bicycles) of the CMMC. ...
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