HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-120RESOLUTION NO. 2012-120
RESOLUTION GRANTING LICENSE
TO PATRICIA WOLF
FOR THE OPERATION OF MULTI - PERSON TOUR CYCLES
ON CITY STREETS
WHEREAS, Patricia Wolf has made a request to operate multi - person tour
cycles on City roadways; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Stillwater reviewed the request at their
regularly scheduled meeting on July 31, 2012.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Stillwater City Council hereby
grants license to Patricia Wolf to operate multi - person tour cycles on City roadways
subject to the following conditions:
1. Upon review and approval of the license request by the Police Department
and the Public Works Department, the City Clerk is authorized to issue a
license to Patricia Wolf for the multi - person tour cycle business.
2. Patricia Wolf may operate one multi - person tour cycle in Stillwater in 2012.
3. This license shall be valid from August 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
4. No license shall be issued or renewed without proof of general liability
insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence.
5. Operating restrictions and conditions:
a. No multi - purpose tour cycle shall be operated upon a public sidewalk.
b. No multi - purpose tour cycle shall use any public street or other public
property as a waiting area unless such area is a legal motor vehicle
parking area.
c. Public safety is paramount in the operation of any multi - purpose tour
cycle. Consequently, each multi - purpose tour cycle must be equipped
with the following:
i. Front and rear turn signals
ii. Head lights
iii. Taillights
iv. A hydraulic disc braking system
v. An emergency brake in addition to a disc braking system
vi. Any other equipment required to comply with applicable federal
and state laws
d. All multi - purpose tour cycles shall be, at all reasonable times, subject
to inspection by the City of Stillwater.
e. Multi- purpose tour cycle operators shall have in their possession a
valid driver's license while in control of any multi - purpose tour cycle,
and shall operate the multi - purpose tour cycle in compliance with all
applicable federal, state, and local traffic laws, and in a manner so as
to assure the safety of persons and property.
f. All multi - purpose tour cycle operators shall obey and comply with any
lawful order or direction of any police officer, traffic control agent, or
regulatory services inspector.
g. The City reserves the right to alter or limit multi - purpose tour cycle
operations to specified routes and streets if required for public safety
reasons.
h. If Sam Bloomer Way or Mulberry Point should be limited to pedestrian
traffic only, the City reserves the right to eliminate the multi - person tour
bikes access to these areas.
i. The City reserves the right to require that any idle multi - purpose tour
cycle be parked in a specified location while idle or waiting for
customers.
j. Upon receipt of any serious substantiated complaints, as determined to
be serious and substantiated by the City Administrator, the license
shall be placed on the next available City Council agenda for review.
Adopted by the Stillwater City Council this 31St day of July, 2012.
ATTEST:
Diane F. Ward, City Clerk