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Council advanced a proposed bicycle and electric-bicycle helmet requirement toward a second reading and vote on August 17, with possible clarifying language stating that a helmet violation cannot be used to determine civil liability or damages.
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The helmet ordinance was not adopted at this meeting, but it is scheduled for a final vote on the Regular Agenda on August 17. The City Attorney plans to research language clarifying that violating the requirement would not be used against a child or parent in private civil litigation. Council also moved forward a technical update to the Tax Incentive Review Council ordinance and continued reviewing possible fees for law-enforcement video records, with exemptions for victims, victims’ attorneys, and insurance companies.
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