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subject to a maximum 15 mph speed limit (or slower if conditions warrant)and other requirements for safe operation; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a noticed meeting on June 20, 2023, to consider amendments to the municipal code to allow e-bikes subject to requirements for safe operation, speed limit, and other restrictions. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Finds that these municipal code amendments to allow persons to ride e-bikes on existing trails and pathways, and in park and recreation facilities, subject to speed limits and safe operation requirements, is categorically exempt as Class 1 — Existing Facility (see Title 14 Cal. Code of Regulations §15301) the "operation" of existing facilities, including: "(c) Existing ... streets, sidewalks...bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities ...". This amendment would allow a-bikes on existing facilities where regular bikes are already permitted. Concerns regarding potential noise and disturbance of wildlife are not significant because e-bike riders are required to remain on the same existing paths as regular bike riders, and noise from electric motors are generally "in frequencies that are inaudible to most birds and mammals (including humans) but can be heard by bats." as concluded by the H. T. Harvey Noise Study (9/17/21; Project #4505- 01) for the Midpeninsula Open Space District (June 29, 2022, Report No. 22-78). SECTION 2. Adopts amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code regarding a-bikes as set forth in the attached Exhibit A. SECTION 3. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective thirty(30) days after its passage and adoption. The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton on June 20, 2023, by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: Karla Brown, Mayor ATTEST: Jocelyn Kwong, City Clerk Page 10 of 14