While allowing rental e-scooters on Bernard Avenue during the Meet Me on Bernard program has been raised as a concern, council has voted to permit them anyway.

The request came from the Downtown Kelowna Association (DKA) with city staff recommending a 15 km/h speed limit.

Coun. Maxine DeHart noted that the downtown is extremely busy from May to September.

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Council was reviewing the terms of a new contract providing parameters for an e-scooter and e-bike operator.

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E-scooters will not be allowed to be ridden on sidewalks, as is the case anywhere else they are permitted to operate in the city.

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Coun. Ron Cannan pointed out that bicycles and e-bikes are allowed during Meet Me on Bernard.

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Stack put forward an amendment that e-scooters not be allowed during Meet Me on Bernard, however, that was defeated.

Council, as suggested by Coun. Rick Webber, asked staff to consider a section in the contract that e-scooters could be pulled from Meet Me on Bernard if they proved to be a nuisance.

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