--------- Hello everyone. My name is Angel Albanese, mayor of Clark, and I'm here today with Captain Mike Akaboo because we want to talk about some special services that are offered here by the police department, specifically um alarm
registration and also vacant house notifications. So before we get started, I'd like to ask uh Captain Akaboo to tell us a little bit about himself, say hello to everyone. Sure. Hello. um residents and stakeholders of Clark. Uh
my name is Captain Mike Akaboo. I'm with the Clark Police Department for about 14 years. Uh I'm a transfer from the Newark Police Department. Um I patrolled Newark Police Department from 2006 to 2012 and
I transferred here in January 12, been here uh ever since. and I'm currently the patrol division commander uh of the Clark Police Department. Excellent. Excellent. So, Captain, why don't we start out with alarm registration? I
understand this applies to homes and businesses. So, if you could talk to to us about what is it exactly? So, sure. Um the these services are terrific for the residents and stakeholders of the town of Clark Township. Um the reason
why we have these alarm registration um services is um you know faster emergency response time. Uh it also helps us with reduced false alarms and in addition to compliance with local laws and ordinances and and also um another
benefit is uh when you do file for a registration um alarm registration form uh you can contact your insurance company and potentially receive a discount based on your premium. Excellent. Excellent. So how does someone go about participating in this
program? Sure. It's very simple. Um, with the modern technology that we use nowadays, uh, they can just go over to our website, which is ww.arclark.com. They can scroll up to the right, um, of the screen and click on online services. Uh, scroll all the
way down to the police department and you can see the three forms in boxes. You can click on whatever form um, that fits your need. when you're when you're filling out all these forms, are you required to provide passwords, access
codes, what kind of information would be in there regarding that? Sure. Uh, that's a really good question. Um, what we normally don't ask for confidential information, right? So, it's pretty self-explanatory. We ask for business location. We ask for point of contact,
emergency number, an email. Um, we also ask for alarm company information. uh point of contact for that alarm company. And the good thing about these forms as well is we ask for medical information, right? So, we ask for medical alarm if
there's somebody um in that household that requires oxygen, right? That requires um some type of special need service. Um somebody that's nonverbal. Uh we also uh require on this form, which is pretty great, is uh if there's
any pets in the house, right? So um this is beneficial to our department. Once we receive these forms, we enter it into our CAD system. CAD system means computer aided dispatch. So what that means is if there's a call at that
location, if we receive an alarm call, our dispatchers provide this information to our officers in real time and it enhances our safety, enhances our response time uh and enhances um basically the overall again I'm going to
say safe safety again because that's paramount to our department, right? Everybody wants to feel safe. So, uh, it it overall provides a safety assurance of the homeowner and the officers responding to these alarms and I'm sure it expedites things too in terms of information that's that's being
provided. Sure, it does. It does. Um, I remember at times when I was a patrol officer way back when and um, we would respond to a house and uh, the dispatcher would give us the information of the homeowner and we would talk to
the homeowner within seconds. um are you coming? You know, where are you? Are you responding? Yes, I'm going to be 15 minutes, you know, uh I'm in Cranford. I'm in Garwood. I'm on the Parkway. So, it's very beneficial to us because it gives us that information, um right, you
know, right right to our our our our hands. Excellent. So, um if folks don't want to go online and get the forms, how would they get those forms? Sure. Another option is uh you can walk right into the police department. We are open 247. Uh
so uh they can walk in, they can see our police uh records clerk or they can just go right onto the board and grab a paper form. They can fill out the paper form and uh give it to our records clerk. They can email it to our records clerk,
which the email is records@clark police.org. uh or they can bring it home, fill it out at their own leisure, mail it, you know, in an envelope and um put it in the, you know, the the the the US Post mail and uh the
address is 315 Westfield Avenue, Clark, New Jersey, 07066. So, obviously, we'd prefer and it's easier to do it online for some. Um and you can do that 247 as well. You know, if you're home, you know, you want to do it whenever you want to do it, it's
available. you don't have to go and pick it up, but also we have the option of being able to pick it up, which is great. Sure. Yeah. Um, is there anything else required after the forms are filled out? That's a really good question, mayor. So, um, when they complete a form
online or drop it off at the police department, we review it. We enter their information into our CAT system, computer AED dispatch, and basically there is nothing more to be done uh with the resident or the stakeholder. The
only thing that I ask is um that residents and stakeholders please be mindful that we do have a ordinance on false alarms. So with that being said is that the first, second, and third false alarm is a warning to the resident or
the stakeholder. The fourth and fifth alarm is a $25 fine. The sixth through 12th false alarm is a $50 fine. and the subsequently the 12th and on is a $100
fine. So, please be very mindful um that you know if you do go into it, you know, when when you uh enter your house and you put a uh improper pin um that you do notify the police department. However, the police department will respond just
to make sure and to the ensure the safety that you are home and you are the uh resident, homeowner or stakeholder inputting, you know, that that code. Excellent. Excellent.
Um let's talk for a few minutes about um vacancy and what it means. Um, you know, when you're temp when a h home is temporary temporarily vacant, whether you're on vacation or you've sold your home, um, how does the police department
help with vacant homes? Sure, that's another great question. Um, and another great service that, uh, the Township of Clark offers. So, um, it's it's the same thing as filling out a residential alarm or b residential alarm or business um,
uh, uh, registration form. uh you go online ww.aricclark.com scroll on top to online services scroll all the way down to the bottom police department where you're going to click on vacancy form and in terms you know we all go on vacation
right or we're out of the the the town for a couple days. So, what this does is basically uh give the police department again real-time information on who's going to be at the house, right? So, for example, if we get a um uh a call at
that vacant house, the dispatcher will communicate with the officer because an alert will pop up on our on the dispatcher screen saying that this house is vacant. So in turn the dispatcher will see the specific uh information on there as far as point of contact right
you could leave your brother your mom your father anyone you know information you know I'm going to be out of the country for 7 days my brother can take my brother my father or whoever can take responsibility of anything was to happen to the house uh we also require on there
um you know if there's any cameras on the house right if there's any again any pets in the house if you guys are going to leave any lights on. Um, if there's going to be any cars in the driveway, officers need to know this information because when we respond there, we know that the house is vacant. We don't want
to just show up and potentially not knowing who's going to be in the house, which can potentially cause an issue because if we don't know who's in that house and it's not specifically written on that form, um, what if you have someone who comes by and takes care of
the pets, feeds the pets, checks on the pets while you're gone? Is that incorporated or how would that be handled? Sure. It's it's it's in the same fashion. you should add anybody who's going to be responding to that house while it's vacant. So, for example, if you have a dog in the house
and um there's a dog sitter coming in or a cat um or any animal uh rather, uh you should put that information on there saying um this person will be here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday between the hours of 5 and 9 so that if we do get a
call there, the dispatch can relate to our officers that that person will be there and the officers will have the time to uh in turn see that somebody's in there. Excellent. For their for their safety as
well. Um, so today we've been discussing two types of services. Alarm registration. If you have an alarm, register that with the township. And as the captain said, it's good because then you provide a
profile of what can be anticipated, which helps the safety of the officer and also anyone who might be in the home. This way they have general understanding of what's going on in the home, who's there, etc. Um, and then
also vacant homes or businesses. Um, if you're going away on vacation, if you're selling your home, you might want to consider this service. Um because obviously no one's in the home and um you know you want we want want to protect your property. So is there
anything I left out? Captain did a fantastic job. All the points were hit. Um I and I do have to uh just address one thing as far as just make sure that um you know your house is properly well lit. You have uh you know proper
surveillance, ring doorbell cameras. Um uh you know you have flood lights uh walkway uh lights or driveway lights um just to you know uh add a little extra security and safety uh for you know your property and for the officer safety as
well. And although we weren't talking about it specifically of course we're all aware and we always talk about in town keep all those key fobs away from your garage. Um keep them in a secure place. uh maybe always not the most
convenient but the most secure for your safety. Okay. anything you want to add on about that or uh yes like like like you said um those key fobs um uh past couple of months uh things been going very well uh within Clark we haven't had
a lot of um actually very few incidents but yeah keep those uh those key fobs um you know uh uh secure in a Faraday bag uh make sure that you know your doors are are locked your your windows are locked their alarms are that uh if you
have any dogs, dogs are great um um sense of uh they have a good sense of security or awareness. Uh and it's also a secondary alarm system. Mhm. Um and again uh I I think most important is uh make sure your house is properly
illuminated um so you can protect yourself and uh and have everything operational as far as cameras and everything up to date with business alarms uh uh registration alarms uh and anything that is required to uh ensure the the safety of of uh of of you and
and the police department. Thank you. Excellent summary. So thank you folks. Hope you enjoyed this. Thank you very much with Captain Akaboo. Thank you, Mayor. Have a wonderful day. Part: 2
Hello, Mayor Angel Albanese here and I'm joined today with Captain Chris Lot and we're here to talk about motorized bicycles and scooters and the ordinance that's that we have in place. Um, welcome. Good to see you,
Mayor. How are you today? I'm doing well. Good. Good. Um, so why don't we just get right into it? So what led to the creation of this ordinance? So probably over the last 18 to 24 months,
we've seen an increase in the amount of electric bicycles and electric uh two- wheeled vehicles that we've seen on the streets here in Clark. And it's not just in Clark, it's around the this the state of New Jersey and and around the country. You know, different companies have been coming out with different
models of these. Uh we've seen them in the cities uh in Elizabeth and in Newark have put in put in you know different types of uh motorized scooters from companies that look to make money off them. So just the increase in the technology over the last couple years, we've seen more and more of these
electric vehicles on our streets. And we decided that for, you know, the motoring public and for our residents safety, it would be a good idea to adopt an ordinance that allows us to regulate how these are ridden on our streets and in
some of the more heavily traffked areas of town that are private property. Can you tell us what types of vehicles are covered by this ordinance? Sure. So, the best way to think of this is that there are two types of vehicles that are covered under this ordinance. There's
low-speed electric vehicles, which have pedals, and there's higher speed electric vehicles, which do not have pedals. So, what does a low-speed scooter look like? Basically, there's there's two classes of them. And without getting too technical into how fast they
can go, they look like a bicycle. They have a set of pedals on them. They have an electric helper motor. And they should they should be thought of as a bicycle. They follow bicycle laws and anyone who is who is riding them should follow the laws of the road when it
comes to bicycles. So the pedals are the differentiating factor. Yes. Yes. Now within the low speed vehicles there's a a separate uh component to it which is a scooter. And a scooter looks like a scooter. You know it's it's easy to
recognize. It's an electric scooter just like a Razor scooter that you would use with your with your foot. You're able to pedal it with your foot or you're able to stand on the board and that is considered a low-speed electric vehicle. So, you have your two classes of of motorized bicycles which have which have pedals and the the scooter with the flat
floorboard on it and those should be thought of, you know, by riders and by parents and people who are looking to purchase them as a bicycle. The second class are high-speed electric vehicles. And these are essentially looked upon as
mopeds or motorcycles. And these do not have pedals. And these are the ones that I would say in town we have uh the most serious issues with because I think that parents and people buying them believe that they can be treated as a bicycle,
but they're not. They are mopeds and they should be looked upon as as a moped. It's something that you would need, you know, we'll get into this a little bit later on, uh, a license to have. You need to have insurance on it. It needs to have a plate. And it's subject to all the motor vehicle laws
that mopeds and motor vehicles are subject to. Almost like driving a car. Serious issues. I I assume you're talking about the dangers involved. Yes. With serious issues. Yes. I mean, with, you know, with the amount of traffic that's in town, not just on our main roadways, but even even on our side
streets, uh there are a lot of vehicles that are being ridden being driven through town on on a daily on a daily basis. And you know, not that we have seen a large number of accidents with these type of
vehicles, but we want to make sure that we adopt regulations that will keep that from happening before it becomes an issue. Yeah. I think part of it is that, you know, when you're driving too, you're focusing on the road and it's something that's unexpected. Yeah.
They're very they're very difficult to see. We already see that pedestrians are unexpected in town. When you're crossing the street, you really need to be um uh aware of what's going on and be defensive walking. I'll call it that being a walker or runner. Um but can you
talk about how the motorized bicycle or scooter is compliant? what what do they need to have? Okay, so let's look at the the ones that have pedals first. So again, we call them low-speed electric vehicles. They either have pedals or they're the type of scooter that you stand on. They should have a sticker on
them, and the sticker should tell you what class of vehicle that it is, right? And again, those are bicycles. And just like a 10-year-old could ride a regular pedal powered mechanically powered
bicycle, a 10 or 11 year old, 12year-old could ride a low-speed electric vehicle, right? The ones that do not have pedals, those are the ones that we see, you know, a little bit less frequently
in town, but we have more issues with because they are very high speed. If it doesn't have pedals, essentially it's a moped. So if you purchase this for your 12y old or 10-year-old or your 14y old, you bought them a moped. It has an electric motor on it, but it's no
different than a gas moped. Just like a gas moped, it needs to have the person driving it needs to have a helmet. They need to if they're if they do not have a driver's license, they need to have a moped license issued by the Motor Vehicle Commission. They need to have insurance on it. they need to have a
plate on it. And if those vehicles are being ridden and they don't, the person riding them doesn't have insurance or a plate on it or it's uh being ridden without a helmet, they are subject to empoundment just like a motor vehicle is, right? And then to get them out of
the empowerment yard, you would have to have proof that they are insured and that they are registered with the state and it has a plate on it. So, it could be quite a process. And a lot of the ones that I've I've seen, you know, just driving my own personal car around, a lot of them don't have plates on them.
And I think that there's that parents don't understand that that is a motor vehicle. Essentially, if your kid is 12 years old and you're and you're and they're riding that, you essentially bought them a moped. Well, let's you mentioned 12 year olds and different age groups. So, what are the age
restrictions on all these vehicles? Okay. So, the the bicycle uh the ones with pedals we kind of touched upon already, it defaults to the bicycle laws. So, if you think that your child or you are
uh ready to ride a bicycle, they can ride one of the electric powered bicycles. If it doesn't have pedals and it falls into that high-speed class, that is something that again you need to you need to be 15 because at 15 you can get a moped license. So, 15 to 16, you
can have your moped license. Say you didn't get a driver's license, you could have a moped license all the way up throughout your adult life. Once you get a driver's license, you then don't need the moped license anymore. So, you need to ride those. You need either need a moped license or a driver's license. Okay. So, if you're below the driving
age, then you get the moped license once you're 15. So, no one under 15 on the mopeds. Yes. Very good. Um now I guess we talked about briefly the um license and registration requirements, insurance. Um let's talk
about helmets. When are helmets required for the different bicycles or the motorized vehicles? So this is an area of the ordinance that's a little bit more restrictive from the state statute. So bicycle helmets are required for anyone under 17. Uh our states our statute by by state statute. our
ordinance, we uh added in there that we want anyone who is riding one of these vehicles in town to be equipped with a helmet, whether it's a low-speed uh electric vehicle or a high-speed electric vehicle. Again, the high-speed electric vehicles, that's a moped. That falls back on the motorcycle helmet
laws, which everyone in New Jersey who rides a moped or a uh motorcycle is required to wear a helmet. So, once you get it to the high speed, you no matter what are required to have a helmet on, but even on the low speeds, we have it in there. Regardless of age, you're required to wear a helmet when you're in
in in the township of Clark. So, you've talked about low speed and high speed. Can you define that? What the speed is? So, I would direct parents to the ordinance to to read the ordinance and look at the paperwork for what it is
that they they purchased. The issue with these devices is that every company makes their own model of it. and what they made last week gets modified this week into a new model year or they come out with a different model.
And they should look at the ordinance and see where what they purchased or what they're looking at falls in into because what they made last week is going to be different. And if it if it's
two miles an hour different, it might make a difference into what class it falls in. So rather than going into the the specifics of it, I would direct them to look at what they're looking at, look at what they're going to buy, look at the ordinance, and see where it falls. And if they have questions about it, they can always come down and speak one with one of our traffic officers, one of
our police officers, one of the the the road sergeants, and they could take a look at it and give them an idea of what we believe it would fall into. I just think in general, it's a good idea to think about if you're going to purchase something like this, how do you want it to be used? Yes, that's really
important. um in an environment in a township um on the streets etc. Um so is there anything else that we need to know about how this ordinance changes um the way motorized bicycles and scooters are
used? Can you go on the streets? Can you go on the roads? The pro what properties are involved? this there's state laws regarding how bicycles and how mopeds are to be to be ridden.
The ordinance in essence mirrors the state statutes. Um so if you are riding a low-speed motorized bicycle or a scooter, you should follow the rules of
the road for bicycles. So the ordinance codifies some of those rules such as riding single file, staying to the right into an ordinance for the township. So they're not it's not more
restrictive to the in the state statute in that regard. Okay. Where it becomes more rest or where the state statute allows us to adopt ordinances for the town is in terms of sidewalks. So, we limited high-speed vehicles, high-speed
electric vehicles from being ridden on the sidewalks. So, if you look at the ordinance, there's section A, which is the definitions. There's subsection A, which is low-speed vehicles, and then there's another subsection, which is the high-speed vehicles. Those ones that
fall under the high-speed vehicles, we limited from being ridden on the sidewalks. We also limited all of these vehicles from being ridden on any property that is owned by the township of Clark. So that would be any municipal
property and any school property. So low-speed vehicles, whether it's in subsection A or subsection B, high-speed vehicles, they cannot be ridden on township property. The idea behind that is So that includes all the parks as
well. So it does not include the parks because the parks are county property. So it's okay any property that's owned by the township. So it doesn't include Oakidge and Espazito which are the two county properties within the township.
But other than that our our other parks other parks. Yes. So uh the pit the playground here next to the high uh next to the municipal building Nvaric Park. the Varjic Park, those would all be included on it because they are owned
by the township. Now, the idea behind that was is to keep areas that are high traffic, keep these vehicles out of areas that have high traffic, right? Because they're difficult to see, because they're difficult to hear. We want to
make sure that our youths that are riding them are not in areas where you have lots of cars coming in and out like our schools, like our municipal building. And another area that we are are adding into the ordinances is to
have this prohibition on private properties. So, there's a section of the ordinance that allows private property owners to adopt a resolution with the township and prohibit these vehicles, the low-speed vehic electric vehicles and the high-speed electric vehicles
from their grounds. So, the township is going to be approaching some of the larger property owners and some of the the more busy properties in town such as Clark Commons, Shopright, Target, the new Starbucks, anything around the central
area corridor to limit to to have them adopt a resolution that would limit these vehicles from being ridden on private property. And again, the idea behind this, especially in places like Clark Commons, is to keep them out of areas where there's a lot of vehic vehicular traffic and also to
keep large groups from congregating because that's something that happens in other towns where groups of 30, 40, 50 kids will get together and ride into these private properties. And if they are not allowed on the private properties and there's no uh prohibition, well, there's there's no
reason for them to come down to the commons, you know, so it'll hopefully limit the numbers that we see on our on our roads and keep these large groups and even small groups of of youth from congregating in these areas because we all know, anybody who has kids know, when when kids get together in large
groups, they do things that they wouldn't do if they're by themselves. A lot of times they can be on the more dangerous side. So if we can keep the large groups from congregating in there and keep these vehicles from being ridden in these busy parking lots, we hopefully can cut down on the accidents. Yeah. And imagine it would affect even
uh commercial areas or parking lots such as you know at L'Oreal. Absolutely. Kerry um some you know where the apartments are. Um yeah. And you know we're we're going to start with the the the more well-known businesses that we know we have an issue
with. But if any business owner is interested and would like to become a part of that, they can always come over here, speak with the business administrator and they can look to have uh a resolution drafted where they can be added into the ordinance. So that way they can they can I assume we will have signage. Yes, there would be signage up
there. We will publicize uh on our Facebook page and and our different social media outlets where these locations are in conjunction with the town and other media outlets in the area so people know, you know. So tell me a little bit about how the officers
are going to be made aware of everything and how they're going to handle interactions um that they encounter in the community. So with our juvenile bureau, we developed a three-phase approach to
this. So the first phase was to adopt an ordinance, which we've done, and this is what we're doing now as part of the second phase, which is to get the word out there. So, our juvenile officers within the next, I'd say month are going to be going into our schools comp and
the high school and speaking with the students and letting them know about what can be written, what can't be written. So, to educate them about what the laws regarding this are to inform them of this ordinance here, places that
they're not supposed to be riding them. And then the third phase of it is going to be enforcement. So enforcement, we've already put forth an order at the at at the police department that we want to make sure that all of these calls are
handled thoroughly. that if we get calls about people operating these vehicles that we are going to thoroughly investigate them through our patrol division and that if people regardless of their age are operating these in an unsafe manner or
not following these rules that they are either given a warning or given a summon. Now, the one thing we added into the ordinance too that that gives it a little bit of uh of teeth is that if you do get one of these summons, regardless
of your age, there is a court appearance required. So, if you're stopped, whether you're 12 or 20 and you're riding one of these vehicles in a dangerous manner or you're not wearing your helmet or you're not following anything that's in the ordinance, there's going to be a court
appearance required for it. we have to come down in person in court and see the judge on it. And I I think um you know people are going to see or they they do see this occurring. Uh most important um before you post on social
media, please call the police department first and make them aware of it so they can go out and and uh do exactly what you said. Absolutely. We see, you know, I see the post on on on social media. Call us. let us know in a timely manner.
You know, if if it's five minutes in the past, 10 minutes in the past, it's a lot of times not helpful because people move, they're already out of the area, we can't locate them. What people should try to do is just call as soon as they see it, let us go out there, let us investigate it, let us check into it.
Um, if you're having issues with these being being left in your neighborhood or left on on sidewalks, the ordinance also says that they can't these vehicles can't be parked or abandoned on a sidewalk. So, residents can feel free to call us about that. I would encourage them to talk if it's their neighbors.
You know, if you can talk with your neighbors, talk with your neighbors first before you get the police involved. You know, say, "Hey, could you, you know, if you know what your neighbors that the kids are leaving it there, could you ask the kids to, you know, not leave them on the sidewalk?" Um, but they can always call us and we'll always go out and take a look at it. That hasn't been much of an issue, but we put it in there in case it does
come up. Okay. So, when they call, should they call 911? Should they call the police department? It depends. You know, I never want to say don't call 911 because if you see someone doing something that is dangerous and it's an emergency, you you should call 911. Uh people are going to have to use their best judgment on that. They think it's
an emergency and they need, you know, we're going to get there quick no matter what, but if they think it's an emergency, they should call 911. If they think it's if it's not an emergency, then they can always use the uh main number 732 3883434. and it's option one which gets them right to the dispatch center. So, as far as um penalties, you
mentioned an appearance in court at a minimum. What are some of the other penalties that would be imposed? So, the uh the fines along with this are all $100. So, everything that's in the ordinance is 100 would if you were found uh if you were adjudicated guilty, it would be a $100 fine and a mandatory
court appearance. Okay. Um so you mentioned sometimes you might get a warning. So um how does that work? Is there a grace period u about with the warnings? How does it work? How is it documented? It it it in essence
functions just like a traffic stop of any other vehicle. Just like if you got stopped by the police for speeding, the officer has discretion. He could he could he could write you a warning. He could give you a verbal warning. He could in in this case write the officers. Right. The officers. Yeah. In this case, the officer could write the
state statute, they could write the township ordinance, they could write both. It's completely up to the up to the officer. Okay. So, I guess we've touched upon what citizens should do if they see someone violating the ordinance, you
know, call call the police department, report it. Um, how does this affect people who already have scooters and motorized vehicles and they should follow it just like if they didn't have and they were and they were buying a new one. Just because you have
it already doesn't mean that it doesn't fall, you know, under this. No grandfathering. No, no, there's no grandfather any anything like that. And again, if parents have already bought these and they're not sure what it falls under, they can reach out, you know, feel free. They can wheel it into our lobby down there at the police
department. We could take a look at it and tell you, you know, what it would fall under. Excellent. Yeah, that's great. Just come down and get the inspected. Yeah. Can't promise that they're going to like what the answer is because I think in some cases that these parents have unintentionally bought
their their their child a moped, you know, which they cannot legally ride, but at least they'll know. Well, in that regard, I guess they should really, if they're going to buy one, they can come down and talk to you about that, too. Bring pictures, you know, a summary of the item. If they don't want to come
down, they can email us. If they want to send an email, you know, if they want to call the desk, the model, ask ask, you know, hey, this is what I bought. this is what it is. You know, can can you give me the traffic officer's email? You know, we we'll provide that and they can email the
traffic officer and we'll take a look at it and let them know exactly what it is that they they're looking at or that they purchased. Um, so again, can you just summarize some of the educational programs or materials that we're putting out? Yes.
To the public? So, we are going to, you know, it's not uh something that's going to happen overnight. This is going to be a fluid process. So, we're started here with this video. We're going to have the uh program in the schools. We're then going to put
this out on our Facebook, on the township Facebook, on the school part, the school district is going to put it out through their email server. We will continue to work with developing materials over the next couple of years, whether it's handouts, things to go out
to the kids at the beginning of the year through our juvenile bureau that can be given to them so they could take a look at uh so they can be given to the the students at the beginning of the year or throughout the year so they have a reference to go off of. You know, we want to make sure that we keep this
conversation going because kids every year kids get older and the new crop of parents who this wasn't an issue for and now becomes an issue for and they some parents don't realize that it even is an issue. And if we don't keep talking about it, it's
going to they're not going to realize that. So, we want to make sure that we keep the conversation out there, that we keep publicizing this and let people know that they need to they need to be educated consumers and look into what they're buying before they buy it.
Well, uh, is there anything that I, um, you wanted to cover that I didn't ask you about? No, I don't I don't think so. I think the main thing, you know, if there's one thing to take away from this, that if you if you're riding it or you bought it for your child or you're
thinking about buying it and it doesn't have pedals, you should think of it as a moped or a motorcycle. That's the one thing to to take away from it. You know, no pedals. you should really be looking into what it is that you're buying because it for sure is going to need to
have an insurance and registration and be treated like a moped or a motorcycle you know and if you parents should think to themselves if this was labeled or branded as a moped or a motorcycle would I buy it for somebody for my for my
child are they ready for that and I think that's the the main question people should ask themselves if you're just tuning in we've been talking about the ordinance regarding motorized bicycles and scooters. And I want to thank you, Captain. It was good
to meet you. A pleasure. Likewise. And um we'll be hearing more about this program as time goes on. Thank you. Thank you.