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13. • ResolutionCity of San Marcos (Hays County)
RESOLUTION NOS. 2025-9508 & 2025-9509 AND ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1567 - ENHANCED E-BIKE SAFETY EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER AGE 12 FROM OPERATING CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 E-BIKES
Presented in: City of San Marcos City Council on 2025-10-28
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve RESOLUTION NOS. 2025-9508 & 2025-9509 AND ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1567 - ENHANCED E-BIKE SAFETY EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER AGE 12 FROM OPERATING CLASS 1 AND C”
JH
Jane Hughson
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
MM
Matthew Mendoza
Councilmember (Place 1)
YES
JP
Josh Paselk
Councilmember (Place 2)
YES
AG
Alyssa Garza
Councilmember (Place 3)
YES
SS
Shane Scott
Councilmember (Place 4)
YES
LG
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Councilmember (Place 5)
YES
AR
Amanda Rodriguez
Councilmember (Place 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
1. ADOPT a resolution, 2025-XXXX, a resolution to prohibit e-bike riders under age 12; 2. ADOPT a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operations Budget to appropriate funding for enhanced e-bike education and enforcement activities.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).