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1999-06-15REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 667 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS JUNE 15, 1999 MINUTES COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rick Stacy; Mayor Pro Tem Gary Fawks; Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Ronnie Kendall. Members: Patsy DuPre, Debra Edmondson, Rex Potter and Wayne Moffat. CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Billy Campbell; Assistant City Manager Shana Yelverton; Zoning Administrator and Interim Director of Planning Karen Gandy; Director of Engineering Services Ron Harper; Deputy Director of Engineering Services CharlieThomas; Director ofEconomicDevelopment GregLast; Director of Community Services Kevin Hugman; Deputy Director of DPS/Chief of Fire Services Ricky Black; Director of Public Works Bob Whitehead; Director of Human Resources Lauren Safranek; Interim Director of Finance Lynn Martinson; City Attorney Wayne K. Olson; and, City Secretary Sandra L. LeGrand. WORK SESSION: The work session was called to order by Mayor Rick Stacy at 5:40 p.m. Councilmembers and staff discussed items on the agenda. The work session was video taped and recorded for future reference. The work session ended at 6:30 p.m. REGULAR SESSION Agenda Item gl-A, Call to Order Mayor Rick Stacy called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Agenda Item #2-A, Executive Session Mayor Rick Stacy advised the audience that the City Council would be going into executive session pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.075, 551.076 to seek consultation with the City Attorney regarding pending and contemplated litigations, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or sale of real property, a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City, to deliberate the appointment and evaluation of public officials, to confer with one or more employees to receive information from or to question the employees, and to deliberate the deployment of specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Council adjourned into executive session at 6:33 p.m. Council returned to open session at 7:15 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 1 of 26 Agenda Item #2-B, Action Necessary (Executive Session) No action was taken as the result of the Executive Session. Agenda Item #3, Invocation from Coy Quesenbury, Lonesome Dove Baptist Church The invocation was given by Coy Quesenbury, pastor of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church in Southlake. Pastor Quesenbury stated Lonesome Dove Baptist Church is the oldest church in Tan'ant County and will celebrate their 153rd year. Agenda Item gq-A, Mayor's Report Mayor Rick Stacy presented a proclamation to the Dazzler Stars, honoring the young gymnasts for their outstanding accomplishments. On July 1, 1999, the Dazzler Stars Performance Team from Southlake will leave DFW to participate in the 11th World Gymnastraeda in Goteborg, Sweden. The World Gymnastraeda will include roughly 22,000 general gymnast from forty-one countries. Southake's Dazzler Stars Team consists of thirteen young women and is one of the ten teams selected from the United States to perform their own small group routine. Mayor Stacy stated the City supports them in the World Gyrnnastraeda competition and wishes them good luck in their event. Agenda Item #7-B, Ordinance No. 735, 2nd Reading, Bicycle Helmet Ordinance (7:23 p.m.) Ordinance No. 735, 2nd Reading, is requiting that persons under fifteen years of age wear a bicycle helmet while tiding on public roadways. Staff has worked with interested residents for the duration of consideration of the ordinance. In November 1998 the Greater Southlake Women's Society presented a proposal to the City Council to pursue the adoption of an ordinance. There were three meetings held to discuss the proposed ordinance. The participants all agreed that there was a need for children to wear bicycle helmets, with the goal to educate both adults and children regarding the importance of wearing helmets for bicycle safety. The issue that met with distinct differences of opinion was related to the adoption of an ordinance. Some residents believe an ordinance is the best tool available to ensure bicycle safety rules are followed and enforced. The changes discussed by Council on first reading of the ordinance have been incorporated into this draft of the ordinance. SPIN held a meeting on June 10, 1999 for additional citizen input, as directed by the City Council. Chief of Police Services Gary Gregg has been working with the citizens regarding this ordinance. PUBLIC HEARING: Ginny Elder, 180 Creekway Bend, Southlake. Ms. Elder stated for approximately six month we have been discussing the proposed Bicycle Helmet Ordinance. Elder stated, "We have had four public meetings and at each meeting we have had overwhelming support for the proposed ordinance. It just makes sense! Education alone will not protect Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 2 of 26 the children of our community from head injuries sustained from a bicycle accident. Everytime you get on a bicycle without a helmet you are playing roulette. Mayor Stacy and members of Council, you have the privilege of decreasing those head injuries from 85% to 89% by adopting the ordinance." She stated some facts in favor of the helmet ordinance. Mary Georgia, SPIN Representative. Ms. Georgia stated a SP1N citywide meeting was held on June 10, 1999, whereby the featured speaker was Gary Gregg, Chief of Police Services for the City of Southlake, who had been working with the citizens on the bicycle helmet ordinance. She stated in summary the key consensus was: Helmets are a good idea and should be worn; education is the key and we need more programs at more educational levels, and need to include parents; desire to see the city commit to bicycle safety; education (sponsor programs like the Fire Safety program). A copy of the minutes of the meeting was provided and is hereby made a part of the minutes of this meeting. Marti Quisling, 1305 Northridge Drive, Southlake. Ms. Quisling stated she has the privilege of serving as the Vice-President of Marketing and Public Relations for Cook's Medical Center, Fort Worth. She stated she present in support of the bicycle ordinance. She stated she believes this ordinance is very necessary and very important in protecting our children. "Kids are just different, they think different, they act different, they talk different, and they think nothing will happen to them. We need to protect those kids. This ordinance would send a real strong message to those children about how important it is for the children to wear their bicycle helmet, and how important they are to us!" She thanked the City Council and added, she thinks the city staff has done a great job in drafting this ordinance. She urged the City Council to vote for this ordinance and save the lives of kids. Peggy Troy, 1650 Bent Creek Drive, Southlake. Ms. Troy stated she was present to speak on behalf of the bicycle ordinance. She stated she is President of Cook's Childrens Medical Center in Fort Worth and has worked there for eighteen years with a background in nursing. She enlightened Council of her experiences while at Cooks, watching the many families suffer as the result of head injuries to children. "Head injuries can be very devastating. If the child doesn't die from head injury, many times they go through the lifelong experience of learning the very basics of life again. Many times these kids are never normal. The devastation to the family is something you would never want to have to go through." She urged the City Council to support this ordinance. Lisa Smith, 2804 Trinity Oaks Drive, Arlington. Ms. Smith stated she is the new Community Health Educator at Harris Methodist HEB Hospital. Often when ordinances are proposed people feel as if they lost some of their independence or free choice. Or perhaps they feel the inconvenience of such an ordinance outweigh the benefits. She encouraged Council to consider the following information before making such a judgement. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, bicycle related accidents kill 900 people every year and send about 567,000 people to hospital emergency rooms. Of that number, 350,000 are children, with 130,000 of them suffering Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 3 of 26 from head injuries. More children aged 5-14 go to the emergency room with injuries related to bicycling than those linked with any other sport. One proven way to reduce the risk of head injuries and save the lives of children and adults is by wearing helmets. Helmets can reduce the risk of head injuries by 85% and brain injury up to 88%. Ordinances like the one proposed tonight will help reduce the injnries of children in Southlake. Any "inconveniences" in approving a bicycle helmet ordinance pale in comparison to the costs, both financially and emotionally, of caring for a child with a head injury. On behalf of Harris Methodist HEB, who serves the commtmity of Southlake, she encouraged Council to vote in support of this bicycle helmet ordinance. Susan Nixon, 165 Creekway Bend, Southlake. In favor but did not wish to speak. Bill Elder, 180 Creekway Bend, Southlake. In favor but did not wish to speak. Janice Young, 1100 Wyndsor Creek Court, Southlake. In favor but did not wish to speak. Maria Briancon, 800 Elmbrook Court, Southlake. In favor but did not wish to speak. Dan Fink, 603 Llano Court, Southlake. In favor but did not wish to speak. John Cychol, 325 Highland Oaks, Southlake. Mr. Cychol stated, "Helmets work, don't you want every Southlake child to be as safe as possible. I urge Council to support this ordinance, and a yes vote will protect the life of a child." Ginny Hickman, 2225 Ward Parkway, Fort Worth. Ms. Hickman stated she is Director of Advocacy for Cook's Childrens Medical Center in Fort Worth. She stated she was present at the May 18, 1999 City Council meeting and testified at that time. She is very pleased that Council is preparing to adopt this Bicycle Helmet Ordinance. She stated the neighbors of Fort Worth, Arlington, Bedford, Coppell, Benbrook and Dallas, have already adopted a Bicycle Helmet Ordinance. "Every day at Cook's we are reminded of the injuries due to bicycles. Last year we saw 450 children in the emergency room, who were in just because of bicycle injuries. One in three bicycle related injuries result in a head injury. A bicycle helmet greatly reduces the chance of head injury. This is a privilege Council has to be able to vote on something that will save lives and penuanent injury to children." Roxanne Taylor, 635 Chendon Court, Southlake. Ms. Chendon stated as a yotmg child she witnessed seeing her sister being scalped from a bicycle injury. Her sister suffers from permanent injuries caused by that bicycle accident. She stated, "The only thing I could say is I could not live with myself if I hit a child in a traffic accident here in Southlake, with the child not wearing a helmet and have the child experience the same thing that my sister has experienced all her life." She urged the City Cotmcil to support this ordinance. The following people stated they are in support of the ordinance, but did not wish to speak: Nancy Cychol, 325 Highland Oaks Circle, Southlake. Ronald Troy, 1650Bent Creek Drive, Southlake. Susan Wagner, lOOI FullerWiser #524, Euless. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 4 of 26 Sherry Berman, 818 Parkdale Drive, Southlake. Scott Quisling, 1305 Northridge Drive, Southlake. Dana McGrath, 107 Parkcrest Drive, Southlake. Meagon Whitson, 706 Langford Drive, Southlake. Lindsey Troy, 1650Bent Creek Drive, Southlake. MaryAnn Hoffmans, 307 Sheffield Drive, Southlake. Lisa Stokdyk, 720 North Peytonville Avenue, Southlake. Bill Elder, 180 Creekway Bend, Southlake. Elliott Cantess, 712 Ashleigh Lane, Southlake. Vicky Countess, 712 Ashleigh Lane, Southlake. John Elder, 180 Creekway Bend, Southlake. Nathaniel Countess, 712 Ashleigh Lane, Southlake. Ken Countess, 712 Ashleigh Lane, Southlake. Julian Countess, 712 Ashleigh Lane, Southlake. Alison Schwantzstein, 200 East Continental Boulevard, Southlake. Maximilian Schwantzstein, 200 East Continental Boulevard, Southlake. Dennis Mickley, 200 East Continental Boulevard, Southlake. Marcelle Schwartzstgein, 200 East Continental Boulevard, Southlake. Margaux Schwartzstgein, 200 East Continental Boulevard, Southlake. Sam Schwartzstein, 200 East Continental Boulevard, Southlake. Mindy Anderson, 7928 Kendra Lane, North Richland Hills. Ms. Anderson stated she is a registered nurse and a pediatric nurse, and is here tonight to speak as the Safe Kids Coordinator. She stated she spoke at the May 18, 1999, City Council meeting, and at that meeting she gave Council information about the Tarrant County Safe Kids Coalition and National Safe Kids Campaign. She reviewed the information that was presented at the earlier meeting, asking Council to please support this ordinance. Barney Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers stated he was going to speak against the passage of a helmet ordinance. He stated he is standing at that meeting because he wore a helmet. He stated he is in favor of helmets, but opposed to passing an ordinance making it a law to wear a helmet. He stated, "If we need a law to make our children wear helmets, we failed as parents. We should make our children wear helmets as parents, not because it is the law. Teach your kids right and you will be proud you did it." Boyd Dollar, 525 Brooks Court, Roanoke. Mr. Dollar stated he is opposed to the helmet ordinance but did not wish to speak. Donna Baker, 1335 Meadow Glen, $outhlake. Ms. Baker stated she is opposed to the helmet ordinance, adding, she feels the ordinance is micro-managing families. She has no problem with kids wearing helmets, but stated it is wrong to micro-manage families. She urged Council to not make this an emotional issue, but to be realistic. Ms. Baker stated, "I love my liberty and do not want the City Council to invade my liberty." Andy Johnson, 1005 Quail Run Court, Southlake. Mr. Johnson said it is a shame that people of this world have to be sheep. Why can't they think for themselves and do what Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 5 of 26 is right for their children? Why do they need a law to fome them to do it? Mr. Johnson called Senator Jane Nelson and State Representative Vicki Truitt and asked them why the State's senate bill had failed. The reply was, the State did not feel that it was their responsibility to mico-manage the lives of the citizens of Texas. He presented ten letters from residents of Southlake opposing the helmet ordinance. Sally Snow, 6537 Briley Drive, North Richland Hills. Ms. Snow stated she is a trauma nurse at Cook's Childrens Medical Center, Fort Worth. Ms. Snow stated she spoke during the first reading of the ordinance. She asked the City Council to support this ordinance. Olivia Elder, 180 Creekway, Southlake. Miss Elder stated she wants all kids to wear helmets because she was in an accident on a bicycle and ripped up her toe. Katie Troy, 1650 Bent Creek Drive, Southlake. Miss Troy stated, "Kids should wear helmets because something bad can happen to you." Steven Whitson, 706 Longford Drive, Southlake. Mr. Whitson stated on behalf of the community, he asked the Mayor and City Councilmembers to support this ordinance. Send a message to the kids! Dana Johnson, 1005 Quail Run Road, Southlake. Ms. Johnson stated she is not opposed to the use of helmets, but there has been little to no education on helmet use. She is opposed to the helmet ordinance. Ryan Cycho, 325 Highland Oaks, Southlake. Mr. Cycho stated he hears story after story from his mother who works at the hospital about how kids die from not wearing a helmet. He asked the Council to support the helmet ordinance. The following citizens called the City Secretary in support of the Helmet Ordinance: Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Case Kimberly Storm Kathy 0 'Fallon, 808 Parkdale Court, Southlake Donna Ortiz, Timarron Addition Monte Ray, 702 Ashley Lane, Southlake Mr. and Mrs. Schantz, 1485 Bent Creek Drive, Southlake Kris Segelstrom, 811 Parkdale Drive, Southlake Mitch and Debbie Roper, 620 Fairway View Terrace, Southlake Clifford and Amy Feldman, 609 Logan's Lane, Southlake Matt and Sandy Clark Hans and Teri Beck, 1410 Bent Creek Drive, Southlake Linda Pavona, 721 Ashley Lane, Southlake No calls were received opposing the Helmet Ordinance. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 6 of 26 Public hearing closed. Chief of Police Services Gary Gregg was present to answer questions from Council. Mayor Stacy stated that no one is opposed to helmets, only to having a law that says you have to wear one. Councilmember Rormie Kendall asked Mr. Gregg if he sees any reason why the portions of the ordinance that are already state law should be included in this City ordinance. Is there a particular reason why those portions of the law that are already State law are included in the ordinance? Dana McGrath answered from the floor, that is is important that those portions of the law that are already law are reiterated in the ordinance. Gary Gregg stated, "We took an opportunity to broadened the ordinance out and to bring our ordinance up to date, and there are sections that talk about bicycles that do not have anything to do with helmets. We mirrored state law. Councilmember Rex Potter commented about enforcement. He asked Mr. Gregg to tell Council the plan for the police department regarding enforcement of this ordinance. Gary Gregg stated an ordinance can be enforced without being inflicted. Gregg went on to explain, "We would use the opportunity to meet with folks that were not wearing helmets and turn those into educational opportunities. We are going to try to pass out helmets and continue with the tee-shirt program." He stated he talked with someone today that is going to donate stickers for scoops of ice cream. "We would use the ordinance to contact young people but not necessarily in the negative fashion of issuing a citation." Councilmember Patsy DuPm stated, "Councilmember Potter made a point. If we adopt this as an ordinance in the City of Southlake, not only will this involve children under fifteen wearing helmets, but because it becomes the law in Southlake, we will see a lot more of the parents wearing helmets in Southlake. And that means we can save lives of adults as well." Councilmember Debra Edmondson stated, "This is a Class C misdemeanor. Does that make it the legal equivalent of a traffic ticket?" Gary Gregg stated it does not create a record; it will be just an entry in the court. Councilmember Gary Fawks commented to those who spoke against the ordinance and stated that six months ago he would have agreed with them, but after hearing the statistics, his opinion on this issue has changed. He wants the citizens who spoke to know that Council was listening. Councilmember Debra Edmondson commented on what Ms. Elder had said about seeing about twenty children at the fishing pond and others not wearing helmets. Edmondson stated she has also been taking a survey and the vast number of children she has seen are not wearing helmets. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 7 of 26 Councilmember Wayne Moffat stated he was in favor of kids wearing helmets, but feels as a government, we should not make it a law, but educate the parents to make them tell their kids to wear helmets. He stated that should be his decision, as a parent, whether or not to make his children wear helmets. It should not be the City Council telling him what he must do or tell his children. Councilmember DuPre stated she was involved in this issue for a long time and was a part of the Women's group that initiated this ordinance. Ms. DuPre said she did feel the City had made a concerted effort to get input from the community. She noted the four public meetings that were advertised on the cable channel and the local newspapers advertised the ordinance. Ms. DuPre said the overwhelming majority of citizens are not only in favor of having this ordinance, but are in favor of making children wear helmets. She stated she is very happy with the outcome of these discussions. A discussion was held regarding the methods that would be used in getting the word out about this ordinance. The grace period for enfomement was also discussed. City Manager Billy Campbell stated, "What we have done in the past, from the DPS standpoint, whenever a new ordinance that is traffic-related is in effect, we have always given a grace period before writing tickets, etc." He asked the City Attorney if the ordinance is put on the books, and then a six-month moratorium is imposed, what kind of liability does that incur? City Attorney Wayne Olson stated, "It is permissible for the Council to adopt an ordinance tonight and have the effective date six months down the road, and that may be the way to handle the discussions that we are having right now." Olson recommended that if the City wants to give a six month grace period, the ordinance should be changed to read that the effective date is upon publication and the enforcement date will begin six months from this date or whatever date Council feels is appropriate. Or, Council can approve the ordinance as written tonight and rely on the DPS enforcement as Council wishes, taking the time to advertise on the cable channel, etc. as discussed." Mayor Stacy stated yesterday some very nice people came to his office and corranented to him that if he votes against this ordinance and some child is injured two weeks from now and that child becomes a vegetable, how will he feel? He stated, if Council really believes that this ordinance will save lives, Council does not need to put a grace period in the ordinance but make it effective immediately. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 735, 2nd reading, as written. Motion: DuPre Second: Potter Councilmember Ronnie Kendall commented on the grace period and traffic matters regarding the change in the law. She asked, "If you go ahead and have the officer tell the person that there is a law and not enfome the ordinance at that time, but try to educate them, can we do that on this ordinance?" Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 8 of 26 Councilmember Rex Potter stated we are not going to give citations, but rather stop them and educate them on the law. Mayor Stacy stated he wholeheartedly supports the use of helmets, to the point that he will put his money up and furnish helmets to those kids that do not have them or cannot afford them. He stated he is as serious as he can be, but stated, "I am opposed to this being a law. I have a real hard time enforcing this ordinance; I don't believe it is enforceable. I have heard all the comments and I promise you that my grandkids will never go out on a bicycle without a helmet. I believe in it strongly and they know it. They will not ride a bicycle without a helmet whether I am there or not because I told them to. We don't need a law to make my grandkids or your kids wear a helmet." Stacy added, "I have to vote no, but that is not a "no" vote for the kids, and those of you who are telling your kids that the Mayor does not support kids are wrong, because the Mayor does support helmets and kids from the bottom of my heart! I don't believe we have to have a law to pass it, and that is as sincere as I know how to be." Ayes: Nays: Approved: DuPre, Potter, Fawks, Kendall, Edmondson Moffat, Stacy 5-2 vote Council adjourned for recess at 8:40 p.m. Council returned to open session at 8:50 p.m. Agenda Item #4-A, Mayor's Report Continued Mayor Stacy welcomed those still present and made the following announcements: ,/ Special City Council meeting on June 22, 1999, begirming at 6:30 p.m. for the 1st reading of the ordinance and the concept plan for the Sabre Project. June 26, 1999, an Independence Day celebration at Town Square, sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department. June Retreat for the City Council will be held on June 29th and June 30th at the Solana complex in Westlake. July 3rd at Town Square, a community celebration for Independence Day that will be an all day celebration. July 3rd in several neighborhoods, parades will be held and the Council has been invited to participate in those events. The City Secretary will inform Council of the events being planned. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 9 of 26 July 4th, once again Northeast Family 4th of July Celebration will be held at TCJC northeast campus. Councilmember Patsy DuPre announced that the Carroll Education Foundation fundraiser was held this past week and a number of Councilmembers and the Mayor were present. She stated she feels it was commendable that $170,000 was raised that will go back to the kids in Southlake. Agenda Item #4-B, City Manager's Report City Manager Billy Campbell stated the agenda for the June Retreat is being finalized and if Council would like something added to that agenda please let him know. Also, if there are issues on the agenda that Council does not wish to talk about, to let him know that as well. Campbell stated the City has hired a Public Information Officer, Mr. James Kunkie, who is scheduled to begin work on June 28, 1999. The Entry Portal Project Report prepared by Chris Carpenter is in the packets and was commented on by Councilmember Ronnie Kendall. Ms. Kendall stated, "I want to give the public some information about the Entry Portal Project. The Portal entry is just a feature that indicates that you entered into our city. It is like a "welcome" and it is important because it is the first thing a person sees when they come to Southlake; it sets the tone and it can be a reflection on what our city is about. Also, for our weary commuters, it greets them as they come back each day. I think it is real important. It is so important that I was hoping that the community would like to get involved in the process of designing it. I want to ask for community input. We want to start a committee. I know that we have several members on the Keep Southlake Beautiful committee that would want to work on this project. If there is anyone out there that would want to be involved in this project, we would welcome your input. Due to the timetable of an adjoining development, the entry portal that we are most concerned about is the one at SH 114 and Southlake Boulevard. We want to get the committee formed and we need to start meeting on that because the developer is ready to start his development soon. If you are interested in helping, call the City Secretary." Councilmember Rex Potter stated he wanted to be included in the committee for the entry portals. Agenda Item #4-C, SPIN Report Mary Georgia, SPiN Representative, stated she gave her report during the public hearing of the Bicycle Helmet Ordinance. Agenda Item #4-D, Park and Recreation Board Report (8:55 p.m.) Mary Georgia reported from the Parks and Recreation Board that they met with Sabre and Kirkwood Hollow, Phase III during the last meeting. Both Sabre and Kirkwood Hollow dedicated land for parks and trails. The outcome of the two efforts is that Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 10 of 26 Kirkwood Hollow is actually building the trail from Dove Road up to Kirkwood to the edge of the Sabre property. They also dedicated land along Dove Road and on all of Kirkwood Hollow property along White Chapel Boulevard to the City for the trail. We already own with the CISD a small portion where there is planned to be a school in the future. We actually have that dedication. What Sabre was able to do, is they dedicated 3.66 acres along the northern boundary of Kirkwood Hollow property, just north of the creek that runs between the two properties. In addition, they dedicated the engineering for the trail along the creek as well as all of the funding to widen the bridge to join the Kirkwood Hollow trail to the land that they dedicated. The Park Board was very pleased and felt it was very generous and the Park Board accepted in both cases. Agenda Item #5, Consent Agenda (9:00 p.m.) Mayor Stacy stated this is the time of the evening when Council votes on several items at one time. He informed citizens present of the procedure Council follows in voting on the "Consent Agenda" and asked if anyone had any comments or opposition to express regarding any items listed in this section of the agenda. Mayor Stacy read the consent agenda items into the record as follows: 5-A. Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on June 1, 1999. 5-B. Authorize the Mayor to enter into a letter of agreement with Southwestern Bell regarding City of Southlake Ordinance No. 565, Telecommunications Ordinance. 5-C. Resolution No. 99-54, Amending the City of Southlake's authorized representatives with TexPool. 5-D. Resolution No. 99-49, Appointment to Zoning Board of Adjustment to fill the unexpired term vacated by Ron Troy. 5-E. Resolution No. 99-50, Appointments to Teen Court to fill expired terms of Rick Stacy and David Harris. 5-F. Resolution No. 99-51, Appointment of a Health Authority and designation of a Health Officer. 5-G. Resolution No. 99-45, Supporting the grant application to the Texas Forest Service for Senior Tree Farm #3. 5-H. Consideration of request by Women's Division of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce to hold a circus at Bicentennial Park in March, 2000. Resolution No. 99-53, Clarifying committee membership to the Joint Drug and Alcohol Awareness Committee. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 11 of 26 Resolution No. 99-44, Appointing Councilmember Patsy DuPre to the City of Southlake and Carroll I.S.D. Joint Utilization Committee. Resolution No. 99-52, A resolution in support of establishing focus groups between Carroll Independent School District and the City of Southlake to study projects of mutual interest. Motion was made to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: Item #5-A, as amended; deleting Items #5-D, and #5-E, and approving all other items as presented. Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: Fawks Edmondson Fawks, Edmondson, Potter, Kendall, Moffat, DuPre, Stacy None (Councilmember Kendall abstained on Item #5-A) 7-0 vote ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 5-A. Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council meeting held on dune 1, 1999. The minutes were approved as corrected. Authorize the Mayor to enter into a letter of agreement with Southwestern Bell regarding City of Southlake Ordinance No. 565, Telecommunications Ordinance. The City of Southlake entered into a franchise agreement with Southwestern Bell in June 1992 for use of city rights-of-ways, effective through September 1999. Staff recently began discussions with SWB to renegotiate the franchise agreement. Southwestern Bell's compensation to the City of Southlake consists of a base rage ($10,800) plus an annual growth factor. For FY 1998-99, the City projected $22,250 in revenues from Southwestern Bell. This letter of agreemem specifies that the growth factor will be applied on July 1, 1999, but that the new rate will apply only through September. Resolution No. 99-54, Amending the City of Southlake's authorized representative with TexPool. There have been recent changes in key personnel at the City. Personnel that are no longer employed at the City are authorized by resolution to conduct transactions with TexPool. The designation of the City's authorized representatives is a critical step to mainttfining internal controls over the City's investment in TexPool. Only authorized representatives are permitted to initiate deposits and withdrawals from the City's TexPool accounts. As the personnel in the City Manager's position has changed and the Finance Director position is currently vacant it is recommended that the following personnel be named authorized representatives with TexPool: City Manager Billy Campbell, City Secretary Sandra L. LeGrand, and Chief Accountant Lynn Martinson. Lynn Martinson, since becoming employed with the City in July 1996, has served as primary staff for conducting transactions with TexPool, with the authorization of the Finance Director. She is responsible for maintaining optimum daily cash Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 12 of 26 5-E. 5-F. balances in the City's local bank accounts. This objective is accomplished primarily by transferring funds between TexPool and our local bank accounts. This item was deleted from the agenda. This item was deleted from the agenda. Resolution No. 99-51, Appointment of a Health Officer for the City. As required by the Texas Department of Health, under the Local Public Health Reorganization Act, Chapter 121, Health and Safety Code, the City of Southlake must appoint a Health Officer for the City. Dr. John Ansohn has served in this position for several years and has agreed to serve another two-year term. Deputy Director of DPS/Chief of Fire Services Ricky Black said Dr. Ansohn has be~n involved with the Southlake Fire Department EMS and Paramedic personnel for a number of years. In order for the fire department to operate an ambulance service, the State requires a medical director to sign-off on their personnel's protocol to utilize their skills with WBs, defibrillation, and other treatments. The City operates its ambulance service off of Dr. Ansohn's medical license. Dr. Ansohn currently serves as Medical Director for the cities of Keller, Colleyville, Grapevine, Trophy Club, Lewisville, Flower Mound and Roanoke, as well as Southlake. Resolution No. 99-45, Supporting a grant application to the Texas Forest Service for Senior Tree Farm #3. In 1997 Dick Johnston received SPDC matching funds in the amount of $1,500.00 for the project. The work on Senior Tree Farm #1 began in April 1998. In April of 1998 Mr. Johnston addressed the Parks and Recreation Board in public forum about his desire to phase in other Senior tree farms annually over a five-year (5) period. On June 26, 1998, Mr. Johnston applied for a Public Outreach Challenge Grant through the Texas Forest Service (TFS) to establish Senior Tree Farm #2. On August 14, 1998 TFS awarded grant funding in the amount of $4,200.00 to the project. The TFS grant has a matching requirement in eligible cash purchases or in-kind contributions, bringing the total of the grant to $8,400.00. Over five hundred and fifty (550) trees have been planted at the two tree farms throug~ this grant funding. Upon City Council approval and awarding of the grant, a matching requirement in either eligible cash purchases or in-kind services in the amount of $4,300.00 is required. It is anticipated that the City's match will be met in in-kind contributions and labor. Request by I~omen's Division of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce to hold a circus at Bicentennial Park in March, 2000. Linda Overlander, President of the Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce, presented this item to the City Council. This would be the first circus to perform in Southlake and serves as a fundraiser for the Women's Division to benefit the Southlake Relief Fund, Open Arms, Riding Unlimited, and the Samaritan House. The Kelly Miller Circus, founded in 1938 requires the following items to hold the event in Bicentennial Park: Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 13 of 26 The date of the circus would be March 24, 2000. The circus would begin setup at 9:00 a.m. and host two events at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Space requirements of a 300'X300' area for showgrounds. A source for drinking water; the circus requires approximately 1,500 gallons of water. Police and fire protection. Containers for trash. Additional information is hereby attached to the minutes of this meeting. Resolution No. 99-53, Clarifying committee membership to the Joint Drug and Alcohol Awareness Committee. The Joint Drug and Alcohol Awareness Committee recently discussed the appointments of committee members, which includes two City Council members and two CISD Board members. There is a vacant CISD member position that the school district would like to fill with a representative other than a board member. This resolution allows the CISD and City Council to appoint "a designee" other than an elected official if that particular government body so desires. Resolution No. 99-44, Appointing Council member Patsy DuPre to the City of Southlake and Carroll LS.D. Joint Utilization Committee (JUC). The Joint Utilization Committee, at their June 10,1999 meeting, approved revisions to their procedures to accommodate an additional City Council member to serve as a representative. The City resolution originally establishing the Joint Utilization Committee did not specify appointments or the makeup of the Committee. The revisions expand the total number of voting members on the Committee from five to six. The resulting change increases the number of representatives appointed by the City Council from two to three, with two of the representatives being members of the City Council. The remaining Carroll Independent School District and Parks and Recreation Board representative remain unchanged. Council appointed Patsy DuPre to that position. Resolution No. 99-52, A resolution in support of establishing focus groups between Carroll Independent School District and the City of Southlake to study projects of mutual interest. At the request of Councilmember Rex Potter, the City Council discussed at their meeting on May 18, the establishment of joint CISD/City focus groups regarding the stadium, natatorium and the three upcoming schools. Councilmember Potter has met with the CISD board concerning their support on pursuing the establishment of the focus groups. Agenda Item #6, Public Forum No comments were made during the public forum. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 14 of 26 Agenda Item #7-A, Ordinance No. 740, 2nd Reading Tax and Tax Increment Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1999. (9:05 p.m.) Ordinance No. 740, 2nd Reading, Authorizing the issuance of "City of Southlake, Texas, Tax and Tax Increment Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1999, and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of said certificates, was presented by Jim Sabonia, First Southwest Company. The agreement for architectural services and construction management services for this agreement is $2.7 million ($1.2 million for the architectural services and $390,00 for the construction management fee and $1.11 million for the general conditions for fee construction management). An additional $800,000 is included for infi'astructure and to provide funding to initiate the phased construction of the project. The par amount of the certificates is proposed at $3.61 million, of which $110,000 is for accrued interest, issuance costs, underwriter's discount and bond insurance premium. Mr. Sabonis stated since the approval of the first reading of the ordinance, Ed Esquival, Bond Counsel with the firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, has raised an issue which required clarification by the Texas Attorney General. He was seeking clarification regarding the impact of the inclusion of school projects in the project plan. Essentially, Mr. Esquivel has received "pre-approval" from the Attomey General for the sale of the certificates of obligation. Mr. Sabonis summarized the sale, stating the sale of bonds was for $3,610,000 with an interest rate of 5.44%, noting he felt the rate of interest was very competitive with what was happening in the market. Sabonis stated, "When we structured this bond issue, we actually have a unique feature, a very early call feature to allow the City to call the bonds in 2002. The reason we did this is because this is the first phase of potentially a multi- phase funding program for the capital improvements of the TIF zone and we anticipate the TIF zone will be fairly mature by 2002 and at that time we will have the opporttmity to structure the entire debt supported by those revenues based on the revenue streams that they are." PUBLIC HEARING: No comments were received during the public heating. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 740, 2na reading. Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: Fawks DePre Fawks, DuPre, Edmondson, Potter, Kendall, Moffat, and Stacy None 7-0 vote Agenda Item #II-B, Cross Timber Hills Neighborhood Sewer Project (9:15 p.m.) Director of Engineering Services Ron Harper stated at the June 1, 1999 City Council meeting that Council had requested staff update them on the status of the easement acquisition. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 15 of 26 Mayor Stacy stated he has received a couple of messages from citizens who do not wish to speak but want the City to go forward with the Neighborhood Sewer Project in Cross Timber Hills Addition. Those include: Frank Bliss, 1362 Lakeview Drive, Southlake, and Lou Ann Heath, 1351 Lakeview Drive, Southlake. Mr. Harper stated there are 25 of the 54 required easements obtained. Each week, each resident that has not executed the easement document is telephoned at home as a friendly reminder to complete the easement document and return the document to the city. In order to minimize any confusion regarding compensation for the easement, staff mailed a letter to the outstanding residents in Cross Timber Hills stating that the $1,300 participation fee would be waived. As stated in previous updates, the City has obtained requests from three property owners who have requested compensation in addition to the $1,300 participation fee waiver. Harper explained the original cost estimate that included the engineering and construction costs was $1,000,000, which was initially approved in the FY 1997-98 CIP budget. During the FY 1998-99 budget process, it was evident that there would be additional costs incurred to the initial cost estimate because of boring under trees. At that time, the consultant was further along with the design of the project. Therefore, the revised cost estimate was determined to be $1,700,000. This mount was approved in the FY 1998-99 CIP budget. Now that staff has revised the construction plans several times during the easement acquisition process, staff anticipates that the cost of the project will increase once more. Staff is in the process of estimating the project cost, including construction and engineering. The additional cost will be discussed during the June Retreat as part of the CIP budget discussions. Harper stated there will be a homeowners meeting on Tuesday and the residents are going to personally go knock on doors to talk with those who have not signed the easement agreement at this time. Barbara Atkins, Cross Timber Hills resident. Ms. Atkins asked the City Council to please continue the efforts to bring sewer to their neighborhood. She stated she is representing a majority of the residents in the subdivision. Councilmember Ronnie Kendall stated she wanted to clear up a misconception because she has had some of the neighbors call her and some people were under the impression that if the City did not go ahead and spend the money soon, that the money will be used for other projects. Ms. Kendall said, "That is not tree, the money has been set aside to install sewer in Cross Timber Hills and the money will be there until the project is complete." Councilmember Patsy DuPre stated her understanding is that if we do not get the easements, the cost of the project keeps going up, and pretty soon we will only have money for part of the project. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 16 of 26 Agenda Item #7-F, Ordinance No. 480-312, 1st Reading (ZA 99-032) Rezoning and Concept Plan for Southlake Boulevard Presbyterian Church 9:30 p.m.) Ordinance No. 480-312, 1st Reading, (ZA 99-032), Rezoning and Concept Plan for Southlake Boulevard Presbyterian Church, on property legally described as Tract 1D5 situated in the A.A. Freeman Survey, Abstract No. 522, and being approximately 5.169 acres. Current zoning is "CS" Community Service District. Applicant: Southlake Boulevard Presbyterian Church. Owner: Grace Presbytery. Planner Chris Carpenter presented this zoning case, stating that seventeen (17) notices were sent to property owners within the 200' notification area and three (3) responses were received from: Paul D. Miller, 108 San Jacinto Court, Southlake, undecide& Sandra D. Smith, 106 San Jacinto Court, Southlake, undecide& and Michael LcLendon, DDS, 110 San Jacinto Court, Southlake, undecided. It was noted on June 3, 1999, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (7-0 vote), subject to the Concept Plan Review Summary No. 3, dated May 28, 1999, deleting Item #1.a (driveway spacing); deleting Item #1.b but requiring the applicant to move the west entry as far north as possible and make it wide enough to meet the Fire Marshal's approval, but not allowing any parking spaces to be extended any closer to F.M. 1709 (no further south than what is shown on the plans); allowing Item #2.b (perimeter bufferyards) as shown; and acknowledging the applicant's agreement to provide a sidewalk along F.M. 1709. Terry Cunningham, architect for the project. Mr. Cunningham stated a discussion was held regarding stacking depth on the western most driveway. Councilmember Gary Fawks expressed concerns about the lighting. Mr. Cunningham stated at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting they agreed to look at options. Fawks stated he wants them to remove lighting from the rear of the property. Council would like low profile lighting with no spill over onto the residential lots. Fawks also expressed concerns over the placement of the trash enclosure, stating it should be moved closer to the common access easement near LaPetite Day Care. He stated it is the noise that he is concerned with, and the closeness to the residents. Bill Stone, SPIN Representative. Mr. Stone held a SPIN meeting on May 17 and they talked about it again on May 25 at the Southridge Lakes Homeowners Association meeting. The consensus from the neighbors is that they are sensitive to the lighting. They are also sensitive to the barrier, and they would rather see green trees as opposed to a brick wall. Margaret Davvenport, Chairman, building committee for the church. Ms. Davenport stated they are going to meet with the neighbors to try and work through the issues. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 17 of 26 Councilmember Debra Edmondson recommended that they look at how the adjacent property owners have dealt with the issue with the berm and the use of the pine trees. She stated she feels it has made a very effective berm. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 480-312, 1st reading, subject to the Concept Plan Review Summary #3, dated May 28, 1999, subject to the recommendation made by the Planning and Zoning Commission; with the driveway as shown. Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: Fawks Potter Fawks, Potter, Kendall, Moffat, DuPre, Edmondson, and Stacy None 7-0 vote Agenda Item #7-G, Resolution No. 99-47, (ZA 99-033), Specific Use Permit for Child Care for Southlake Presbyterian Church (9:55 p.m.) Resolution No. 99-47, (ZA 99-033), Specific Use Permit for child care (Mother's Day Out Program) for Southlake Boulevard Presbyterian Church, per Zoning Ordinance No. 480, Section 45.1(2.c) on property legally described as Tract 1D5 situated in the A.A. Freeman Survey, Abstract No. 522, and being approximately 51.69 acres. Current zoning is "C-3" General Commercial District. Applicant: Southlake Boulevard Presbyterian Church. Owner: Grace Presbytery. Planner Chris Carpenter stated seventeen (17) notices were sent to property owners within the 200' notification area and three (30 responses were received from: Jeff Monaghan, 104 San Jacinto Court, Southlake, undecide& Elizabeth S. Miller, 108 San Jacinto Court, Southake, undecided; and, Robert Smith, 106 San Jacinto Court, Southlake, undecided. Mr. Carpenter stated on June 3, 1999, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (7-0 vote), limiting the SUP to a maximum of two (2) days a week; limiting the hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; requiring participation open to the community with a maximum of 25 pre-school age children; limiting it to the Phase I building; governed and administrated by the Southlake Boulevard Presbyterian Church; and being subject to the Concept Plan Review Summary No. 3, dated May 28, 1999; amended as noted with action on ZA 99-032. The applicant had no comments. Councilmember Ronnie Kendall stated she is totally supportive of all the restrictions noted by the Planning and Zoning Commission. She stated, "I want to do all I can to encourage churches to move here and to expand. Lord knows we need child care facilities in this town. In fact, we have just had three recent ones come into place. I've lived next to a Mother's Day Out, and I have great concerns when you put a facility such as this or any facility next to residential. We go through great pains not to put childcare facilities next to residential because the noise starts early and is coming and going all day and the dumpsters come in the middle of the night. I totally support moving the dumpster down and restricting it, and as the program grows, let them come back and ask for an Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 18 of 26 expansion." Kendall said, "I would like to give them the oppommity to start the program and then revisit it as time goes on to expand the program." PUBLIC HEARING: No comments were made during the public hearing. Motion was made to approve Resolution No. 99-47, (ZA 99-033), subject to the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission during their June 3 1999 meeting (as noted above). Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: DuPre Edmondson DuPre, Edmondson, Potter, Fawks, Kendall, Moffat, and Stacy None 7-0 vote Agenda Item #7-E, Resolution No. 99-48, (ZA 99-029), Specfic Use Permit for Outside Storage for Wal-Mart (10:05) Resolution No. 99-48 (ZA 99-029), Specific Use Permit for outside storage of plants or other greenery as part of a retail operation for Wal-Mart, per Zoning Ordinance No. 480, Section 45.1 (29), on property legally described as Lot 2, Block 1, Farrar Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Cabinet A, Slide 1975, Plat Records, Tarrant County, Texas, and being approximately 23.003 acres. A Site Plan will be included with this request. Current zoning is "C-3" General Commercial District. Owner and Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Planner Chris Carpenter presented this item, stating twelve (12) notices were sent to property owners within the 200' notification area and no written responses have been received. He noted the Planning and Zoning Commission denied this request for SUP during their meeting of June 3, 1999. Carpenter stated that due to the limited scope of this request and the fact that no changes have been made to the previously approved concept/site plan, no new review letter was generated. In granting a specific use permit for this activity, the City Council is authorized to set out specialized buffering, screening, design and signage requirements to ensure that the outdoor storage, display and sale is totally compatible with the specific site and all surrounding land uses. It was noted that this application request is to exceed the allowed area of outdoor sales permitted in Section 38.3(a) of the ordinance. The exact calculations are outlined in the Staff Report dated June 11, 1999, which is hereby attached to the minutes of this meeting. Councilmembers expressed concerns with these issues with Wal-Mart: the fence in the front of the building and the location of the plants, the general outside storage of items in the parking area. Aaron Carter, store manager for Wal-Mart, Southlake. Mr. Carter stated he has done everything he can as a store manager for the Southlake store. He stated he appreciates Ms. Edmondson and Mr. Fawks for sitting down and talking to him in the past, adding, "It is almost like we are fighting an uphill battle. I painted the sthpe on the building, I Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 19 of 26 put up a fence and its like one of those things, how far are we going to go? What I'm concerned with as a store manager is I just want to do what is right for the City. When we talked, we thought the fence was the issue. I will be willing to do what it takes as long as Council understands that the company is not going to continue putting money into this store, because of their future plans. At this particular point in time, I will continue to work with the City." Mr. Carter asked for a SLIP for plants on the sidewalk for 45 days. Carter commented to Ms. DuPre, that if she sees a kid without a helmet, bring him to the store and he will take care of it. Motion was made that Mr. Carter take down the green fence, using timber and cinder, painting it forest green and to allow the store to have a 6X20 for flowers until July 31, 1999. Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Denied: DuPre Moffat Moffat, DuPre, and Stacy Fawks, Edmondson, Kendall, and Potter 3-4 vote Councilmember Edmondson stated, "I really don't have heartburn with granting the outside storage in front of the building, it is just that we can't find a satisfactory resolution to that area, and that is the main objection." Mayor Stacy stated, "We appreciate all you do for the community Mr. Carter." Council adjourned for recess at 10:35 p.m. Council returned to open session at 10:50 p.m. Agenda Item #7-D, Resolution No. 99-46, (ZA 99-050), Specific Use Permit for Downtown Southlake Celebration, Special Events (10:50 p.m.) Resolution No. 99-46, (ZA 99-050), Specific Use Permit for Special Events-Downtown Southlake Celebrates on property legally described as Southlake Town Square, Phase 1, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Cabinet A, Slides 4892 and 4893, Plat Records, Tarrant County, Texas, and being approximately 42.013 acres. The events will be held on consecutive Saturdays, June 26, 1999, and July 3, 1999, and will be sponsored by the City of Southlake Community Services Department and Southlake Town Square. SLIP approval is required for a Special Events Permit per the Zoning Regulations of the development. Owner/Applicants: City of Southlake; Southlake Venture West, L.P.; Southlake Venture East, L.P.; and, Southlake Central Venture. Planner Chris Carpenter presented this request and stated ten (10) notices were sent to property owners within the 200' notification area and one (1) response was received from: Juergen Strunck, 200 North Carroll Avenue, Southlake, in favor. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 20 of 26 Director of Community Services Kevin Hugman stated the June 26th event would feature a "Picnic in the Park" theme similar to those previously held at Bicentennial Park. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. there will be children's parade through the Family Square, followed by a children's show and a performance by the Lake Cities Band. Arts and crafts booths, refreshments, and children's activities will also be included. All special event programming will take place within designated park property (Rustin Park and Family Square). The July 3rd event entitled "Community Independence Day Celebration" will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last until 10:00 p.m. Informational and interactive booths, entertainment, and food will be available within the Rustin and Family Square park areas. In the evening, the Lake Cities Bank will perform in the Rustin Park bandshell pavilion and a low level fire works display (averaging 200 feet) will occur over Lot 1, Block 3, Town Square. Officials have been working with the Department of Public Safety and have received preliminary approval for the fire works pending FAA review. Promotions and publicity for both events will be directed towards Southlake residents only. Community Services staff and Town Square officials will work closely with the Department of Public Safety to ensure that all issues relating to police, fire, and ambulance service are addressed. Fire Marshal Bruce Mueller is working closely with Nancy Hormann to provide proper supervision of any permitted fireworks display. PUBLIC HEARING: No comments were made during the public hearing. Motion was made to approve Resolution No. 99-46, as presented. Motion: Second: myes~ Nays: Approved: Moffat Edmondson Moffat, Edmondson, Potter, Fawks, Kendall, DuPre, and Stacy None 7-0 vote Councilmember Patsy DuPre stated she feels it would be appropriate if Council directed staff to come back with an ordinance, allowing staff to approve the SUP event permits, based on certain parameters. Agenda Item #7-H, ZA 99-035, Revised Site Plan for Holt Dental Care ZA 99-035, Revised Site Plan for Holt Dental Care, on property; legally described as Lot 1, Block 3, Diamond Circle Estates, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 388-177, Page 7, Plat Records, Tarrant County, Texas, and being approximately 1.073 acres. Current zoning is "C-2" Local Retail Commercial District. Applicant: Blake Architects. Owner: Holt Dental Care. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 21 of 26 Motion was made to table ZA 99-035, to the July 6, 1999, City Council meeting, continuing the public heating, due to the fact that the applicant or a representative was not present for the meeting. Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: Fawks Edmondson Fawks, Edmondson, Potter, Kendall, Moffat, DuPre, and Stacy None 7-0 vote (to table this item) Agenda Item #7-C, Ordinance No. 544-A, 2nd Reading, Landscape Ordinance (10:55 p.m.) Director of Economic Development Greg Last presented the amendment to the Landscape Ordinance No. 544-A, stating this ordinance amendment was requested by former Councilmember Scott Martin and Councilmember Debra Edmondson per the Project Advocacy Form (PAF). Staff has met with Councilmembers as a work group to evaluate potential revisions. Following the City Council decision on May 4, 1999, to table the 2na reading, amendments to the Landscape Ordinance No. 544-A; two work group committee notices were posted and attended by Councilmembers Debra Edmondson and Gary Fawk and City staff members Keith Martin and Greg Last. The changes made as the result of the work group meetings include: Page Section Comment/Change 8 3.3 Change the percent of required interior landscape area for I-1 & 1-2 buildings 10,000 s.f. or greater to 15 %. 8-9 3.3c Add wording to the location requirements of interior plant material to be placed adjacent to the building where practical. 9 3.3d Remove Xeriscape Landscaping Credits. 9 3.4 Change the parking lot landscape area requirements to 15, 20, and 30 s.f. respectively based on the percentage of parking located between the building fagade and the R.O.W. 10 3.4b Add the sentence, "All required landscape areas shall be evenly distributed throughout the entire required parking lot landscape areas." 10 3.4c Delete the exemption for parking garages and require them to comply in accordance with Section 3.3 of the ordinance. 11 4.1 Delete the words "new or proposed" from the proposed amendment sentence in the section. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 22 of 26 12 5.3b Change the minimum size for required canopy trees to 50% 2" caliper and 50% 4" caliper. 16 10.1 Add the wording "keeping beds properly mulched." Landscape Architect Keith Martin and DPS Coordinator Malcolm Jackson were present to answer questions of Council. A discussion was held between the Council members and staff regarding issues related to the changes made by the work group committee as noted above. Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 544-A, as discussed this evening and as revised in the work session tonight, in accordance with the redline/strikeout recommendations shown in draft No. 7 dated June 9, 1999, and amended per the discussion led by Director Last as follows: Page Section Item 6 2.2 6 2.2 7 3.1.a 8 3.3.a 9 3.3.e 9 3.4 16 10.1 16 10.1 Add a definition for "DBH" (diameter at breast height). Add definition for "Owner" (to be provided by attorneys). Change to reflect that any construction less than 30% of the existing building or less than 5,000 square feet must meet the requirements for the additional area only, but if the construction exceeds either threshold, then the requirements for the entire building (including the existing portion) must meet the requirements. Change the required area amounts as follows: Canopy: 500 Understory: 250 Shrub: 40 Ground Cover: 15% Delete "flood irrigation and/or emitter/drip systems" from lines 27-28 and insert "systems in accordance with 3.6.a herein" Delete the word "modified" in line 34. Modify the wording as needed to accommodate the new definition for "Owner". Delete the word "properly" prior to mulched in line 12 and insert "in accordance with standard horticultural practices as recommended by the Landscape Administrator" after the word mulched (or similar language). Motion: Potter Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 23 of 26 Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: Fawks Potter, Fawks, Kendall, DuPre, and Edmondson Moffat, Stacy 5-2 vote Councilmember Patsy DuPre stated, "When we are working on the budget for the next fiscal year, perhaps we need to include more help for the landscape architect." Cotmcilmember Rex Potter stated, "Just because he does not agree with the staff does not mean he does not appreciate them. They have their opinion and I am entitled to my opinion on the subject." Agenda Item #Il-A, Discussion: Review of"Future Dreams" Statue 01:25 p.m.) City Manager Billy Campbell stated he needs direction from Council on how they would like staffto proceed regarding the "Future Dreams" statue: 1) 2) 3) 4) Continue the project as started; Council involvement with original project or modification of original; Discontinue project; or Suggestions? Councilmember Edmondson stated she feels Council needs to present some guidance to staff on how to proceed or whether to proceed with this issue. She stated she asked the City Manager Billy Campbell to put this item on the agenda because she stated she has some definite opinions on this issue. Councilmember Rex Potter stated, "This whole thing got started without Council giving direction. Why does Council have to give direction to stop it. Why is it going on?" Mayor Stacy stated if the intent is to "kill" the program, he feels we should have a public hearing first, because those who have purchased these statues have an opinion also. Councilmember Edmondson stated, "I wanted it brought forward so we as a Council could decide what the resolution should be. My initial problem with it was not necessarily the idea, but the fact that the public had been excluded on the design of the statue. I don't favor continuing the program as it is." Councilmember DuPre stated, "I guess there are people who have bought these statues, I guess, with the idea that it will be used in the Town Hall. So this is an item for discussion now, but I agree with Mayor Stacy, that the people who purchased the statues with the idea that a larger one will be going into Town Hall, should have a say in what happens." Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 24 of 26 Mayor Stacy stated, "The people who purchased the statues are going to sue if the program does not go forward. It would be my suggestion that the City offer to buy back the statues if the program does not go forward." Councilmember Fawks stated, "I am sensitive that we do have individuals in the community that purchased the statues and I do think, that whatever decisions we make, I think we want to be fair to those individuals. I do like Councilmember Edmondson's idea that we should try to get more citizens involved like we do on so many of our projects. I think we should bring a sense of ownership to the project." Fawks stated whatever happens to this project he feels it will not be the last piece of art in the community and asked the City Manager to do some research on what other towns do as far as commissioning and working on public art. City Manager Campbell stated we have gotten to where we want to go with this discussion. This item will be brought forward on a future agenda. Agenda Item #2-A, Executive Session Continued (11:35 p.m.) Mayor Stacy advised the audience that the City Council would be going back into executive session pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Section 551.071, and 551.074. Council adjourned into executive session at 11:35 p.m. Council returned into open session at 12:20 a.m. Agenda Item #2-B, Action Necessary/Executive Session Motion was made that based on a study of relevant statistics that we maintain the current salary of the Municipal Judge. Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: Kendall Edmondson Kendall, Edmondson, Potter, Fawks, Moffat, DuPre, and Stacy None 7-0 vote Motion was made to amend the present employee contract of the City Secretary to change the annual base salary to $57,000 per year. Motion: Second: Ayes: Nays: Approved: Kendall Edmondson Kendall, Edmondson, Potter, Fawks, Moffat, DuPre, and Stacy None 7-0 vote Agenda Item #12, Adjournment Mayor Staey adjourned the Regular City Council meeting of June 15, 1999, at 12:25 a,m. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 25 of 26 Sandra L. LeGrand City Secretary L:\City SharedWIINUTES\cc-min-6-15-99.doc Rick Stacy Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of June 15, 1999 Page 26 of 26 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS OATH OF OFFICE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT /DENTON CITY OF SOUTHLAKE "I, Dr. John Ansohn, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the duties of the HEALTH OFFICER of the City of Southlake, Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America and of this State and the Charter and Ordinances of the City. I furthermore solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not directly nor indirectly paid, offered, or promised to pay, contributed, nor promised to contribute any money or valuable thing, or promised any public office or employment, as a reward to secure my appointment or the confirmation thereof. So help me God." cant SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME, THIS THE /4 DAY OF JUNE, 1999. ,````�oe�st�enrtre�sir ' / . `- Mayor Rick Stacy = �. • 4 ATTEST: 'o kll m oo S ndra L. LeGrand City Secretary • I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adoption of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets (for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME / Idet ADDRESS /7 6 %a / fog S T PHONE (optional) I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adopti on of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets (for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME 7 9 ,� v 0 ADDRESS �� } , PHONE 3 S (optional) I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adopti in of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed th t would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME )44.7:14-4 , ADDRESS 6 ,3 / - l 15 PHONE (optional) I I I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adopti n of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME ADDRESS 1 t. PHONE (optional) I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adopt' on of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets (for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed t at would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME - y/ ? /6 ADDRESS 1V -5 PHONE (optional) I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adoption of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets (for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME ADDRESS 2-- 9v 74 ) v A'"a PHONE (optional) l I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adoption of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets '(for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME 76e. U r ADDRESS 4 Cr ;ecrL l - PHONE q17 gR 1 _ l (optional) I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adoption of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets (for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAM ADDRESS ` `1 1 ( F I (V\ t Nib 0 PHONE l[-) D ? - (optional) • I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adoption of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets (for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME ADDRESS V V 2 i Ctec PHONE 3 2 3 V 5,6 (optional) I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the adoption of a resolution by the Southlake City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets (for children under age 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penalize persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME ADDRESS c 7 PHONE (optional) II Testimony at the Southlake City Council June 15, 1999 Mayor Stacy and members of the Council, my name is Lisa Smith. I live at 2804 Trinity Oaks Dr. in Arlington, TX. I am the new Community Health Educator at Harris Methodist HEB Hospital. Often when ordinances are proposed, people feel as if they lose some of their independence or free choice. Or perhaps they feel the inconvenience of such an ordinance outweigh the benefits. I would encourage each of you to consider the follow information before making such a judgement. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, bicycle - related accidents kill 900 people every year and send about 567,000 people to hospital emergency rooms. Of that number, 350,000 are children, with 130,000 of them suffering from head injuries. More children aged 5 -14 go to the emergency room with injuries related to bicycling than those linked with any other sport. One proven way to reduce the risk of head injuries and save the lives of children and adults is by wearing helmets. Helmets can reduce the risk of head injuries by 85 %, and brain injury up to 88 %. The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute reports that bicyclists hospitalized with head injuries are 20 times as likely to die as those without head injuries. The average visit to the ER for a head injury can become quite costly: approximately $700 for ambulance transportation; $4,000 if CareFlite is necessary; $150 for basic triage procedures; $100 for X -rays taken; $500 for a CT scan; $800 -1,000 for an MRI. And if the child's injuries require intensive therapy, the average stay at intensive care and in- patient rehabilitation can reach upwards of $800,000. The average cost of a bicycle helmet is under $30. As mentioned in earlier testimony, when communities have bicycle helmet legislation, there is a decrease in bicycle - related injuries and deaths in children, and an increase in helmet usage of up to 44 %. Simply stated, ordinances like the one proposed tonight will help reduce the injuries of children in your community. Any "inconveniences" in approving a bicycle helmet ordinance pale in comparison to the costs, both financially and emotionally, of caring for a child with a head injury. On behalf of Harris Methodist HEB, who serves the community of Southlake, I encourage you to vote in support this bicycle helmet ordinance. Thank you for your time and consideration. SPIN Citywide Meeting Meeting Date: 6/10/99 SPIN Representatives: Milan & Mary Georgia Meeting Topic: Proposed Bicycle Helmet Ordinance Featured Speaker: Gary Gregg Attendance: 26 (Not included in count - 3 people signed in after the meeting was over.) Note: Attendees reported that there was confusion on what time the meeting was to be held, reportedly several people thought it was at 7 pm, the meeting was actually held from 6 - 7 pm. Late arrivals were encouraged to sign in and several did. SUMMARY Key Consensus: • Helmets are a GOOD IDEA & should be worn!! • Education is the key. We need more programs, at more educational levels, and need to include parents. Desire to see the city commit to Bicycle Safety Education. Sponsor programs like the Fire Safety program. • Parents need to be educated & involved. Key Issues: • Ordinance or Resolution • Concern about misdemeanor charges. Show of Hands (some people left prior to the show of hands): For the Ordinance: 14 present • Ginny Elder presented 2 signed letters in support of the ordinance and asked that they be given to City Council. (attached) For a Resolution: 4 present • Andy Johnson presented 20 signed letters in support of a resolution but against the ordinance and asked that they be given to City Council. (attached) Details - Meeting Notes & Discussion: • Milan Georgia opened the meeting by asking for a show of hands for anyone opposed to the use of bicycle helmets. No one raised his or her hand. • Gary Gregg cited the key points of the ordinance and stated that DPS would use discretion in enforcing the ordinance. He does not want DPS officers to acquire a negative image to kids, but stated that the officers would exercise all options to work with kids before issuing tickets. • Don Stone - suggested a resolution instead of an ordinance & recommended that education at all levels be stressed. Would like to see the city put together a program in which the kids would want to be caught - where they would get rewarded for wearing their helmet, free hamburgers, free t- shirts, free Pro -cuts, etc. Wants kids to see police as friends. Concerned that this is being pursued as a law, when it really shouldn't be. • In the spirit of the Kite Fly, what about Bicycle Rodeo's, more educational programs? Page 1 of 2 SPIN Bicycle Helmet Law.doc • Why age 15? >Changed by city council. • Why not rollerbladers & skateboarders? >Specific focus of ordinance was bicyclists. • Ginny Elder - Statistics show that enforcement of local laws increases the % usage of helmets dramatically. Stated rodeos held at Rockenbaugh and Johnson elementary schools. Learning Express selling helmets at cost - Still during a recent neighborhood event - did not see one child under age 15 wearing their helmet. Cited National Safety Organization. • Don Stone - In the future - What assurances will there be that DPS officers will continue to stress education & not enforce the penalty? What happens when Gary moves on, or when the people on the council change? • Boyd D. - Codifying education is the wrong approach. Ordinance is the wrong way to accomplish this. • Why hasn't bicycle safety education been implemented at the middle school & high school? • Parents need to be involved. • Class C misdemeanor on a 10- year -old child is the wrong approach. It will be on the child's record until 18! • August Schilling - Ordinance contains punitive measures - but DPS is saying they won't enforce the measures - then ... Why have an ordinance at all? Tired of government micromanaging people. • State bill was recently defeated. • Don Stone - The real challenge is to make education part of the process - not pass an ordinance. • Andy Johnson - What the City of Southlake wants is an ordinance without punitive measures! It is called a resolution. • Ginny Elder - The ordinance needs a breaking in period for education. • Bob Walker - Does the city of Southlake have statistics on bicycle accidents? (Gary - none) Don't like government micromanaging. Rather than legislating it, why not post signs requiring helmets on trail system. • Ginny Elder - Support Ordinance. Education alone will not do it. Example is the seatbelt law. Committed to personally go to Ted Gillum to ask the school board to support additional education, bicycle rodeos, etc. • Remember - Southlake has several different schoolboards, Carrol, Roanoke, Northwest, Keller. • Bill Elder - I support the ordinance. I want to see us come together on a common ground. It can be accomplished through education & ordinance. • Sumpter Logan - I am opposed to micro - management, but I cannot think of a single occasion where safety happened prior to a law. The key is education. • Dana - Can we expand the education to adults? Page 2 of 2 SPIN Bicycle Helmet Law.doc i ^ �� °4 ' 3 tiff — r" \ y 1- ` !l <- J I - -� _ ' _ \ '\_, V ° ' 5 , ' � v 3 _ G .-.- i , ,, .4 t 1 M C � '. 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' , _ t t x Yy y F z s 7 a i` :.:.•' , z } -' t,=. p� fr y. '�G• y 4 "�' X G ' X� 'S a� • I (we) the undersigned, are in support o the a o a resol by the Southlake City Coun prom oting the use of bicy he lmets (for chil un a 15), and more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT • favor of an or be ing p ass ed that wo uld penalize pers in this comm for not wea bic helmets. NAME • ADDRES 4 05' - L4 t i� /% �a , t PH ONE . f ;k (opt r � nL,.('+.� .< Y➢ �!F, xi ../ ASS ash++ .� . . S � •. , t "4. & s,� a.� `r a #+_' 'k ye € #�" � `'�9' t .r . i.r t �' y � � �:` .�' � € . ° � $�4a : � _ .�'- y �' �, "� � ',issue' + P g ''. < .;� � � �° �"� �, � . $ s xav`� P �' Y : 2` ' `� �, u'.> � x, �.' x � ' #+• ��k x ��. �` �n � � ,i �3 � ag '„� e N S E �"� x ��.,,"� ; v4 "k ,> i s _, :: '° *x -^ r § + 'L t :? �,�. ;7:2;;1='4:f.;:;,:,:- 4>tx^ z yk k ,, Y z $ i 1 cox+ � � ` r � � ` '' � -� � � �. .� t �. k , ; � �� b� } ti . i EY gg b`. 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',:::::.*.',',1., a -' '' --'-- w :zP., � § •? ' § r fi ' & y -y . , __ ' r a d` r` " �'�,#S' �� `S �h.�',�'8's . at $ - er a *r'� *. a.� • I (we) the undersigned, are in support of the a ou City Council promoting the use of bicycle helmets adoption (for of children resolution under by age the 15 and thlake more bicycle safety awareness programs. I am NOT in favor of an ordinance being passed that would penal;ze persons in this community for not wearing bicycle helmets. NAME .�q,�' $ ' /ii ' ' - ADDRESS /3t � L ,f';il % PHONE (optional) �•- �-- f door, f r � � 5.� k ixa '� «+ � � a.�� s � tv, x Y fY � � • y a.s k 5`P --4"-'` , + 4- � � "i� : .:4. : i` ` k� f - y u f 1 � .., ��, n 4 • ,, s F1 fie, " `«: y 3 a - x" 4 ' 3 * Y r s r.5 `.P : X17 ux a &fi• tt e i ,c. , W ,+in 4 w � t sx TT ` -'" , . . . 4; ` { c � q x' 1h S : . • K •_.y�N -s' a • ' . ,. } . Y' • i �f ,-1 , -. i"," -�},, � a �. 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'ti ' L�" �;*� �.�'�.;� s �:�>� -g?' ;.,qt r y _ `� t � �� �« « � pn'��f. y� 5 y > ,��' '4�i 1� 'i r x ;,� x-' "'" S `' `4:t 73 1 4 . s.� �.# *: diet #k � "s - r al p � a..'40,4,`� F , -; �i. -i wt : ` L * � .� ' `.r ° '3 � fl P.' t 'r ,.-: 1° " ' i ;M r kaY tt ; si w+le t' l ^ r r .tif - i r 3' t ,a'�i ry tyt } +r'"§ ` F;7,r t" w- a ^- F c t� a ar x x I ( we) the undersigned, are not in favor of a resolution or an ordinance by the City of Southlake regarding the use of bicycle helmets. *4 L� Name C/2-4-s) 02 511"41;`) , Address L /t5 T 5 1r Phone ff;- Y B s - Y Y ot B villigir 4 y A � z a r ! 1 ' ` ,y ,, s ,',r-713,1 € s � ;. r fig _ •' n. ti s.r a ,��,; �� re E a y } , . � t' t , ' try '' ,- ,� ,, i 4 f'1 - q +-Z �•d ,A ,. n k ; 1 r r g 1 Z" x fir ;? n m i° ,�,,, s "i":414... 5�' ' nk ; >' `�, a y r 4� o �, +�` ,,%„0, � � g , a ,;,_ �� `.4# . -- r,. �'»u � - , `� + � - '� ... a t i x � , x k` n ' �t,.f , .,v --21:-,1,!--at l , Aw ;, '� :} 'n. .m ,q . }t . ,4: vim+. t 1:-;':;--.1' . 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"C i'�k� ''a 'f b ,.1 c w Y 'i +i`3 • 4x "�° r 1* 4 e E .� ,� ,. iJ e t ,, F fie' t - d ' .+ ,a 3 •. es '� f '�: za..- §s� R a - -� `� r L f� a x 1 , 4'` 1 k L k .�, .k ` i y 'F"i- J a C �� kf " ` �'' h " ,E b 'i "" . , .1 ��d IN FAVOR OF HELMET ORDINANCE City Council meeting of June 15, 1999 Dr. and Mrs. Chris Case Kimberly Storm Kathy O'Fallon, 808 Parkdale Court, Southlake Donna Ortiz, Timarron Addition Monte Ray, 702 Ashley Lane, Southlake Mr. and Mrs. Schantz, 1485 Bent Creek Drive, Southlake Kris Segelstrom, 811 Parkdale Drive, Southlake Mitch and Debbie Roper, 620 Fairway View Terrace, Southlake Clifford and Amy Feldman, 609 Logan's Lane, Southlake Matt and Sandy Clark (817/421 -9208) Hans and Teri Beck, 1410 Bent Creek Drive, Southlake Linda Pavona, 721 Ashley Lane, Southlake AGAINST THE HELMET ORDINANCE No calls have been received opposing the helmet ordinance. rt City of Southlake, Texas MEMORANDUM June 10, 1999 TO: Billy Campbell, City Manager FROM: Kevin Hugman, Director of Community Services SUBJECT: Request by Women's Division of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce to hold circus at Bicentennial Park in March, 2000 Action Requested: City Council approval of request by Women's Division of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce to hold circus at Bicentennial Park in March, 2000. Background Information: Linda Overlander, President of the Women's Divison, requested placement of this item on the May 10, 1999 Parks and Recreation Board agenda. This would be the first circus to perform in Southlake, and serves as a fundraiser for the Women's Division to benefit the Southlake Relief Fund, Open Arms, Riding Unlimited, and the Samaritan House. The Kelly Miller Circus, founded in 1938, requires the following items to hold the event in Bicentennial Park: • The date of the circus would be March 24, 2000. • The circus would begin setup at 9 a.m, and host two events at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. • Space requirements of a 300' X 300' area for showgrounds. • A source for drinking water, the circus requires approximately 1,500 gallons of water. • Police and fire protection. • Containers for trash. Ms. Overlander provided staff with a proposed layout of the circus, a copy of the certificate of insurance, and a letter from the insurance broker stating the excellent record of the Kelly Miller Circus. Ms. Overlander was also present at the May 10, 1999 Parks and Recreation Board meeting to provide further information to the Board. At the meeting, the Board requested additional information and tabled consideration of this item to the June 7, 1999 Parks and Recreation Board meeting. The additional information requested was: • References from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the National Humane Society, and Better Business Bureau certifying there are no complaints against the Kelly Miller Circus. h - 1 NRIMINIMMEN Billy Campbell, City Manager June 10, 1999 Page 2 • References from the Town of Flower Mound and the City of Mansfield, who have hosted the Kelly Miller Circus. • State insurance rating for the Kelly Miller Circus. • Cost estimates for police and fire services. Ms. Overlander has signed a contract with the Kelly Miller Circus, and has a ninety -day (90) period to finalize the facility requirements. Financial Considerations: Approval of this item requires preparation of the area in Bicentennial Park and peripheral support services. This is the only financial obligation required by the City. Off duty police officers are paid for by the organizations requesting their services. Water utilities will be provided via a temporary meter and be paid for by the user. Citizen Input/ Board Review: The Parks and Recreation Board considered this item at their May 10, 1999 meeting. At this time the item was tabled pending further information. At its June 7, 1999 meeting, the Park Board approved this item 7 -1, with Ms. Sherry Berman dissenting, stating she did not support the use of animals in this manner. Legal Review: Not applicable. Alternatives: Alternatives include the following: • Postpone approval of the request pending q P g information. • Rejection of the request to hold the event in Bicentennial Park and suggest the selection of another location. • Rejection of the request. Supporting Documents: Supporting documents include the following items: • Letter from Linda Overlander, President of the Women's Divison of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce, received in mid April, 1999. • Site Map of the proposed layout of the Kelly Miller Circus. • Certificate of Insurance for the Kelly Miller Circus. • Letter from Brooks Associates Limited, dated March 6, 1998, stating the record of the Kelly Miller Circus. • Site Map of Bicentennial Park highlighting the proposed area for hosting the circus. Billy Campbell, City Manager June 10, 1999 ' Page 3 Staff Recommendation: City Council approval of the request by the Women's Division of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce to hold a circus in Bicentennial Park in March, 2000. KH Approved for Submittal to City Council: City Manager's Office 1 Kevin Hugman and Steve Polasek Southlake Park and Recreation 481 -5581 ext.756 Fax 421 -2175 Dear Kevin and Steve, I am Linda Overlander, current president for the Women's Division of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce. Our group has been approach by the Kelly Miller Circus, to bring the first circus to Southlake. The circus is America's Premier Family Circus founded in 1938. Their permanent home is in Hugo, Oklahoma where they are members of the Chamber of Commerce. They exhibit in over 220 cities and towns each year from the nation's heartland to the Atlantic, from the Gulf to the Provinces of Canada. The Women's Division would use this as a fundraiser. The beneficiaries of our efforts would be; the Southlake Relief Fund, Grace, Open Arms, Riding Unlimited and the Samaritan House. The date of the circus would be March 24, 2000. The circus would start setting up at 9:OOam and would hold two performances 4:30 and 7:30pm. The circus needs approximately 300'. by 300' for the showgrounds, a source for drinking water, about 1500 gallons, police and fire protection, and containers for trash. A possible layout for the circus is attached. I have included a copy of the certificate of insurance, and a letter from the insurance broker, showing their coverage and good standing. On behalf of the Women's Division of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce, we look forward to working with you, bringing to Southlake its first Circus for family entertainment, while raising funds for worthwhile organizations. If there are any questions that you or the park board has, please contact me at 488 -0009. Again we look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Linda Overlander President Women's Divison Southlake Chamber of Commerce { y E::1 . nw.ctiANIcAl. a) 4-r ` 4 �� r O 0 A `J IH ."." 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THE INSURANCE AFFORD D BY THE POLICIES DESCRI81D HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS , IXCLU3)ONS AND CONDITIONS OF DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CO SUCH POLICIES, LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. LTR TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER POLICY EFFECTIVE pO1 ICY EXPIRATION GE RAL UAa1UTY (MWW1'Y) DAT!(MMfOpJ>M ©C RCLAI GENERAL IUIBE JTY 00282 9-99 GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 5 000 000. 12 -1 -98 12 -1.99 PRODUCTS - COMP/OP A(;d t 5 000 000. �II CLAIMS MADE © 111 OWNER'S 3 CONTRACTOR S ORGY PERSONAL i ADV PUURY S 1 000 000. ■ H O I1 • 1 000 000. FIRE DAMAGE (My dn. IW) $ AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY met EXP (A one pawl) t ■ ANY AUTO IIII ALL OWNED AUTOS . 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ITS AGENTS ENTATTUS AUTHORIZED . .'-' • ATTVE i f BROOKS 4 ASSOCIATES LIMITED , nsurance Brokers & 3 - - Consultants Via Fax 405 326 5530 and Mail 1338 Park Avenue River Forest, IL 60305 (708) 771-3553 Mr. David Rawls Fax(708)771 -5319 Kelly - Miller Bros. Circus 501 E. Jackson P.O. Box 829 Hugo, OK 74743 Re: Record of Incidents Dear David: • I have handled Insurance for your show for over ten years. During that time -- there have been no major claims or incidents of any sort. - Incidents regarding animals- -there have been NONE. No incidents or claims involving any exotic animals -- lions, tigers, or elephants. • Your show has been an exemplary circus in regard to the management, and treatment and care of its animals. The general public should be aware of your fine track record. I welcome any questions from any interested party in regard to the content of this letter. Sincere! Richard A. 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Gandy, Zoning Administrator, 481 -5581, ext. 743 REQUESTED ACTION: Specific Use Permit for outside storage of plants or other greenery as part of a retail operation per Zoning Ordinance No. 480, Section 45.1 (29) on property legally described as Lot 2, Block 1, Farrar Addition, an addition to the City of Southlake, Tarrant County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Cabinet A, Slide 1975, Plat Records, Tarrant County, Texas, and being approximately 23.003 acres. LOCATION: South of State Highway 114, north of East Southlake Boulevard (F.M. 1709), and west of North Kimball Avenue. OWNER/APPLICANT: Wal -Mart Stores, Inc. CURRENT ZONING: "C -3" General Commercial District LAND USE CATEGORY: Retail Commercial NO. NOTICES SENT: Twelve (12) RESPONSES: None P &Z ACTION: April 22, 1999; Approved (4 -0) applicant's request to table and to continue the Public Hearing to the May 20, 1999, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. May 20, 1999; Approved (7-0) applicant's request to table and to continue the Public Hearing to the June 3, 1999, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. June 3, 1999; Denied (7 -0). STAFF COMMENTS: Due to the limited scope of this request and the fact that no changes have been made to the previously approved concept/site plan, no new review letter was generated. Attached is a concept plan indicating the area of the proposed outdoor storage and display. In granting a specific use permit for this activity, the City Council is authorized to set out specialized buffering, screening, design and signage requirements to ensure that the outdoor storage, display and sale is totally compatible with the specific site and all surrounding land uses. City of Southlake, Texas Note that this application requests to exceed the allowed area of outdoor sales permitted in Section 38.3(a) of the ordinance. This provision states that businesses may Adisplay for sale merchandise items traditionally marketed through outside storage not to exceed five (5) percent of the floor area of the business. By this provision, Wal -Mart would be allowed 6,500 s.f. of outdoor sales area based on the building floor area (130,000 s.f.). The existing open air garden area enclosed by the wrought iron fence is 3,729 s.£ leaving a remainder of 2,771 s.f. for screened sales area in the parking lot. The original SUP request was for an additional 1,516 square feet which reflects an additional 1.165% of outdoor sales area over the permitted 5% allowed by the ordinance. The applicant has amended their request to 1,074 s.£ of outdoor sales area. The requested outdoor sales area reflects what is on the ground today with the exception of the 120 s.f. area adjacent to the building. The amended proposal represents a total of 5.83% of outdoor sales area for the site (0.83% over the permitted 5 %). Also be aware of the following "C - 3" district permitted use: "Nursery buildings for the retail sale of plants and accessory items where the sales operations are conducted entirely within an enclosed structure. Outdoor storage or sale shall be permitted with this use to the extent that the outdoor sales area is completely enclosed by a fence, wall or screening device." Recall that last year the applicant made application for the same SUP request, but had requested an additional 7,000 square feet which reflected an additional 5.38% of outdoor sales area (above the permitted 5 %). On May 21, 1998, P& Z denied (6 -0) the request and on July 21, 1998, the applicant submitted a letter to withdraw the request. L: \COIvIDE V\WP- FILES \MEMO \99CASES\99 -029SU.doc Dr. Paula's Recalled Products - Wearing Bike Helmets Page 1 of 1 0, - palit tzt.c om 4 , Excerpt "Newborns . E c> r cm d r v s> Bads to : .'lain Recall Page K p ren 2/22/99 parent Wearing Bike Helmets f To )tcs After Recent Death, CPSC Warns Against Wearing Bike Helmets on il — Recalls ' Playgrounds t mt 1 n,.e ae ;?Ii 4ry� f l - _ WASHINGTON, D.C. - After the strangulation death of a 3 -year old I $ Pennsylvania boy, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission , '' 'fix ' (CPSC) warns that children should not wear bike helmets when :‘‘-,t t`d playing on playground equipment. The boy died February 4 when his "-� r bicycle helmet became wedged as he apparently tried to slide through a small opening on the playground equipment near his home. CPSC Press Pass is aware of a second strangulation death that occurred in 1997 when ,, = t -, , ,,,,,,, , , a 7 -year old girl in Canada became entrapped in an opening on a 4 .- `a ` ': playground structure. Both victims were wearing a bicycle helmet during play and died due to hanging from the helmet strap. CPSC Chairman Ann Brown said, "Children should always wear a helmet while riding their bikes. Helmet use can reduce the risk of head injury by up to 85 percent in the event of a crash. But when a child gets off the bike, take off the helmet. There is a hidden hazard of strangulation if a child wears a helmet while playing on playground equipment." In addition to the deaths, CPSC also has reports of four cases in the United States where no injury occurred. In two of these cases, the children were climbing trees, and in the other two cases, the children were on playground equipment. Copies of CPSC's Bike Helmet Safety Alert can be obtained through CPSC's hotline at (800) 638 -2772 or CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov Send your comments to: w cbinaster a, drpaula.com itttp. / /www.utpauta.emivi eCiillS/UGLZ,77.11t1111 J /GJ/ 77 AAOS On -Line Service Trampolines and Trampoline Safety Page 1 of 2 r y� � 1•C \ 'S fr 1 aio:ritn' II y t 4f ,- J.R< r.• ? .► American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons® Position Statement Trampolines and Trampoline Safety The number and severity of injuries resulting from the use of trampolines is significant and increasing. Hospital emergency rooms treated 52,103 trampoline injuries sustained by children under age 15 in 1995. The estimated cost of medical, legal, insurance and disability costs and other expenses in 1995 was $272.6 million. Even very young children ages 5 to 9 are at risk; 19,454 injuries related to trampolines were treated in emergency rooms at a cost of $99.8 million. The most common injuries are sprains and fractures, often severe, which usually result from a fall through the trampoline or an uncontrolled maneuver. Although severe or life- threatening injuries are not common, they do occur and can result in paralysis or, rarely, death. Use of the trampoline by more than one child further increases the risk of injury through collisions among jumpers or the catapulting of jumpers off the trampoline. In an effort to reduce the number and severity of injuries resulting from the use of trampolines, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends routine observation of the following guidelines: • Use of trampolines for physical education, competitive gymnastics, diving training and other similar activities requires careful adult supervision and proper safety measures. • Trampolines should not be used for unsupervised recreational activity. • Competent adult supervision and instruction is needed for children at all times. • Only one participant should use a trampoline at any time. • Spotters should be present when participants are jumping. • Somersaults or high risk maneuvers should be avoided without proper supervision and instruction; these maneuvers should be done only with proper use of protective equipment, such as a harness. • The trampoline jumping surface should be placed at ground level. • The supporting bars, strings and surrounding landing surfaces should have adequate protective padding. Document Number: 1135 © September 1996 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons This material may not be modified without the express written permission of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. mtp: / / / papeisiposiuoIU 11 /JV /y0 AAOS'On -Line Service Trampolines and Trampoline Safety Page 2 of 2 For additional information, contact Alvin Nagelberg at (847) 384 -4138 or email nagelberg@aaos.org Home Position Statements Last modified 11/May /1998 by IS nap./ / W W W.aaos.oIg/ WoI U11LIIwpapers /postL1oIu LI ampoll.Ilun i 1/3U/70 Playground Safety Fact Sheet Page 1 of � i ( 1 { .a y s s � m t;" , • .t, t..44,4.-00,,,,; Playgrounds provide wonderful opportunities for fun and exercise when safety is considered first. Scope of the Problem Three - quarters of the children who die by falling from playground equipment sustained brain injuries. Brain injury is one of the top 10 diagnoses in emergency rooms for playground related injuries. Each year, there are approximately 200,000 preschool and elementary aged children who receive emergency department care in the U.S. from injuries that occurred on playground equipment. For ages 0-4, injuries to the brain and face account for nearly 60 percent of all injuries. Estimated cost of playground equipment related injuries to children under age 15 was $lbillion in 1992. About 15 children die each year as result of playground equipment - related incidents. Most of the injuries are the result of falls. Where Do Injuries Occur? Playgrounds were made for children, and it is important for every child's healthy development to have a safe place to run, climb and explore. Unfortunately, children on playgrounds sustain many serious brain injuries every year. Some figures taken from a 1991 study of children's injuries reveals the following: Play Equipment Injury and resulting Head Injury Statistics I1LLp. / /Guo. OJ.JO.' 911-"laygIoUIIUlS.I11II1 11 /JU/ 16 Playground Safety Fact Sheet Page 2 of 3 Play Equipment Total Injuries Resulting in Head Injury % Swings 100,649 18,407 18% Monkey Bars 75,489 8,794 11 % Slides 53,219 9,472 17% Seesaws 10,012 1,523 15% Public playground equipment accounts for approximately 70 percent of all playground equipment injuries. Most injuries occur on the swings, monkey bars or climbers and the slides. Falls onto hard surfacing is the #1 contributing factor in playground injuries. Hard surfaces such as concrete or asphalt should be avoided, unless required as a base for rubber matting. How to Prevent Playground Injuries > The safest playground surfaces are soft, impact - absorbing materials such as sand (ten inches deep) or wood chips (12 inches deep). Rubber mats also give protection against falls. > Children should always be supervised when playing on equipment — in school, at childcare or preschools, or visiting the park play areas. It is estimated that over 40 percent of playground injuries are related to inadequate supervision. > Playground equipment should have a six -foot clearance around each piece and a 12 -foot clearance between two pieces. > Do not allow your child to play on a trampoline. > Since 60 percent of all injuries are caused by falls to the ground, protective surfacing under and around all playground equipment is the most critical safety factor on playgrounds. 1 National Program for Playground Safety, Statistics nup: iizuo .oi.)0.'+1+ir►aygruunuis.cnun i iiiui7a Playground Safety Fact Sheet Page 3 of 3 about Playground Related Injuries Fact Sheet National Program for Playground Safety, Handbook for Public Playground Safety 4 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Tips for Public Playground Safety, CPSC Document #4324 Return To Prevention Fact Sheet Cover Page Home I News I Search I Index 1 Links 1 Email 1 Forum I Chat National 1 Conferences 1 States 1 Media 1 Brain 1 Cost 1 Prevention 1 Contributions/Financial Treatment & Rehab 1 Veterans 1 Living Life 1 Kids 1 National Directory 1 Help llLLp:IILvo.o...)a.4- firiaygi` ernuis.nun 11/3V/76 National Program For Playground Safety Page 1 of 3 1111 1 1111 yl ,$ r Mai Ftt 4 Statistics * * about Playground Related Injuries • Each year there are approximately 200,000 preschool and elementary aged children who receive emergency department care in the U.S. from injuries that occurred on playground equipment. (This means a child requires medical attention approximately every 2 -1/2 minutes.) • Public playground injuries account for approximately 70% of all playground equipment injuries. • The top 10 diagnoses in emergency rooms for playground related injuries are: 1. Fractures 2. Lacerations 3. Contusions /Abrasions 4. Strains/Sprains 5. Internal Injuries 6. Other 7. Concussions 8. Hematomas 9. Dislocations 10. Foreign Bodies • Severe injuries (fracture, internal injury, concussion, dislocation, amputation, crushing) account for approximately 36% of all injuries. • Relatively minor injuries (laceration, contusion, abrasion) account for approximately 47% of all injuries. • Slightly less than 3% of all NEISS reported injuries require hospitalization. • For ages 0 - 4, injuries to the head and face account for nearly 60% of all injuries. Illlp: / /www. UI11.CUL / 01431Y7 National Program For Playground Safety Page 2 of 3 • For ages 5 - 14, injuries to the arm and hand account for 43% of all injuries. • Most injuries occur in: 1. May 2. June 3. September • Least number of injuries occur in November, February, December, January. • Most injuries are reported to occur on: 1. Swings 2. Monkey Bars or Climbers 3. Slides • Falls to the surface are the #1 contributing factor in playground injuries. Other statistics [from the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. (1995). Risks to students in school. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] indicate: • Approximately 9 -17 children die each year in playground equipment - related accidents. Of these deaths, strangulation accounts for 47 percent, while falls account for another 31 percent. • Playground injuries are the leading cause of injuries to students ages 5 - 14 in the school environment. • Estimated cost of playground equipment- related injuries to children under age 15 was $1 billion in 1992. * This information was compiled by the National Program for Playground Safety, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614 -0161, 800- 554 -PLAY. ** All statistics are based on data obtained from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) from 1990 -94. NEISS collects only playground product - related injuries which are recorded in 91 hospital emergency departments located throughout the U.S. Thus, only emergency room injuries are recorded, and the national statistics are estimates. The University of Northern Iowa is an equal opportunity educator and IIL Ip. // www. umll. CUU / .J /GJ /77 National Program For Playground Safety Page 3 of 3 employer with a comprehensive plan for affirmative action. America's Playgrounds — Make them Safe ... .... ..... .. ._. - ... F return Home I Playground Topics 1 Adminstration I Statistics I In the News 1 Links 1 Publications List I Events Calender I Honor Roll IlLLp.II www. UIu. CQU/ playgIoulum stats. [1LIIll /LJ /77 OCBC - Trends in US Cyclist Deaths Page 1 of 4 r ' ......... _... . 'fy Comment ate'. Latest CPSC Helmet Standard and US Fatality Trends by Thomas H. Kunich, Fremont, CA As of March 10, 1999 all helmets manufactured in the United States for use on bicycles or those marketed as "multi -use helmets" that could conceivably be used on a bicycle must pass the latest testing standards instituted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The standard - CPSC 16 CFR Part 1203 has been published in the Congressional Record. One of the most important items addressed by this standard is the printed warnings to be required on the helmet. Among the latter are: "(4) A warning to the user that the helmet may, after receiving an impact, be damaged to the point that it is no longer adequate to protect the head against further impacts, and that this damage may not be visible to the user. This label shall also state that a helmet that has sustained an impact should be returned to the manufacturer for inspection, or be destroyed and replaced" So it can be seen that even helmets that pass these so -called stringent standards can be damaged beyond use and this damage may not be visible. Given this, haw is the average consumer to tell whether his new helmet is undamaged and usable from the store? "(5) A warning to the user that the helmet can be damaged by contact with common substances (for example, certain solvents [ammonia], cleaners [bleach], etc.), and that this damage may not be visible to the user." Again, the inability of this helmet to provide protection may not be visible to a user. To me, a standard that doesn't provide for some means of detecting a non - operational helmet is to all intents and purposes worthless. The impact testing, the most important piece of information that could be printed about the standard allows the tests to be accomplished in such a manner that no area receives more than a single blow. While it is plain why this is done, it most assuredly does not mimic the real world where a person falling off a bicycle may have his head bounce down the road several times before stopping. And in a vehicular collision there is the case where the head strikes the vehicle and the cyclist then falls to the ground again striking his head. In either case there is a sharp possibility that the impact to the helmet will be in the same region. The impact tests performed are virtually identical to the present Snell B -95 tests. While the Snell tests are the most stringent of the standards in use, there are plenty of reasons to believe that LlLLp.// www.glooa1x.neuoeoe/KuIue11.num 1/ 1 1/7Y OCBC - Trends in US Cyclist Deaths Page 2 of 4 they are substantially below real world values. Moreover, the Snell standard and the 16 CFR Part 1203 standard contain not a trace of means for testing for limitation of rotational energy. Rotational accelerations are the most dangerous of all head injuries and, it is thought, account for the largest percentage of serious and fatal head injuries. There are also reasons to believe that the odd shapes being used in helmets these days add to conversion of linear impacts into the much more dangerous rotational impacts. Maybe more importantly, there is really no third party testing requirements. While the Snell standards may have been less than what would really be required, the testing was ongoing and helmets capacities to pass the standard were verified regularly. The 16 CFR Part 1203 requires certification -only testing to be performed by the manufacturers themselves. For instance: (a) General Manufacturers, as defined in Sec. 1203.32(b) to include importers', shall conduct a reasonable testing program to demonstrate that their bicycle helmets comply with the requirements' of the standard" Or, in effect, we must take the manufacturers word that the helmets pass the requirements and the only way of demonstrating that they don't is to undertake an extensive and expensive test series. In regards to all helmets and standards to this date it is important to realize that statistics available for countries and municipalities haven't demonstrated any positive effect after mandatory helmet laws have been enacted or even when voluntary use of helmets has risen to as high as 80 %. See "Cycle Helmet Laws - Facts, Figures and Consequences ", by Dorothy L. Robinson and "Is there Any Reliable Evidence That Australian Helmet Legislation Works ?" by Bruce Robinson (no relation). Both papers were presented at The International Bicycle Conference, Velo Australis, Freemantle, October 1996. Also see the landmark study "Trends in Cycle Injury in New Zealand under Voluntary Helmet Use" by P. Scuflham and J. Langley, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 29, no.1, pp.l- 9,1997. With Dorothy Robinson's work in mind I graphed the statistics available from the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for pedestrian and bicyclists fatalities for the eleven years 1986 to 1996 to obtain the following: US Cyclist & Pedestrian Fatalities 1986 - 1996 IILLp. // W W W.gtooaalX.IleL/ oeOe /KUIllCI1.I1LIIll 1/ 1 1 /y7 UUBU - 'Trends in US Cyclist Deaths Page 3 of 4 550 ' - '': 7 7' 7; 7 :-: '''; T: :'; '„1, 11";,7'%-::::77::::;7:::;:_:, "".....,,,,\ 850 800 750 V 700 650 600 i -: ,. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Pedestrian figures are scaled down approx 7.2:1) Try and guess which trend line represents pedestrians and which represents bicyclists. This chart shows that despite the increase in bicycle helmet use from near zero to 30% or more during the 11 year period, the trend in fatalities is virtually the same for both groups. Somewhat disturbing is that the rate of reduction in cycling deaths has not been quite as rapid as for pedestrians. There are studies that suggest that helmets can cause injuries as well as mediate their effects ("The use of helmets increases the size and mass of the head. This may result in an increase in brain injury by a number of mechanisms. Blows that would have been glancing become more solid and thus transmit increased rotational force to the brain. "National Health and Medical Research Council , Football injuries of the head and neck, AGPS, Canberra, 1994.) There are even studies that show a significant, if not understood effect after mandatory helmet laws were passed in Australia. Robinson's analysis put it that "if similar numbers of child cyclists had been on the roads in 1993 as before the law, deaths and serious injuries to child cyclists would have increased by 21 per cent, compared with a decrease of 21 per cent for child pedestrians and 20 per cent for child road users in general." Therefore we need to seriously question whether helmet standards that require energy absorption values significantly below the known average collision speeds in the majority of fatal and serious accidents are not working counter - intuitively and are causing risk compensation above and beyond the small safety margin possibly added by helmets. It is the belief of the author that bringing standards to the helmet market is merely a preliminary nap./ / / www.giomix.neuocue/Kumen.nuin 1/ 11/ -- • y LCatns Page 4 of 4 to an attempt to force mandatory helmet legislation for all bicyclists. mandating essentially worthless "safety" devices nonetheless make attractive legislative for representatives eager for some form to ublicl y sts. Federal standards and welfare of their constituency. p Y demonstrate their zeal for the ener 1 health All governments need to get out of the habit of declaring public safety h be detected by unequivocal statistics. Not just hard won freedoms are i nvolved, but possible deaths through bureaucratic experimentation on the populace. y azards where none can P lace. Notes: 1) the information that was used to generate the chart is as follows Approximately 7 times more pedestrians are killed each year than bicyclists in accidents m involving automobiles. ostly Year Pedestrians 1986 Bicyclists 1987 6779 941 1988 6745 948 1989 6870 911 1990 6556 832 1991 6482 859 1992 5801 843 1993 5549 723 1994 5649 816 1995 5489 802 1996 5584 833 5412 761 Totals 66916 9269 Data obtained through the National Center for Statistics and Analysis Web site: ht tp ://www.nhtsa.dot. ov Data source: U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration CB 4P November 1998 OCBC Home Pa e nttp. / /WWW.gIU tx.net / UeOC /KUIICI1.I1LII11 1/ 1 1 /yy Helmet foes organize drive ; Gazette, 4- 24 -97, p. 1 A Page 1 of 3 ('oppell Gazette, 4- 24 -97, p.IA Helmet foes organize drive By ERIC SIPOS Staff Writer Copyright © 1997 Coppell Gazette A group opposed to the city's bicycle helmet law wants the City Council to repeal the controversial ordinance, but group members have not ruled out going to local voters to change the law. Repeal Helmet Ordinance Committee members Vicki McBride and Charles Cotten addressed the council during its Tuesday night meeting. The two discussed a committee - sponsored petition drive, which calls for a repeal of the ordinance and is now under way in the community. But first they reiterated their opposition to the new requirement, again arguing it is an example of the government going too far and infringing on individual rights. _ !�' �.�\ +si�ii 1`� �., 'i��i i_ i �1 ( U � � L� and pillel:i`, A \ ,IL .rli._two h., i i. ,.tii r� >E ��la�„ . �i . � LI7 i l During his comments before the council, Cotten stressed the group is not opposed to bicycle helmets, only to the council's decision to mandate their use - -- particularly with regard to adults. "I believe we should spend our time and effort educating the community on bicycle safety, ( having ) bicycle safety days, helmet giveaways - -- I'm all for that. But in the meantime, I'm supporting Vicki's effort to repeal the ordinance," Cotten said. He then went on to provide the council members with copies of the committee's petition. 1:!c he; ; a e�, ;ray >pe lcc , then goes on to outline the steps committee members believe the council should take prior to considering a helmet ordinance in the future: . Appoint two council members - -- one having voted for the ordinance and one having voted against it - -- to a Bicycle Helmet Study Committee. Each council member shall appoint two residents to participate - -- with voting rights - -- on committee recommendations. • The committee's recommendations to council would then be published in local newspapers. • Within 30 days after publication, the Coppell City Council shall call a public hearing for additional input before voting for any form of legislation requiring the wearing of a bicycle helmet by any Coppell resident. I11Ip.11 W WW. app .IlelopeI1govteuppelllllle /news/ 177 1/ /4G'+2,gaz.111111 . /L.)/7 Helmet foes organize drive ; Gazette, 4- 24 -97, p. IA Page 2 of 3 "We feel like ( the council ) should have gone through this process to begin with. The council should have gotten input from Coppell citizens as to whether they wanted a bicycle helmet ordinance and whether it should be applied to every citizen, or only to children," McBride said Wednesday. At Tuesday's meeting, Mayor Tom Morton informed McBride and Cotten they had the option of initiating a public referendum on the helmet issue. By following city charter and gathering a requisite number of signatures from registered voters in the city, the committee could bring the helmet issue directly to local voters, Morton explained. "The best way to approach this, if you want the council to do this, is to come through the Initiative and Referendum section of the Home Rule Charter, and 1 recommend you do this," Morton told the committee members. But while committee members have not ruled out such a referendum effort, Cotten told Morton the group now prefers to go directly to the council. "It's our position that what we want to do is approach the council with the public support that we get and ask the council if they want to reconsider this on their own," Cotton said. But Councilwoman Marsha Tunnell, a supporter of the helmet law, questions the appropriateness of having multiple votes on any issue. "This has come up before the council twice - -- there was public input and press coverage and there were citizens who came forward to speak.... I don't know how effective we will be if we vote numerous times on every issue that comes forward," she said Wednesday. Fellow council member Ron Robertson put his support for repealing the helmet ordinance in writing Tuesday night. While Cotten and McBride only intended for the council members to view their petitions, Robertson gave them a surprise. "You got one new signature," he told the two committee members. While originally supporting the helmet ordinance, Robertson made an unsuccessful attempt to amend the law, making it applicable only to children. In the original vote on the ordinance last November, the council voted 5 -2 in favor of the ordinance, with councilmen Chuck Sturges and Danny Watson casting "no" votes. Robertson joined the two helmet opponents in voting for an amended version, which went down in defeat by a 3 -4 vote. The ordinance is strongly supported by police Chief David Miller. While opponents have suggested that enforcing the ordinance has created an additional burden for Coppell police officers, Miller said that has not been the case. "We view this as an opportunity to do something we like to do: make contact with people in the community. It gives us a chance to stop and talk with people, and if people need a helmet, we try to make arrangements so that they can get one," he said. Miller added that he is not aware of a single ticket issued for violating the helmet ordinance. Intp..//www.applimc.neuopengoVUeOppell/Ille/IICWS/1YY11 � /G� /yy Helmet foes organize drive ; Gazette, 4- 24 -97, p.1 A Page 3 of 3 Police officers, he said, continue to give out friendly warnings and, occasionally, a helmet. Return to top OpenGovt Home 1997 -04 -24 I1L Lp: // W Ww. app11I1K .I1euopengovl/uoppewu1einews/ 1 y # // /4L'fhgaZ.IILIII 31h. 1yy Cyclists Rights Action Group (CRAG) Page 1 of 5 (—U1 i ji La5. Cyclists Rights Action Group (CRAG) Last updated: 17 September 1998 President: Bill Curnow _._._---------- - -- Vice President : Peter van Schaik Secretary: Janne Crump Treasurer: Jim Arnold This Web page has been constructed by Peter van Schaik on behalf of CRAG. I have deliberately adopted a "no frills" approach, so there are no unnecessary bandwidth - consuming flashy graphics or anything like that. The Cyclists Rights Action Group (CRAG) was formed at a public meeting in Canberra, ACT, Australia, on 30th January 1992, in direct response to the introduction of Mandatory Helmet Laws (MHL) for bicyclists with the aim of protecting cyclists against undue interference by Governments and erosion of civil liberties. The current aim of CRAG is to oppose legislation compelling cyclists to wear helmets. Membership is open to all who subscribe to these aims. CRAG has, on occasion, been referred to by the ignorant and /or ill - informed as "anti- helmet ". The correct term is "anti- helmet law ". It must be stressed that CRAG is not opposed to the wearing of helmets. Our position is that individuals should have the right to choose whether or not to wear a helmet, without undue interference by Governments. We believe the role of Government should be limited to advising it's constituents, without bias, of the pro's and con's of helmets; rather than to compel their use by law whilst feeding false or faulty information to the public and brushing any negative effects under the carpet (as has been the case to date). CRAG meetings are held monthly at the Canberra Club, West Row, Civic, Canberra, ACT (diagonally opposite the post office). If you wish to attend, please email us for details. If you wish to become a CRAG member, please email our treasurer. CRAG Annual Subscriptions (in Australian Dollars) are: • Students, Unemployed, Pensioners: $5 • Adults: $10 • Family Membership: $15 Recent Changes to this Web site 17 September 1998, added an article by Bill Curnow which was published in the Canberra Times on 29 August 1998. 8 May 1998, added an article by Bill Curnow, COMPULSORY SELF- PROTECTION ON ROADS: GAIN OR HARM TO SOCIETY? m ip: / /www.peug.ulg.uu,- psvaI1seJLIerag/ IL! P4/70 Cyclists Rights Action Group (CRAG) Page 2 of 5 • 2 February 1998, updated the links page. 30 January 1998, added a link to a paper presented by Dorothy Robinson at the Velo Australis conference in Freemantle, 1996. 23 November 1997, moved "links" from this page to their own page. The rationale for this was that the main page was becoming a bit large and unwieldy. By moving them to a separate page I feel I can go bezerk and add hundreds more links if I want to. The links are now arranged in a more orderly fashion in several categories and several new links have been added. 26 August 1997, added an article about Entrenchment of Helmet Laws in Australian Road Rules. 26 August 1997, added a link to a paper by Bruce Robinson: Is There Any Reliable Evidence That Australian Helmet Legislation Works? 26 August 1997, added a link to The International Pro - Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition. 28 May 1997, added an article by Bill Curnow about the Helmets Law in the Australian Capital Territory. Summary of CRAG arguments For the benefit of the casual browser. Most if not all of the following are covered in detail in other documents on this Web site. • Governments introduced helmet laws without real proof of helmet effectiveness; without proper community consultation; bypassing democratic principles and standards; and without due consideration of other factors such as that there would be a decline in cycling. • Numbers of cyclists have declined enormously since the law, and although cycling may have since increased, evidence indicates that the level is still below what would have been expected had there been no law. • Many more people have given up cycling or continued to ride helmetless than have worn a helmet because of the law. • The rate of head injuries per remaining cyclist has not actually decreased since the law. • Many of the scientific studies in support of the law have been proven flawed - usually due to limitations in their data or methodology. • 'My helmet saved my life' anecdotes prove little towards the effect of enforcing helmets on an entire population, and notwithstanding the tendency for people to exaggerate their claims. Anecdotes can be a compelling argument for individuals to choose to wear helmets; -but do not constitute the scientific evidence which should be a pre- requisite to legislation. • Some studies have indicated helmet wearers to be more likely to strike their heads and/or have an accident. There is a rational explanation for this phenomena. Wearing a helmet increases the size and mass of the head, and helmet wearers may also be subject to risk compensation. • Studies of the mechanics of head injury show that the most serious contributor to brain injury are rotational forces, which helmets can do little or nothing to prevent and may actually increase. nup:// www .peug.urg.au/-�psva11seiucrag/ 1G/ 1'+/78 Cyclists Rights Action Group (CRAG) Page 3 of 5 • Helmets can have little benefit in a severe collision with a motor vehicle. Bicycle helmets are certified only for simple falls. • Don't even think about civil liberties, you don't have any. Wear a helmet or else! Just as compulsory motorbike helmets were used to justify compulsory seatbelts, and compulsory seatbelts in turn were used to justify compulsory bicycle helmets, there can be little doubt that at some point in the fiuture the bicycle helmets law will be used to justify other breeches of civil liberties. • The helmet law has fundamentally failed in its stated aim of reducing head injury, to say nothing of the adverse effects, but the Government has so far refused to review it. CRAG activities include: • Lobbying governments (mainly the ACT goverment, but also the Federal Government and other Australian State governments); • Pursuing information through the Freedom of Information Act, when Governments refuse to divulge information relating to their support of compulsory helmet laws; • Challenging through the courts convictions for non - helmet wearing; • Reviewing and exposing helmet literature in scientific and medical journals and elsewhere; • Collecting relevant statistical and other data; • Other research; • Submitting articles to journals; • Informing the general population of the real truth behind helmet legislation, through the media and elsewhere; • Ignoring and vilifying the helmets law in general, and encouraging others to do the same; • Providing information and support to CRAG members and others who are fighting against current or impending bicycle helmet laws. Documents/Papers • History of the Bicycle Helmets Law in Australia • introduction of Compulsory Helmets in the Australian Capital Territory • Compulsory Helmets Debate in the ACT Legislative Assembly (90K HTML, or click here for 31K pkzipped text version) • Case against Compulsory Helmet Wearing for Cychstsin the A.C.T. • Reduction in Cyclists in the A.C.T. (HTML, or click here for MS Word 2.0 version) • CRAG Newsletter No 6 for MLAs • Change in Casualties to Cyclists Following The Helmets Law • Helmet Laws Information Sheet (HTML, or click h ere for pkzipped MS Word 2.0 version) (updated 30 August 1996) • Review of SA ORS 8/94 Report (41K HTML, or click here for pkzipped MS Word 2.0 version) (updated 28 October 1996) • Brief _Summary of Surveys Showing a Decline in Cycling due to MHL • Comprehensive Analysis of Cycling Surveys • Analysis of Studies on Helmet Efficacy • Trends in Bicycle injury nu . • Civil Liberties Considerations ww peu ul g awe s� p. p g. .• � dI15l:illt.idg/ Iii I‘+i Cyclists Rights Action C=roup (CR Q G) Page a of 5 • ,- .li +:' d .i.1i111 ?lii-OF \ 1 1(21met • r ., err: \,' : arur `: 1 leimet ( \;clists and N i:'io ist • • S,tmH ... :. celk ! the ( tit' an,l • C: pail cs or Head tilt�[ii • { E ii. .:i�t�n)Ikii ( !('.i 'il' L' silt', • { Sl,: - in the Australian Capital ' 1 irriloi , • 1l 1 ,.l i; ., .t I';ie I <wt; in :- il'istt`illail Road Rules • C'C)Vi;'l ;1_, SO1:'i .E-PROTECTION { ION (.)Ni ROADS: (LAIN OR 11AR \1 1 0 i()CIF 1 • l ip- i mill Curnov., Documents /Papers on Other Sites • BIISI's list of helmet laws. • 1s There Any Reliable Evidence That Australian Helmet Legislation Works? ,by Bruce Robinson of the Bicycle Federation of Australia, presented at the 1 996 Velo Australis Conference. (This document can be found on both BHSI's site and also IPCBIIC's site ). • (VO 1_E €ILI `t1 F LAWS - FACTS, FIGURES AND CONSEQUENCES. Dorothy L Robinson, Bicycle Federation of Australia. (Paper Presented at The International Bicycle Conference, Velo Australis, Freemantle, 1996) Links to Other Sites "C f all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good r f its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber - barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber- baron's cruelty may at some point he satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." C.S. Lewis -- "J4'7ien times are normal and fear is not stalking the land, English law sturdily protects the, freedom of the individual and respects human personality'. But when times are abnormally alive with fear and prejudice the common law is at a disadvantage: it cannot resist the will, however frightened and prejudiced it may be, of Parliament." L ord (�ai.niai i Email: psvansch(a)pcug.org.au nap. ii Vvw\ .peug.iirg.aui' € svaliseniciagi IL/ i=ts is Page 1 of 1 Author: Robinson DL. Title: HEAD NT AND BICYCLE HELMET LAWS Accident Analysis & Prevention. 28(4):463-475, 1996 Jul. Abstract The first year of the mandatory bicycle helmet laws in Australia saw increased helmet wearing from 31% to 75% of cyclists in Victoria and from 31% of children and 26%' of adults in New South Wales (NSW) to 76% and 85%. However, the two majoi surveys using matched before and after samples in Melbourne (Finch et al. 1993, Report No. 45, rvionash Univ. Accident Research Centre) and throughout NSW (Smith and Milthorpe 1993; Roads and Traffic Authority) observed reductions in numbers of child cyclists 15 and 2.2 times greater than the increase in numbers of children wearing helmets. This suggests the greatest effect of the helmet law was not to encourage cyclists to wear helmets, but to discourage cycling. In contrast, despite increases to at least 75% helmet wearing, the proportion of head injuries in cyclists admitted or treated at hospital declined by an average of only 13%. The percentage of cyclists with head injuries after collisions with motor vehicles in Victoria declined by more, but the proportion of head injured pedestrians also declined; the two followed a very similar trend. These trends may have been caused by major road safety initiatives introduced at the same time as the helmet law and directed at both speeding and drink-driving. The initiatives seem to have been remarkably effective in reducing road trauma for all road users, perhaps affecting the proportions of victims suffering head injuries as well as total injuries. The benefits of cycling, even without a helmet, have been estimated to outweigh the hazards by a factor of 20 to 1 (Hillman 1993; Cycle helmets-the case for and against. Policy Studies institute, London). Consequently, a helmet law, whose most notable effect was to reduce cycling, may have generated a net loss of health benefits to the nation. Despite the risk of dying from head injury per hour being similar for unheimeted cyclists and motor vehicle occupants, cyclists alone have been required to wear head protection. Helmets for motor vehicle occupants are now being marketed and a mandatory helmet law for these road users has the potential to save 17 times as many people from death by head injury as a helmet law for cyclists without the adverse effects of discouraging a healthy and pollution free mode of transport. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd. [References: 591 00111S0/ Vei0 Physician Opposes Bicycle Helmet Legislation Page 1 of 4 • t` « DON'T KILL THE GOOSE THAT - LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG by THOMAS J. DEMARCO M.D. Is bicycling really more dangerous than driving? Should we be forcing motorists to wear helmets instead? This analysis of the medical and environmental ramifications of bicycling vs driving suggests that it will take more than an inch of hard foam to achieve road safety. Thanks largely to physician advocacy, more and more cyclists in Canada and around the world are wearing helmets. Australia has gone beyond simply promoting them and has made their use mandatory. Shall Canada follow suit? Should it? The Canadian Medical Association thinks so. I disagree. As an environmentally- conscious general practitioner who cycles daily, I greet the growing debate about bicycle helmets with some ambivalence. They say any publicity is good publicity, so ifs pleasing that so many Canadians want to discuss bicycling and bicycle safety. Still, I find much of the content of the debate rather disturbing, particularly the arguments being put forth by most of my medical colleagues. I believe that the ultimate political, social and medical ramifications of this issue are being largely overlooked. I have worn a helmet for probably 90% of the kilometres I've ridden over the past ten years. I feel more self - assured wearing one, perhaps a little too much so. The helmet allows me to wear an attached rear -view mirror, an added safety measure. My 95,000 km riding "career" has, thankfully, been accident- free so I cannot claim that the helmet has saved me from injury. But it does regularly save me from having cold rain and hot sun come into direct contact with an ever- more substantial bald -spot! In the event of a fall, having an inch or two of hard foam between one's skill and the asphalt is better than nothing. However, data to this.effect are surprisingly scarce and inconsistent. I have seen statistics that bicycle helmets reduce fatalities by anywhere from 1% [11 to more than 50% [2]. The British Medical Association puts the figure at 33% [3]. Then how could any physician be against bike helmets? This doc sure isn't and is all for their promotion. However, I'm strongly opposed to legislation that makes their use mandatory. Doctors have often been accused, with some justification, of concentrating on treatment of symptoms and disease rather than promoting and maintaining health. The helmet debate reflects this unfortunate approach. I believe that most bicycle- related head injuries can be recognized as symptoms of a more malignant process: automobile dependence. Though largely ignored by medical care providers, it is increasingly evident that the principal alterable variables in with respect to society's health are lifestyle and environmental factors. IlLLp.// www. glooatx .IICL/ocociuelllar 1/ 11/77 Physician Opposes Bicycle Helmet Legislation Page 2 of 4 Examples include air ' ' p pollution, toxic waste, motor vehicle accidents, occupational disease, industrial accidents and stress. To them, we could add the concomitants of our sedentary existence: obesity, arterio - sclerosis, osteoporosis and maturity- onset diabetes. All these conditions are, to some extent, directly or indirectly attributable to our reliance on personal motor transportation. So too are some other major public health concerns such as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, ozone layer depletion and the Persian Gulf war. [4] With this in mind, let's return to bicycle safety debate. Riding a bike is obviously not without risk either. This risk, however, is almost universally overestimated by the general population. Again, the data are inconsistent and vary from country to country. I have not found reliable Canadian figures, so we'll look at the situation in two countries whose cycling conditions, in my opinion, are similar to ours. In terms of number of deaths per distance traveled, French research by Carre [ 5] showed no significant difference between cyclists and motorists while recent British Dept. of Transport figures suggest that the former are at an 11.4-fold risk [6]. Since children are heavily over- represented in bike accidents, their relative risk according to the British is probably greater than 20 whilst that of adult riders is less than 5. However, statistics such as these may lead us to overlook two fundamental considerations. The first is that motorcar use begets greater personal displacement. Newman and Kenworthy of Australia estimate that every kilometer traveled on public transport replaces ten kilometers of driving [7]. In Britain, regular cyclists travel only one -fifth as far as motorists (personally, i have experienced a similar reduction in my surface mileage since destroying my driver's permit). Per Trip, the relative risk of cycling then falls to 2.4 in the U.K. [8]. The second "asterisk" that must accompany the bicycle's apparently unfavorable safety record is that worldwide, 90% of cyclist fatalities result from collisions with cars. "As a matter of fact," writes Ed Ayres of the WorldWatcii Institute, "though bicycles outnumber cars globally by a ratio of 2 to 1, only two percent of the world's traffic fatalities involve cyclists. When bikes and cars are given each their own space, the risk of death is 500 times greater in cars." [9] So, bicycling is not as dangerous as popularly perceived. Furthermore it does not contribute to the aforementioned litany of personal and public health problems. Expressed in potential life- years gained versus potential life-years lost, Dr. Mayer Hillman estimates that regular cyciing's net benefit to personal health outweighs its risk of injury by a factor of 20 to 1, even in a country as hostile to cycling as Great Britain [ 10]. Cyclists very likely live longer and healthier lives than non - cyclists and, unlike motorists, they incur no harm to society at large [11]. Whenever someone chooses to cycle rather than drive, both personal and public health benefit. Cyclists, therefore, are allies of the medical profession. We should be doing all we can to encourage the activity. The British Medical Association actively does so (the BMA also promotes helmet use, but does not condone helmet legislation). Favourable publicity_ and other incentives have persuaded 50% of Ottawa's cyclists to wear helmets regularly [12]. I think such promotion is desirable, especially for high -risk groups like children and off-road riders. However, like the BMA, we mustn't support mandatory helmets, for at least 3 reasons. A move to compulsory headgear would reinforce the erroneous perception that bicycling is an unnacceptably dangerous activity. This is called " dangerization" [13]. Secondly, the measure is costly to cyclists, especially for children who should change helmets annually as they grow. An approved helmet costs one -fifth as much as the average bicycle; if seat belts carried the same relative price tag, they would cost more than $2,000 (the CIVIA's initiative in making available lillp. / / ww v. glo oalx.liei / °cueiueiriarco.iilini 1/ 1 ii Physician Opposes Bicycle Helmet Legislation Page 3 of 4 less expensive bike helmets is applauded). Thirdly, regardless of the fit or the weight, helmets (t'l.:ike seatbeits) can be quite uncomfortable, particularly in hot, humid weather. Evert a regular helmet- wearer like myself was often inclined to remove it during a recent ride in Australia's warm Northern Territory. Largely because of these three factors, that country has witnessed a substantial drop in bicycle ridership once it passed its helmet law. Lately, Australia has devoted large sums of public money to projects and programmes designed to lure cyclists back onto their mounts H41. Rather than supporting helmet legislation, we'd be much wiser to address the ultimate source of most road fatalities: automobiles. As they've already done with tobacco, physicians should feel professionally compelled to show community leadership in discouraging car use. Calling for a ban on their publicity would be a good start. For a quick, substantial reduction in both cyclist and non - cyclist road fatalities, I suggest that doctors demand strict enforcement of lower speed limits. "Traffic ranic calming" measures, which render speeding physically impossible, have already had a dramatic effect on accident rates in some European cities [ 15]. It is estimated by the Bristol Cycling Campaign that universal urban speed limits of 30 kph would save 1,500 lives annually in Britain [ 16]. We may also wish to reconsider the minimum driving age. Here in Canada it is still 16 years, but in Switzerland, it is set at 18. Perhaps 20 years would be even wiser. Measures like these would save many more lives than mandatory bicycle helmets ever will. So too would a helmet law for motorists, but of course I'm being facetious. Or am I? At the turn of the century, an Irish NW named TM Healy argued persuasively that if cyclists must bear lights then so must carriages and cars. wouldn't the same logic apply to another safety measure? Henry David Thoreau wrote that if there are a hundred who would hack at the blanches of evil for each one who attacks its root. Bicycle accidents are branches. Personal motor transport is the root. Rather than demanding helmets for cyclists, the medical profession's energies in the bicycle safety debate would be much more effective if directed at promoting bicycling itself Increased participation in this activity would not only benefit the national health and environment, but also would contribute significantly to road safety. Cycling is not a problem -- it is a solution. We should not be discouraging it by advocating laws that will drive cyclists from our roads. Let us not risk killing the goose that lays the golden egg. 1 Downing, C. "Pedal cycling accidents in Great Britain." Dept. of Transport, from Ways to Safer Cycling, 1988. 2 Dussault, C. "Le casque protecteur cycliste: problematique, efficacite et relations avec les comportements Societe de 1'assurance automobile du Quebec" and Perspectives Modiales sur le Velo, pp 313 -317. Velo Quebec, Montreal, 1992. 3 Hillman, M. Cycling Towards Health and Safety, p 82. BMA, London. 1992. 4 it is commonly argued during the 1991 Gulf War that were it not for its car fleet, the USA would be self-sufficient in oil and hence would have had far less interest in initiating hostilities. For details of personal motor transport's contribution to the other conditions listed, refer to DeMarco, T. "The Most Dangerous Addiction? Why the Medical Community Must be Concerned About Automobile Dependence." Imagine, vol 1 no. 1 5 Carre, 3 -R. "La situation de la bic_yciette en France." Perspectives Mondiaies sur la velo, pp limp://vV vv w. gioua lx.liel °eUe /ueinai eo.rilnii Physician Opposes Bicycle Helmet Legislation Page 4 of 4 49 - 54. Velo Quebec, Montreal. 1992. 6 see 3, p 46. 7 Newman and Kenworthy, Towards a More Sustainable Canberra. Murdoch University, Perth. 1991. 8 see 3, p 46. 9 Ayres, Ed. "Breaking Away." WorldWatch Magazine. Jan -Feb, 1993. 10 Hillman, M. Unpublished presentation at Velo Mondiale/Pro- Bike/Velo -City Conference, Montreal, Sept. 1992. 11 see 3, p 111 -121. 12 Burdett, A. Personal correspondence. Ontario Coalition for Better Cycling. 13 Krag, T. "Reflections on Safety of Cyclists and Bicycle Helmets." Velo Quebec, op cit. pp 334 -337. 14 The Australian federal government recently announced a $30 million investment for the construction of 600 kms of bike paths in 1993 by far its biggest annual expenditure ever for such works. The most recent data available from Monash University, Melbourne indicates that 2 years after the helmet law, the number of cyclists was approaching pre -law levels in adults and children, but was still greatly reduced in teenagers. 15 see 7. 16 New Cyclist. #30, Feb. 1993. London. (This article appeared in the Summer 1993 edition of Imagine, the newsletter of World Without Cars, a group based in Windsor, Ontario. The piece originally appeared in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association). CB + OCBC Home Page I iup:!l www. glooalx .Ileuol:oelueInaIeo.iiuiu 1/ 11/ Bicycle Helmets and The Mechanics of Head Injuries Page 1 of 3 Bicycle Helmets and The Mechanics of Head Injuries by Peter van Schaik It is widely accepted that a bicycle helmet will in many cases prevent or reduce skull fractures and superficial head injuries. Less clear is how effective helmets are at preventing injuries to the brain. Brain injuries can be either focal or diffuse. It is the diffuse brain injuries which are the most serious. A hospital emergency room case - control study by Thompson et al[1] found that bicycle helmets reduce brain injury by 88 percent, but this study has since been widely criticized for it's faulty methodology. Studies of Australian statistics are lacking in evidence of any reduction in the risk of serious brain injury to cyclists after the introduction of compulsory bicycle helmet legislation[2]. It is erroneous to associate skull fracture directly with brain injury. In a study by Baker[3], of all bicyclists with head injuries, 8.5 percent had skull fractures without evidence of injury within the skull. Obviously in an impact severe enough to cause a skull fracture, other forces are likely to be present. Holbourn[4] and others[5] studied the effect of impacts to the head. While the forces involved in head impacts can be quite complex, there are two main forces involved: linear and rotational. Holbourn used two - dimensional jelly moulds to compare the effects of these two forces. It was possible to see the damage caused to the jelly, and compare that with the autopsies of actual head injury victims. Gennarelli et al[5] followed up on Holbourn's work using live monkeys. Holbourn first noted the following properties of the brain: • It's comparatively uniform density. Nerve tissue, blood and cerebrospinal fluid all have about the same density as water. • Ifs extreme incompressibility. Brain substance does not appreciably change it's size when subjected to uniform pressure. • It's very small modulus of rigidity, ie. low resistance to a change in shape. • The high rigidity of the skull, compared with the brain. • The shape of the skull and brain are important in deciding the location of injuries. • That the brain is injured when it's constituent particles are pulled so far apart that they can not rejoin afterwards. In a substance with the aforementioned properties of the brain, the amount of pulling apart of constituent particles is proportional to the shear strain. Hence the shear strain present at any point in the brain should be a rough measure of injury at that point. Shear strains within the brain can be either a direct result of distortion to the skull, or irrespective of distortion to the skull. Compression and rarefaction strains are not considered to be a cause of injury. Holbourn noted work by Grundfest which found that nerves continued to conduct when subjected to a compression strain due to a pure hydrostatic pressure of 10,000 lb. per sq. in. This pressure is far greater than anything which can arise in a head injury. Holbourn noted that if the pressure is not purely hydrostatic, ie there are different pressures in different directions, there will be shear strains present and a small pressure of this type may be sufficient to injure a nerve. Linear impacts were found to cause mainly only localised (focal) injury at the point of impact. These brain injuries were the result of deformation of the skull (with or without fracture) and were found to nup.iiww w.peug. of_ g.auI- psvaI1seiL /CIag/II- I- Ineeii.IIuII IL!“-w-145 Bicycle Helmets and The Mechanics of Head Injuries n 2 of be mostly superficial The impact causes shock waves in 1es to eman ate back an d f wi th i n th brain. cal. The impact causes ., emanate back and forth within it „ia Holbourn notes that these shock waves are non - injurious as they do not cause permanent displacement of b rain pla . of rotation Sudden Su rothe head was found to be the cause of most severe diffuse brain injuries such as UUUU�ii VLULLVII Vi V head in contrecoup juries intracranial haemorrhages, and concussions When rotational forces are applied N J .. applied, there is a change in the angular velocity of the brain and the skull This results in diffuse shearing diffuse 5 strains which can cause permanent displacement of matter throughout the entire brain. The irregular shape of the skull means that some parts of the brain fare worse than others. Holbourn notes as erroneous the common misconception that the brain is loose inside the skull and that it rattles about like "a die in a box" when the head is struck, causing coup (at the point of impact) and contrecoup (remote from the point of impact) injuries. Claims that translational motion can damage brain tissue by bouncing it off the inside of the skull were therefore rejected. It should be pointed out that Holbourn's work was published in 1943, and Gennarelli et all in 1974, so this is hardly recent research. It is knowledge which has been around since long before bicycle helmets came into popular use, and yet it is almost never mentioned by helmet researchers who perhaps have their own agenda in promoting helmets but disguising any possible adverse consequences. Bicycle helmets are primarily designed to reduce the effect of linear forces, by providing a soft c cashing layer which reduces the peak linear acceleration to the braht during impact. The current Australian helmet standard specifies that the peak forces of acceleration shall not exceed 400g from a drop height of 1.5 metres. As has been noted however, it is doubtful that these linear forces are injurious to the brain, except through deformation of the skull. Head impacts from bicycle crashes do not generally involve a direct square -on impact. Most commonly there is an angled impact as the head hits the ground with forward momentum; or the windshield of a motor vehicle. Such an impact is likely to impart some degree of rotational force on the head and brain. The effect of helmets on rotational forces to the brain is not entirely clear. On the one hand, rotational forces may be reduced by virtue of the same crushing effect of the helmet which reduces linear forces; on the other hand, they may be increased due to the increased size and mass of the head. It should be noted that there are presently no helmet performance standards which monitor for the ability to affect angular acceleration. The (Australian) National Health and Medical Research Council in a 1994 study of football injuries[6] noted that studies of cycling showed that helmets reduce soft tissue injuries but stated: "Whilst helmets may possibly reduce the incidence of scalp lacerations and other soft tissue injury, there is the risk that helmets may actually increase both the cerebral and non - cerebral injury rates.... The addition of a helmet will increase both the size and mass of the head. This means blows that would have been glancing become more solid and thus transmit increased rotational forces to the brain and may increase diffuse brain injury". Another consideration is the differences in friction. There is little difference between bare heads and hard shell helmets, both of which are known to slide readily on impact. However, tests of impacts of 1}Wlmets on asphalt at 34kni'h have shown that, unlike hard -shell helmets which slide, soft helmets grab the surface, rotating the head and producing angular accelerations of four to six times the tolerable iiilp. / /Www.peug.ung.auI psvansenteragin- r- nieen.nim I 4/ 14 r_ - .1 c Bicycle Helmets and The Mechanics of Head Injuries Page 3 of 3 maximum[7]. This is a matter of concern given the enormous popularity of soft- shelled helmets, although it has been claimed by some that "these concerns have been largely alleviated by the widespread use of smooth coatings on helmet shells ". In conclusion, while it is readily accepted that bicycle helmets may reduce skull fracture and focal brain injuries, it remains highly questionable whether they can prevent serious brain injury, and there is a risk that they may actually cause increased brain injury. References [1] Thompson, R.S., Rivara, F.P. and Thompson, D.C., A case - control study of the effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets, The New England Journal of Medicine, 320: 21, 1989 [2] Robinson, D.L., Head Injuries and Bicycle Helmet Laws, Accident Analysis and Prevention, volume 28, number 4, pages 463 -75 (1996). [3] Baker S P, Li G Fowler C and Dannenberg A L, Injuries to Bicyclists, a National Perspective, Johns Hopkins Injury Prevention Centre, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Baltimore, Maryland, 1993. [4] Holbourn, A.H.S., Mechanics of head injuries, The Lancet, 2, 438- 441, 1943. [5] Ommaya, A.K. and Gennarelli, T.A., Cerebral concussion and traumatic unconsciousness: correlations of experimental and clinical observations on blunt head injuries, Brain, 97, 633 -654, 1974. [6] National Health and Medical Research Council, Football injuries of the head and neck, AGPS, 1994. [7] Andersson, T., Larsson, P. and Sandberg, U., Chin strap forces in bicycle helmets, Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Materials & Mechanics, SP report 1993:42. Return to CRAG Home Page Elup.// www. peug. urg. aw 1- IIteen.mi i 1G/ P-1/ ?!• Page 1 of l 1990.05 : Childhood Injuries in the United States PIC ID: 5193 START /END DATES: 90- 05,90 -11 SPONSOR: PHS -CDC PROJECT TITLE: Childhood Injuries in the United States REPORT TITLE: Childhood Injuries in the United States PERFORMER: Centers for Disease Control, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, Atlanta GA 30333 ABSTRACT: This report examines the prevalence, costs, and prevention of childhood injuries, which cause more deaths among children under age 19 than all diseases combined. Over 22,000 children died of injuries in 1986, while an estimated 600,000 are hospitalized every year and almost sixteen million are treated in Emergency Rooms. Figures derived from the 1982 Massachusetts statewide injury prevention program suggest that indirect and direct costs of childhood injuries total over seven billion dollars per year. The report identifies priority causes of childhood injuries, including motor vehicle occupant injuries; homicide, assault, and abuse; suicide and suicide attempts; drowning and near drowning; pedestrian injuries; fire and burns; and head injuries. The report recommends (1) the creation of lead public health agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to focus on injury prevention; (2) the creation of injury surveillance systems to track and analyze progress in injury control; (3) further research on childhood injuries; and (4) an increase in public awareness of childhood injuries; and (5) training in injury prevention and control for health professionals and scientists. (Final report 24 pages plus appendices.) PROGRAMS EVALUATED: 1. PHS CDC - Injury Control DESCRIPTORS: Preventive Health Care Children and Youth Emergency Medical Care STUDY TYPE(S): Research and Data Development ENTRY - DATES: 93 -12, - STATUS: CFE PROJECT OFFICER: ADDRESS: PHONE: COST: FY - -$ FY - -$ FY - -$ FY - -$ FY - -$ FUND SOURCE: Research MECHANISM: In -house PROJECT NO: CONTRACT /GRANT NO: NA NTIS NO: PIC Only ERIC NO: PIC Only Napa/ www. iuis. goviprogurgiaspeipiel i /pic)1 IL/ 1of70 Fatal Injuries to Children -- United States, 1986 Page 1 of 3 NOW July 06, 1990 / 39(26) 451 Fatal Injuries to Children -- United States, 1986 Injuries are a leading cause of mortality among children less than or equal to 19 years of age in the United States (1). As part of the Injury Prevention Act of 1986,* Congress requested that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through CDC, analyze the causes and incidence of childhood injuries in the United States and make recommendations for injury prevention and control legislation. The Secretary's report, Childhood Injuries in the United States: A Report to Congress (2), was presented to Congress in October 1989; it was based on national data for 1986 maintained by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics and on research conducted by pediatric injury experts in the United States. This report summarizes mortality data from Childhood Injuries in the United States for children (defined as persons aged less than or equal to 19 years) from the five leading causes of fatal injuries to children in the United States in 1986 (i.e., motor vehicle crashes, homicide, suicide, drowning, and fires/burns). Motor Vehicle Crashes Motor vehicle crashes accounted for almost half of the 22,411 fatal injuries among children in the United States (Table 1); a substantial proportion (an estimated 15 % -30 %) of these deaths were associated with alcohol use (3). Of all motor vehicle- related fatalities, 70% occurred among motor vehicle occupants, and 17 %, among pedestrians. Occupant fatality rates for 15 -19 -year -olds (30.7 per 100,000) from motor vehicle crashes were 10 times those for children less than 10 years of age (3.0 per 100,000). Among children aged 5 -9 years, pedestrian injuries were associated with more deaths (502 (24 %) of 2133) than any other cause of injury. Regardless of race, fatality rates for male pedestrians less than or equal to 19 years of age (3.2 per 100,000) were nearly twice as high as those for females (1.8 per 100.000); rates for children of races other than white (3.5 per 100,000) were 1.5 times those for white children (2.3 per 100,000). Homicide In 1986, deaths due to homicide accounted for nearly 13% of fatal injuries among children (Table 1). Nearly two thirds of childhood homicide deaths were among 15 -19 -year -olds; however, 23% were among children less than 5 years of age. Sixty -eight percent of homicide deaths were among males. Rates for black children (12.2 per 100,000) were approximately five times those for white children (2.6 per 100,000). Sixty -one percent of homicides among males and 32% of homicides among females involved firearms. Suicide Suicide was the third leading cause of childhood fatal injuries (Table 1). Among 10 -19 -year -olds, males accounted for 80% of suicides; of these, an estimated 60% were associated with firearms. Age - specific rates among white children were generally 1.5 -2.5 times the suicide rate for black children. Drowning Drowning, the fourth leading cause of childhood fatal injuries, was most common among children less than or equal to 4 years of age and males aged 15 -19 years. Among the latter group, drownings occurred in a wide variety of aquatic environments; alcohol use was associated with an estimated Ilup.// www. eue. gov/ epon iunwI7prevlewlmmwrI11IIU /vuuv103O.nun 1G/ 10/70 Fatal Injuries to Children -- United States, 1986 Page 2 of 3 40 % -50% of these events. Drowning rates for black children (4.5 per 100,000) were almost twice those for white children (2.6 per 100,000). In three states (Arizona, California, and Florida), drowning was the leading cause of fatal injuries for children less than or equal to 4 years of age. In all states, up to 90% of drownings among this age group occurred in residential swimming pools. Fire /Burns Fire/burns were the fifth leading cause of childhood death from injury. Fifty -three percent of childhood burn deaths occurred among children aged less than or equal to 4 years and 73% among children less than or equal to 9 years of age. Fire/burn deaths were more common among black children (5.1 per 100,000) than among children of other races (1.8 per 100,000). For children less than or equal to 9 years of age, black males (8.4 per 100,000) were three times more likely than white males (2.8 per 100,000) and black females (8.6 per 100,000) 4.5 times more likely than white females (2.0 per 100,000) to die in a house fire. Overall, 80% of deaths from fire,/burns resulted from house fires, 9% from electrical burns, and 2% from scalding. Reported by: Div of Injury Control, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, CDC. Editorial Note Editorial Note: Childhood Injuries in the United States: A Report to Congress (2) provides the first comprehensive assessment of childhood injuries in the United States and underscores how the relative importance of childhood injuries has increased over the last 20 years. From 1968 through 1986, death rates for children from noninjury causes have declined 56 %, while death rates from injuries have declined 22% (Figure 1). Injuries are the leading cause of death among children and account for as many years of potential life lost before age 65 as the next two leading categories -- congenital anomalies and prematurity -- combined (Figure 2). Each year, injuries account for 20% of all hospitalizations among U.S. children, nearly 16 million emergency room visits, and permanent disability to more than 30,000 children (4). Although the direct and indirect costs of these injuries are difficult to measure, in 1982, the estimated costs exceeded $7.5 billion (5); in 1985, they were nearly $8.3 billion, with lifetime costs exceeding $13 billion (6). For many childhood injuries, effective interventions are being developed or already exist and have been implemented. For example, morbidity and /or mortality from injuries could be reduced for 1) motor vehicle crashes by air bags, automatic occupant restraints, antilock brakes, programs to reduce drug and alcohol abuse, and barriers to separate pedestrians from traffic; 2) homicide by teaching conflict resolution skills and by reduction of access to lethal weapons such as firearms (7); 3) suicide by improved identification and referral of persons at high risk for suicide and efforts to limit access to lethal means of suicide such as firearms, high places, and prescription drugs (7,8); 4) drowning by enclosure of swimming pools with fencing and self - latching gates; and 5) fires /burns by use of smoke detectors and antiscald devices in shower heads and faucets. Child abuse is a major contributor to childhood injuries from interpersonal violence - -in 1986, an estimated 1.6 million children were abused or neglected. The occurrence of child abuse may be reduced through visits by public health nurses to mothers at high risk for child abuse. Other interventions include instructing parents at high risk for abuse in appropriate parenting skills; teaching children skills in identifying and reporting abusive situations; and conducting support groups for parents ide ' ied as being at high risk for child abuse. An abridged version of Childhood Injuries in the United States: A Report to Congress was published in the June 1990 issue of The American Journal of Diseases of Children (4) and is available from the nap .1/ W W W. cue. mow ep0/IIiIIiwi /pi evlewiHIIIIlWi HUM/ uuuu 103 .111111 1 G/ 1 0/70 Fatal Injuries to Children -- United States, 1986 Page 3 of 3 • Division of Injury Control, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, CDC, Mailstop F36, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. References 1. Committee on Trauma Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine. Injury in America: a continuing public health problem. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1985. 2. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Childhood injuries in the United States: a report to Congress. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, CDC, 1989. 3. Agran P, Castillo D, Winn D. Childhood motor vehicle occupant injuries. Am J Dis Child 1990 ;144:653 -62. 4. CDC. Childhood injuries in the United States. Am J Dis Child 1990;144:627 -46. 5. Azzara CV, Gallagher SS, Guyer B. The relative health care and social costs for specific causes of injury (Abstract). In: Program and abstracts of the 113th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 1985. 6. Rice DP, MacKenzie EJ, Jones AS, et al. The cost of injury in the United States: a report to Congress. San Francisco: Institute for Health and Aging, University of California; Injury Prevention Center, Johns Hopkins University, 1989. 7. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice. Surgeon General's Workshop on Violence and Public Health: report. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 1986; DHHS publication no. HRS -D -MC 86 -1. 8. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Youth Suicide. Rockville, Maryland: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 1989:115 -28; DI-11-1S publication no. (ADM)89 -1624. *Public Law no. 99 -649, Section 1, 100 Stat. 3633 (42 U.S.C. Section 201 (1989)). Disclaimer All MMWJR HTML documents published before January 1993 electronic conversions from ASCII text into HTML. This conversion may have resulted in character translation or format errors in the HTML version. 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In fact, m Australia you can buy car helmets and in Japan some school children now use helmets while walking! The example from Japan is particularly worrying. They tested the effects of wearing helmets while walking for 34,000 children in Shimizu city. The results were presented last year at The 3rd International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control which was held in Melbourne. The study showed that it is almost no difference in head injuries between children wearing helmets and children not wearing helmets while walking. But there was a small reduction in injuries amongst the children who were forced to wear helmets. Pedestrian and car helmets could be the next step in injury control if bicycle helmet laws are not stopped. If one looks at the distribution of fatalities due to head injury for different road user groups in England and Wales, 1987 -1991, you will see this result: (Hillman,M. 1993) Pedestrians: 39.14°! Car drivers: 24.94% Car passengers: 15.55% Cyclists 8.46 %. It seems that head injuries to cyclists are not the greatest problem in injury prevention. The International Pro-Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition Ilt1p. / /www. olKeIiews.mg/ m1IIimm!Ilee.I11II1 1 L/ 1 1 !7 Petition to Repeal Austin Helmet Law Pa 1 of 4 14eague of Bicycling Voters Petition Information ........._.. . Get one of our petition stickers - available at signing tables and meetings. LEA' THOSE WHO R HELMET HEADS DECIDE! of Texas at Austin, Daily Texan, }'� 1 ' l'1l[: The University y 111 1 \11 1 1 -� ,, W ,, gave us some coverage on November 18, 1996... I . t y '�'t a ['l tiP h, D Sr NE o . ; JE CV N z , : , . . , N 6 , N6 ... " ' THOMAS TERRY Cttp � aii:et�t. Ept7:x1: r„ -f41 Ih ha`[ t , yes . t ,z 3 *s3�1 -, u 1 1 Daily Texan Staff Donald Kokas and Alex Urguid, members of the League of Bicycling Voters, ask Austin residents to sign a petition `:A" = in favor of putting the helmet law on the May 3 city ; r , election ballot. The League of Bicycling Voters had a '.,..; .' booth set up at the Texas Brewers Festival. Volunteering \V'hhv Circulate the Petition? lIow the Petition Works Who Should Sign the Petition \s here to Sign the Petition Petition flints and Reminders VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The L eague of Bicycling Voters (formerly Citizens for Cycling Freedom) is the ONLY organization collecting petition signatures against the bicycle helmet ordinance. But, ANY registered votered in Austin can circulate the petition. So, eve need as many volunteers as possible. Reaching ou. goal of 35,000 signatures by the middle of January will take a lot of footwork. If you can help out, attend one o our �v'eekly Mond meetings at Scholz Gar Garden ( 17th & San Jacinto) at 7:00 pm or call the Bobby at 302-0507 Illlp. // W W W. UOeILy. eoln/OleyeIes/ peitiiuti 11LIll IG/ 1 1 /7b Petition to Repeal Austin Helmet Law Page 2 of 4 PLEASE HELP OUT! 1 u k h n AL ,, , ', 1 . ,;, 0.47,, 4 z •AS i Aft. WHY WE'RE CIRCULATING THE PETITION. . Despite attempts to reach a compromise with the City Council, the League of Bicycling Voters have been forced to resort to the expensive task of collecting, notarizing, and verifying 35,000 signatures of registered voters who want to see a repeal of the ordinance put on the ballot. Compromises which were proposed in council meetings this summer follow. None of the proposals received the four votes needed to pass. 1. Full repeal. This was presented as the ideal solution by LBV, who formed in the absence of any other group willing to fight the ordinance. This proposal was rejected by the City Council. 2. Age limit amendment, with modification of punishment to "immediate safety counseling" to keep the problem out of the courts and parents' wallets. The proposed age, under 15 years, was in keeping with the intention of the CDC grant to the city to promote helmet use by 10 -14 year olds, and consistent with wording already in the ordinance defining a child as under 15. Also formally presented by LBV. Rejected by the Council. 4 3. Decriminalization, making the offense legally equivalent to a traffic ticket, instead of a Class C misdemeanor criminal offense. Presented by Michael Zakes (Waterloo Cycling, Bicycling Advisory Council). Rejected by the Council. 4. Amendment to enforce the ordinance only in conjunction with a separate traffic offense. This amendment was proposed in order to boost the value of the officer's time and improve cycling practices while making a strong statement to encourage helmet use. Also proposed by Michael Zakes. Rejected by the Council. 5. Lower the fine (from $50 and $100, 1st and 2nd) to $35 and mandatory education course. Proposed by Councilmembers Jackie Goodman and Daryl Slusher. Rejected by other members of the Council. 6. Subject only uninsured bicyclists to the mandatory helmet ordinance. Proposed by Councilmember Jackie Goodman. Rejected by other members of the Council. Illlp. // www.uueny. coin/ owyeles /pe1111vI .niiii 1 / 1 1/76 Petition to Repeal Austin Helmet Law P 3 of 4 HOW THE PETITION WORKS: To begin there is NO WAY to collect signatures and repeal the bicycle helmet ordinance directly. By the city rules, if a petition is circulated, and ten percent o f the v r e g istered in the Cit of Austin �sti Y , and percent �a. voters registered u � � vu .�. City of � aoi sign, then the petition will go to a referendum. For us, this means that approximately 35,000 signatures must be collected before the city of Austin will have the opportunity to vote on the helmet ordinance - either to let it stand as it is, or to repeal it. We were aiming for a submittal in January, with the referendum vote occuring on May 3, 1997. However, as of January 1997, we only a third of had a the required signatures. We are therefore now aiming for the August voting period with the signatures be submrtted 111 1,111,, or July WHO SHOULD SIGN THE PETITION: • Any voter registered in the City of Austin who believes that the bicycle helmet ordinance should be changed, IN ANY WAY, should sign: If you believe the age restriction should be for CHILDREN ONLY. If you think the FINES should be smaller. If you think it should NOT be a CRIMINAL OFFENSE. If you think the law should be outright REPEALED. • Any registered voter who believes that the City Council should have obtained full citizen input before passing the ordinance as an 11 eemergency" measure. ui e. = Any registered voter who believes in less government. • Any registered voter who does not want police officers wasting time and taxpayer money chasing down and setting traps for bicyclists. It has become apparent that the City Council will not change the ordinance in any way, unless the voters of Austin clearly give them a mandate to reverse their decision. If the referendum happens, and if the voters of Austin repeal the law, then the City Council can revisit the issue, in the future, and with a clearer understanding of what the citizens really want. WHERE TO FIND THE PETITIONS: Copies of the petition, ready and waiting for your signature (if you're a voter registered in the City p' Austin) can be found at the following places: • League of Bicycling Voters Meetings Every Monday at 7:00 pm Scholz Garden 1607 San Jacinto • Bicycle Sport Shops 13376 Research Blvd, 258 -7278 1426 Toomey Rd, 77_3 i7 .��5 � ovmey Ru, 4 , , ✓� 2 , Imp.// www.uuelLy.coIIyo1eye1es /petnio 1.IjiIi 1 G/ 1 1 /70 Petition to Repeal Austin Helmet Law Page 4 of 4 • South Austin Bicycles 2210 -I South First St, 444 -0805 • Ozone Bike Dept 510 W. 35th St @ Guadalupe, 302 -1164 • Waterloo Cycles 2815 Fruth @ 28th & Guadalupe, 472 -9253 • Affinity Hair Studio 2712 Guadalupe, 322 -9190 • Petition Signing Tables for the Current Week PETITION HINTS AND REMINDERS: The following are important things to remember if you are circulating the petition. • The signer and the witnessing circulator must be registered to vote in the City of Austin • The address on the petition MUST match the one on the signer's voter registration card • You can write in everything except for the signer's signature • The signer can print his/her name in the wrong box as long as their signature is somewhere else • You must have the year on all dates • Have all signers print legibly • Having a sign posted where everyone sees it brings people to YOU • Don't waste time arguing with bicycle helmet law proponents • Be prepared and have all your supplies, as well as something to drink • GET PEOPLE TO SPREAD THE WORD AND VOLUNTEER! .__._........____._......_. _......... . Back to LBV's home page. maw kwr. u p_u Ly !. Qom U =Cyewws/pe LILIVII.f1uL1 1 11/70 Safety Professionals Page 1 of 2 Safety Professionals Cross the oCB 070 Line by Avery Burdett As one who, like many of my contemporaries, has managed to enjoy the best part of 50 years of healthy cycling life without wearing a bicycle helmet, a brief preview of a TV program recently caught my eye. It asked viewers, among other things, if they always wore a helmet when riding a bicycle. The program, "Coast to Coast" on CBC Newsworld, is an open line show. The subject that day was risk management. Guest, Dr. Robert Conn started off by saying there is a line between risks which are acceptable and unacceptable. He called this the "stupid line ". Conn is an executive director of the Smart Risk Foundation which was formed to reduce the number of serious injuries suffered by Canadians. An admirable enough objective I suppose. What would the world be if we didn't have a few who want to save us from ourselves? Inevitably, the discussion focused on the wearing of protective equipment - seat belts for car occupants, helmets for cyclists and in -line skaters, and life jackets for boaters. Do I need to explain that this pernicious piece of linguistic fascism means that if cyclists ride bare headed, they are stupid? In the same week that the program aired, an article appeared in the Ottawa Citizen reporting on a survey which revealed that 90% of Canadians still do not get the minimum exercise needed for keeping their hearts healthy. This is despite years of media and government promotion of the benefits of regular exercise, such as cycling. On reflecting on the contents of the article in relation to the TV program, I found it curious that the physician from the Smart Risk Foundation failed to identify the principal risk to our lives and maybe the only one we should be obsessively concerned about - the risk brought about by not exercising regularly. Curious because Conn is a heart specialist, and ought to know the enormity of the problem. The following figures from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the British Medical Association show how enormous it is: Eighty thousand Canadians die of heart disease annually (to put it in perspective, compare that to less than 100 cyclists). The figure represents 42% of all Canadian deaths. The death rate from heart attack is 60% higher among those over 35 who do not exercise compared to those that do. Forty three percent of heart disease patients are aged 45 -64. Regular cyclists in this age group have reduced risk of coronary heart disease of over 50 per cent. Life expectancy would increase over 10 years if heart disease was eliminated. There are 10 fold fewer heart disease cases among cyclists over 75 years old. Cardiovascular disease costs Canada $17 billion in medical care, lost wages, pensions, etc. Now it's not that I'm against reducing unnecessary injuries to cyclists, but there seems to be an inordinate obsession by the media, the medical profession, and some in the cycling community about secondary (and mostly bad) measures of preventing injuries or saving lives to the exclusion of primary measures. For cyclists, there are two key primary measures which increase the chances of living a long healthy life. First, cycling itself. Dr. Mayer Hillman a researcher for int.p./tw w W' /I ISK.IILIIII 1 LI 1 I / 7d Satety Professionals Page 2 of 2 the the f>ritish Medical Association has calculated that the life years gained from cycling exceeds the a'y11L1 life years lost through death and injury by a factor of 20 to 1. He says that governments should put their energies into programs to promote cycling because of the phenomenal social and cost benefits that society derives from a healthy population. Hillman also puts to rest the myth that cyc lists are financial burden on public health care systems. Cyclists in unhelmeted Britain, as a fi b en 1� cyclists are li Vlkl VUl on public , r� In Canada, subsidize the life style e,f sedentar citizens. 11 The other primary measure is accident avoidance. A large majority of cycle accidents are caused r � accident a by cyclists themselves. By becoming a competent cyclist and adopting the vehicular method of cycling as taught in C eu v -BIKE courses, cyclists can reduce their chances of being involved in a collision by 90%. Even though there are far too many untrained cyclists on the roads, injury statistics show cycling to be an extremely low risk activity. A vast proportion of injuries are scrapes and braises. Despite this, so called safety professionals are appearing in the media and exaggerating the risks of cycling and falsely making it look dangerous. In doing so, they frighten away potential new cyclists, as well as increase the possibility of further restricting of cycling through anti- cycling regulation, itself having the effect of discouraging people from cycling also. The ultimate consequence of course is the exact opposite of improving the health of Canadians. I find the Smart Risk Foundation's use of the term "stupid line" in regard to cyclists to be offensive. It is the "safety professionals" like Conn who are on the wrong side of the stupid line. The valuable resources they consume would better be applied to genuine life extending strategies. Let's take the charitable donations and government handouts to the likes of the Smart Risk Foundation and redirect them to Citizens for Safe Cycling and other organizations which not only understand the value of cycling but are also delivery agents of the primary measures which actually reduce cycling accidents. Is bicycling really more dangerous than driving? Should we be forcing motorists to wear helmets instead? This analysis of the medical and environmental ramifications of bicycling vs driving suggests that it will take more than an inch of hard foam to achieve road safety. (This article appears in the October/November 99 P ti � Pp L 1 6 edition of Chainlmail, the newsletter of Citizens for Safe Cycling, a group based in Ottawa, Ontario. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily endorsed by the OCBC.) 4I CB # OCBC Home Page *.J iiiip://www.glooaix.neuoeuenisK.num The International Pro - Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition, Results of Helmet Laws Page 1 of 2 Results of Helmet Laws - Mandatory helmet law for cyclists increase the number of cyclists wearing a helmet. - Some research shows a reduction in the number of head - injuries, while other research shows no change at all. - The number of cyclists decreases dramatically. Even to an extent where any possibly health benefits of helmets are outweighd. Increase in helmet use In the Australian state Victoria 31% used helmet before the law. After the law about 80% of the cyclist used a helmet. So in that way helmet laws are effective. But a helmet law should also reduce the numbers of head injures then cyclist are in an accident. Reduction in number of head injuries - or? Some studies from Australia and Sweden shows that helmets reduces head injuries by 70 %. It sounds almost to good to be the fact in real life! Many resent studies from areas with helmet laws makes it clear that helmets do not save so many life as it was calculated. In New South Wales the head injuries declined by only 13 %, in New Zealand there has been no reduction in head injuries at all! It is believed that many people how is forced to wear a helmet is not using them correctly. Helmets can protect in some accidents but it must be adjusted and fitted correctly. They do not protect against 70% of all head injuries. Reduction in cycling The most important effect of the bicycle helmet laws is that cycling is reduced. After the introduction of the law their was a dramatic decrease in cycling. In Melbourne the reduction of child cyclist was 15 times greater then the increase in number cyclist wearing helmets! Among adult cyclist the reduction was 30 -60% in different parts of Australia. They how contained to cycle reduced there cycling by about 42 %. Facts from Australia Counts of child cyclists in New South Wales shows a dramatic decrease of cyclists. In 1991, pre law, 6072 child cyclists were counted, the first year of the law only 3857 were counted (- 2215). The second year of the law 3414 child cyclists ( -2658) were counted. The reduction of child cyclists was 44% the second year, even if helmets had no effect, head and other injuries would reduce commensurately. Head injuries was in reduced from 384 in 1991 to 273 in 1993, that's about 29 %. Non head injuries was 926 in 1991 and 1993 it was 893, a reduction by only 3,5 %. nup:// www. uIKellews .uIg/IleiIIlete11.I11II1 1 G/ 1 1/70 The International Pro - Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition, Results of Helmet Laws Page 2 of 2 Cycling become more dangerous after the helmet law! The risk of a head injury was 27% greater, and for non head injury 72% greater than before the law! This as a result of the decrease in total numbers of child cyclists. Before the law cycling was a growing activity in Australia, in Sydney it increased by 250% and in Western Australia it was doubled. If cycling is a dangerous activity the numbers of deaths and serious injuries would increase. But in fact the risk was lower in 1989 than in 1982! It becomes safer to cycle if there are many cyclist on the road! (facts from D.L Robinson, Head injuries and bicycle helmet laws, in Accident Analysis and Prevention 1996, No 4. pp 463 -475) http:// www. pcug. org .au / /crag/3icipc.htm In the study, Is there any reliable evidence that Australian helmet legislation works? by Bruce Robinson of the Bicycle Federation of Australia, he comes to the conclusion: It is far from clear what effect, if any, Australian bicycle helmet legislation has had on reducing the risk of head injury to cyclist involved in crashes. He believes that resources devoted, on the European model, to improving facilities for cyclist and to reducing urban speed limits are likely to be far more cost - effective than the introduction of helmet legislation Go to http://www.ozemail.com.aut—bycycle if you want to se more figures from Australia. If you look in to which people how wants to introduce helmet laws, you will soon find out that many of them in fact wants to reduce or eliminate cycling completely. In Sweden the highest responsible civil servant for road traffic safety, Claes Tingvall, is most keen to introduce a helmet law. He also is attacking cyclism as an activity how is almost as dangerous as riding a motorbike. He has recommended the people of Sweden to stop cycling, it is to dangerous. He also wants a special tax on new bicycles, 2000 SEK (250 $), to pay for the high costs of cyclism! Lots of suggestions, all aimed to reduce cycling as much as possible. No one of them are yet a reality, but they can soon be. The resultants of Australia, as we have seen, should make Mr Tingvall happy! The International Pro - Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition Illip.//www.uncenews.olginenneuen.min 12,/ 1 1/7a Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Legislation? Page 1 of 2 p , . R. 1 Daniel Convissor: Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Legislation? NO WAY! • Many states and municipalities are considering mandatory bicycle helmet laws. Such bills should be vigorously fought. Here's why: considering Bike /Skater Helmet Laws are Misdirected They don't Stop Accidents Helmets only ameliorate head injuries Measures to reduce accidents are needed. They Assume Cycling is Dangerous The relative risks of dying of head injury for equivalent activity times are little different for motorists (0.19) and cyclists (0.25). Drivers: 542 fatalities per 5 million passenger vehicles (108.5/million) Cyclists: 27 fatalities per 2 million regular cyclists (13.5 /million)t Motorist Enforcement will Save More Lives than Helrnets 3/4 of cyclists serious injuries and fatalities are due to cars' The route to encouraging cycling and making it safer lies in the provision of safer cycling networks, enforced lower speed- limits, and in changing the attitudes and behavior of drivers rather than cyclists. " (4) Requiring Motorists to Wear Helmets will Save More Lives Brain injuries for males between the ages of 15 and 24, the highest risk group: 50 percent motor vehicle accidents 21 percent falls 12 percent assaults 10 percent sports (bicycles are a tiny portion of this category) LLp: // W W W.paIllX.eo ui/^'uaIlleIC/ WOLIW IIellIllaWs.I1LII1 1 L/ 1 1/76 Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Legislation? Page 2 of 2 Reduces Bicycle Use Surveys in Sydney found the helmet law reduced cycling, by 38% Biking without Helmet Better than not Biking Expressed in potential Life -years gained vs potential life -years lost, regular cvcling's net benefit to personal health outweighs its risk of injury by a factor of 20 to 1. Thus, the reduced health benefits caused by lowered levels of cycling will result in more medical problems than the health benefits produced by requiring everyone to wear helmets. f _ Robinson, D. An Assessment of the Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Law in Australia. 2. Ontario Road Safety Annual Report, 1991. 3. British Medical Association, Cycling Towards health and S`afeiy, 19Q2, p.47. 4. British Medical Association, p.88, 5. National Trauma Society 6. Robinson, D. 7, Hillman, M, Presentation at \ elo MondialeLPro- Bike /Veto -City Conference, Montreal, 1992. Up to the Bicycle Page or to it's Helmet Section. DANIEL CONVISSOR Transport Policy Analyst POB 1036, New York, NY 111009 -1036 http://www.panix.com/—daniek/ daniek@tpanix.com Leal updated: 6 July 1998 [ll� :f / Wlb 1v . L1fiikwtn/— uallleIe / WUr1W11ellIllaws.I1LII1 1L/ 1 1170 The Bicycle News Agency 16/97: Helmet Sceptics Form World Coalition Page 1 of 2 d 1 The Bicycle News Agency 16/97: Helmet Sceptics Form World Coalition http://www.bikenews.org August 19th, 1997 Helmet Sceptics Form World Coalition Mandatory helmet laws have been sweeping the world from New Zealand and Australia to various cities and states in the US. Like a domino theory - come true. But now opposition is rising. By: Ernst Poulsen ernst @inet.uni2.dk As voluntary use of bicycle helmets spread across the world throughout the end of the 80'ies - so did mandatory helmet laws in the mid 90'ies. Now - in the late 90'ies the helmet sceptics are uniting against mandatory helmet laws. In Australia "Cyclist Rights Action Group" (CRAG) was formed last year in an attempt to battle the mandatory helmet law in Australia. This group has put up a very thorough site with links to a series of research reports. A study from New Zealand showed that the mandatory helmet law in New Zealand didn't reduce serious head injuries at all. An Australian study showed a 30% decrease in cycling after the mandatory helmet law was introduced in Australia only a few years later. CRAG is working to get the Australian government to review the law. While every other bicycle advocate in the world attended the Velo Australis conference in Perth, the members of the "Velo Quebec" group in Canada stayed at home to fight the mandatory helmet law in their home province. Their work proved successful, and this became the first ever successful case of a tabled mandatory helmet law - not being passed. A year later the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island also withdrew a tabled helmet law after strong protests from both local cyclists - as well as foreign cycling organizations. Europe does not have any mandatory helmet laws. But the head of Swedish traffic safety, Mr. Claes Tingvall has stated that the helmet law will be passed as soon as public acceptance is high enough, Mr. Claes Tingvall has also stated that cycling is such a dangerous activity that he will recommend that people refrain from cycling if the law is not passed. He has also suggested a bicycle tax of 2.000 Swedish Kroner (250$). Ill Lp:11 W W W . U1KCIle W S. Olg/ 177 // 10.111111 1 L/ 1'+/ 7 D 1 he Bicycle News Agency 10191: helmet Sceptics Form World Coalition Page 2 of 2 The latest revolt against mandatory helmet laws comes from The International Pro - Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition." This informal coalition was formed during the fight against a mandatory helmet law in the Canadian province Prince Edward Island. The coalition gets moral support comes from bicycle advocacy groups such as the Danish Cyclists Federation. Cyl:elframjandet in Sweden, The Verkehrs Club Deutschland in Germany - and The European Cyclists Federation - as well as from several individuals. One of these individuals is Per Hallen from Sweden, who has put together the coalitions first homepage, which is hosted by The Danish Cyclists Federation. Once again the Internet connects people from around the world. FURTHER INFORMATION: The International Pro - Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition A newly launched homepage with some basic information in English and Swedish. Cyclists Rights Action Group (Australia) A homepage with plenty of links and information. THE BICYCLE NEWS AGENCY / Bikenewsncycling.org All articles are the copyright of both The Bicycle News Agency and the individual authors. Individuals may subscribe free of charge. Magazines should inquire about a subscription to the Bicycle News Agency The BNA is an independant news agency. Editor, Ernst Poulsen E -mail: ernst @inet.uni2.dk 1111p. // W W W.uiKeI1ews.u1gI 17y // 10.111111 1L/19./ City of Southlake, Texas RESOLUTION NO. 99-44 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE JOINT UTILIZATION COMMITTEE (JUC); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, formed a Joint Utilization Committee (JUC) to work with City and Carroll ISD staff in developing and implementing joint use projects; and, WHEREAS, JUC "Policies and Procedures" established that the committee consist of at least five (5) members: two (2) appointed by Southlake City Council, one (1) of which shall be a member of City Council; two (2) members appointed by Carroll ISD Board of Trustees, one of which shall be a member of the CISD Board of Trustees; and one (1) representative from the Parks and Recreation Board as selected by the Chair of the Board; and, WHEREAS, on June 10, 1999, the JUC board approved amending their "Policies and Procedures" pertaining to membership to allow a second Southlake City Council member to be appointed to the board; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. All of the above premises are found to be true and correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of the resolution as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. The City Council desires to appoint the following member to serve on the Joint Utilization Committee: Patsy DuPre Councilmember Section 3. This resolution shall become effective after its passage and adoption by the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JUNE, 1999. ` ��� \ s,0 11 1 1 11/ 1 /1/ 4 , ��� P CITY OF SOUTHLA� , TEXAS Mayor ' ick Stacy AT EST: r A r e e ..... / /ell n i n t t► l 0 Sandra L. LeGrand City Secretary d: \wp- files \citysec \resolu \99 -44. doc