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Residents urge better flood communications and ask council to tackle illegal e-bikes near schools
Summary
At open time, residents recounted flood damage, urged improved early warnings and sandbag access, and Bob Mittelstaedt requested the council address illegal high-powered e-bikes near Redwood High School after a CMPA representative was quoted as saying 'We are not the Gestapo.'
Multiple Corte Madera residents used open time on Jan. 6 to press the council on flood communications and infrastructure. East-side neighborhood representative Susie Beatty praised responders but said early alerts were slow, sandbags ran out in Mariner Cove, and suggested the town monitor Nextdoor and hold a focused meeting (she proposed Cove School) to answer residents’ questions.
Several residents described overtopping berms and significant home damage: Roy Wolford reported garage flooding rising from "a few inches" to 8.5 inches over the weekend, and Elizabeth of 19 Harbor said her house sustained "tens of thousands of dollars" in damage.
Bob Mittelstaedt urged action on illegal e-motorcycles and e-bikes described as "undercover motorcycles" near Redwood High School. Mittelstaedt said he asked a Central Marin Police Council representative why more enforcement was not being done and quoted the reply: "Parents are not enthusiastic about us going after children... We are not the Gestapo." Mittelstaedt asked the council to agendize e-bike enforcement, declare a community policy favoring enforcement around Redwood High, and to consider signing a petition to the district attorney and attorney general to pursue consumer product actions against manufacturers.
Councilmembers agreed to coordinate enforcement updates, noted CMPA representation will attend the next BPAC meeting to discuss enforcement, and said the council could consider a future council-level discussion if desired.
