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Council OKs free bike licenses at National Night Out to help reunite lost and stolen bicycles

5527828 · July 28, 2025

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The council approved issuing up to 100 complimentary bike licenses at National Night Out to raise awareness and help reunite lost or stolen bicycles with owners; staff said the city ordinance no longer requires bike licenses but officials see value in the program.

City staff won council approval to issue up to 100 complimentary bike licenses at Friday’s National Night Out event to increase awareness and to help reunite lost or stolen bicycles with owners.

Jordan (city staff) explained that while the city ordinance no longer requires bike licenses, staff consider the tags a useful tool to identify owners. “At our recent surplus sale, we literally sold hundreds of bikes that could have been returned to owners if they had a bike license with identifiable information,” Jordan told the council.

Council approved the request to issue up to 100 bike license certificates; staff said police officers will staff a table at National Night Out to distribute certificates and explain how to obtain a tag in the future. The council approved the waiver by voice vote; the item was presented as a short, non‑budget action and no financial threshold or fee revenue dependence was asserted.