At a special meeting Oct. 23, 2025, residents urged the St. Cloud City Council to increase enforcement and add signage after encountering high‑speed electric scooters, one‑wheel devices and other micromobility vehicles riding on sidewalks along Lakeshore and Florida Avenue.

The issue came during the public‑comment period when resident Douglas Burgorn, who gave his address as 301 Connecticut Avenue, described an encounter: "I was walking there a few months ago with my 4 year old granddaughter when a guy came by me like he was standing still." Burgorn said he regularly watches "the e bikes, the wheels, the powered wheels, and the other electric vehicles" pass pedestrians on the sidewalk and recounted seeing a golf cart on the path. "We need to post something up there that says, jogging speed only 5 miles an hour, no no golf carts. If you're gonna go faster than that, use the street," he said.

Mayor Robertson told Burgorn the council recently adopted a micromobility‑device ordinance intended to regulate electric bikes, scooters and similar devices and that the police and code staff are working on enforcement. "We revised the city's code enforcement, citation ordinance to be able to address it. So there is enforcement in the works on it," Robertson said. The mayor also said state legislation that recently took effect expands how some devices are defined and the restrictions cities may place on them; he said the city is "exploring" whether to bring additional ordinance changes.

The city manager said staff "recently posted signs, I believe it was within the last week or 2 weeks, along multiple locations along the lakefront trying to restrict the electric speeders" and that the city would increase patrols with more officers on bicycles. After public comment and discussion, Mayor Robertson said he saw consensus and asked staff to work on adding the same signage along Florida Avenue, another heavily used walking area.

Another resident, Carl Robinson of 8 Virginia Street, spoke in support of the recent measures and thanked council members and staff for the work.

Discussion vs. outcome: Council did not take a formal vote on a new ordinance during the meeting. Council members and staff described a recently adopted micromobility ordinance and changes to the code‑enforcement ordinance, said signage has been posted, and directed staff to extend signage and increase bicycle patrols on the lakefront and Florida Avenue.

What was not decided or specified: The council did not adopt a new numeric speed limit ordinance at the meeting; Burgorn recommended "jogging speed only 5 miles an hour," but the council did not vote on a specific posted speed. The transcript indicates state legislation expanding device definitions exists but does not provide the statute citation.

Next steps and context: City staff said they will extend posted signs and increase enforcement. The micromobility ordinance and code‑enforcement revisions were described as recently adopted and are the basis for enforcement work under way.