Threats & Risks To Public Safety + Gross Negligence by The City of Mesa

It's nothing that Mayor John Giles or the Mesa City Council doesn't know about by now after a citizen Robert Allen spoke up at Monday's public meeting about his concerns over the dumping  of  E-Scooters on the sidewalks all around downtown.
It's now Friday mid-morning when the opening image clearly shows these hazards to public safety on Main Street public sidewalks.  
No doubt about it.
Back on October 20th this post was published to make both the public and city officials aware of the problem:
Threats To Public Safety Here in Downtown Mesa: Dumping E-Scooters On Public Sidewalks
3 weeks later, we still have a problem 

To make it ever more clear here's another image taken right across from City Hall at the NWC of Center/Main Streets >

To repeat:
Each and every one of them are endangering the health, safety and welfare of riders, pedestrians and the general public here in downtown Mesa.
WHAT'S THE CITY'S ACTION?

Apparently nothing
The first question any reasonable person might ask is if the city government had knowledge in advance of these plans (not just one but two companies) and approved their dockless distribution and dumping on downtown sidewalks without any evaluation or any kind of public information or public notice ahead of time.
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20 October 2018

Threats To Public Safety Here in Downtown Mesa: Dumping E-Scooters On Public Sidewalks

Don't know about you, dear readers, but your MesaZona keeps his eyes open walking around our shared public spaces and sidewalks downtown.
There were some obstacles in the way the other day in what was otherwise a wonderful day: 2 e-scooters.
Where  did they come from and why are they here? They didn't look  like personal property with corporate logos, attached gizmos and "Start for Only $1". 
Some money-making scheme under the guise of furthering personal freedom, mobility and protecting the environment?
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That's exactly what it is, once again - 'a foil' disguised as a good thing.
The first question any reasonable person might ask is if the city government had knowledge in advance of these plans (not just one but two companies) and approved their dockless distribution and dumping on downtown sidewalks without any evaluation or any kind of public information or public notice ahead of time.
Each and every one of them are endangering the health, safety and welfare of riders, pedestrians and the general public.  
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Typical of way too many things here in Mesa where the public is not engaged. Worse than that is when city officials apparently don't do anything about hazards to public safety.
People in other cities are taking action:
INNOVATIONS
Class-action lawsuit accuses e-scooter companies of ‘gross negligence’
October 20 at 6:55 PM
 "The nation’s electronic-scooter companies are facing more blowback as concerns rise about the safety of these devices — this time in the form of a class-action lawsuit filed Friday in California.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses two of the largest e-scooter companies, Lime and Bird, as well as other e-scooter firms, of “gross negligence” and “aiding and abetting assault.”

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of eight initial plaintiffs, says the companies' practices have contributed to injuries in multiple ways. By “dumping” scooters on public streets without an appropriate warning, the suit alleges e-scooter companies acted negligently and should have known that their devices would become a dangerous “public nuisance.”

PLEASE READ MORE > https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology