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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 9882 1 20200218_TS_24_203 Resolution No. 9882 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Extending the Pilot Program for Bicycle and E-Scooter Sharing Systems for Up to One Year Through March 31, 2021 The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. A. On March 18, 2019, the Council of the City of Palo Alto adopted Resolution No. 9822, authorizing the City Manager to implement a pilot program to permit the operation of bicycle and electric scooter (“e-scooter”) sharing system, including stationless or “free-floating” sharing systems, for use by Palo Alto residents, workers, and visitors. B. Bicycle and e-scooter sharing programs are emerging technologies for improving mobility and first/last mile connections, as well as reducing emission and traffic congestion. C. With the emergence of stationless sharing technologies, the absence of a pilot permitting program is likely to result in cluttered and obstructed sidewalks, uneven and inequitable distribution of bicycles and e-scooters, or other threats to public health and safety. D. By contrast, a pilot program allows the City to develop permit guidelines for vendors to operate within the City of Palo Alto in a way that is most responsive to the needs of Palo Alto residents, workers, and visitors. E. No permits have been issued to-date. Several bicycle and e-scooter sharing systems operators have expressed an interest in participating in the one-year pilot program authorized by Resolution No. 9822. F. The extension of the one-year pilot program will allow the City to consider and process applications that may be submitted, and collect and analyze data and assess the quality of various service providers. SECTION 2. Pilot Program Regulations. A. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to adopt, and from time to time amend, regulations governing the operation of bicycle and e-scooter sharing systems within the City of Palo Alto. Such regulations shall address, at a minimum, the following topics: 1. Bicycle and e-scooter safety; 2. Bicycle and e-scooter fleet deployment, including the total number of bicycles DocuSign Envelope ID: BD637C40-B49C-4907-91D1-6C7CB04AE9D1 2 20200218_TS_24_203 and e-scooters permitted as well as their distribution throughout the City, in order to avoid nuisances or unwanted encroachments into the public right of way; 3. Permitted areas for bicycle and e-scooter parking; and 4. Additional measures to ensure efficient and effective deployment of bicycle and e-scooter sharing systems in the City. B. Any violation of regulations adopted pursuant to this section by a bicycle or e-scooter sharing system operator may result in revocation of any permit issued to the operator pursuant to the pilot program. C. The pilot program authorized by Resolution No. 9822 and extended by this resolution shall terminate upon the earlier of March 31, 2021 or the adoption of an ordinance regulating bicycle and e-scooter sharing systems by the Palo Alto City Council. // // // // // // // // // // // // // // DocuSign Envelope ID: BD637C40-B49C-4907-91D1-6C7CB04AE9D1 3 20200218_TS_24_203 SECTION 3. Environmental Review. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of a significant effect on the environment as a result of the Bicycle and E-Scooter Sharing System pilot program. SECTION 4. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon City Council approval. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 2, 2020 AYES: CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, FINE, KNISS, TANAKA NOES: ABSENT: KOU ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: __________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: __________________________ _____________________________ Deputy City Attorney City Manager _____________________________ Chief Transportation Official _____________________________ Director of Public Works DocuSign Envelope ID: BD637C40-B49C-4907-91D1-6C7CB04AE9D1 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: BD637C40B49C490791D16C7CB04AE9D1 Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: RESO 9882 Extending the Pilot Program for Bicycle and EScooter Sharing Systems... 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