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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE October 14, 2019 East Conference Room Present: Councilmembers Bullock, Litten & O'Malley Also Present: City Planners Katelyn Milius & Dave Baas, Officer McNeeley, Captain Wilkins, Cuyahoga County Director of Sustainability Mike Foley, representatives of scooter companies Lime & Spin Call to Order: 7:14 p.m. The Committee approved the minutes of the September 23, 2019 Public Safety Committee meeting. Communication from Director Sylvester regarding Cuyahoga County Bicycle & Scooter Share Program Chairman Bullock and Mr. Baas briefly summarized the key takeaways from the September 23rd committee meeting on this topic. In response to that meeting, Law and Planning have been working on draft legislation to update the traffic code to appropriately regulate e-bikes and scooters. These regulations would be in force on all such devices on City streets. The Committee has yet to determine if the City will adopt a local system. Director Foley delivered a presentation on the County's bike/scooter share programs. In 2016 the County issued an RFP and launched its first bike share program with support from NOACCA. The program includes 250 bikes at 30 stations/docks. The contract is for five years and expires in 2021. This technology quickly became obsolete as docked systems fell out of fashion and scooters gained in popularity. The bike share has provided over 55,000 rides over its three years. Director Foley discussed the County's 2019 Bike and Scooter Share permit process, which creates a regulatory scheme including the following elements: • Establishes a licensing system and charges $5,000/year per vendor. Fifteen cents per ride goes to City or origin. • Minimum 4 of scooter= 150. No maximum number. • Any community that wants to establish its own program will sign an MOU with the County. Cities may not create their own licensing/permitting infrastructures. • Scooter/bike riders may ride anywhere within the county but cities can create and enforce their own laws on ridership. Director Foley discussed additional details of the operator license program including indemnity, insurance and parking locations, among other details. Director Foley discussed the Safety & Maintenance requirements of the licenses. Scooter speeds are capped at 12 mph. Workers performing maintenance work are required to earn $15/hour. Other safety and maintenance regulations were pulled form national best practices. 1