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E-Scooter Program Amendment
Notice given by: Councillor Hughes
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide information related to a Notice of Motion by Councillor Hughes on March 21st, 2022.
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PROPOSED MOTION:
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That the e-scooter program is amended to reduce the mandatory response time for pick ups from 48 hours to 1 hour and limit the pilot to no more than 4 e-scooter companies for 2022.
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ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority #3: Building a Transportation Network: Integrated transportation systems.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
- Traffic Management
- Business Licensing
- Community Peace Officer - Traffic Enforcement Services
- Trail System
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
At the August 16, 2021 City Council meeting, Council approved the following motion:
That Administration develop specialized conditions of business licenses issued to e-scooter businesses, to regulate the licensees and to support the implementation of an e-scooter pilot project to conclude at the end of 2022.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of St. Albert’s E-Scooter Pilot Program began in September 2021, and is scheduled to run through the end of December 2022. E-Scooter company operations are regulated through conditions on their issued Business Licences, which include a requirement that all misparked scooters are removed by the parent e-scooter company within 48 hours of receiving notice of the misparked e-scooter.
Should Council support this motion, regulations will be amended within Business Licence conditions to impose the following requirements for e-scooter companies:
· Misparked e-scooters must be picked-up within 1 hour of an e-scooter company receiving a report/complaint;
· A cap of 4 e-scooter companies will be issued Business Licences (Administration will determine a licensing approval process, such as a lottery system o...
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