Speaker 2: Thank you. Next item is item number 13, please.
Speaker 1: Communication from Councilwoman Price. Councilwoman Zendejas, Councilwoman Allen. Recommendation to evaluate the feasibility of including a third party vendor as part of the future electric scooter program. Agreements with operators.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman Price.
Speaker 4: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. So scooters being deposited all throughout our district continues to be a major problem in the third district. And I appreciate our mobility team with whom I've had an opportunity to speak about this issue. It appears that council districts one, two and three are the ones that are primarily impacted by this problem. Scooters are dropped off in roundabouts in the middle of landscaping. They're dropped off in the middle of the street. They're dropped off on the bike path at the beach. They're dropped off on sidewalks, making it nearly impossible for ADA accessibility. And it's just not okay. And this was one of the concerns that was raised when we entered into our contracts with the scooter companies. We were assured that there would be mechanisms and technology in place to make sure that this debris isn't deposited all over the city, or at least in the three districts that are the primary users of these these technologies. And unfortunately, it just it continues to be a problem. So I'm hoping that city staff can explore the feasibility of putting into the new contracts a third party vendor that can assist the scooter companies, who clearly appear to be overwhelmed with the fundamental responsibility of making sure dump scooters are picked up, and that clearly they're not able to meet that burden that they committed to meeting. So perhaps working with a third party might assist them in fulfilling that obligation and commitment to the city that they have made as part of their contract. And hopefully that is an alternative that can be made available to the scooter companies to ensure mitigated quality of life impacts for our residents and certainly mitigated accessibility issues for our residents who are operating on the sidewalks, in wheelchairs. And I ask for my colleagues support on this.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman Allen.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, Councilwoman Price, for bringing this item forward. I too regularly hear from my residents and city CD2 about the issues of having the scooters parked and laying against the ride away. I'm concerned about the impacts. Also with disabilities, people with strollers. I've seen the UPS guy have to pick them up. I mean, this is just a roll, a real issue. I'm also excited to hear from staff about my prior request to incorporate the SCOOTER compliance into our excellent Go on Beach app. So thank you very much and I'll be supporting this.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman. And they have.
Speaker 4: Thank you, Mayor, and thank you very much, Councilmember Price, for bringing this forward. This is very, very important to me as well. And as a councilwoman, it is not only on, you know, my goal to make our transportation options more accessible to all, but also in expanding and redefining what safe, reliable, agreeable public transportation can look like in our city. I am a huge supporter of the Shared Micromobility program because it gives us the opportunity to create more transportation options that are not only good for the environment, but that are also convenient for residents as well. However, we still have a long way to go on this, so I am very thankful for this item and for us to be able to look at this and find a better word, a better way to work together and really include different kinds of programs in. And having a third party company come in and help us out, I think would be very, very efficient and very good for all of us. I would also like to when we're doing this may be that our we take a good look at what kind of third party companies are out there and really try to seek out companies that bring us the most to our city. So thank you very much, Councilwoman Pace and Councilwoman Allen, for this item.
Speaker 2: Thank you. We have a motion at a second and no public comment. Members, please cast your votes.
Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Public Works Department and the City Attorney to evaluate the feasibility of including a Third-Party vendor as part of the future electric scooter program agreements with operators.