O27591
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2759 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.22.090 TO
EXTEND THE TERM OF THE SECOND SHARED MOBILITY PILOT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, since dockless shared scooters were first deployed in Santa Monica
in 2017, the City has worked to shape dockless shared mobility in ways that maximize its
benefit to the community for both users and non-users alike; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the City implemented a Shared Mobility Device Pilot Program
and associated fees to develop a new area of policy, regulation, operation, and
enforcement for shared mobility devices in the City, with four initial operators; and
WHEREAS, in 2021, the City implemented a Second Shared Mobility Pilot
Program with four operators providing four distinct device types (Class 1 and 2 e-bikes,
two-wheeled electric scooters, and sit-down e-scooters); and
WHEREAS, the initial end date for the Second Pilot Program was March 30, 2023,
however, staff sought, and Council approved an extension to September 30, 2023 to allow
staff to move forward with a procurement for contracted service with up to two Shared
Mobility operators; and
WHEREAS, based on Council’s direction, staff initiated a formal procurement for
contracted shared mobility services, in adherence to procurement protocol, that prioritized
City goals of effective and affordable mobility, safety and order, environmental
sustainability, community partnership, system maintenance, and organizational stability;
and
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WHEREAS, staff then assembled a selection committee of diverse internal
stakeholders representing multiple City departments and one external subject matter
expert to evaluate these proposals and return with the two highest-scoring bidders for
subsequent contract negotiations; and
WHEREAS, with the top-scoring bidders having been identified through the formal
procurement process, staff is currently in the process of negotiating contract terms that
best serve City goals and the mobility needs of the community; and will bring those terms
to Council with its award recommendation to Council; and
WHEREAS, an emergency ordinance is now needed to extend the term of the
Second Pilot Program until staff negotiates contract terms with the top two bidders, and
so that the City is not left without shared mobility services prior to Council award.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3.22.090 is hereby amended
as follows:
3.22.090 Pilot program term.
Permits issued pursuant to this Chapter shall take effect on July 1, 2021, and,
unless otherwise extended or terminated earlier by the City, shall be of no further force
or effect beyond thirty (30) calendar days after execution of the contract(s) under Chapter
3.23 for shared mobility services. September 30, 2023, unless otherwise extended or
terminated earlier by the City.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
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inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. Pursuant to Sections 615 and 619 of the City
Charter, for reasons stated in the above recitals, the City Council declares this ordinance
to be necessary as an emergency measure for preserving the public peace, health, and
safety, with the result that this ordinance shall be introduced and adopted at the same
meeting, shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Doug Sloan, City Attorney
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Approved and adopted this 26th day of September, 2023.
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Gleam Davis, Mayor
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2759 (CCS) had its introduction
and adoption at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on September 26,
2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Torosis, Parra, Zwick
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: de la Torre, Brock
ABSENT: None
Ayes:
ATTEST:
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Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk Date
A summary of Ordinance No. 2759 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to California
Government Code Section 40806.
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