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From YouTube: July 24, 2018 Transportation & Public Works Committee
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Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee Meeting
A
To
order
as
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
Transportation
and
Public
Works
Committee
the
stay
July
24
2018
I'm,
councilman,
Reich,
I
chair
the
committee
and
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
comer
Palmisano,
Johnson,
Fletcher
and
Gordon.
We
are
a
quorum
and
we'll
proceed
with
today's
agenda
on
today's
agenda.
We
have
19
items,
much
of
which
are
consent,
and
we
do
have
a
discussion
item
timely
discussion
item
that
we
will
get
to
after
we
go
through
consent.
Any
committee
member
can
pull
an
item
on
consent
for
further
consideration.
A
I'll
go
through
them
in
order
item
1
as
the
agreement
with
Minnesota
Department
of
Transportation
for
landscaping,
improvements
at
highway,
77
and
highway
62
interchange
item
2
is
the
24
or
28
the
Avenue
South
Street
reconstruction
project
and
that's
working
with
MnDOT
as
well.
Item
3
is
the
contract
amendment
with
NAC
mechanical
and
electrical
to
complete
condenser
upgrade
in
parking
ramp
I
enforce
the
contract
amendment
with
Magni
construction
for
the
Nicollet
Island
pumping
station
item
5
is
the
contract
amended
in
C
new
form
USA
for
removal
of
concrete
from
sewer
item?
A
Is
the
20
Avenue
South
bridge
reconstruction
or
Minnehaha
Creek
layout
approval
and
the
13
is
the
bid
for
Minneapolis
bicycle
safety
improvements
project
item
14
is
a
bid
for
the
Minnehaha
Avenue
sanitary
sewer
replacement
project
item.
15
is
a
bid
for
the
large
diameter
sanitary
sewer
system.
Inspection
project
16
is
a
bid
for
the
structural
lining
of
water
mains.
17
is
the
bid
for
the
outdoor
electrical
switch
gear
and
18
is
the
bid
for
excavation
hauling
disposal
of
contaminated
soils.
Lots
of
bids
means
lots
of
work
out
there
in
the
public
I'm.
A
B
Morning,
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
make
a
presentation
on
this
next
discussion.
Item
I'm,
going
to
just
provide
a
very
brief
framing,
because
this
information
is
coming
at
you
very
quickly.
The
City
Council
has
adopted
an
ordinance
to
regulate
low
powered
vehicles
within
the
city
of
which
foot
scooters
are
part
of
that
definition.
B
Within
that
ordinance,
it
is
required
that
any
vendor
or
any
business
wishing
to
be
in
the
business
of
providing
shared
use,
electric
foot
scooters
must
obtain
a
license
agreement
with
the
city
that
puts
us
in
to
step
two,
which
is
the
presentation
of
the
contents
of
the
license
agreement.
That
is
a
blanket
license
agreement
applicable
to
any
vendor
that
wishes
to
do
business
in
the
city.
B
That
is
the
focus
of
the
presentation
today.
Josh
Johnson
is
going
to
make
that
presentation
and
I
want
to
just
take
a
moment
and
recognize
both
Josh
Johnson,
who
has
been
detailed
into
a
new
mobility,
focused
role
for
the
city
and
has
helped
helped
us
tee
this
up
and
get
ahead
of
the
head
of
the
curve
here
really
due
to
his
work
and
his
expertise.
So
thank
you
to
Josh
and
also
John
witch's,
who
is
a
master
strategist
and
has
helped
really
guide.
B
The
conversations
there's
been
a
tremendous
amount
of
behind-the-scenes
work,
trying
to
keep
up
with
disruptive
innovative
technologies
in
order
to
be
able
to
welcome
them
and
enable
them,
but
in
an
organized
way
and
I
just
want
to
thank
both
John
and
Josh
for
the
amount
of
time
over
these
last
two
weeks
that
they
have
spent
to
get
this
ready
for
your
consideration
today.
So
josh
is
going
to
take
it
away
from
this
point.
Thank.
C
You
and
good
morning,
Thank
You
director
husband
as
director
noted
I'm,
Josh
Johnson,
technically,
the
assistant
parking
systems
manager
for
the
city,
but
also
with
a
shared
focus
now
or
a
new
focus
on
shared
mobility,
new
mobility.
All
of
these
kind
of
disruptive
technologies
that
were
now
seeing
entering
the
city
I
would
like
to
present
this
pilot
for
shared
motorized
foot.
Scooters
for
your
consideration,
I'll
be
giving
a
brief
definition,
the
state
regulation
and
how
that's
applicable
here,
the
current
status
in
Minneapolis.
C
What
was
passed
via
the
low-power
vehicle
ordinance
and
a
little
bit
of
how
that
relates
to
this
and
the
proposed
pilot
itself
and
then
I'll
stand
for
questions
at
the
end.
So
per
Minnesota
statute,
169,
dot,
0,
1
1,
the
definition
of
a
motorized
foot
scooter
is
that
it
has
handlebars.
It
can
be
stood
or
sat
on
by
the
operator,
has
a
internal
combustion
engine
or
an
electric
motor
and
has
only
two
wheels,
no
more
than
12
inches
in
diameter
and
is
limited
to
15
miles
per
hour
or
less.
C
The
state
also
has
an
operational
regulation
for
motorized
foot
scooters
which
states
a
few
things,
one
of
which
they
may
not
operate
on
the
sidewalk
except
across
it.
They
may
not
be
operated
with
that
with
a
passenger.
They
may
be
operated
without
a
helmet
unless
you're
under
the
age
of
18,
and
they
may
operate
on
bypass
trails
or
bike
lanes
unless
otherwise
stated
as
reserved
for
the
exclusive
uses
non
motorized
traffic
or
the
local
governing
body
prohibits
the
operation
by
law.
C
So
the
current
status
in
Minneapolis,
the
low-power
vehicle
ordinance,
was
introduced
to
this
community
June
29th
that
the
same
committee
approved
on
July,
10th
and
full
council
approved
on
July
20th
Byrd
launched
100
of
its
scooters
on
July
10th.
They
have
the
public
hearing
and
lime
launched
100
scooters
on
July
23rd
yesterday,
just.
D
You
mr.
chair
mr.
Johnson,
just
a
clarification
on
the
last
slide
slide.
4
you
mentioned
needing
to
wear
a
helmet
if
you're
under
the
age
of
18,
just
because
they're,
mostly
proliferating,
downtown
I,
haven't
seen
young
people,
children
riding
them,
but
is
that
allowed
I
understand
you
need
to
have
a
driver's
license
to
rent
it,
but
should
a
parent
rent,
one
for
their
child
or
children
allowed
to
operate
these
vehicles?
It's.
C
My
understanding
that
both
bird
and
Lyme
do
have
the
requirement
that
you
be
18
and
hold
a
driver's
license
to
be
able
to
register
for
use.
I
can't
speak
to
how
well
they're
able
to
stick
to
that
or
you
know
if
there
is
some
fraudulent
registration
based
on
that.
You
know
use
of
someone
else's
driver's
license.
C
So
that's
something
that
we'll
work
closely
with
and
I'll
give
a
little
bit
of
detail
as
we
discuss
the
pilot
on
kind
of
how
these
screws
are
being
operated
both
in
terms
of
the
the
use
on
the
sidewalk,
the
parking
and
operational
behavior
and
then
generally
kind
of
the
the
barriers
or
lack
thereof
to
its
use
by
Minneapolis
residents.
Citizens
sure.
E
Thank
You
mr.
chair
just
a
point
of
clarification.
I've
tried
both
of
the
scooter
services
and
lime
does
not
require
a
driver's
license,
which
I'm
actually
very
happy
about,
because
a
lot
of
transit
riders
don't
have
an
active
driver's
license.
They
do
require
to
register
with
a
credit
card
so
that
and
they
have
the
18
and
up
requirement.
But
it's
it's
not
enforced
to
the
driver's
license,
which
I
think
is
actually
a
positive
thing.
C
So
continuing
with
the
presentation
regarding
the
low
powered
vehicle
ordinance,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
refers
to
the
state
statute
to
define
what
motorised
foot
scooter
is
and
generally
the
regulate
the
operations
of
motorized
foot
scooters.
This
is
broadly
related
to
motorized
scooters,
not
necessarily
specifically
to
shared
operations
of
motorized
foot
scooters.
C
C
So
with
that,
the
public
works
director
has
the
ability
to
select
one
or
more
applicants
for
participation
in
this
pilot
based
on
the
contents
of
that
application
and
how
how
well
they
match
up
with
our
requirements.
As
stated
in
the
License
Agreement,
the
agreement
can
be
suspended
or
revoked
at
any
time
without
cause.
C
We
have
determined
a
max
number
of
200
scooters
in
the
first
two
months
of
the
pilot,
with
an
increase
to
four
hundred
scooters
in
the
final
two
months.
At
any
time,
parks
director
has
the
ability
to
increase
or
decrease
that
max,
based
on
things
like
the
number
of
complaints
that
we're
receiving
both
operationally
and
generally
parking
complaints,
also
equitable
distribution,
any
sort
of
programs
that
we're
looking
to
implement
to
increase
access
and
things.
Like
that.
A
note
on
that
max
number.
C
It
was
determined
as
a
fair
starting
point
for
any
operators,
given
the
consideration
that
the
city
holds
the
public
right-of-way
in
trust
for
its
citizens
and
that,
with
this
pilot,
we
intend
to
take
a
measured
approach
to
maintain
public
good
in
the
interests
of
that
railway.
And
so
that's
that's
something
that
any
operator
will
likely
ask
for
increases
and
we
will
take
any
careful
consideration
with
those
increases.
C
E
C
Councilmember
Fletcher,
we
are
as
part
of
this.
We
are
going
to
be
asking
for
access
to
a
dashboard
which
allows
us
to
monitor
the
number
of
active
scooters
on
street,
and
so
that
will
be
200
scooters
in
total.
If
it
is
spread
across
multiple
operators,
it
will
be
divided
among
them,
but
it'll
be
200
in
total
active
on
the
streets
per
day.
C
C
Continuing
with
details
of
the
pilot,
we
are
requiring
that
scooters
be
parked
upright
using
a
kickstand
that
they
be
parked
in
the
furnishing
zone
of
the
sidewalk
and
not
impeding
potasium
pedestrian
path
of
travel
or
access.
We
are
also
putting
the
onus
on
the
operators
for
education,
ongoing
education
regarding
proper
use
and
parking
of
scooters.
We're
also
referring
any
parking
violations
or
complaints
to
scooter
operators,
first
and
foremost,
and
public
works
director.
It
does
have
the
ability
to
require
geofencing
to
restrict
access
to
certain
areas.
C
If
we
see
that
there
is
problems
related
to
parking
order
or
user
behavior.
This
also,
this
License
Agreement
also
grants
the
city
of
the
authority
to
impound
scooters
and
establishes
an
impoundment
fee.
Should
the
need
arise
to
take
that
measure,
the
operator
will
be
held
responsible
for
any
and
all
costs
incurred
by
the
city
associated
with
enforcement
and
impoundment.
F
So
one
of
the
concerns
I
have
is
about
where
they're
going
to
be
left
and
how
they're
gonna
obstruct
people,
especially
somebody
who's
handicapped,
getting
in
and
out
of
a
car.
So
it
sounds
like
we're.
Gonna
allow
them
on
that
section
of
the
sidewalk
where
signs
are
or
where
the
trees
might
be
planted,
if
which
could
still
definitely
get
in
the
way
of
somebody
moving
from
from
the
street
to
the
walkable
part
of
the
sidewalk,
and
then
it
did,
it
said
it
must
be
parked
in
the
furnishing
zone
of
the
sidewalk.
F
D
C
Would
allow
the
ability
to
park
on
private
property?
That
would
be
something
that
would
be
done
outside
of
this
license
agreement.
What
we're
doing
here
is
only
with
regard
to
what's
done
in
city
right-of-way,
and
so
it
could
be
very
likely
that
any
operators
may
come
to
agreement
with
certain
private
entities
to
allow
parking
in
in
their
property,
and
with
with
the
comment
about
obstruction
of
the
public
right-of-way,
we
have
come
to
an
initial
kind
of
determination,
of
a
structure
for
enforcement
and
relocation.
C
C
They
also
do
collect
each
scooter
every
night
for
a
general
kind
of
maintenance,
check
and
recharging,
and
so
with
that,
we
should
likely
be
able
to
keep
those
sort
of
relocation
needs
under
control
between
the
operators,
who
will
generally
be
held
primarily
responsible
for
it,
but
also
with
city
staff
that
we
set
up
an
initial
structure
that
will
be
evaluated
on
an
ongoing
basis
throughout
the
pilot
to
determine
how
well
the
response
is
by
city
staff
and
and
costs
associated
with
it,
and
and
continue
to
evaluate
and
retool.
As
we
go
just.
F
Them
they
do
yes,
so
that
would
give
us
an
opportunity
to
say
you
can
get
an
encroachment
permit
to
put
them
here
here
here
and
here
every
morning
or
whatever,
and
we
know
they're
going
to
be
there
and
we've
decided
those
areas
are
safe
and
then
you're
going
to
pick
them
up
and
return
them
to
those
areas
we
could
also.
Then
they
maybe
even
stipulate
in
these
neighborhoods.
This
many
scooters
must
be
found
is
in
terms
of
equitable
distribution.
F
I
mean
that
sounds
like
a
great
wedge
to
get
in
and
have
a
little
more
guidance
and
control
and
clarity
about
it.
A
little
bit
more
similar
to
the
bike
share
idea,
so
I'll
just
put
that
out
there.
That's
good,
that's
good
information
to
have
and
to
understand
I'm
whose
responsibility
is
it
to
pick
up
the
scooters
that
are
tossed
in
a
lake?
You
know
in
somebody's
yard,
do
they
have
tracking
devices
and
they
have
a
good
track
record
of
cleaning
up
after
themselves
in
other
cities.
So.
C
Right,
councilmember
Gordon:
they
they
do
have
GPS
in
each
scooter.
Gps
can
be
subject
to
errors
so
that
that
can
make
things
difficult.
Sometimes
they
they
will
be
held
responsible
for
anything,
that's
left
on
private
property
and
there
is
language
about
that
in
the
license
agreement.
Anything
that
you
know
may
be
dumped
in
a
lake,
as
you
suggest
and
generally
I,
think
we've
heard
positive
responses
from
the
operators
about
their
ability
and
desire
to
do
so
and.
C
Essentially,
that
would
be
a
digital
restriction
or
a
restriction
via
the
app
and
the
scooter
that
would
state
that
scooters
cannot
be
parked
or
left
in
certain
areas
I'm
on
the
other
side
of
that,
it
could
also
be
used
as
a
way
to
collect
scooters
in
certain
areas
that
that's
desired.
To
going
back
to
your
comment
about
redistribution
in
the
morning,
when
scooters
go
back
out,
that
could
be
a
consideration
we'd
like
to
understand
how
they
operates
kind
of
on
their
own.
C
F
D
C
Councilman
regarding
it
would
likely
be
via
the
app
there
would
be
some
sort
of
notification
that
pops
up,
stating
that
the
rental
couldn't
be
ended
in
this
area,
and
it
would
ask
you
to
to
move.
There
could
also
be
something
that
notifies
the
operator
that
a
scooter
has
been
left
in
an
area
that
they
deemed
to
be
restricted
or
that
the
city
has
required
to
be
restricted
and
that
immediate
relocation
is
required.
So.
F
I
have
this
idea
that
we
should
be
able
to
operate
these
without
an
app.
You
know
without
a
smartphone,
so
that
geofencing
sounds
like
wouldn't
work
that
scooter
wouldn't
have
the
technology
in
and
of
itself.
You
need
the
app
for
that,
but
but
people
would
understand
maybe
when
they,
however,
they
got
there
I,
don't
know
that
they
might
still
be
charged
if
they
parked
in
an
unauthorized
area
and.
C
C
It
also
has
the
ability
to
accommodate
a
cash
based
payment
system,
so
some
of
those
things
can
be
addressed
by
the
operator
and
and
one
of
the
things
we
intent
in
the
pilot
is
to
understand
and
evaluate
those
programs
and
implement
them
if
feasible
during
the
pilot,
but
certainly
as
we
consider
how
we
will
approach
this
going
forward,
what
kind
of
requirements
we
would
like
to
have
in
in
a
future
policy
related
to
that
smartphone
users,
unbanked
individuals,
things
like
that.
Yeah.
F
C
E
Thank
You
mr.
chair
is
your
since
I'm
interested
in
the
to
our
response.
Promised
is
your
sense
that
there's
their
staffing
up
in
Minneapolis
or
there
are
their
full-time
staff
whose
job
it
is
to
do
this
response.
Or
is
this
the
sort
of
gamified
gig
economy
responders
who
they're
promising
they
can
get
out
within
two
hours,
because
I
think
that
I'm
interested
to
know
who
is
ultimately
responsible
and
who's
doing
this
work?
And
if
that's
something
we
can
actually
rely
on
sure.
C
A
council
member
Fletcher,
it's
my
understanding
that
they
have
a
mix
of
both
that
there
are
dedicated
staff.
In
addition
to
essentially
contractors
who
will
perform
the
relocations
throughout
the
day,
collect
the
the
scooters
at
night
for
recharging
and
maintenance.
So
I
believe
it's
a
combination
of
both
that's
something
that
will
be
detailed
in
applications
that
we
receive
to
be
considered
for
this
pilot,
and
we
will
ensure
that
going
forward.
C
We
will
look
at
all
those
things
and
discuss
and
evaluate
with
our
operators
whether
or
not
we
have
programs
that
can
be
implemented
to
reduce
or
eliminate
those
barriers
going
forward
and
we'll
also
look
at
how
this
impacts
mode
choice.
Whether
this
is
a
viable
alternative
to
car
use
and
ownership,
or
if
it's
essentially
a
novelty
and
with
those
kind
of
robust
data
sharing
requirements,
will
also
inform
our
long-term
path
forward.
E
Just
want
to
really
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
I
think
city
staff
has
done
a
really
terrific
job
of
creating
a
welcoming
posture
of
sort
of
acting
in
good
faith,
to
create
an
agreement
that
can
invite
everybody
in
and
I
think.
That's
really
speaks
well
of
our
city
I'm,
proud
of
us
I'm,
proud
of
you.
So
thank
you.
E
You
know
I
think
this
is
what
we
want
to
do
is
to
say
somebody's
innovating,
somebody's,
bringing
a
new
idea,
we're
gonna,
welcome
it
in
we're
gonna
check
it
out
we're
gonna
sort
of
create
a
few
controls,
the
councilmember
Gordon
noted.
We
certainly
could
have
done
this
in
a
much
more
prescriptive,
heavy-handed
way.
E
I
think
what
we're
doing
is
really
inviting
people
into
to
really
see
how
it
works
and
and
try
things
out
and
I
really
hope
that
in
the
application
process,
I
really
want
to
encourage
you
to
feel
empowered
to
hold
vendors
accountable
to
behave
in
the
good
faith
that
you've
behaved
towards
them.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
doing
that
and
that,
if
we're
getting
good
faith,
applications
and
people
wanting
to
come
in
and
and
work
with
us
that
we
see
how
this
goes.
So,
thanks
for
your
work,
I
appreciate
it.
I.
A
Think
councilmember
Phillips
comments
and
I
assure
you
from
my
observations
that
we
have
a
department
in
a
department
that
feels
very
empowered
to
play
that
role
and
has
played
that
role
in
a
situation
that
we
had
act
act
very
expeditiously,
but
but
not
at
the
expense
of
not
acting
thoroughly
and
so
I
think
we
had.
We
maintained
our
standard
with
some
definite
time
pressures
and
and
we're
doing
it
on
our
own
terms,
and
a
lot
of
that
is
also
learning.
You
know
we
do
by
learning.
We
learn
by
doing
and
I
think.
A
This
is
just
really
great
that
we
have
this
data
driven
framework
to
see
what
really
this
new
mode
really
brings
and
not
just
make
assumptions
or
rely
on
anecdotes.
We're
gonna
really
bring
this
down
and
figure
out
how
it
gets
into
our
modal
mix
and
I.
Think
councilmember
Gordon,
there's
just
so
many
questions.
A
You
know
when
you
kind
of
peel
the
onion
baggers
it's
what
about
this
and
what
about
this,
and
you
can
really
try
to
figure
out
a
lot,
but
the
best
way
to
do
it
is
have
some
field
testing
and
try
to
make
sure
you
get
a
lot
of
great
citizen
feedback.
Our
offices
will
be
open.
You
know
I
think
the
very
first
hour
they
were
out
on
the
street.
A
few
days
ago.
There
was
one
parked
by
my
neighbor's
house
and
I
got
a
text.
A
What
is
this
doing
here
and
so
and
so
I
think
those
things
are
very
real
as
well
so
I
just
can't.
Thank
you
enough.
I
think
compliment
of
Fletcher's
words
were
spot-on,
and
so
with
that
great
report
and
work
moving
forward,
I
will
approve
the
document
as
drafted
before
us
all.
Those
in
favor
I
sent
a
name
that
carries
that
we
are
adjourned.