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Permit Guidelines <br />Shared Mobility Devices/Units— Electric Scooters <br />Scooters are the primary devices to be tested during the pilot program; <br />bikes/others will also be considered in a revised Ordinance <br />A. Electric Scooters/Skateboards are being recognized as a modern wave of inner-city mobility <br />o Currently, SAMC prohibits motorized skateboards (device also described as scooters) on sidewalks in the <br />central business district. <br />o SAMC prohibits skateboard or motorized skateboard (motorized scooters) in any roadway (term is defined <br />in the CVC), or in any bicycle lane, path or trail in the City, whether or not such bicycle lane, path, or trail is <br />within a roadway. <br />o CVC defines scooters and provides guidelines on their use in public roadways <br />B. Mobility needs in highly congested areas are ripe for newer transportation methods which <br />reduce dependence on one passenger and large individual use motor vehicles. Congestion <br />also impacts the dependence on public roadways to park vehicles. <br />C. Create a pilot program to allow the testing and limited use of electric scooters. The pilot <br />program's purpose is to gain public and business community feedback and partner with <br />electric scooter providers to collect use data which will allow analysis and policy guideline <br />formulation for potential revisions to the existing ordinance which currently prohibit the use <br />of electric scooters. <br />D. At first glance, it appears best to allow the electric scooter users the flexibility to develop <br />natural connection points in the City. We anticipate the use data will at show points of <br />interest mobility nodes which organically occur, and where the micro mobility niche could <br />prove most beneficial. Therefore, the use limits should coincide with the City boundary. <br />E. The pilot programs could be initiated as soon as December 18, 2018 and run for <br />approximately 90 days thru March 31, 2019. <br />F. System Operator Requirements: <br />o System operators shall share use data (consistent with privacy laws/best practices) in a format that can be <br />used by the City. If the sharing of use data cannot be legally compelled, the City will accept use data which <br />the users allow voluntarily. For example, a City -accessible Application Programming Interface (API) that <br />provides the data outlined within, and meets the specification of, the City of Los Angeles Mobility Data <br />Specification (Mobility Data Specification) http://github.com/CltvOfLosAngeles/mobilitv-data-specification <br />o System operators shall restrict devices from leaving the City of Santa Ana through geo-fencing or other <br />methodologies and prohibiting users from ending a trip within geo-fenced areas. <br />o Devices must be equipped with on -board GPS unit or equivalent that can report location at any time for <br />purposes of use, recovery, repair, and data collection. <br />o Monthly maintenance reporting including date of report, taken out of service date, and date returned to <br />fleet <br />o Monthly geocoded use data reporting as well as incident/crash data. <br />o Rebalancing plan submitted with the permit application, employ local staff and ensure high demand nodes <br />are properly served. <br />o Remove devices from restricted areas within 3 -hours of notification. <br />o Address misplaced or parked scooters that are blocking sidewalks or roadways within 3 -hours of <br />notification. <br />0 30 -day termination notice. <br />o Outreach plan including serving low-income neighborhoods. <br />Page 1 of yir27 <br />