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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - CC - 2022.03.07 Study SessionCity of Burlingame BURLINGAME F, Meeting Agenda - Final City Council Monday, March 7, 2022 6:00 PM Study Session BURLINGAME CITY HALL 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CA 94010 On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 361 which allows a local agency to meet remotely when: The local agency holds a meeting during a declared state of emergency 2. State or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing 3. Legislative bodies declare the need to meet remotely due to present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees On February 22, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 012-2022 stating that the City Council and Commissions will continue to meet remotely for at least thirty days for the following reasons: 1. There is still a declared state of emergency 2. County Health Orders require that all unvaccinated individuals in public spaces maintain social distancing and wear masks 3. The City can't maintain social distancing requirements for the public, staff, Councilmembers, and Commissioners, in their meeting spaces Pursuant to Resolution Number 012-2022, the City Council Chambers will not be open to the public for the March 7, 2022 Study Session. Members of the public may view the meeting by logging into the Zoom Webinar listed below. Additionally, the meeting will be streamed live on YouTube and uploaded to the City's website after the meeting. Members of the public may provide written comments by email to publiccomment@burlingame.org. Emailed comments should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting. Note that your comment concerns an item that is not on the agenda. The length of the comment should be commensurate with the three minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments, which is approximately 250-300 words. To ensure that your comment is received and read to the City Council for the appropriate agenda item, please submit your email no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2022. The City will make every effort to read emails received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline which are not read into the record, will be provided to the City Council after the meeting. Online City of Burlingame Page 1 Printed on 31312022 City Council Meeting Agenda - Final March 7, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 p.m. - Online To access the meeting by computer: Go to www.zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 812 5427 1442 Passcode:328280 To access the meeting by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 812 5427 1442 Passcode:328280 2. ROLL CALL 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS, NON -AGENDA Members of the public may speak about any item not on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to suggest an item for a future Council agenda may do so during this public comment period. The Ralph M. Brown Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the City Council from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. 4. STUDY SESSION a. Discussion of Micromobility Sharing Programs Attachments: Staff Report 5. ADJOURNMENT Notice: Any attendees who require assistance, a disability related modification, or language assistance in order to participate in the meeting should contact Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022 at (650) 558-7203 or at mhasselshearer@burlingame.org. Any individuals who wish to request an alternative format for the agenda, meeting notice, or other writings that may be distributed at the meeting should contact Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022 at (650) 558-7203 or at mhasselshearer@burlingame.org. NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mid -Year Budget Study Session Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. VIEW REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ONLINE www.burlingame.org/video Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection via www.burlingame.org or by emailing City Clerk Meaghan Hassel -Shearer at mhasselshearer@burlingame.org. If you are unable to obtain information via the City's website or through email contact the City Clerk at (650) 558-7203. City of Burlingame Page 2 Printed on 3/3/2022 e To: Date: From STAFF REPORT Honorable Mayor and City Council March 7, 2022 AGENDA NO: Study Session MEETING DATE: March 7. 2022 Sigalle Michael, Sustainability Coordinator — (650) 558-7261 Subject: Discussion of Micromobility Sharing Programs RECOMMENDATION Staff requests that the City Council discuss and provide direction on micromobility sharing programs. BACKGROUND Micromobility scooter and bike sharing programs are popular transportation options in many big cities, from San Francisco and San Jose to Paris and Buenos Aires. Shared micromobility programs offer an alternative transportation mode for short trips within the city and first and last mile connections to destinations from transit. Micromobility refers to bicycles, scooters, and other similar vehicles intended for short trips. E- mobility refers to electric bicycles, scooters, and other small, short -trip electric vehicles. Burlingame was an early adopter of LimeBike, one of the first iterations of bike sharing in the Bay Area. LimeBike ran for almost a full year from 2018-2019 in Burlingame through a pilot program until they abruptly removed all of their bicycles. LimeBike pivoted entirely to scooter sharing in large cities, leaving many small cities like Burlingame without a micromobility or e-mobility program. During its run in Burlingame, LimeBike was popular, and usage of the bikes was high. However, the program had its challenges and drawbacks. LimeBike was a dockless system, which meant that bicycles could be parked anywhere, including the middle of the sidewalk and on front yards. Also, minors often rode the bikes without helmets, and bikes were vandalized. Over this last year, new and improved micromobility sharing programs are reemerging in small cities like Burlingame. The sharing programs have improved through new technologies, and cities have grown better at regulating the operations and use of such programs. A micromobility program in Burlingame would support the City's greenhouse gas reduction goals and Climate Action Plan by offering an alternative transportation option for residents, visitors, and employees. 1 Micromobility Sharing Programs March 7, 2022 DISCUSSION The micromobility programs in cities today use better quality vehicles; control parking through geofencing (use of GPS to create a virtual boundary that is communicated to the vehicle); and have integrated strong identity checks to track vandalism and minor safety. In preparation for this study session, staff evaluated the micromobility programs in local Bay Area cities to collect information on best practices and operations. Local micromobility programs tend to fall into the following three categories: Grant -funded programs. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) awarded large grants ($500,000+) to cities through their Bike Share Regional Expansion program. The City of Richmond launched a bike share program with 250 e-bikes with docking stations at BART and ferry stations through BOLT; Marin and Sonoma are on track to have a fleet of 300 e-bikes at their rail stations through BOLT; and Fremont uses 250 dockless bicycles along with some electric bicycles and scooters through HOPR. MTC also partially funds the Bay Wheels docked bike sharing program located in San Francisco, San Jose, and the East Bay. Private programs. This approach refers to the bike sharing programs common in corporate campuses and operated by private companies. Such a program was actually launched in Burlingame earlier this year. Unlimited Biking, a docked a -bike company, partnered with four Burlingame hotels along the Bayshore to offer e-bike rentals. The e-bikes cost $15/hour, and users may borrow a helmet from the hotel front desks. Unlimited Biking also offers the hotels a small percentage of revenue sharing. While the program is popular at the hotel sites, Unlimited Biking is cautious about expanding the program throughout Burlingame. In addition, the City would have to cover the cost of $25,000/docking station for Unlimited Biking to install docking stations at other Burlingame locations. Permit applications. Large and small cities in the Bay Area have adopted permit applications to regulate micromobility sharing programs in their cities. Along with the big three cities (San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose), a number of smaller cities have taken this approach including (but not limited to): Palo Alto, Berkeley, Emeryville, San Mateo, and Redwood City. The cities' permit approaches vary. For example, the City of San Mateo is restricting their permit to bicycle sharing only; the City of Emeryville does not limit the number of operators or vehicles; and the City of Berkeley will issue permits on a competitive basis. The permit applications all generally include the following: - data sharing agreements; - speed limit, rebalancing, and parking guidelines; - proof of insurance, protection of personal data, and accessibility requirements; and - customer service and community outreach requirements. 2 Micromobility Sharing Programs March 7, 2022 The table below offers a comparison of four local Bay Area micromobility programs. City Fees Emeryville $2,500 application fee $1,000/year renewal $5,000 permit fee Redwood $2,000 application fee City $0.15/ride fee $5,000 refundable repair fee $99 impoundment fee San Mateo $5,000 permit fee Berkeley $1,500 application fee $15,000 annual permit fee $64/vehicle fee # Vehicle Limit No limit on # of vehicles or operators. Minimum fleet size of 50 vehicles Maximum 250 scooters or 200 bicycles No limit on vendors City to issue one permit to one operator for a maximum of 500 bikes/ebikes. No scooters. Minimum of 50 vehicles. Other Vehicles must be equipped with locking mechanism to lock to a fixed object and GPS tracking. Collects fee per ride. Competitive application. Competitive application. Requires inclusion of adaptive devices to be self balancing, have a a seat, and storage to hold a cane. Operators Spin Scooters Link Scooter Lime Scooters BayWheels Bike Share No current operators, but Bird Scooters has expressed interest None Currently evaluating permit applications. Should the City Council be interested in bringing a micromobility program to Burlingame, then ideally, the City would participate in a regional micromobility sharing program similar to those operating in the East Bay. However, that may take a couple of years to develop. C/CAG and SamTrans are each exploring regional micromobility sharing options. C/CAG hired a consultant to conduct a feasibility study for a regional program. The study will identify locations for potential micromobility sharing programs; offer case studies, draft ordinances, and templates as resource documents; and develop a business plan for next steps. The feasibility study is due to be completed in September 2022. SamTrans is coordinating a regional Peninsula Bike Share Group, and Burlingame staff was recently added to the group and invited to attend future meetings. Bird, a micromobility sharing program with electric bikes and scooters, has contacted a number of City staff and Councilmembers to express the company's interest in operating in the city. Bird representatives have noted their willingness to submit a permit application, and they would be open to offering electric bicycles and/or scooters in Burlingame. 3 Micromobility Sharing Programs March 7, 2022 Staff has also connected with Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) to inquire about opportunities to partner with PCE on their popular E-Bikes for Everyone program. PCE offered $800 to income - qualifying applicants for the purchase of a new a -bike through participating vendors. PCE gave out 276 rebates in the first run of the program and is now preparing to offer the program again. City staff, along with those from some other San Mateo County cities, approached PCE about partnering with cities on customized rebate programs. PCE staff explained that the administrative cost for individual city programs is too high and that small rebate programs, such as $10,000 in total rebates, would not be worthwhile for PCE to manage. Staff is continuing to explore options for how Burlingame may offer a rebate program similar to PCE's to increase the use of a -bikes in Burlingame. FISCAL IMPACT None. Iv