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Committee advances dockless-vehicle ordinance on third reading after amendment fails
Summary
The finance committee recommended approval on third reading of an ordinance updating Chapter 10.82 to allow dockless vehicle companies to operate via the city's procurement process; a proposed amendment to require at least two operators was offered and failed.
The Cheyenne Finance Committee on April 22 recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 10.82 of the municipal code to authorize dockless vehicles — including motor-assisted scooters and electronic bicycles — to operate in the city under the city's formal procurement process.
Charles Bloom, planning and development director, said the item was on third reading and that one outstanding issue from prior meetings concerned the ordinance's effective date. Bloom told the committee staff are preparing a request for proposals and that service would "very likely" be in place upon publication of the ordinance but was not guaranteed. He suggested an optional date-certain (for example, Sept. 1) could be adopted if members wanted a specific start date.
Councilman Roybal proposed a substitute amendment to narrow certain discretionary selection criteria and to change the procurement language to require the city "may select 2" providers rather than "1" in order to encourage competition. After discussion, the committee voted on the substitute amendment; the amendment failed and the ordinance as drafted on third reading was moved forward. The transcript records Councilman Moody opposed the final ordinance vote; Councilman Roybal and Councilman Escobel were recorded in favor when the chair announced results.
Bloom and Purchasing Manager PJ Bartlewert explained the planned RFP will follow the city's standard solicitation and scoring procedures and will ask vendors for supplemental information necessary to rank proposals. Bartlewert said the procurement office typically awards a single most-qualified vendor for city solicitations but that the ordinance language — currently written as "one or more" — allows the city to award to multiple responsive vendors if it chooses.
The committee's recommendation advances the ordinance to the full City Council on third reading; the effective date and any final procurement details will be determined through the RFP and any final ordinance language adopted by the council.
