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Council accepts Fort Pinellas grant and consultant contract for citywide micromobility study
Summary
Council approved acceptance of a Fort Pinellas grant of $120,000 and execution of a professional services agreement (not to exceed $150,000) with a consultant to produce a citywide micromobility expansion feasibility study, including community engagement and ordinance review.
Cheryl Stacks of Transportation and Parking Management presented a Fort Pinellas-funded micromobility expansion feasibility study for St. Petersburg. The requested actions accepted a $120,000 Fort Pinellas funding agreement and authorized a professional services agreement with a consultant (Benish) for up to $150,000, with $30,000 in city funding already appropriated.
Stacks said the study will examine existing infrastructure, identify up to five study areas chosen by the city, conduct community engagement (open houses and surveys), consider market and provider constraints, and recommend regulatory updates. "It'll be important for us to include market considerations ... having the providers at the table with us during the course of the study will be critical to success," Stacks said.
Council discussed ordinance alignment and the state legislative changes that may modify micro-mobility definitions. Administration recommended approval; the clerk announced the item passed unanimously with one council member absent.
The contract scope includes an existing conditions review, an expansion feasibility analysis, proposed regulatory updates (including e-bikes and scooters), community engagement, and a final report and presentation to council. The study is expected to take about 10 months once the notice to proceed is issued.
Next steps: Staff will execute the funding and professional services agreements and begin consultant-led engagement and analysis.
