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AN ORDINANCE relating to the electric scooter share pilot program; amending Ordinance 18989, Section 2, as amended, Ordinance 18989, Section 6, as amended, and Ordinance 18989, Section 8, as amended, and adding a new section to Ordinance 18989.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 18989, Section 2, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
The executive shall establish a scooter share pilot program in the North Highline urban unincorporated area in King County ((for up to one year)). The start date for the pilot program, meaning the date upon which shared scooters offered for hire under the pilot program become available to the public for use, should occur by the effective date of this ordinance. The pilot program shall expire March 31, 2023. Scooter share pilot program development, implementation and administration authority shall be delegated by the executive to the division. The division shall work in consultation and coordination with other county agencies, including, but not limited, to the Metro transit department, the parks and recreation division, the department of local services and public health - Seattle & King County, regarding development, implementation and enforcement criteria for the scooter share pilot program. The division shall also consult disability rights groups and local North Highline community groups for input throughout the scooter share pilot program.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 18989, Section 6, is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The executive shall solicit public and community feedback throughout the pilot period and monitor the usage and costs associated with the scooter share pilot program. Feedback must be solicited in multiple languages, including, but not limited to, English and Spanish. The executive should get feedback from both scooter share pilot program users and people who do not use the scooter share pilot program with the goal of understanding issues such as ...
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