(a) No more than a total of 6,000 scooters shall be deployed in the City by all licensees on the first day of operation, following issuance of a license to operate in the City.
(b) The Commissioner, following concurrence by the Commissioner of Transportation, is authorized to determine by rule: (i) the total scooter fleet size cap for initial deployment by all licensees, which shall not exceed a total of 6,000 scooters; and (ii) the maximum number of scooters each licensee may deploy on the first day of operation based on the number of licenses issued by the City and the total scooter fleet size cap for initial deployment by all licensees.
(c) The Commissioner, following concurrence by the Commissioner of Transportation, may by rule, require each licensee to deploy and maintain a specified minimum number of operational scooters for service each day during the license term.
(d) If any licensee violates the scooter fleet cap imposed under this section and rules promulgated thereunder, the Commissioner may suspend or revoke the licensee's license.
(e) The Commissioner, following concurrence by the Commissioner of Transportation, may by rule increase the total scooter fleet size cap provided in subsection (a). In making such determination, the Commissioner shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, consider the impacts that additional scooters may have on, including, but not limited to: (i) scooter ridership and utilization; (ii) parking compliance in the public way; and (iii) the safe and efficient flow of traffic in the City. If the total scooter fleet size cap is increased pursuant to this subsection, the Commissioner, following concurrence by the Commissioner of Transportation, shall determine by rule the maximum number of scooters each licensee may deploy based on the number of licenses issued by the City, the increased total scooter fleet size cap, and each licensee's performance, including each licensee's scooter ridership and utilization rate.
(f) Notwithstanding the authorization granted to the Commissioner in subsection (e), no more than a total of 12,500 scooters shall be deployed by all licensees in the City.
(g) Nothing provided in this Section, including the scooter deployment cap in subsection (f), shall be construed to prohibit the operation of a scooter sharing service in the City by a City contractor under a contract between the City and the operator.
(Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37486, § 1)