(a) The Director is authorized to enter one or more cooperative agreements with, and to cause payment to, Cuyahoga County (“County”) related to the operation of devices and any cost-sharing contributions for operational expenses of the shared mobility program and, if necessary, to receive payment of the City’s share of the per-trip fees charged or collected by the County under its Bicycle and Scooter Share Licensing authority.
(b) The Director of Capital Projects is authorized to employ by contract or contracts one or more professional consultants or firms of professional consultants for the purpose of supplementing the regularly employed staff of the departments of the City of Cleveland to provide professional services necessary to develop, review and manage the shared mobility program. The selection of the professional consultants or firms of professional consultants shall be made by the Board of Control on the nomination of the Director of Capital Projects. The compensation to be paid for the services shall be fixed by the Board of Control.
(c) The Director of Capital Projects is authorized to enter into one or more written requirement or standard purchase contracts under the Charter and the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, as may be necessary, from time to time, for items, materials, equipment, supplies, and services necessary to manage the shared mobility program, including but not limited to, informational signage and parking racks, and maintenance and licenses related thereto, including labor and materials if necessary.
(d) That under Section 108(b) of the Charter, the services and goods authorized by this section may be made through cooperative arrangements with other governmental agencies. The Director of Capital Projects may sign all documents that are necessary to make the purchases, and may enter into one (1) or more contracts with the vendors selected through that cooperative process.
(e) That the cost of the contract or contracts authorized herein shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) and shall be paid from the Shared Mobility Fund and any funds approved by the Director of Finance.
(Ord. No. 892-2023. Passed 10-2-23, eff. 10-3-23)