Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the transfer of signature authority from the Chief Innovation Officer to the City’s Director of Public Service or the Director of Public Service’s designee for all past, present and future contracts and modifications entered into by the City of Columbus in connection to the USDOT Smart City Challenge Smart Mobility Hubs project with IKE Smart City, LLC, along with all future documents requiring signature until the project is completed.
This second modification will authorize the Director of Public Service to modify and extend the agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC for the installation, operation, and maintenance of three (3) scooter charging stations within the public rights-of-way of the City of Columbus, as part of the USDOT Smart City Challenge Smart Mobility Hubs project.
The Smart City Challenge is a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant program seeking to “create a fully integrated, first-of-its kind city that uses data, technology and creativity to shape how people and goods move in the future.” In 2016, the City of Columbus, acting through the Department of Public Service, applied for and won the Smart City Challenge, receiving a $40 million dollar grant from USDOT and a $10 million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Vulcan).
IKE Smart City, LLC has been a key partner committed to installing six (6) interactive kiosks at the Smart Mobility Hubs project at no cost to the city. IKE Smart City has installed three (3) scooter charging stations at three (3) USDOT Smart Mobility Hub locations. The identified locations are:
Columbus State Community College
Columbus Metropolitan Library - Linden Branch
Northern Lights Transit Center
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no anticipated cost to the City relative to the aforementioned modification.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested so scooter charging stations can be installed as soon as possible in alignment with the...
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