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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2019-013 - 1/15/2019 - Approved LICENSE AGREEMENT—DOCKLESS VEHICLES STATE OF TEXAS § t et,tytti 4,9 9 , DA G COUNTY OF NUECES 01 47/6 1--1 144 Pf- This Agreement('Agreement)is entered into by and between the City of Corpus Christi ("City`), a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, and Neutron Holdings, Inc.whose business address is 85 2"d Street San Francisco, CA 94105 ("Licensee'). WHEREAS, the City is the owner of public infrastructure and right-of-way throughout its boundaries, including, but not limited to, streets and sidewalks; and WHEREAS, Licensee wishes to operate a business within the City to rent dockless vehicles;and WHEREAS, Licensee has requested that the City allow the use and occupancy of the City's right-of-way for parking of Licensee's vehicles. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY AND LICENSEE AGREE AS FOLLOWS: In accordance with Article IX, Section 1, of the City's City Charter,the City has granted and by these presents does grant to licensee,for the term and upon the conditions stated in this Agreement, a Luse for the right to park vehicles in the City's right-of- way in accordance with the terms of this license. The License granted by this Agreement is issued to the Licensee only. This Agreement may not be assigned by Licensee without the City Manager's prior written consent.The City Manager's right to withhold consent to such assignment is within the sole discretion of the City Manager on any ground whatsoever. The License granted by this Agreement is subject to the Licensee's compliance at all times with the following conditions: 1. Licensee agrees to pay all fees associated with the License. Failure to pay fees may result in revocation of the License on seven-days' written notice to Licensee. The required licensing fees are as folliows: a. A fee in the amount of$1 per day per vehicle available for rent in the City,which is due on the 10' day of each month for the preceding month. Licensee shall provide, along with this fee, a report detailing the number of vehicles deployed within the City on each day of the preceding month.This fee will be used exclusively for reimbursement to City departments for the costs of administering the license program and for sidewalk improvements and other pedestrian safety improvements. C2019-013 1/15/19 Ord. 031652 Neutron Holdings Inc. (Lime) /� s[�I ,A b. A Relocation Fee of$20 will be charged any time a City employee moves a vehicle that has been parked in an unauthorized manner for more than two hours after the City provided notification to the Licensee of the vehicle's location.The City will notify the Licensee as soon as practicable that the vehicle was moved and will invoice any fees monthly. 2. if licensee's vehicles are parked in the City's right-of-way, Licensee shall deploy, and only allow riders to park, vehicles(1)upright on sidewalks as defined by Section 53-260 of the Code of Ordinances or(2) laying flat in the grassy parkway along the curb. Licensee is encouraged to deploy, and shall encourage riders to park, the vehicles on sewer caps or other concrete areas that will not impact pedestrian access to the sidewalk. No vehicles may be deployed or parked on any City street, including in marked parking spaces on City streets. The Licensee shall ensure that its vehicles are deployed and parked in such a manner as to: a. maintain at least 36 inches of space on the sidewalk to allow for pedestrian traffic and accommodate ADA requirements; and b. not block any of the following: i, Disabled parking zones ii. Wheelchair or curb Ramps iii. Bicycle lanes iv. Commercial loading zones v. Railroad tracks or crossings vi. Passenger loading zones or valet parking services areas vii. Buildings entryways viii. Vehicular driveways ix. Fire hydrants or fire lanes c. Vehicles can be placed in the following areas, but cannot block access to any of the following: L Transit stops, shelters or platforms ii. Bus benches iii. Street furniture that requires pedestrian access (ie. Benches) 3. This Agreement and the rights granted under the Agrreement, may be revoked at any time by the City upon a material breach by Licensee by providing the Licensee with not less than 30 days' notice, in writing, by the City's City Manager or designee("City Manager). 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Upon the City Manager's written request, Licensee shall provide copies of all requested insurance policies to the City's City Attorney. 10.Licensee agrees that its vehicles will be maintained in good, working order, and inspected regularly in accordance with the following: a. Licensee shall be capable of quickly identifying and addressing safety and maintenance issues with any of its vehicles, including a user-friendly and convenient,as determined by the City Manager, mechanism for notification to the company that there is a safety or maintenance concern with the unit. b. Licensee shall be capable of remotely disabling the use of a vehicle immediately should it be reported or found to have a safety, maintenance or other hazardous condition. c. Licensee shall remove any vehicle that is not safe to operate within two hours of receipt of notice and shall not redeploy the vehicle until repaired. d. Licensee shall keep a record of known collisions and send these reports to the City on a monthly basis, due on the 5th of each month. e. Licensee shall keep a record of maintenance activities including but not limited to identification number of the vehicle and maintenance performed. 11.0n or before the effective date of this License, Licensee will provide the following information to the City: a. Name, phone number and email address of local fleet manager; b. Phone number and email address for public to report improperly parked vehicles and other violations.The phone number must be posted on each vehicle; and c. Address of fixed facilities in the City used in the operation, if any, and the address of the applicant's headquarters, if different from the address of the fixed facilities. 12.0n or before the 5th day of each month, beginning on the first month after the effective date of this License, Licensee will provide the following information to the City: 4 a. Access to an online, interactive dashboard offering data about its fleet and trip activity within the City. Information available to the City through this dashboard shall include, but is not limited to: i. Total number of rides, with the ability to sort and aggregate on a daily, monthly,quarterly, and annual basis. ii. Total number of vehicles deployed with the ability to sort, aggregate and filter historical data on a daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. iii. Anonymtzed aggregated data in the form of heat maps showing routes, origins and destinations with the ability to sort, aggregate and filter historical data on a daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. iv. The ability to export the above raw data into a comma separated value (csv)format. b. Operators shall provide the City with access to an Application Programming Interface (API)offering data about its fleet and trip activity within the City, meeting the requirements of the Mobility Data Specification (MDS)format. c. The MDS API will provide standardized data that contains information with respect to individual rides, including without Imitation: Start-time, end-time, start location, end location, route information,vehicle ID, total trip distance. d. The operator is responsible for providing the City with the API key, documentation, and any other required information to fully utilize the MDS API. e. All Operators shall maintain a record of maintenance activities. These records shall be made available to the City upon request f. Licensee warrants that the data provided pursuant to this License will be accurate. Licensee will not knowingly provide any false information. If the City determines that any of the data provided by Licensee is false or misleading, the City may immediately revoke this License. if the License is revoked in accordance with this subparagraph f, Licensee must remove all vehicles from the City's right-of-way within 48 hours of notice from the City. s g. Licensee shall not provide personally identifiable information to the City. Any information related to rides or ridership must be anonymized prior to reporting to the City. 13.Licensee shall educate customers, employees, and contractors regarding the laws applicable to riding, operating, and parking a dockless vehicle as well as the terms of this License related to the proper parking of dockless vehicles. 14.Licensee shall comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). 15,Licensee shall take appropriate actions to safeguard any data received from customers and shall be solely responsible for any data breach. Licensee warrants that it follows accepted industry standards related to privacy and safe storage of customer data. Licensee shall promptly notify the City of any data breach. Licensee shall not provide personally identifiable information to the City. 16.LICENSEE COVENANTS TO FULLY INDEMNIFY, SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS, (INDEMNITEES") AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, DAMAGE, LOSS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND ACTIONS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER ON ACCOUNT OF PERSONAL INJURIES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION ON THE FOREGOING, WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND DEATH CLAIMS), OR PROPERTY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (COLLECTIVELY, "CLAIMS"), ASSERTED AGAINST INDEMNITEES, WHICH ARISE OUT OF OR ARE IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH, OR ARE CLAIMED TO ARISE OUT OF OR BE IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE RIGHT- OF-WAY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT +-IABLtrF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH CLAIMS ARE BASED ON OR RESULT FROM INDEMNITEES' NEGLIGENCE OR UNLAWFUL OR ° WRONGFUL ACTS OR OMISSIONS. LICENSEE MUST, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, INVESTIGATE ALL CLAIMS, ATTEND TO THEIR SETTLEMENT OR OTHER DISPOSITION, DEFEND ALL ACTIONS BASED ON ANY CLAIMS, WITH COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO INDEMNITEES, AND PAY ALL CHARGES OF ATTORNEYS AND ALL OTHER REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM ANY OF SAID CLAIMS, WHICH ARE FINALLY AWARDED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISIDICTION OR AGREED TO BY LICENSEE IN SETTLEMENT. 17.AII signatories signing this Agreement warrant and guarantee that they have the authority to act on behalf of the entity represented and make this Agreement binding and enforceable by their signatures. 6 18.Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement must be in writing and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to the following addresses: If to Licensee: Neutron Holdings Inc.d b/a Lime Attn:Sam Sadie 85 2"d Street San Francisco, CA 94105 If to the City: City of Corpus Christi Attn: Business Liaison P. 0. Box 9277 Corpus Christi, TX 78469-9277 Any party shall, by notice to the others in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, specify a different address or addressee for notice purposes within 10 days of any address change. Notice of vehicles parked in an unauthorized manner can be made by e-mail or by phone. For purposes of the requirement to move the vehicle under paragraph 7,notice is effective immediately upon sending the e-mail or making the phone call. Phone: I-888-LIME-345 E-mail address: supportrjj li.me 19.This License shall be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and all obligations of the parties created pursuant to this License are performable in Nueces County,Texas. All actions arising from, out of, or related to this License must be filed, tried, and resolved in and cannot be removed from Nueces County, Texas. 20.The Licensee further agrees, in compliance with Section 2-349 of the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances, to complete, as part of this Agreement, the "Disclosure of Interests"form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B. Completed versions of Exhibit B by the Licensee form a part of this Agreement and are incorporated by reference into this Agreement as if set out here in their entireties. 21.This instrument, including exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between the City and the Licensee, and no prior written, oral, or contemporaneous promises, warranties or representations shalt be binding upon any parties. This Agreement may only be amended by written instrument signed by authorized representatives of the City and Licensee and approved as required by City law. 7 22.To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party will be liable to the other party for any(1)indirect, special or consequential damages or(2) • punitive or exemplary damages suffered by such party or any of its equity holders, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates. a EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE by the PARTIES, both of which hereby represent that the signatures to this AGREEMENT, below, are of those persons with the capacity and authority to legally bind the PARTIES. LUCENS , -- tel,, Name ç - ,- C`i Date Title C.t'ra tc ._:/- Cornoanv ito6kivul "C ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS § 3 COUNTY OF This instrument was acknowledged before me on , 2019, by as of ,on behalf of said company. Notary Public's Signature 9 • ACKNOWLEDGMENT A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness,accuracy, or validity of that document. State of California �-^ County of Son Teem t._i+ r c ) On II/ )Ck before me, N ei+1 (mart name and title tithe officer personally appeared Ck— who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s)whose name(s)isfare subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s)on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)acted, executed the instrument I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. nt Alai TUN WITNESS my hand and official seal * r Cn ' 't, a caitramia '11;',1:' < ' - a rn on#USI316 �� Mrd Comm. es,�q t6.iAUL* Si IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City of Corpus Christi has caused these presents to be executed on this the (p1-day of AL,t d A2? 2019. ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRIST --i3e-L (---1-IA)/1i � By: -id./, &,,,� Ith -I an f Rebecca Huerta, Samue e S City Secretary Interim City Manager C)(3t . C)')ApQ,0 SI COUNCIL \,�` ' 9 ' c�r�tR Ire THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF NUECES § This instrument was acknowledged before me on- O-`t ( "' , 2019, by Samuel Keith Selman, as Interim City Manager of the City of Corpors Christi, a Texas Municipal Corporation, on behalf of said corporation. \Ct allp �otary Public, State lie>i xas (( :OSrPY.'�Bk;: MARTHA VAZQUEZ ' I ;*` My Notary ID#128028579 ;pi:9 Expires March 5,2022 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: -ii-gJ 117:Q1 Assistant ity Attorney (Date) For City Attorney 10 EXHIBIT A INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS L AOR'&LIABILITY INSURANCE A. Vendor must not commence work under this contract until all insurance required has been obtained and such insurance has been approved by the City. Vendor must not allow any subcontractor,to commence work until all similar insurance required of any subcontractor has been obtained. B_ Vendor must furnish to the City's Risk Manager and Contract Administrator one(1)copy of Certificates of Insurance with applicable policy endorsements showing the following minimum coverage by an insurance company(s) acceptable to the City's Risk Manager. The City must be listed as an additional insured on the General liability policy by endorsement, and a waiver of subrogation endorsement is required on all applicable policies. Endorsements must be provided with Certificate of Insurance. Project name and/or number must be listed in Description Box of Certificate of Insurance. TYPE OF INSURANCE MINIMUM INSURANCE COVERAGE 30-day advance written notice of Bodily Injury and Property Damage cancellation, non-renewal, material change Per occurrence- aggregate or termination required on all certificates and policies. COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY $1,000,000 Per Occurrence including: $1,000,000 Aggregate 1. Commercial Broad Form 2. Premises-Operations 3, Products/Completed Operations 4, Contractual Liability 5. Independent Contractors 6, Personal Injury-Advertising Injury II. ADDITIONAL REOUIRE 4ENTS A. Applicable for paid employees, Vendor must obtain workers' compensation coverage through a licensed insurance company. The coverage must be written on a policy and endorsements approved by the Texas Department of Insurance. The workers' compensation coverage provided must be in statutory amounts according to the Texas Department of Insurance,Division of Workers'Compensation. An All States Endorsement shall be required if Vendor is not domiciled in the State of Texas. B. Vendor shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect for the duration of this Contract, and any extension hereof, at Vendor's sole expense, insurance coverage written on an occurrence basis by companies authorized and admitted to do business in the State of Texas and with an A.M.Best's rating of no less than A-VII. C. Vendor shall be required to submit renewal certificates of insurance throughout the term of this contract and any extensions within 10 days of the policy expiration dates. All notices under this Exhibit shall be given to City at the following address: City of Corpus Christi Attn:Risk Manager F.O. Box 9277 Corpus Christi, TX 78469-9277 D. Vendor agrees that, with respect to the above required insurance, all insurance policies are to contain or be endorsed to contain the following required provisions: • List the City and its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers, as additional insureds by endorsement with regard to operations, completed operations, and activities of or on behalf of the named insured performed under contract with the City, with the exception of the workers'compensation policy; • Provide for an endorsement that the"other insurance" clause shall not apply to the City of Corpus Christi where the City is an additional insured shown on the policy; • Workers' compensation and employers' liability policies will provide a waiver of subrogation in favor of the City;and • Provide thirty (30) calendar days advance written notice directly to City of any, cancellation,non-renewal,material change or termination in coverage and not less than ten (10) calendar days advance written notice for nonpayment of premium. E. Within five (5) calendar days of a cancellation, non-renewal, material change or termination of coverage,Vendor shall provide a replacement Certificate of Insurance and applicable endorsements to City. City shall have the option to suspend Vendor's performance should there be a lapse in coverage at any time during this contract. Failure to provide and to maintain the required insurance shall constitute a material breach of this contract. F_ In addition to any other remedies the City may have upon Vendor's failure to provide and maintain any insurance or policy endorsements to the extent and within the time herein required, the City shall have the right to order Vendor to stop work hereunder, and/or withhold any payment(s) which become due to Vendor hereunder until Vendor demonstrates compliance with the requirements hereof. G, Nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting in any way the extent to which Vendor may be held responsible for payments of damages to persons or property resulting from Vendor's or its subcontractor's performance of the work covered under this contract. H, It is agreed that Vendor's insurance shall be deemed primary and non-contributory with respect to any insurance or self insurance carried by the City of Corpus Christi for liability arising out of operations under this contract I. It is understood and agreed that the insurance required is in addition to and separate from any other obligation contained in this contract. 2018 Insurance Requirements City Manager's Office ROW-Driverless Vehicles- Scooters Right of Way License 11/16/2018 sw Risk Management 0 City of C`Chum i EXHIBIT B CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST Corpus Christi Code § 2-349, as amended, requires all persons or firms seeking to do business with the pity to provide the following information. Every question must be answered. If the question is not applicable, answer with NA". See next page for Filing Requirements,Certification and Definitions. COMPANY NAME: _Neutron holdings Inc_d/b/a/Lime STREET ADDRESS:___S5 rid Street San Francisco, — P.O.BOX: CITY: San Francisco STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FIRM IS: 1. Corporation ® 2. Partnership 0 3, Sole Owner 0 4. Association 0 5. Other If additional space is necessary, please use the reverse side of this page or attach separate sheet, 1. State the names of each °empkmee" of the City of Corpus Christi having an "ownership interest" constituting 3%or more of the ownership in the above named"firm." Nam NIA Job Title and City Department(If known) 2. State the names of each "afficiar of the City of Corpus Christi having an "ownership interest" constituting 3% or more of the ownership in the above named"gym." Name r N/A 3. State the names of each'board member of the City of Corpus Christi having an"ownership interest" constituting 3%or more of the ownership in the above named"firm." Name Board, Commission or Committee N/A N/A 4. State the names of each employee or officer of a "consultant" for the City of Corpus Christi who worked on any matter related to the subject of this contract and has an 'ownership interest" constituting 3%or more of the ownership in the above named"firm." Name Consultant N/A N/A FIUNG REQUIREMENTS If a person who requests official action on a matter knows that the requested action will confer an economic benefit on any City official or employee that is distinguishable from the effect that the action will have on members of the public in general or a substantial segment thereof, you shall disclose that fact in a signed writing to the City official, employee or body that has been requested to act in the matter, unless the interest of the City official or employee in the matter is apparent. The disclosure shall also be made in a signed writing filed with the City Secretary. (Ethics Ordinance Section 2-349(d)]. CERTIFICATION I certify that all information provided is true and correct as of the date of this statement, that l have not knowingly withheld disclosure of any information requested, and that supplemental statements will be promptly submitted to the City of Corpus Christi,Texas, as changes occur. Certifying Person: C c c, - ',,. ,ir-r• I( Signature of Date: Certifying Person: !/ ../g DEFINITIONS a. "Board member.* A member of any board, commission, or committee of the city. including the board of any corporation created by the city. b. "Economic benefit". An action that is likely to affect an economic Interest if it is likely to have an effect on that interest that is distinguishable from its effect on members of the public in general or a substantial segment thereof. c. *Employee." Any person employed by the city,whether under civil service or not, including part-time employees and employees of any corporation created by the city. d. "Firm.' Any entity operated for economic gain, whether professional, industrial or commercial, and whether established to produce or deal with a product or service, including but not limited to, entities operated in the form of sole proprietorship, as self-employed person, partnership, corporation, joint stock company, joint venture, receivership or trust, and entities which for purposes of taxation are treated as non-profit organizations. e. "Official. The Mayor, members of the City Council,City Manager,Deputy City Manager,Assistant City Managers, Department and Division Heads,and Municipal Court Judges of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. f. "Ownership Interest." Legal or equitable interest, whether actually or constructively held, in a firm, including when such interest is held through an agent,trust,estate,or holding entity. "Constructively held"refers to holdings or control established through voting trusts,proxies,or special terms of venture or partnership agreements. g. "Consultant_"Any person or firm, such as engineers and architects, hired by the City of Corpus Christi for the purpose of professional consultation and recommendation.