For example, under the pilot, a company that operates between 1 and 100 vehicles would have to pay a $40,000 fee. For between 101 and 201 scooters, the price would be $60,000. For between 201 and 500 scooters, the city would charge a company $80,000.

The companies’ fee structures vary, but Bird charges riders a $1 fee to unlock a scooter and 20 cents per minute to use it. A 10-minute ride costs $3.00.

If approved by the City Council, Public Works will review the fee schedule and pilot program at the year mark.

Under the pilot’s guidelines, companies would be required to inform riders where they can leave the scooters or bicycles when not in use and encourage users to operate the vehicles safely. The companies would also be required to “provide customer service” when the scooters were out on the street for use, the release stated.

Unless the administration introduces the measure for expedited consideration at Monday’s meeting, it will likely be referred to the council’s Land Use, Housing and Transportation Committee.

The committee is scheduled to meet next on Oct. 16, after the lone scheduled meeting of the full council in October. That would mean the earliest potential vote by the full body on the proposed pilot wouldn’t take place until November, unless the council schedules a second meeting in October or convenes a special meeting on the subject.