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MIKE: GOOD MORNING. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE ARRIVAL OF JUMP BIKES AND JUMP SCOOTERS HAVE BEEN MORE AND MORE POPULAR IN SACRAMENTO. SO TOO WITH THE GROWING POPULARITY ARE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THESE BIKES AND SCOOTERS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY PRESENT A SAFETY RISK. TO GET AHEAD OF THOS CONCERNS, SACRAMENTO CITY STAFF ARE PROPOSING A LIST OF NEW FEES TO BE PROPOSED ON RIDE SHARE BOWSPRIT ALL OF WHICH -- RIDE SHAREABLE’S. THE CITY WANTS TO IMPOSE A MONITORING FEE OF $104 PER DEVICE TO MAKE SURE THE BIKES AND SCOOTERS ARE BEING USED PROPERLY. THE CITY WANTS TO CHARGE $.25 PER TRIP FOR THE COST OF INSTALLING MORE PARKING. SPEAKING OF PARKING, THE CITY WANTS TO IMPOSE A $32 A YEAR FEE TO COVER THE LOSS OF REVENUE FOR PARKING METERS DUE TO THE JUMP BIKES AND SCOOTERS. LASTLY, THERE IS A PROPOSED STORAGE FEE OF $55 PER DAY FOR SCOOTERS IN VIOLATION OF THE EXISTING LAW. BACK OUT HERE LIVE, CITY OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS NEEDED TO RECOUP THE COST OF REGULATING THESE NEW RIDE SHARE BIKES AND SCOOTERS HERE IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. A SPOKESPERSON FOR HUBER AND JUMP TOLD ME PREVIOUSLY THAT ANY INCREASE IN FINES OR FEES BY THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY HINDER THE GROWTH OF THESE TYPES OF RIDE SHAREABLE’S AND BE MORE EXPENSIVE FOR EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THE USER.