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Town of Miami Lakes
Memorandum

To:Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers
From:Councilmember Tony Lama
Subject:Uber
Date:7/26/2016

Recommendation:
At the May 2015 meeting, this Council unanimously agreed to support Commissioner Bovo's efforts regarding Uber and Lyft. Most recently the Miami-Dade commissioners on a 9-2 vote passed ordinances that legalized the Uber business model, which uses freelance drivers charging fees that rise and fall with sales. I would like to direct the Manager to begin negotiations with Uber to develop a 6 month interim agreement to explore and assess options to replace the Town's On-Demand Bus Services. This will required a waiver of the competitive bidding process.

Fiscal Impact: Low