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Minneapolis City Council may reconsider their rideshare ordinance that threaten Uber and Lyft services

Thursday's council agenda contains a note to "reconsider" the ordinance

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(Photo by Anthony Behar)

A week after the Minneapolis City Council forged ahead with a controversial rideshare ordinance, they may be on the cusp of reconsidering it.

Since the council's override of Mayor Jacob Frey's veto, both Uber and Lyft have announced and have told their drivers they will quit operating in the city, and possibly the entire metro area, by May.


Thursday's Minneapolis City Council agenda contains a notice of intent to reconsider last week's override vote from Councilmember Andrea Jenkins, who did override the veto. Jenkins had expressed reservations about it.

Meanwhile, Mayor Frey is renewing his calls to the Council to reconsider the ordinance and align it with new data released by the State.

Governor Tim Walz has also expressed his frustration that the council didn't wait a day for that state study before voting to override. The legislature is considering a statewide ordinance as well.

"Look, I'll bring all the folks together to get this fixed, but just candidly, I'm not super hopeful because of the decision that was made in Minneapolis," the Governor said on Monday. "I certainly would have liked them to wait for the most extensive work being done about what we can do to support drivers and this program."

The ordinance the council passed will increase pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in the city, a move those companies have threatened to leave the city over. The change guarantees drivers get 80% of canceled rides and earn no less than $5 per ride.

Any vote to reconsider the ordinance wouldn't take place until the Council's April 11 meeting.

Thursday's council agenda contains a note to "reconsider" the ordinance