Minneapolis council members plan to delay start of rideshare ordinance [Video]

A controversial rideshare ordinance in Minneapolis may not take effect next month after all.

Just three weeks before the ordinance — which would set minimum pay rates and protections for rideshare drivers — is scheduled to become effective, some Minneapolis City Council members say they now support delaying its start date.

The two major rideshare companies, Uber and Lyft, have said they’ll reduce service when the ordinance goes into effect on May 1, and those threats have contributed to the concerns and criticism of the ordinance from community members and politicians alike.

Wednesday morning, three council members — President Elliott Payne, Katie Cashman and Aurin Chowdhury — announced that they plan to offer a two-month extension during Thursday’s meeting that would push the start of the rideshare ordinance to July 1.

An hour later, the authors of the rideshare ordinance — Robin Wonsley, Jason Chavez and Jamal Osman — released …