HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 96-120RESOLUTION NO. 96-120
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
IN SUPPORT OF THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM,
AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT
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WHEREAS, on November 16, 1994, the City of Lodi adopted the Bicycle Transportation
Master Plan (BTMP); and
WHEREAS, new bicycle lanes have been installed on various streets throughout the
City; and
WHEREAS, in January 1996, Public Works staff presented a proposal to the Office of
Traffic Safety (OTS) for a Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program Grant in the amount of
$36,000; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 1996 staff informed Council that the City has received
preliminary approval for funding of a bicycle and pedestrian safety program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi has been notified that OTS has increased the project
amount to $50,000; and
WHEREAS, project will begin in October 1996 and end in December 1998; and
WHEREAS, this program will be a joint effort between the Public Works and Police
Departments to create an interactive traffic safety program to educate kindergarten through
sixth grade school-age children on pedestrian and bicycle issues; and
WHEREAS, the program will include preparing and distributing "suggested routes to
school maps", a certificate program allowing students to receive free bicycle helmets,
administering bicycle rodeos to create a fun environment to test and educate the students on
their bicycle safety skills, and also includes a public relations campaign on bicycle and
pedestrian safety.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby supports the Bicycle and
Pedestrian Safety Program; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute Project
Agreement No. PS9706 with the Office of Traffic Safety.
Dated: September 4, 1996
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 96-120 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 4, 1996, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Davenport, Mann, Pennino, Sieglock
and Warner (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
NNIFE M. PERRIN
City Clerk
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