HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6805 N.C.S. 01/20/1975 '� 1 ution r No. N. C S.
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RESOLUTION AUT IOIRI >ZING I - CIITEIF'; OF- POLICE TO EX A
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ICATIOZd R�� B'ICYCLE /PEDES,TRIAN:: SAFETY PROG�R��?,
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Janes L Harberson
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INTRODUC BY COUNCIIi
SECOND
Ep. BY COUNCIhMAN • - Robe • A ,Brunner
a Regul a
M eeting ,of City Council of, the
y da of January.. , 19
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City of Peta1uma,
_ ;viII REAS, th.e City of P„ is aa, rapidly growin g •communit y
having' expanded d`' from l '8. 0.00', to over 5:0`0 resident .'in the last decade,
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" " WilEREAS,ya re'de bicycle questontlalre estimated that
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" M t ly in use by' 'adults'. and chi ld`ren
pproximael 15 , 00`;0 b'c cl'es are Cu rren
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city wide and';, ,I •
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VJtTEREAS, ,young' people •attending;; 15 different elementary, ,junior
and •s'enior•• • high schools make up over; .one: =third of the C.ity's,.total pope.
1..a.ciori,; and.
v iiEREAS, ;tic cue
• - .- � y . pedestrla• ; accidents are on the 'rise ;• and
TAW:- EREAS, the City Chas :' ;recently, .received two • indepth'studies.
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coverin 'bic cle /e'destrians.afet f- rom'the consulting ;firm, Lampman
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and A'ssociates,, an:d.
W %IEREAS,.the consultin firm, Lanpman and As'sociates, has 're-
c that the City provide one;:'fu11- time police officer. to satisfy •
b cyc and school 'safety needs:, and,
WHEREAS the Calif,ri•a Office,
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,, I , 'of ,'- raf:fc .S;afety administers ,
. S,.. Department o,f, Trans ortation.' funds which 'are: made :avai•l
.p . _, available ItO,
Sta_ce' locaa , . ver
•., 1 go nmen ..� ursdiction. as - raffc ,safety grants
NOW,-,.THEREFORE',, • BE IT RE SOLVED `•that the;, Chief of Police be,
:and he is `hereby, 4 o,rized =co, prepare; • and e °a grant appli.cation
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for a traffic safety grant as described above.„
BE Ham . IT. •FURTHER, RESOLVED: that this Council endorses this bicycle /
:pedestriai,`.safety 'progr
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under ; the P • ower and authority conferred'u P ; on this Council by the Charter of said City. -
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I hereby certify that the'foregoingResolution was duly "and regularly introduced and
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adopted b of y, the Council of the City,of Petaluma . on• the :; ._ -, -,_-
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' Ja u d 'ry _ ; 19 :75 "b the following votes: - t
AYES Counci .hmen Dal,,y, Harberson, Matteis, Terry -
and Mayor 'Putnam
NOES None
ABSENT None
ATTEST J ✓ "`.' 6 '^
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