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CC 2013-09-24_06.a. Proclamation - RideshareCITY OF Honorary Proclamation Declaring October 2013 as "Rideshare Month" and October 9th as "International Walk to School Day" WHEREAS, transportation choices including carpooling, vanpooling, taking the bus, walking, biking or working from home reduce road congestion, reduce commuter costs, preserve air and water quality and improve personal health; and WHEREAS, Rideshare Month will include $1000 cash prizes, and outreach events including More Parks Less Parking, Cash Vanpool, Cash Carpool, Weigh your Commute, Good Morning Commuters! Bike and Pedestrian Breakfasts and Transit Tuesdays to encourage using sustain.able transportation choices; and WHEREAS, SLO Regional Rideshare, as a division of the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, provides information, programs and services on sustainable transportation choices for people living, working and visiting San Luis Obispo County; and WHEREAS, SLO Regional Rideshare will provide support and awareness to schools across the County for International Walk to School Day. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Tony Ferrara, Mayor of the City of Arroyo Grande, on behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim October 2013 as "Rideshare Month" and October 8th as "International Walk to School Day" in the City of Arroyo Grande. ·IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande to be affixed this 24th day of September 2013. TONVFERRARA,MAVOR J Item 6.a. - Page 1 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Item 6.a. - Page 2