05.a. Bike MonthL
HONORARY PROCLAMATION DECLARING
MAY 2012 AS "BIKE MONTH"
AND MAY 14 - 18,2012 AS
"BIKE TO WORK AND SCHOOL WEEK"
WHEREAS, bicycle commuting is an effective means to reduce air pollution and conserve energy
and promotes the "livability" of communities by reducing traffic, noise and congestion; and
WHEREAS, bicycle transportation is an integral part of the "multi-modal" transportation systems
planned by federal, state, regional, and local transportation agencies; and
WHEREAS, Bike Month is a San Luis Obispo county-wide celebration of human powered
transportation, which encourages people of all ages and abilities to ride bicycles to their
destinations; and
WHEREAS, Bike Month promotions such as "Bike to Work and School Week" and the "Commuter
Bike Competition" encourages citizens to ride their bicycles, thereby reducing vehicular emissions
in the county; and
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 May 2012 as "Bike Month", and May 14 - 18, 2012 as
"Bike to Work and School Week" 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 24* day of April, 2012.
TONY FERRARA, MAYOR
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