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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington,
supporting„ Bike Everywhere Month, in order to encourage citizen
participation in, and awareness of, these events, and the health and safety
benefits of being a bicycle friendly community.
WHEREAS, bicycling is an activity that many people in Port Angeles enjoy,
including children and many adults who may not otherwise be able to drive;
WHEREAS, bicycling is healthy exercise,both as recreation and transportation;
WHEREAS, bicycling is a transportation mode that efficiently uses energy, city
infrastructure, and urban space;
WHEREAS, bicycling benefits local economic development, both because bicyclists
spend money at local businesses, and because an increasing number of people (particularly
older and younger generations) want to live in communities that are walk:-friendly and bie-
tfiendly-,
WHEREAS, bicycling is safer when motorists are aware that they share the streets
l with bicyclists;
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WHEREAS, the City's Bicycle Advisory Committee hosts events in May to promote
bicycle use and awareness;
WHEREAS, the May Bike Everywhere Month is synchronized with a nationwide
Bike Month promoted by the League of American Bicyclists;
WHEREAS, these events are organized by community volunteers and supported by
local businesses;
WHEREAS, greater community awareness of these events can support bicycle use
and awareness throughout fort Angeles;
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WHEREAS, greater city staff participation in these events, and in bicycle commuting,
and recreation, will lead by example, improve staff health and wellness, and provide other
benefits;
WHEREAS, Bike Everywhere Month will support the City's Comprehensive Plan by it
increasing awareness of bicycling by motorists and participation in bicycling and bike planning
activities, namely through the City's Comprehensive Plan's transportation goal of"develop[ing]
a coordinated, multimodal transportation system, which serves all areas of the city and all types
of users in a safe, economical, and efficient manner," (G-4A) and the policy that "The safety of
non-motorized modes of transportation shall be a primary consideration in the circulation
system," (P-4A.02 (emphasis added)), along with other goals and policies that support more
bicycle use, programs, and supportive infrastructure (e.g., P-2A.01(c), P-4 .01, P-4A.03, P-
4A.04, P-4A.07, P-4A.09, P-4A.10, P-4B.04, P-4 .14, P-413.18, P-5 ,06 ("The City should
place special emphasis on the recreational needs of the youth of the community, including
bicycle safety education programs."), P-7B.20 ("encourage the development and use of
alternative forms of energy and transportation"), P-8A.03, P-8A.06, P-8A.07, G-9C, P-90.01,
P-90.05, G-IOB, P-10B.07, G-10F, 0-1017.01, 0-10F.02);
WHEREAS, the City is investing in numerous capital projects to facilitate a bicycle
friendly community. These projects include, but, are not limited to the reconstruction of 10th
Street, Hill Street Olympic Discovery Trail improvements, and Race Street Complete street
design;
WHEREAS, because Bike Everywhere Month will provide an opportunity for
bicycle promoting and route planning, it helps to complete the City Council Strategic Plan for
2017-2018 which includes the objective of"Ensur[ing] long-term prosperity and sustainability
while preserving, and enhancing our unique and diverse small town character," the goal of
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"Improv[ing] multi-modal transportation opportunities," with a strategy of "Optimiz[ing]
transportation and wayfinding to improve circulation patterns across and within the
community," and a specific action concerning bike routes;
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles is recognized by the League of American
Bicyclists with a Bicycle Friendly Community Bronze Award, awarded spring 2015;
WHEREAS, this award requires renewal in 2019, and the City's Bicycle Advisory
Committee encourages application for a Silver Award; and
WHEREAS, our application for a Silver Award will be strengthened by having a
Bike Month and Bike Events,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles that the City Council supports and encourages participation in Bike Everywhere
Month, the promotion of Bike Everywhere Month through city media, and participation in Bike
Everywhere Month through the support and contributions of the City Wellness Committee and
multiple City Departments, and further encourages broad participation by all city staff.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 20"'day of March 2018.
Sissi Bruch, Mayor
ATTEST:
PJ'tf�r Veneklasen, City Clerk
APPR�&ED AS TO FO,
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VMIiam E. Bloor, City Attorney
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