Item B2BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: _May 21, 2014_ Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes X No Department: District V
Staff Contact /Phone #: Pamela Johnson/453-8787
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Mayor's Proclamation declaring the month of May to be Bicycle
Month in the Florida Keys.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
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APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 7/09
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National Bicycle Month
WHEREAS, National Bicycle Month is celebrated each May throughout the United States to
encourage the use of bicycles and to create awareness for bicycle safety; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County has adopted Comprehensive flan policies for a multi -modal
transportation system, including bicycles; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is improving bicycle safety through the construction of the CR 905
bike lanes, the Key Largo Bayside Shared Use Path, and the addition of designated bike lanes on
US 1; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County supports the efforts of Florida's state agencies to complete the
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail, which had almost 2 million trail users in 2013, and is one
of only seven state -designated trails in Florida's Greenways and Trails System;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sylvia J. Murphy, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, do hereby
encourage Florida Keys residents and visitors to park their cars and ride a bike to work, school,
play or shopping this May in celebration of National Bike Month.
Dated this 21st day of May, 2014
Sylvia J. Murphy