Item B8
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 21, 2003
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Mayor Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
To proclaim May 2003 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in accordance to Governor Jeb
Bush's declaration.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The motorcycle is an energy-efficient vehicle that reduces fuel consumption, traffic, and parking
congestion.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
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REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty
OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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4 Mayor ixie M. Spehar
DOCUMENTATION:
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To Follow
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DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM # 8. ~
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f'roclamation
WHEREAS, Governor Jeb Bush has declared the month of May, 2003 as
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, motorcycles are increasingly being used as a regular means
of transportation due to the current need to conserve fuel and our state's
favorable climate for this mode of transportation; and
WHEREAS, the motorcycle is an energy-efficient vehicle that reduces fuel
consumption, traffic, and parking congestion; and
WHEREAS, the motorcycle has proven to be an important form of
transportation for commuting, as well as touring and recreation, both on and off
the roads; and
WHEREAS, as a matter of safety, it is necessary to develop skills and an
awareness of proper driving habits to handle these vehicles on the highways of
our state.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe
County, Florida, I do hereby extend greetings and best wishes to all observing
May, 2003, as
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness
Month
WITNESS my hand and seal of the County of Monroe, Florida, this
21st day of May, 2003. .
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