Item B1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
MeetingDatc: _February ]9, 2014 Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes No Department: District Five
Staff Contact/Phone#: Pamela Johnson/453-8787
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation of Mayor's Proclamation proclaiming the month of
March as Bicycle Month in the Florida Keys.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
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TOTAL COST: INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes No
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REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included x Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM#
Revised 7/09
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
BICYCLE MONTH IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
WHEREAS, the bicycle, for more than a century, has been a viable and environmentally sound
form of transportation, and an excellent form of exercise and recreation; and
WHEREAS, bicycling reduces traffic congestion, improves air quality, reduces our dependence
on foreign oil, is quiet, affordable and enhances the overall quality of life in the community; and
WHEREAS, independent cyclists throughout Monroe County are promoting greater public
awareness of bicycle operations and safety education in an effort to reduce accidents, injuries
and fatalities; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, along with
schools, businesses and civic groups throughout the county are promoting;bicycling; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County works cooperatively with our neighboring counties, Miami-Dade,
Broward, and Palm Beach, through the Florida Department of Transportation on regional
transportation issues.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sylvia J. Murphy, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, do hereby
proclaim the Month of March as
BICYCLE MONTH IN THE FLORIDA KEYS