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MAYOR Jason Buelterman CITY COUNCIL Shirley Sessions, Mayor Pro Tem Wanda D. Doyle Bill Garbett Frank Schuman, Sr. Kathryn Williams Paul Wolff CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND CITY MANAGER Diane
Schleicher CLERK OF COUNCIL Vivian Woods CITY ATTORNEY Edward M. Hughes P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749 (866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737 www.cityoftybee.org
Updated: 1/05/2010 City Council Agenda Item Request Agenda Item Requests must be submitted to the Clerk of Council by 10:00 am the Wednesday prior to the scheduled Council meeting. If
this form is received after the deadline, the item will be listed on the next scheduled agenda. Council Meeting Date for Request: 2/10/2011 Item: Proclamations declaring May 9-13, 2011
as Bike to Work Week on Tybee Island and May 2011 recognizing National Bike Month. Explanation: N/A/Budget Line Item Number (if applicable): N/A. Paper Work: x Attached* Already Distributed
To be handed out at Council Meeting (by Requester) Audio/Video Presentation** * Thirteen copies for packets must be provided with request. ** Audio/video presentation must be submitted
to the IT department at City Hall at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. NOTE: Request will be postponed if necessary information is not provided. Submitted by: Jonathan Lynn Phone
/Email: 912-786-4573 ext. 107 jlynn@cityoftybee.org Comments: n/a Date given to Clerk of Council: 1/31/2011
Bike To Work Week, Proclaimed at the February 10, 2011 Tybee Island City Council meeting. WHEREAS, for more than a century, the bicycle has been an important part of the lives of most
Americans; and WHEREAS, today, millions of Americans engage in bicycling because it is a viable and environmentallysooun form of transportation, an excellent form of fitness and provides
quality family recreation; and WHEREAS, the education of cyclists and motorists as to the proper and safe operation of bicycles is important to ensure the safety and comfort of all users;
and WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island is promoting greater public awareness of the importance of commuting by bicycle, bicycle operation and bicycle safety education as a means of reducing
reliance on the automobile, reducing vehicle traffic congestion and promoting a healthier and more connected community; and WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island and its employees are active
participants in the efforts to reduce motorized traffic and maintaining a healthy lifestyle; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jason Buelterman, Mayor for the City of Tybee Island, do hereby proclaim
May 09-13, 2011 as Bike to Work Week in the City of Tybee Island to call attention to the importance of bicycles for both recreation and transportation and I further call upon all residents
of the City of Tybee Island to use a bicycle to commute to work or run errands during that week.
National Bike Month, Proclaimed at the February 10, 2011 Tybee Island City Council meeting. WHEREAS, for more than a century, the bicycle has been an important part of the lives of most
Americans; and WHEREAS, today, millions of Americans engage in bicycling because it is a viable and environmentallysooun form of transportation, an excellent form of fitness and provides
quality family recreation; and WHEREAS, the education of cyclists and motorists as to the proper and safe operation of bicycles is important to ensure the safety and comfort of all users;
and WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island is promoting greater public awareness of the importance of commuting by bicycle, bicycle operation and bicycle safety education as a means of reducing
reliance on the automobile, reducing vehicle traffic congestion and promoting a healthier and more connected community; and WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island and its employees are active
participants in the efforts to reduce motorized traffic and maintaining a healthy lifestyle; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jason Buelterman, Mayor for the City of Tybee Island, do hereby proclaim
the month of May in the year 2011 as National Bike Month in order to call attention to the importance of bicycles for both recreation and transportation and to show the City of Tybee
Island’s support of bicycling efforts throughout our community.