HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1994-037 Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. R-94- 37
A RESOLUTION establishing a Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee for the
City of Yakima.
WHEREAS, there has been an increase in the number of bicyclists and
pedestrians in the Yakima area and this increase is to the benefit of the City of
Yakima and its citizens alike; and
WHEREAS, pedestrians and the use of bicycles result in less vehicular
traffic on roads, less deterioration of streets, less pollution, greater mobility for
those without automobiles, including children, and important health benefits for
all; and
WHEREAS, highly visible cyclists, bike/pedestrian route signs and
bike/pedestrian paths can enhance the image of the Yakima as a friendly, health,
and family-oriented city, for tourists and potential citizens and businesses; and
WHEREAS, a Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee can help insure an orderly, safe,
and covenient integration of bicyclists and pedestrians into the general traffic
flow, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
A Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee is established for the City of
Yakima for the following purposes:
1) To aid in the creation and review of a Yakima
Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan;
2) To seek consensus among staff, committee, affected citizens,
and neighborhoods or other interested groups on
bicycle/pedestrian projects and implementation;
3) To establish annually a list of recommended
bicycle/pedestrian priorities to serve as a proposed
bicycle/pedestrian budget for the coming year;
4) To aid in the review and adoption of preliminary and final
plans for creating and financing specific bicycle/pedestrian
projects; and
5) To keep the public informed about existing and proposed
bicycle/pedestrian projects and encourage citizen
participation in identifying problem areas, reviewing
existing facilities, and planning and implementing new
projects and facilities.
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The total membership of the Committee shall consist of nine persons. Five
Committee members shall be residents of the City of Yakima who are :not
employees of the City and who are citizens concerned about bicycle/pedestrian
projects. One of said citizen members shall represent the Yakima Greenway
Foundation. These five citizen members of the Committee shall be appointed by
the City Council. The remaining four members of the Committee shall be
professional employees of the City of Yakima appointed by the City Manager.
Committee members shall serve without compensation at the pleasure of the City
Council or City Manager for indefinite terms.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 5th day of April , 1994.
ATTEST:
�J ir_ C A;. -ems'
Cit, Clerk
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Mayor