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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 08/20/2019 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING AUGUST 20, 2019 AS RICK PRIPROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Rick Price has been instrumental in establishing bicycling advocacy in Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, he was the driving force behind the founding of Bike Fort Collins. He promoted its initial vision of “more bikes and more bike safety”, a vision that has survived since 2005; and WHEREAS, he volunteered his time to lead the City's Bicycle Advisory Committee for many years and played a major role in the development of Fort Collins Bicycle Master Plans; and WHEREAS, Rick Price played a key role in developing the foundation for what is now a Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community and one of the top-rated bicycling cities in the country; and WHEREAS, he served as a League Cycling Instructor and a voice for bicycle safety education and advocacy through community cycling education and newspaper articles, He also started the Safe Routes to School volunteer instructor training; and WHEREAS, Rick advocated for the development and funding of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Town, which was ultimately built as the Walk & Wheel Skills Hub in 2017. He led the effort to start the Bike Coop and bring bicycle mobility to everyone, including under-served populations; and WHEREAS, Rick Price deserves to be recognized for the bicycle initiatives he has promoted and the time he has contributed to bicycling in Fort Collins. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby declare August 20, 2019 as RICK PRICE DAY and thank him for his service and commitment to active mobility in our city. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins this 20th day of August, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ City Clerk