HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-019-03/16/2010-DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURSUE THE CONCEPT OF A 'MASTER CYCLIST' PROGRAM AND A 'BIKE SAFETY TO RESOLUTION 2010-019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURSUE THE CONCEPT
OF A "MASTER CYCLIST" PROGRAM AND A`BIKE SAFETY TOWN"
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIKE SAFETY EDUCATION PLAN
WHEREAS, at the March 2, 2010 meeting of the City Council, the Council requested that
the Congestion Management and Air Quality Grant("CMAQ")for the City's FC Bikes Program be
amended to utilize $15,000 to $20,000 for the issuance of a request for proposals ("RFP") for the
purpose of hiring a coordinator to assist with the development of the Bike Safety Education Plan,
among other things; and
WHEREAS,the proposal of engaging through an RFP process a coordinator for that purpose
has met with concerns on the part of the North Front Range MPO and the Colorado Department of
Transportation and would, at the least, cause delay in the City's ability to obtain the CMAQ grant;
and
WHEREAS,the City Bicycle Advisory Committee has recommended that the CMAQ grant
be executed without the proposed amendment for the issuance of an RFP but that the City Manager
pursue the work suggested by the Council, as a part of a future project of the staff of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the approach recommended by the Bicycle
Advisory Committee is in the best interests of the City and that the City Manager should be directed
accordingly.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City Manager is hereby directed to pursue the writing of the Bike Safety
Education Plan, and in connection therewith to develop the concept of a"Master Cyclist"program
and to also explore the use of annual "Building on Basics" revenues to potentially assist in the
construction of a"Bike Safety Town"in one of the City's parks and, finally,to coordinate the Bike
Safety Education Plan Project closely with the Safe Routes to School program.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Co cil f the City of Fort Colli this 16th
day of March A.D. 2010.
Mayo
ATTEST. l
City Clerk