HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012003 - 2003-309 Exhibit "A"
The Board of Supervisors
OF
Contra Costa County, State of California
In the Matter of Proclaiming May 15, 2003
Bike to Work Day 2003
Resolution NO. 2003/ 309
WHEREAS, breathing clean air is vital to healthy lungs and life; and
WHEREAS, the County of Contra Costa encourages its employees and citizens to bicycle in order
to improve air quality and promote the health benefits of bicycling, and
WHEREAS, the County of Contra Costa acknowledges that bicycling to work is a successful
rideshare mode to alleviate traffic congestion, reduce air pollution and improve the "livability" of
communities by reducing traffic noise and congestion; and
WHEREAS, Bike to Work Days have proven effective in converting drivers into bicyclists and
educating citizens about the environmental importance of bicycling to work regularly; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties throughout California are promoting May 15, 2003, as a statewide
Bike to Work Day; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors do
hereby proclaim May 15, 2003, as Contra Costa County Bike to Work Day,
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON MAY 13, 2003,by a unanimous vote of the Board members
present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the minutes of
said.Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the seal of the.Board
of Supervisors affixed this l? of .tYlay
2003.
JOHNSWEETEN, Clerk of the ,board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.