Fiscal Note
There is no fiscal impact associated with the dissolution of the Platinum Biking City Planning Committee.
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Sunsetting the Platinum Biking City Planning Committee and thanking its members, staff and supporters for their work.
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WHEREAS, the Mayor appointed the Platinum Biking City Planning Committee on September 21, 2006 with the overall goals of achieving Platinum level through the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly Communities program, and to put forward a roadmap, or bike path, for Madison to become the best city in the country for bicycling; and
WHEREAS, the Platinum Biking City Planning Committee guided the preparation of the report with input from bicyclists and other interested stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council adopted the Platinum Biking City Planning Committee’s final report “Making Madison the Best Place in the Country to Bicycle” on April 11, 2008;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the Common Council thank the members of the Platinum Committee for their work and dedication to this project
former Alder Brian Benford,
Alder Mark Clear,
John Coleman,
Jay Ferm, co-chair,
Colleen Hayes,
Javier Nieto,
Mike Rewey,
Mary Rouse, co-chair,
Kathy Schramm,
Susan Schmitz,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council thank the many staff that provided input and assistance to the Platinum Committee, including
Anthony Fernandez, City Engineering,
Bill Schaefer, Metropolitan Planning Organization,
Si Widstrand, Parks,
Mike Waidelich, Planning,
Cam McLay, Police,
Muriel Nagle and Pam McGranahan, Public Health,
Dan McCormick, John Rider and Arthur Ross, Traffic Engineering
Darwin S. Ward, report writer,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council thank the many citizens that provided input to the Platinum Committee;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council thank those businesses that provided funding to the Platinum Committee:
Trek Bicycle Corporation,
Pacific Cyc...
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