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Agenda Item No. 5(C) CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO PROCLAMATION Bike to Work Day on May 9, 2013 WHEREAS, May is National Bike Month; and WHEREAS, the City of El Cerrito is committed to making the City a more bike friendly city; and WHEREAS, in 2007, the City Council adopted a Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians; and WHEREAS, support for increased bicycle use is one of the strategies in the City’s Climate Action Plan; and WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Area's 19th Annual Bike to Work Day will take place on Thursday, May 9, 2013 with all nine Bay Area counties participating in the celebration, and WHEREAS, as part of Bike to Work Day, Energizer Stations will be located along Bay Area commute routes where bicyclists can stop for refreshments, giveaways, and bicycling information or simply to be 'cheered on' by fellow participants; and WHEREAS, on Bike to Work Day, the City of El Cerrito will host an Energizer Station on the Ohlone Greenway near the El Cerrito Plaza BART station; and WHEREAS, according to the 2007 American Community Survey 43,000 Bay Area residents use a bicycle as their primary means of getting to work every day; and WHEREAS, drivers should remember to drive the speed limit, share the roadway and always watch for bicyclists; and WHEREAS, the City Council encourages everyone to consider participating in Bike to Work Day and other Bike Month activities, to participate in a bicycle safety class, and to consider bicycling more often. NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of El Cerrito recognizes the value of increased bicycle use and encourages participation in the 19th Annual Bike to Work Day and other bicycling activities during the month of May, and hereby proclaims May 9, 2013, as Bike to Work Day in the City of EI Cerrito. Dated: April 16, 2013 Gregory B. Lyman Mayor