HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-070RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TI-YE C1TY OF PORT
TOWNSEND RE-AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR A FREE BICYCLE
SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE CITY FOR A PERIOD OF
ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, citizens of the community and visitors have primarily relied upon motor
vehicles for transportation purposes, with the attendant congestion, pollution and other
consequences as a result, and
WHEREAS, the City has seen significant growth recently in terms of development,
population and visitors which has further contributed to the increased use of and reliance upon
motor vehicles with the impacts identified above, and
WHEREAS, the Contractor more specifically identified below has proposed a program
to be conducted within the City for public transportation purposes to encourage the use of
bicycles for travelling within the City, and the City desires to promote this program, and
WHEREAS, the program will contribute to transportation solutions within the City;
pertain to tourism and economic development; and other public purposes, and
WHEREAS, this program was previously authorized by Resolution 91-67 but was not
implemented within the originally intended time frames and the City Council now wishes to
re. authorize execution of a contract by the Mayor for the provision of the services identified
below and in the attached contract; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Port Townsend that the Mayor
and the Clerk-Treasurer are authorized to execute on behalf of the City the attached
CONTRACT FOR BICYCLE SERVICE in substantially the form as set forth, and the Clerk-
Treasurer is authorized to issue the City's warrant or warrants in payment of the consideration
required by the contract from the Current Expense Fund.
Passed by t.h~.City Council for the City of Por~0wnsendlland aj~ved and signed by
the Mayor this ,/.5~'~- day of June, 1992.
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David A. Grove, City Clerk
M/~t: John Clise
Approved as t~l~'o_rm:
Dennis McLerran, City Attorney