Agenda Item # 5
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
3/08/2016
Agenda Report # 92
TO: Mayor and City Council
SUBJECT: Bicycle Columbus Donation
INITIATED BY: Planning Department
Recommendation: Approval is requested to receive $1,020.60 in donations from
Bicycle Columbus for the purpose of purchasing thirty (30) roadway signs.
Background: Bicycle Columbus, a local bicycle advocacy group, wished to donate
the funds necessary for the city to purchase thirty (30) road signs that
display the state's three foot pass law for bicyclists riding on roadways.
Three feet is the amount of distance considered to be safe for motorists
passing a bicyclist on a roadway. The signs will be placed in strategic
locations throughout the community where there is high bicyclist activity and
motorist interaction. The Traffic Engineering division will order the thirty
road signs from a vendor and will install them at the specified locations in
accordance with all state and local regulations.
Analysis: The three foot pass signs help to remind drivers to pass bicyclists
at a safe distance on roadways and can help to educate drivers about the law
regarding safe passing. Displaying signs such as the three foot pass sign can
also help foster a sense of community towards all modes of transportation.
Financial Considerations: Bicycle Columbus will donate $1,020.60 to the General
Fund Donations Revenue account as item 0101-250-2100-4802. Traffic Engineering
Division will be reimbursed from the General Fund at this amount.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: None. This is a one-time donation of
funds.
Legal Considerations: None.
Recommendations/Actions: Approval is requested to accept these funds into the
General Fund Donations Revenue account and allow the Traffic Engineering
Division to purchase and install the road signs.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM BICYCLE COLUMBUS TO THE
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUYING ROAD SIGNS.
WHEREAS, Bicycle Columbus, a local bicycle advocacy group, has a commitment to
making the City of Columbus a safer, more bicycle friendly city; and,
WHEREAS, Bicycle Columbus has partnered with local businesses and organizations
to make a monetary donation of $1,020.60 to the City of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, the accepted funds will go into the General Fund Donations Revenue
Account as item 0101-250-2100-4802 and Traffic Engineering Division shall be
compensated in the General Fund; and,
WHEREAS, the Traffic Engineering Division shall purchase thirty (30) road signs
that shall display state law ?40-6-56, requiring motorists to provide
bicyclists with no less than three feet of space when passing on a roadway;
and,
WHEREAS, the Traffic Engineering Division shall install and maintain the road
signs in accordance with all state and local regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
The Department of Engineering is authorized to accept this monetary donation
from Bicycle Columbus for the use of purchasing thirty (30) road signs.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the
_________ day of _____________, 2016 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Buck voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike
Tomlinson, Mayor
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