03-12-12 Council Agenda & Packet

Home Browse Search

ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $5,200.00 FROM THE GIFT, DONATION AND BEQUEST FUND (NO. 217) IN 2012 FOR THE DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF WAYFINDING BICYCLE SIGNS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT In 2009, the City of South Bend established the Gift, Donation and Bequest Fund 217 for the receipt and disbursement of donated monies. In December, 2011,the City received donations of$2,500.00 from The Georgina Joshi Foundation, Inc. (DBA Bike the Bend) and $2,500.00 from the Bike Michiana Coalition. In February, 2012,the City received a donation from Grass Roots Media in the amount of$200.00. A total of$5,200.00 has been deposited into Fund 217 for the design, production and installation of wayfinding bicycle signs for the 2012 cycling season. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide funding for the reimbursement of the City of South Bend's Traffic and Lighting Department for the costs of these new signs. The expenditure of$5,200.00 supports the City of South Bend's initiatives to promote bicycle riding and safety. The City of South Bend has been recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. South Bend was one of only 190 communities in the United States to be awarded Bicycle Friendly Community status, receiving this designation in 2010 for its "remarkable commitment to bicycling." During the process of developing City Plan in 2006, the city's 20-year comprehensive plan, citizens identified the encouragement of bicycling as an alternate form of transportation as a key priority. As a result, the City of South Bend has developed a long-term plan for a 93-mile bicycle network, aggressively added new bicycle routes, and is completing work to finish the river walk system from Logan Street to Darden Road. As of January 2012, approximately 59.9 miles of bicycle routes have been established within the City. This network consists of multipurpose paths separated from streets (13.8 miles), striped bike lanes (16.4 miles), and other designated on-street routes (29.7 miles). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I: The sum of$5,200.00 is hereby appropriated in the fiscal year 2012 and ordered set apart from and within the Gift, Donation and Bequest Fund No. 217 for the design, production and installation of wayfinding bicycle signs for the 2012 cycling season.