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RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S SAFER PEOPLE,
SAFER STREETS: PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY
INITIATIVE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is challenging mayors
and local elected officials to take significant action to improve the safety for bicycle
riders and pedestrians of all ages and abilities over the next year.
B. Santa Ana ranks third out of the thirteen highest population cities in California
with injury /fatal traffic collisions.
C. In Santa Ana, 18% of residential households are without a car and 14% of
residents use public transit.
D. The integration of all modes in the design of streets and highways will
increase the capacity and efficiency of the road network, reduce traffic congestion by
improving mobility options, limit greenhouse gas emissions, and improve the general
quality of life.
E. Bicycling and walking are important forms of transportation and recreation in
our community.
F. The City Council seeks to make Santa Ana a more livable and lively city, a
healthy economically robust community with system wide choices of safe, convenient
access to roadways and trails for all users with a more balanced human scale
environment.
G. Educating the public about safety, health and mobility are part of being a
quality community.
H. The City is developing a Safe Mobility Santa Ana Plan to minimize adverse
effects of vehicle traffic /speed on city streets through engineering, education and
enforcement.
I. The plan will be customized to address the specific needs and characteristics
of Santa Ana.
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J. The goals of Safe Mobility Santa Ana are to substantially increase safe
mobility in all areas of the City, to achieve zero fatal bike /pedestrian collisions, reduce
vehicle speeds, and minimize demonstrated collision patterns.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 2. The City of Santa Ana accepts the Department of Transportation's
Mayors Challenge "Safer People, Safer Streets: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Initiative."
Section 3. The City will work with other agencies with transportation jurisdiction
within the City boundaries and adjoining agencies to evaluate the principles of Safer
People, Safer Streets.
Section 4. The City encourages all residents and parents to ensure that people
learn defensive walking, bike riding in traffic, including wearing a helmet and the
dangers of using any electronic device or headphone when walking or bike riding.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 171h day of February, 201:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna,
Sarmiento (6)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Tinaiero (1)
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2015 -009 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on February 17, 2015.
Date: �Z4 qw k D• &ly,%
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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