05 proclamation month of May as Motorcycle Awareness MonthCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
Originating Depattment:
Presented By:
Agenda Item No.:
5/04/09
City Manager
Kevin Carruth
S.A.
Council Date:
5/11/09
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Not an action item.
POLICY ISSUE(S):
Proclamation
BACKGROUND:
Motorcyclists are promoting safety, education
and awareness in high school drivers' education programs
and to the general public in our City and State. This proclamation declares the month of May as
Motorcycle Awareness Month.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
EXHIBITS:
Proclamation
ACTION:
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FISCAL NOTES:
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❑ Municipal Court ❑ Legal ❑ Library
❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities
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t/7~tt re~~ces~zrelconsur~ption and-l-oadlvear, ana`contri6utes in a soni icant way
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awczre of Naotorcycls on tle streets ancfFolivwys ~zn~frecoqnize the importance of
lnotarcycle scr~ety,• anc,f
V_9l~~'R.T_AS, motorcyclsts continuall~ yromote inotorcycl'e safetV, ecliucatzon cznY_
aw"'zreness in hvi7/i sc~~ol~fr~vers'educ~ztio~zyrograrns an<fto the~e~zer~zl_pai6~c in
our City rznd State, prese~ating motorcycl ~z~v~zreness .pr(,gnznas to over 100,000
_parlic01717ts in tle~,17stfourj
leajs alone,• an,,f JV31'TR~'.q.5; allmotoYCycfis•ts s~ioallifjonz C~'f~sy .r'~IcParis in actz"vel~promoting tlie
safe o~eration ofntotorcycls, as lvellas-,P.roryzoting motorcycl safety, e~fzIcatzorl ~zn~f
~z~vaYeness to t6ie citizens of ozr~~ City ~zaz~fSfizte,- ~znaf,
)YYl~'1z~".A.S; tle naotorcyclzrts h'czve contri6arted-e i tensz"ve time, mone f and
conzlnunzty service to national and- conamainzt, cliaritcz&e organizations sucli as
Easter Sea .ls, _j1aAe-A-211'1sli ~'oulufation, .rtilaiscular Dystroply Association, Sczl~vation
.Arrny andvRriourg/11 relef efforts;• and,, ,
di-iring tFie montli f.r'Y1eay, alTro,(u6vay arsers, s6ioulifunite in t6ie safe
sliaring o/`-tlie roadivays 7vitl~iin tle City f Paris, and'tlir ougl~-cout t/~ie great State of
Ie_ras;.
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P.~RIS, ~~'X.f2S; 6y tle aut6ority veste~f in me, ~zn~f in recoqnition of t6ie loh
.Anniversari f tlie fforts fA. 8-4. J4 G'y_psy .rtilcP~zris~ anaf tlie otler zzo, o00
registeYed motor-cycl'ists statejvi4 and-in recopnition of tle continuealrol tliey
serve as a l ad r in niotorcycl safety , ediacation and-izwareness, do- Fere6yyroc~izim
tlle monffl of.rtilay, ?oog, as
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in Paris, Lamar County, 1'exas, and-urge alTmotorrsts to join in an e fort to improve
safety amfazvczreness an ozrr 1-oczdways.
I9V7"~'S~LrtilONJI 7V.91TREO,T -f lave lierezinto set ~ny li~zncfczn~l c~zuse~.ft6ie Sealof
t/ie City to 6e affz;ielfat ff/ e City ofPe zris, tFizs ffl e Iltli a izy f.r'~I-ty, ~oog.
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,janice 1'lls, City Clerk
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_lesse_Tarrzes Treeln, -A1ailor
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