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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: September 20, 2016
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
2016 Walk and Roll to School Proclamation
Prepared by: William Lai, Assistant Civil Engineer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Dublin will work with the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) and Safe
Routes to Schools Alameda County to promote participation in International Walk to
School Day, an annual event that encourages students and parents to consider walking
and bicycling to school. This proclamation will declare the week of October 3 rd through
October 7th as “Walk and Roll to School Week” in the City of Dublin.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council proclaim the we ek of October 3rd through
October 7th as “Walk and Roll to School Week” in the City of Dublin.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Fiscal Year 2016-17 budget includes $3,500 to cover the costs of events and
outreach related to Walk and Roll to School Week. The total W alk and Roll to School
Week budget will be funded by Measure B Bicycle/Pedestrian Funds.
DESCRIPTION:
The Safe Routes to Schools program, found in more than 40 countries and in all 50
states, endeavors to increase the percentage of students and parents u tilizing
alternative methods of travel to and from school through the provision of resources,
encouragement, and expertise.
Walk and Roll to School Day is a day to reduce air pollution, traffic congestion, and to
make streets safer near schools. Children learn safe walking and biking behavior and
celebrate their school’s community spirit. The City of Dublin has participated in local
Walk and Roll to School events with the Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County
program and DUSD as part of its annual International Walk to School Week event.
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All elementary and middle schools in the Dublin Unified School District will be
participating in the Walk and Roll to School Day event on October 5th.
Staff will provide additional resources such as distribution of safe ty information,
giveaways, and snacks for participating students at four schools. As of the writing of this
report, those schools have not yet been determined.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
City Staff will work with DUSD and Safe Routes to Schoo l Alameda County to prepare
and distribute promotional information regarding Walk and Roll to School Week to
students and parents.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2016 Walk and Roll to School Week Proclamation
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN
CALIFORNIA
“Walk and Roll to School Week”
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin acknowledges that walking and bicycling to and from school establishes connections between
families, schools, and the community; and increases awareness of issues surrounding physical activity among children, pedestrian
safety, traffic congestion, and the environment; and
WHEREAS, Safe Routes to Schools is an international movement with programs in more than 40 countries and all 50 states that
strives to increase the percentage of students and parents utilizing alternative methods of travel to and from school, such a s
walking or bicycling, through the provision of resources, encouragement, and expertise; and
WHEREAS, the Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County program is promoting October 5th as International Walk and Roll to
School Day, an annual event that encourages students and parents to walk and bicycle to and from school; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is coordinating events with Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County and the Dublin Unified
School District during the International Walk and Roll to School Day; and
WHEREAS, Public Works staff, in concert with the Dublin Unified School District, will provide educational and safety
information on walking and bicycling at the participating schools;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, David Haubert, Mayor of Dublin, on behalf of the entire City Council, do
hereby proclaim the week of October 3rd through October 7th as “Walk and Roll to School Week” in the City of Dublin, and I call
upon all parents and students registered with Dublin Schools to consider walking and bicycling to and from school throughout the
week.
DATED: September 20, 2016
Mayor Haubert Vice Mayor Gupta
Councilmember Hart Councilmember Biddle Councilmember Wehrenberg