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CITY CLERK 100 N.W. 1st AVENUE • DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33444 56 1/243-/000
CERTIFICATION
I, CHEVELLE D. NUBIN, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Delray
Beach, do hereby certify that the attached document is a true and correct
copy of Resolution No. 05-16, as the same was passed and adopted by the
Delray Beach City Commission in regular session on the 8th day of December,
2015.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the
official seal of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, on this the 6th day of
January, 2016.
Chevelle D. Nubin, MMC
City Clerk
City of Delray Beach, Florida
SERVICE ' PERFORMANCE INTEGRITY - RE5PON5IBLE ' INNOVATIVE ' TEAMWORK
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RESOLUTION NO. 05-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DT_LRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING
SENATE BILL 904 SPONSORED BY FLORIDA STATE
SENATOR MARIA SACHS FOR DISTRICT 34 THAT
AMENDS CHAPTER 335, SECTION 65, FLORIDA
STATUTES TO REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR. -
POWERED, IN -ROAD LIGHTS IN ALL BICYCLE WAYS
THAT ARE ESTABLISHED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2016,
IN, OR WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF, AN URBAN
AREA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION,
RECONSTRUCTION, OR OTHER CHANGE OF ANY
STATE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 2013, most bicyclist fatalities in urban areas occurred between 4 p.m. and
Midnight; and
WHEREAS, many coastal roads in Florida do not utilize street lights during turtle nesting
season (March -October) to prevent disorienting the hatchlings with artificial light. Solar -powered,
in -toad lights will provide a bike lane lighting source during the turtle season and throughout the
year; and
WHEREAS, bicyclists accounted for 2.35 percent of all traffic fatalities, and approximately
48,000 bicyclists were injured in 2013; and
WHEREAS, public agencies ate required to maintain minimum teflectivity of longitudinal
pavement markings unless continuous lighting assures that the markings are clearly visible at night;
and
WHEREAS, solar-poweted, in -toad lights improve the nighttime visibility of bike lanes and
bicyclists and reduce the risk of roadway departure crashes by making the bike lanes visible for
drivers at a greater distance; and
WHEREAS, solar -powered, in road lights ate economical and easy to install; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to support Senate Bill 904 in the 2016 Legislative
Session.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City of Delray Beach supports Senate Bill 904 sponsored by Florida
State Senator Maria Sachs for District 34 amending chapter 335, section 65 to require installation of
solar-poweted, in -toad lights in all bicycle ways that are established on or after July 1, 2016, in, or
within a one mile radius of, an urban area in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or
other change of any state transportation facility.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 5" dap of January 2016.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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