22-12Resolution No. 22-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, SUPPORTING SAFE STREETS PINELLAS
ACTION PLAN, A VISION ZERO EFFORT TO ELIMINATE
TRAFFIC -RELATED FATALITIES AND SEROUS INJURIES
ON THE PINELLAS TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.
WHEREAS, on average 70 people have been killed or seriously injured in vehicular
crashes each year between 2015 and 2019 within the City of Clearwater, including
vehicular crashes involving an average of 13 pedestrians and six bicyclists annually.
WHEREAS, the number of people dying and suffering serious injuries on our
streets is a serious public health problem that necessitates public action.
WHEREAS, The City of Clearwater recognizes that traffic fatalities and serious
injuries are preventable and not inevitable.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater is a member of Forward Pinellas, which serves
as the Pinellas County Planning Council, and as the metropolitan planning organization
for Pinellas County.
WHEREAS, Forward Pinellas has taken a leadership role in transportation safety
by developing and adopting Safe Streets Pinellas Action Plan, a data -driven plan to work
towards zero traffic -related deaths and injuries by 2045.
WHEREAS, the Safe Streets Pinellas Action Plan has identified several areas
within the City of Clearwater as part of the High Injury Network — roadways where fatalities
and serious injuries have repeatedly occurred and must be systematically addressed.
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater is committed to safe and reliable transportation
for all.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of Clearwater endorses the Safe Streets Pinellas Action Plan
as a guiding document for the City's efforts towards zero traffic -related deaths by
2045.
Section 2. The City of Clearwater is committed to working with Forward Pinellas
and partner agencies to identify and implement projects and programs that reduce the
potential for serious injuries and fatalities on roads within the City of Clearwater by
taking a safe systems approach.
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Section 3. The City Manager shall designate one or more city staff to participate in
the Safe Streets Pinellas Working Group to coordinate safety improvements, to
advance local priorities that will make streets safer for the traveling public, and to
access technical assistance and support in reducing fatal and serious injury crashes.
Section 4. Together with the annual budget, the City Manager shall report to the
Mayor and City Council on progress towards zero traffic -related deaths in the City of
Clearwater by 2045, and the proposed strategic actions and investments to be made
during the next fiscal year.
Section 5. The City Clerk is directed to provide copies of this resolution to Forward
Pinellas officials as is directed by the City Council.
Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of September 2022.
Approved as to form:
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Laura Mahony
Senior Assistant City Attor
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Vol-`• Frank Hibbard
Mayor
Attest:
Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
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