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99-49 1/\-:, ,',' . ---- I":'; ;'" ~.', 'L..... ~ ... " ;, . . ; . . T .. . . ' < ,.0,' . ' " , ' , . , . ' " "' . . , :f< .......... ..... RESOLUTIONS "l:. . .. , , ':,' . . " . .,. ". -' ' . .' . " ' ~'. .' . . . . . . ~ . , . . . . :. .' .. c' . - , " , < ~', .' , . ' ,. .#: ........ qq-~ i .}T .' . ' . " \' . " . , ; ! d , i , i I . i i . I I , I I I . I . I: Clef/ ' , I ----- 1 .~=) :...J RESOLUTION NO. 99-49 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE PINELLAS TRAIL AS A DESIGNATED MILLENNIUM TRAIL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the construction of the Pine lias Trail was initiated in 1990 and has served to connect the entire County since it runs north/south 35 miles through the urban area of Pine lias County; and WHEREAS, the Pinellas Trail is a 15-foot wide, paved facility that is continuous and is designed for use by bicyclists, pedestrians and rollerbladers; and WHEREAS, the Plnellas Trail Is now widely accepted within the community for not only extensive recreational use. but also as a symbol of another way to travel for such purposes as shopping, school. work and other non-recreational purposes; and WHEREAS, the Pine lias Trail has brought the communities of Pinellas County together by openly traversing the urban area with free access by the general public along the entire corridor; and WHEREAS, the Pinellas Trail has generated considerable pedestrian-friendly development and land uses through the area that it traverses; and WHEREAS, the Pinellas Trail has become internationally recognized as a facility that has been recognized as a model pedestrian transportation corridor to visit and use; and WHEREAS, the White House has established a program to recognize Trails throughout the Country that have established a reputation in their area for providing a significant means of transportation and have become a significant aspect of their community; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Pine lias Trail is supported as a Millennium Trail under the White House Millennium Trail program. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of November ,1999. Approved J form: ~Akin, City Attorney Attest: rynth,a . . t.(fdu~ udeau, City Clerk (J Resolution No. 9949 .H...U.. t:...