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A RESOLUTION

FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE LAKEWOOD BICYCLE SYSTEM MASTER PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAKEWOOD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood Planning Commission adopted the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan on February 19, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood City Council approved the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan on May 12, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan, through its goals and policies, provides broad support for bicycle facilities as a transportation and recreational amenity; and

WHEREAS, citizens, the bicycling community, adjacent jurisdictions and others participated in public meetings to identify issues, provide ideas, and review the proposed plan; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the Lakewood Bicycle System Master Plan, with notice made to citizens as published in the Rocky Mountain News; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the public testimony received, the action of the Planning Commission, and the staff report and recommendation.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, that:

SECTION 1. The Lakewood Bicycle System Master Plan, as presented to the City Council and dated September 2005, is hereby approved as an amendment to the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan.

SECTION 2. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to affix their signatures on this Resolution and on the Lakewood Bicycle System Master Plan as evidence of the approval and adoption of the same by the City Council.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by a vote of 10 for and 0 against at a regular meeting of the City Council on October 10, 2005, at 7 o'clock p.m., at Lakewood Civic Center, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor

ATTEST:

Margy Greer, City Clerk