RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI ADOPTING THE
SONOMA COUNTY VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
WHEREAS, Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries among all road users to ensure safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all; and WHEREAS, in October 2019, the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) launched a Vision Zero planning process in partnership with the Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS); and
WHEREAS, the SCTA and DHS convened a Vision Zero Advisory Committee comprised of members from all ten jurisdictions within Sonoma County, including the City of Cotati, as well as non-profit organizations, community members, and public health and safety agencies; and
WHEREAS, after months of data-gathering, agency participation, community engagement and plan development, the Vision Zero Advisory Committee has produced the Sonoma County Vision Zero Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Vision Zero Action Plan contains specific actions and measures to achieve a target goal of zero traffic deaths and severe injuries on roadways in Sonoma County by 2030; and
WHEREAS, Vision Zero implementers will involve a wide range of stakeholders, including: local agency transportation departments, law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and various health and educations stakeholders; and WHEREAS, the adoption of the Vision Zero Action Plan may increase the City's eligibility and competitiveness for future Federal and State grant opportunities; and WHEREAS, the implementation measures in the Vision Zero Action Plan include recommendations that will support the City's current work toward a safer transportation system, including the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and Local Road Safety Plan, as well as the City's numerous General Plan goals including reducing traffic accidents and hazards, providing for safe bicycle, pedestrian and transit facilities, and reducing greenhouse gases; and WHEREAS, the SCTA Board of Directors adopted the Vision Zero Action Plan at their March 14, 2022, meeting; and
WHEREAS, participating agencies are also asked to consider adopting the Vision Zero Action Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cotati hereby adopts the Sonoma County Vision Zero Action Plan and will work towards incorporating the recommendations as resources allow.
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IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on the May 9th, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:________________________________
Mayor
Attest:____________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney