Resolution 2010-038
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY DECLARING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF BUS PASSES AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL
TRANSIT ITEMS BY COLLIER AREA TRANSIT (CAT) FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROMOTING TRANSIT.
WHEREAS, the Collier County Department of Alternative Transportation Modes (ATM)
operates Collier Area Transit (CAT) as a Department of the Collier County Transportation
Services Division; and
WHEREAS, CAT serves as the public transit provider for Collier County, serving the
Naples, Marco Island, and Immokalee areas; and
WHEREAS, Collier County has been operating CAT since 2001 and the system has
grown to providing service to over I million riders annually; and
WHEREAS, the Alternative Transportation Modes (ATM) Department through CAT
would like to educate the public about the Transit system and the benefits of using transit; and
WHEREAS, from time to time CAT attends public events to educate the public about
transit; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County finds there is a
compelling public purpose for CAT to distribute bus passes and other promotional transit items
at public events for the benefit of the public and to promote awareness on the benefits of the use
of public transit; and
WHEREAS, the Board has the legal authority to adopt a resolution authorizing the
distribution of bus passes and other promotional transit items to the public for valid and proper
public purposes.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board hereby declares that
there is a valid public purpose as to the distribution of bus passes and other transit related
promotional items, such as pencils/pens, bags, etc., to the public in compliance with this
Resolution.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, this 9rA day of F'tYU'I//Uy, 2010.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
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Scott R. Teach
Deputy County Attorney