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1. SBC Annual Reports and Recommendations to City Council:
· Annual Letter to the City Council - 2006
· Letter to City Council on Shared Use Paths - June 20, 2005
· Annual Letter to the City Council - 2005
· Annual Letter to the City Council - 2004
· Annual Letter to the City Council - 2003, with attachments:
o SBC Presentation to the Five Year Budget Projection Committee, 4/18/03
o SBC Letter to Five-Year Budget Projection Committee re: User Fees for Recreational Paths, (3 attachments), 4/5/03
2. Sanibel City Council Resolutions/Ordinances:
· Council Resolution #05-097, Financial Support for Shared Use Path Master Plan, adopted 8/2/05 (5-0)
· Ordinance NO. 05-011, Segways, adopted 7/19/05 (4-1)
· Resolution #03-099, Support for Greenways and Trails on Sanibel, 10/21/03 (5-0)
3. Proposed Periwinkle Bypass Path:
· City’s Education Package on the Periwinkle Improvement Project Referendum, Nov. 27, 2006
· SANIBEL’S PROPOSED PERIWINKLE BYPASS PATH Fact Sheet, Feb. 8, 2006
· Bypass Statement to Sanibel City Council Members, December 2, 2003
· SBC Position on Periwinkle Bypass Path: June 2003 (Response to 5-Year Budget Committee Recommendation to Eliminate Funding for Bypass)
· SBC Thank You Letter to City Council , August 2003
(Note: all annual letters listed in #1 above contain Club statements on Bypass)
4. Segways:
· SBC statement on Segways at Jan. 22, 2007 City Council Meeting (re: proposed emergency ordinance #07-001)
· SBC comments to City Council on use of Segways on Sanibel’s Shared-Use Paths: June 21, 2005
· SBC policy statement on Segways: January 26, 2005
5. Shared Use Path System Comprehensive Master Plan
· City link requesting public input on the Master Plan (added Dec 7, 2006)
· Public Forum Fact Sheet, Nov. 3, 2006
· SBC comments to City Council on Scope of Work for Master Plan Contract, March 7, 2206
(View Scope of Work for Master Plan Contract as approved by the City Council on 3/7/06 on a 4-0 vote)
· Sanibel’s Shared Use Path System Comprehensive Master Plan, Feb. 8, 2006
· How to Donate to “Trails in Motion” Fund (part of Community Foundation of Sanibel-Captiva)
6. Newspaper Articles re: SBC
· Island Reporter - The Ride of Silence, Saturday May 31, 2008
· Florida Bicycle Association Messenger - The Sanibel Bicycle Club - Pedaling in Paradise, Fall 2006
· Island Sun - Public Input Sought for Bike Paths, Nov. 10, 2006
· Island Reporter - Patti Sousa's guest commentary on the Shared Use Path System, November 9, 2006
· Island Sun - City Goals and new Bike Club Shirts, April 21, 2006
· Island Reporter, City Council approves shared-use path Master Plan contract, March,7 2006
· Press Release - Mayor Carla Johnston Speaks to Sanibel Bicycle Club, January 15, 2006 (click here for picture)
· Press Release - Sanibel Bicycle Club’s Path Clean-up Day a success, January 12, 2006 (click here for pictures)
· Island Reporter Editorial, August 11, 2005, re: importance of improving Sanibel's shared-use paths
· “Happy Trails”, Tropicana Magazine, Fort Myers News-Press, August 7, 2005 (biking on Sanibel, including interview with Club member, Patti Sousa)
· "Bike To Work Day", SBC Press Release, April 2, 2004
· News Press (a bit of Bike Club history) - February 4, 1974, Bikers Demonstrate for Island Paths
7. Referendums (New Nov. 16, 2006)
· Periwinkle Improvement Project Guest Editorial - Sanibel votes on this project in December, 2006
8. Alternative Transportation in Parks & Public Lands Federal Grant Study: Ideas for Visitors to Sanibel and the J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Preserve
· SBC letter to Refuge Manager, Paul Tritiak, regarding the current condition of Wildlife Drive -- December 28, 2008
· SBC submission to consultant: “Alternative Transportation Ideas for Visitors to Sanibel and the J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Preserve -- August 15, 2008
· SBC response to stakeholders’ questions -- August 6, 2008
By Joe Letourneau (letournj@peoplepc.com)