Proclamation Declaring October 7, 2015 as Walk and Roll to School Day. (Public Works 310)
Proclamation declaring October 7th as walk and roll to school day. And the recipients of this are Dr. Clam. Nina Clam. Okay. On behalf of Otis, I want to thank you, Madam Mayor, and members of City Council. Yes, I'm Dr. Clem, principal of Otis Elementary School. And I brought with me a student who's an avid biker. She loves her bike as well as my walk and roll to school day volunteer coordinator Erin Crites Shirey. So we are very excited that tomorrow is Walk In, Roll International, Walk and Roll Day. And in Alameda we'll have 14 elementary and middle schools participating in this very exciting activity and events. I'm going to let Aaron describe to you what our day is going to be like. When we start. School. Thank you. Hello. So Otis has got a very, very. Active and vibrant walk in school walk enrolled in school, a program of which. Mayor Spencer has been a participant. Of. Tomorrow morning it starts out, everyone comes to school, they walk, they roll, they ride their bikes. You hop, skip, jump any which way to get to school and are high fived and given a big sticker upon getting to school. And then there's a dance party. The dance party has everybody dancing on is having a dance off. Dr. Clem and I are known for doing Running Man dance offs and it gets everyone rallied and celebrating. Fitness is fun. Then from. There, we come on over. With all of the grades in their class colors, this rainbow of colors of kids. And we are going to be doing an entire school with. A name, a dance. Celebration tomorrow, where the entire school is practicing the whip. And the focus of walking to school is to celebrate just the physical activity, active commuting, the community itself, the camaraderie among among the celebration of healthy fitness fun and Otis is program has been so much joy to enrich throughout the last few. Years of. Taking it. On. So is there anything else I need to add? You think. All week long and use. The microphone. So everybody. Sorry. All week long we have been celebrating healthy habits because walk and roll teaches our kids not only to be healthy and fit, but also to keep our environment healthy. And so we started out on Monday with assemblies from safe routes to school, about with rock study, juggling, about reducing, reusing, recycling and being and walking and rolling to school. And then actually on Friday we even have a BMX freestyle bike assembly on our yard to teach kids about how much fun it is to bike. So lots of activities all week long. Now I'll read the proclamation. Whereas the city of Alameda joins with the Alameda Unified School District, Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools Program and Bike Walk ALAMEDA In Promoting Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 as walking World School Day. Whereas Walk and Roll to School Day is celebrated as the day to encourage students to walk, bicycle, skate or scooter to school. And. Whereas, this day is an opportunity to promote physical activity, educate students about traffic safety, help parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors to spend more time with children, reduce automobile use and traffic hazards, and create a safer, healthier and more environmentally sustainable community. And. Whereas, Walking World to School Day gives everyone the chance to take an active part in an international event and walk with children from around the world. And. Whereas, by using the school maps and traffic safety tips provided by the Public Works Department, students will become smarter and healthier. Non-Motorized Travelers. Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Treasurer Spencer, Mayor of the City of Alameda, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, October 7th as walk and roll to School Day 2015 and invite all Alameda residents, businesses, civic groups and other organizations to participate. Thank you. Thank you. Can. I wanted to add I want to emphasize the part about it being an international day. We do join communities around the world in celebrating this day. Thank you, member. Thank you, Madam Chair. I was invited to participate in Bay Farm Elementary or Bay Farm School's Walk and Roll Day tomorrow, so I'll be there. My kids have long gone from Bay Farm School, but it's an honor to participate in that and I hope my colleagues will participate in it as well. It's going to be an exciting day. As far as standing for pretty much all our and other leaders throughout the community. Member Echo. So I just want to say thank you all for being here. And it's a special treat to see Aaron Shirey because once upon a time she used to babysit for my twins there, too. They're 24 years old now, Erin, and now she's 23 little girls of her own. Now, you stayed young, but I just came back. Actually, a number of us in the council attended the League of California Cities annual conference in San Jose last week. And on Friday I attended a session on cities, building community, healthy communities all over the state. And I want to know that what you're doing is practically award winning and it's hopefully replicated all over the city. And and I would love to see it not just be a day. And I know I mean, if you've seen Erin, even when she was pushing a baby stroller, she was jogging behind it. I never did that. But but we really we will be a healthier community, will have less traffic impact if we could get more parents to let their kids walk role and ride to school. And yes, I will be out starting at lamb and then I'm racing across the yard to Wood Middle School after that. So I've got a24. But thank you so much for coming in presenting tonight. Thank you. Actually want to thank everybody because I know many of you are participating. There are a lot of VIPs coming to all of our schools. It is truly a community wide effort. And I just want to assure you, it's a yearlong effort all the time at our schools to keep keep healthy habits alive. Okay. Just a moment, please. Remember Daisy. Yes. Thank you very much for coming out tonight and passing along the word about tomorrow's important event. I take special pleasure all the time in taking part in the Payton schools walk and roll data school, the elementary school that I went to many years ago. And it's great to see so many kids taking that day to walk and ride their bikes. Thank you. I'll be at Mylan this year, so. Good luck with your dancing. Make sure you all wear your tennis shoes. Yes. We'll get. You going. Thank you. Thank you. Very much. Oh, wait. Oh, yeah. Should I come back on this project? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Hmm. A. All right, next presentation.