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CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Meeting Date: 5/17/2017 
Agenda Category:REGULAR RESOLUTION
Subject: Add transportation services for students attending Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary and West Riviera Elementary Schools
Recommendation/Motion: Adopt resolution as presented 
Originating Dept Parks and Recreation Richard Blankenship 561-845-3411  Costs  
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Background/Summary: 

Presently there are approximately 120 students that reside in the Silver Beach Road and Barrack Obama Hwy. area that are forced to find private transportation or walk to and from Mary Mcleod Bethune Elementary School. While portions of this area may be within the 2 mile requirement for the Palm Beach County Schools Bussing system the conditions that these students endure are unsafe and unnecessary. Students have to cross several intersections including Blue Heron Blvd.as well as traverse areas of the city that may be challenging to an adult much less a kindergartener.

 

The students in Stoneybrook complex face a similar fate while trying to get to West Riviera Elementary School. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd is 8 lanes of mostly Port traffic, large trucks coming to and from the Port. Students have sidewalk for some of their walk but they also must cross busy intersections and walk some areas that do not have sidewalks.

 

The purpose of this resolution is to strongly encourage the Palm Beach County School District to add bus service for these two areas for the safety of Riviera Beach students.

 
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ATTACHMENTS:
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resolutionschoolbusfinal.docSchooltransportation5/10/2017Cover Memo
REVIEWERS:
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PurchasingAnswererApproved5/10/2017 - 8:04 PM