I hereby petition the Manatee County Administrator, the Manatee Board of County Commissioners, the Mayor of the City of Bradenton, and the Bradenton City Council to endorse, promote, and partially fund a multi-use bicycle/pedestrian trail between Riverwalk in Bradenton and Anna Maria Island. The path of this trail will be the 15.23 mile route which is the #1 multi-use trail for Manatee County as recommended by the MPO “Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Master Plan” which was adopted on December 16, 2013 and which is listed on Table 6.4 “Regional Priority Projects” and Figure 6.3 “Priority Regional Multi-Use Trails Projects” (map) of the “Master Plan”. This trail is eligible for SUN Trail funding from the State of Florida.