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IN THE BOARD. OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF )
Commemorating )
Quentin L. Kopp's Birthday) RESOLUTION NO. 85/461
WHEREAS, Mr. Quentin L. Kopp, a member of the Board of Supervisors, City and
County of San Francisco, California, was born in New York City on August 11th and which
. year was not readily available from the New. York Times; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kopp received his degree from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New
Hampshire, (a feat to which he often refers) in 1949 at. age 21 and subsequently grad-
uated. from Harvard Law School in 1952; and
WHEREAS, he has been a resident of San Francisco for 30 exciting years where he
has developed a ;thriving law practice as .well as a devoted audience for his weekly
radio programs;. and
WHEREAS, Quentin was elected as Supervisor in November 1971 during which tenure
he has served as President of the Board in the years of 1976-77 .and 1982-83, as
President of. the County Supervisors Association of California, as Chairman of the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission as well as membership on the Association of Bay
Area Government and the Golden Gate Bridge District to name a few; and
WHEREAS, Supervisor Kopp served as Chairman of the 1982-85 Super Bowl Task Force
exemplifying his outstanding ability in leadership by successfully arranging for the
Super Bowl to play in the Stanford Stadium which brought about great improvements to
the Stadium and bringing great honor to the Bay Area by his own San Francisco Forty-
Niners winning over the Miami Dolphins to .a .sold out home town crowd; and
WHEREAS, he holds office and membership in many civic and philanthropic organiza-
tions in the San Francisco -Bay Area, although he is not particularly sought out for his
culinary expertise; and
WHEREAS, as a demonstration of his faith, he served one month as a volunteer
laborer with the Israeli .Army in the spring of 1985 returning to San Francisco in
excellant .physical shape; and
WHEREAS, all the above not withstanding, Quentin's greatest personal achievement
is his three children, Shepard, Bradley and Jennifer;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RESOLVED
that August- 11, .1985 be declared "Supervisor Quentin L. Kopp Day"' in Contra Costa
County to commemorate his 57th Birthday and wish him many more.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 6th day
of August 1985.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolut'
entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid
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OM POWERS NANCY C. EN, Distric II /0—BEAT I . SCH
District I Chair of oard District III
SUNNE W. MCPEAK TOM TORLAKSON `
District IV District V
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Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 6th day of August, 1985
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
By
Deputy Clerk