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Adopted this Order on July 26, 1988 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson, Schroder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Self Esteem Programs
Supervisors Tom Powers and Robert Schroder presented the
attached recommendation to the Board relating to carrying out the
intent of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 64 - Self Esteem.
Supervisor Schroder referred to the previous decision by
the Board not to establish . a Self Esteem Task Force. He noted that
there are a number of existing programs within the County that are
providing services which promote improved self esteem. Supervisor
Schroder advised that the intent of the attached recommendation was
to identify and inventory those programs already available to the
community.
Camille Giglio, representing California Right to Life,
requested that the Board not report the findings to the State Task
Force on Self Esteem.
Ron Reagan, representing the Coalition for Traditional
Values and a member of the County Human Relations Commission, urged
that all segments of the community, including the private sector
organizations, be included in any studies undertaken.
Mark Zapalik, representing Concerned Citizens of
Concord, expressed the belief that the development of self esteem
is not a function of government, and urged the Board not to expend
County resources on the proposed inventory.
Candace Sinclair, representing Contra Costa Family
Planning Network, commented on the need for adequate information on
programs available to the community, and expressed her support of
the proposed inventory.
Deedee Jenson, representing Battered Women' s
Alternatives, expressed support for the proposed inventory.
Alfred Loveland, Walnut Creek, expressed his support of
the proposed inventory.
After discussion by Board members, IT IS ORDERED that
the Human Services Advisory Commission, Drug Abuse Board,
Alcoholism Advisory Board, Family and Children' s Services Advisory
Committee, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Mental Health
Advisory Board, Advisory Committee on the Employment and Economic
Status of Women, the Advisory Council on Aging, and any other
interested organizations are REQUESTED to identify and inventory
those existing programs which help to improve individual self
esteem and prevent alcohol and drug abuse, crime, child and elder
abuse and teenage pregnancy, and report to the Board of Supervisors
by December 1989.
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Contra
Supervisors Tom Powers and Bob Schroder Costa
DATE: July 26, 1988 County
SUB JECT:Implementation of ACR 64 - Self Esteem
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) ac BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors make a request to the
following citizens' advisory committees for assistance in carrying out
the self esteem responsibilities of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 64:
Human Services Advisory Committee, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Advisory
Committee, the Family and Children's Services Advisory Committee, and
the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee.
That the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors request these existing
committees to identify, for the Board, those programs which improve self
esteem for a report to the State Task Force. on Self Esteem.
BACKGROUND:
Consistent with comments from other Board members and the public, to use
existing County resources to carry out the intent of ACR 64, the
aforementioned committees could:
1. Inventory existing programs which help to improve individual
self esteem, strengthen family values, and reduce the need for
government intervention.
2. Identify those programs which improve self esteem, so that they
can be considered for expansion.
3. Report their findings to the Board of Supervisors.
After receiving the committees' findings, the Board of Supervisors would
make a report to the State Task Force on Self Esteem, as required by ACR
64..
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Phil Batch.e Clerk of the Board
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