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Supe�risor Tom Torlakson
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FROM: Costa
DATE: QU
August 6, 1991 Cnty
ACKNOWLEDGE PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE
SUBJECT: PRESERVATION OF WETLANDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RE90MMENDED ACTION: Direct the County Administrator to send
letters on behalf of the Board of Supervisors to acknowledge and
commend Ken Hofmann, Bedford Properties, and the David and Lucile
Packard Foundation for their fantastic contribution toward the
purchase of a major portion of the Parrott Ranch to provide habitat
for extraordinary concentrations of wildlife and waterfowl and refer
to the Water Committee--in conjunction with its deliberations over
Wetlands Banking and a Wetlands Ordinance--the exploration of possible
programs involving the private sector with our public sector efforts
in Contra Costa County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This public-private sector venture
has preserved 14,000 acres wetlands along the Sacramento River. These
private organizations joined forces with the California Nature
Conservancy, the U.S. . Fish & Wildlife Service, the state Wildlife
Conservation Board and the California Department of Fish and Game to
make this purchase. Ken Hofmann generated the initial momentum for
private sector contributions by pledging $500,000 as a challenge
grant. The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation also played a vital
role in generating funding from private and public sources. This is
an excellent example of private sector-public sector cooperation for
preserving our precious California natural resources .
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CC: County Administrator ATTESTED August 6 , 1991
Supervisor Torlakson Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisor McPeak_ pervisorsan untyAd4nistrator
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