HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09102004 - 71-392 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Expressing
Appreciation to Mr. Elvin A. RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/392
Cometta for Service to the )
Memorial Committee for the }
Late Senator George Miller, Jr. }
`aEREAS in 1969 a committee was appointed by this Board
to recommend a suitable memorial for the late Senator George
Miller, Jr., who served in the California State Legislature for
more than 2'0 years and rendered outstanding service to the people
of Contra Costa County* and
',MEREAS said committee met on frequent occasions and
evaluated the merits of various means of commemorating on a
permanent basis the fine public 'service of Senator Miller; and
WHEREAS after detailed studies the committee recommended
to this Board that the two new county development centers for the
mentally handicapped might be appropriately named as memorials
to Senator 'Miller because of his fine legislative work in the
health and education fields; and
WHEREAS this :Board agreed with the committee recom-
mendation that the Concord area center be designated as the
George Miller, Jr. Memorial Center Fast and the Richmond area
center as the George Miller, Jr. Memorial Center West and
WHEREAS Mr. Elvin A. Cometta, Martinez, California, well
knownarchitect, rendered valuable service to the committee,
particularly in connection ,with the design of appropriate name
signs ', for the memorial centers;
NOTi, THEREFORE, on the motion of Supervisor A. M. Dias,
seconded by Supervisor J. P. Manny, IT IS BY THE BOARD OF SUPER-
VISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that
it expresses to Mir. Elvin A. Cometta its sincere thanks and
appreciation for his fine work in connection with the designation
of an, appropriate memorial for the late Senator George Miller, Jr.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of June, 1971 by the
unanimous vote of the Board.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/392