HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03152011 - C.38RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPOINT the following individual to the District 1 Seat on the Contra Costa County
Library Commission to a two year term expiring on 2/28/13 as recommended by Supervisor
Gioia:
Don Woodrow
Ca 94801
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Established on March 12, 1991 by the Board of Supervisors, the purpose of the Contra
Costa County Library Commission is to:
serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors and the County Librarian;
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/15/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kate Rauch
510-374-3231
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 15, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 38
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Date:March 15, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Appoint Don Woodrow to the District 1 Seat on the Contra Costa County Library Commission
serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors and the County Librarian;
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
provide a community linkage to the County Library; to establish a forum for the
community to express its views regarding goals and operations of the County Library;
assist the Board of Supervisors and the County Librarian to provide library services
based on assessed public needs;
develop and recommend proposals to the Board of Supervisors and the County
Librarian for the betterment of the County Library including, but not limited to, such
efforts as insuring a stable and adequate funding level for the libraries in the County.
Supervisor Gioia seeks applications for community advisory boards in a number of ways
including though newspapers and other media outlets, and through his website,
newsletters, and eblasts. He interviews all qualified applicants.
Don Woodrow, PhD., a Richmond resident, is an active user of the Academy of Public
Libraries and a retired geology professor. He has been a reviewer for the National
Science Foundation, the Petroleum Research Fund and various science journals. He's
volunteered in several capacities for the City of Richmond, including as a board member
of the Friends of the Richmond Library and the Richmond Public Library Foundation.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The seat will be unfilled.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Application