HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11191985 - X.14 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulations to )
the Bay Area Air Quality Management ) RESOLUTION NO. 85/657
District on the Occasion of its )
30th Anniversary )
WHEREAS the first meeting of the Board of Directors of what
was to become the Bay Area Air Quality Management District was held on
November 16, 1955, at the Civic Auditorium in the City of Richmond, and
WHEREAS this marked the first time that the problem of air
pollution control was addressed on a comprehensive regional basis,
without regard to political boundaries within an air-shed; and
WHEREAS the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has been
innovative, efficient and a national leader in the field of air pollution
control throughout its existence; and
WHEREAS over the past thirty years the population of the Bay
area has grown from just over three million people to 5,420,000, an
increase of 78%, and motor vehicle ownership has grown by 110%, from
19750,000 vehicles to 3,600,000, while air pollution levels have
decreased by more than half; and
WHEREAS the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is
marking its 30th Anniversary by holding a meeting of its Board of
Directors again in the Civic Auditorium of the City of Richmond, on
November 20, 1985;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Contra Costa EXPRESSES its warmest congratulations and
best wishes to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District upon the
occasion of its 30th Anniversary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors RECOGNIZES
the contributions of the Directors who served on the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District Board during this 30-year period and the leadership
they provided in the mitigation of air pollution problems in the Bay
Area.
PASSED on November 19, 1985 by unanimous vote of the Board
members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an order entered on the' minutes of said Board of Supervisors
on the date aforesaid.
Wi tness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
19th day of November , 1985.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By: Deputy Clerk
RESOLUTION 85/657.;