HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01261988 - 1.12 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
Linda Knebel ) Resolution No. : 88/40
Orinda Co-Citizen of the Year, 1988 )
WHEREAS Linda Knebel has been honored with her husband,
Jack, as the 38th Orinda Citizen Couple of the year; and
WHEREAS Linda Knebel and her husband Jack, : moved to Orinda
in 1969 to raise their family; and
WHEREAS Linda Knebel enriched the Orinda schools by working
as an aide in Glorietta School classrooms, teaching gifted classes
and volunteering where she was needed; and
WHEREAS Linda Knebel was appointed by Supervisor Robert
Schroder to the first Orinda Area Planning Commission after
serving effectively on The Orinda Association' s Planning
Committee; and
WHEREAS Linda Knebel moved on to membership and later chair-
manship of County Service Area R-6,. responsible for the Orinda
Community Center; and
WHEREAS Linda Knebel chaired the City of Orinda' s first
Park and Recreation Commission, making a smooth transition for
the Orinda Community Center from County to Orinda administration;
planning for parks and trails; and
WHEREAS Linda Knebel provided important direction to the
Orinda General Plan Committee as it prepared Orinda ' s first
City-approved General Plan; and
WHEREAS Linda Knebel turned her energies to the Friends of
the Orinda Library, was elected president twice and energetically
advocated for additional County attention to the Otinda Library.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES
Linda Knebel on her selection as O.rinda ' s Co-Citizen of the Year,
and COMMENDS her generous donation of her time and talents to the
improvement of her community and County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board EXTENDS to Linda Kne.bel
its best wishes for much further civic accomplishment.
Passed and adopted on January 26, 1988, by unanimous vote
of the Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this twenty-sixth day of January,
1988.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
Introduced
By eputy Clerk
Superviso Nancy C . Fanden
Di trict II
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
Jack Knebel ) Resolution No. : 88/41
Orinda Co-Citizen of the Year, 1988 )
WHEREAS Jack Knebel has .been honored with his wife, Linda,
as the 38th Orinda Citizen Couple of the Year; and
WHEREAS Jack Knebel and his wife , Linda, moved to Orinda
in 1969 to raise their family; and
WHEREAS Jack Knebel co-chaired The Orinda Associations
Planning Committee, was elected to the board of The Orinda
Association and served as board president; and
WHEREAS Jack Knebel foresaw the need for Orinda to exercise
local control through incorporation and authored and signed the
1974 petition to bring the matter to a vote; and
WHEREAS Jack Knebel volunteered his time and expertise to
the children and taxpayers of the Orinda Union School District
by chairing the District Advisory Committee on Surplus properties
from 1983 to 1984 ; and
WHEREAS Jack Knebel joined the effort again to incorporate
Orinda, doing much of the legal legwork to petition LAFCO, the
Board of Supervisors and eventually, the voters to vote in favor
of Orinda ' s incorporation; and
WHEREAS Jack Knebel co-chaired the pro-incorporation group
called Citizens to Preserve Orinda along with Marianne Aude and
Joyce Hawkins, which was successful in .convincing the electorate
to vote for incorporation by a 64+% vote; and
WHEREAS Jack Knebel has maintained a busy law practice
while further serving his community as a member of the Glorietta
School Parents ' Club and as president of the Miramonte Parents '
Club.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES
Jack Knebel on his selection as Orinda ' s Co-Citizen of . the year,
and COMMENDS his ability to combine a demanding professional
career with a life of productive public service .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board EXTENDS to Jack
Knebel its best wishes for much further civic accomplishment .
Passed and adopted on January 26, 1988, by unanimous vote
of the Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors he date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this twenty-sixth day of January,
1988.
Phil Batchelor_, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
Introduced by g , �4.e ut Clerk
Y P Y
Superviso Fancy Fanden
Di trict II