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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: Costa
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
DATE: December 5, 1991 County
SUBJECT:
GOLD AWARD WINNING STATE FAIR EXHIBIT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Accept the Gold Award for the County' s State Fair Exhibit and
Authorize the Chair to issue Certificates of Appreciation to the
State Fair Exhibit Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On April 3, 1991 the Board authorized the County Administrator' s
Office and the Contra Costa Association of Chambers to enter an
exhibit in the 1991 California State Fair. This exhibit, one of
42 County entries statewide, was judged among the top 12 and
received a gold award at the Fair.
The Contra Costa Association of Chambers conducted fund raisers
to pay for exhibit construction costs and printing of some
brochures for distribution at the Fair. Richard Bay Associates
from Sacramento designed and constructed the Exhibit. Several
businesses and growers in the County contributed money
and/product to enhance the exhibit. 33 volunteers from the
Chambers staffed the exhibit during the Fair. The State Fair
Exhibit Committee (Harry York, Concord Chamber of Commerce; Brad
Nail, Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce; Ann Swanton, Pleasant Hill
Chamber of Commerce; and Patricia Burke, Office of the County
Administrator ) coordinated the project.
With a paid attendance at the 1991 State Fair of over 778,000
people, this exhibit provided a great example not only of the
diversity and quality of life in Cont Costa oun y but of
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON 7 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABIDIM ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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State Fair Exhibit Committee PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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