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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12171991 - H.A 9: CD 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 CONTINUEDOAA' "W. fulyWblic/private partWfe6ip. --� RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURROh, � 6ovzh/ 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. CAO ATTESTED- CC: a�icJ 17�I ZY / State Fair Exhibit Committee PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ,DEPUTY M382 (IWW)