HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12031991 - 1.29 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
Nora Harlow ) Resolution No.: 91/765
The Orinda Association )
Volunteer of the Year, 1991 }
WHEREAS Nora Harlow has been named one of The Orinda Association's Volunteers
of the Year in recognition of her tireless efforts to improve the environment, land and
streetscapes of Orinda, to ensure careful longrange urban planning and to enhance the
continued vital role of. The Orinda Association in Orinda's civic life; and
WHEREAS Nora Harlow contributed to the comprehensive Orinda General Plan as a
member of the General Plan Committee from 1985 to 1987; and
WHEREAS Nora Harlow guided The Orinda Association as a Board member from
1988 to 1991, including two years as vice president; and
WHEREAS Nora Harlow rewrote The Orinda Association's by-laws and set up its
Public Affairs Committee to bring the good news of the County's largest voluntary
homeowners association to the attention of Orinda's citizens and policymakers; and
WHEREAS Nora Harlow designed, wrote and edited for five years the New Orinda
News, a quarterly newspaper published just for the citizens of Orinda; and
WHEREAS Nora Harlow contributed her expertise in landscape architecture and
horticulture to The Orinda Association's Trees Committee and the Downtown Revitalization
Project,drawing up new plans for the Mini-Park and the walk behind the Safeway; and
WHEREAS Nora Harlow chaired the Creeks Committee of The Orinda Association,
acting as a liaison between the Association, the City of Orinda and Contra Costa County in
discussions of creek inventories and creeks management.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES Nora Harlow on her selection as one
of The Orinda Association's Volunteers of the Year, COMMENDS Nora. Harlow for her
unassuming and generous gifts of her designs and talents to Orinda, and EXTENDS to Nora
Harlow its best wished for much further civic accomplishment and success.
PASSED and ADOPTED this third day of December, 1991, 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
third day of December, 1991.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
Coun Adminis tor.
By ° Deputy Clerk
Introduced by:
Supervisor anc C. Fanden
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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
John Laye ) Resolution No.: 91/764
The Orinda Association )
Volunteer of the Year. 1991 )
WHEREAS John Laye has been named one of The Orinda Association's Volunteers of
the Year in recognition of his. many years of creative, energetic and substantial professional
contributions to the betterment of Orinda's schools, sports, business community, its
downtown, and, above all, its exemplary preparation for civil or natural disasters; and
WHEREAS John Laye worked with Costa County's P-4 Police Services Citizens'
Advisory Committee, first recommending to the Board of Supervisors the level and funding of
police and crime prevention services for the Orinda area, and later assuming that role with the
new Orinda City Council; and
WHEREAS John Laye successfully meshed the activities of The Orinda Association's
Crime Prevention Committee with those of the City of Orinda after incorporation; and
WHEREAS John Laye sought election to The Orinda Association Board in 1987, spent
three years on the Board, first as treasurer in 1988, and rising quickly through the ranks, as
president in 1989; and
WHEREAS John Laye took charge of the Orinda Disaster Council, chairing it from
1987 to the present; and
WHEREAS John Laye led the Orinda Disaster Council to the preparation of a disaster
response plan that was the subject of an award from the State of California and Governor .
Wilson as an outstanding example of a city's emergency response plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES John Laye on his selection as one of
The Orinda Association's Volunteers of the Year, APPLAUDS John Laye for his
longstanding dedication of time and talent to the law enforcement and emergency response
needs of his County and City, and COMMENDS John Laye for setting high levels of personal
and professional service to his community.
PASSED and ADOPTED this third day of December, 1991 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
third day of December, 1991.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
By o Deputy Clerk
Introduced by:
Supervisor N , y C. Fanden
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