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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of )
Support of the East Bay )
Regional Park District's )
Regional Trails Program )
1
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES THAT:
WHEREAS, East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) has developed an extensive
multi-use regional trails program which is highly regarded and consistently utilized by the
citizens of our county;
WHEREAS, EBRPD, similar to all local government agencies, is confronting a
current problem of limited financial resources, a problem which likely will continue for
many years;
WHEREAS, it is important that EBRPD be in a position to sustain its important
regional trails program, at a consistently high standard of service;
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County has organized work crews to provide training
opportunities for General Assistance recipients which could provide cost-effective trail
maintenance for the Parks District; and
WHEREAS, the District is initiating an exploratory effort, with the involvement and
representation of citizen support groups, to determine the appropriateness of formation
of a two-county Landscaping and Lighting District at a nominal assessment rate
approximating $5.00 per parcel.
NOW THEREFORE, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
Encourages the EBRPD to make every effort possible to insure that the regional
trails program be continued at is high level of effectiveness and.citizen satisfaction;
Encourages the EBRPD to collaborate with the County in providing work training
opportunities for General Assistance recipients through use of the County's work
crews to improve trail maintenance;
Supports EBRPD's efforts to explore the feasibility of forming a Landscaping and
Lighting District in order to insure availability of a reliable funding source for the
trails program; and
Endorses the EBRPD intent to involve a representative citizens' group to review the
proposals and to determine their validity.
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PASSED by the following vote of the Board of Supervisors on this 12th day of January
1993.
AYES: Supervisors Smith, Bishop, McPeak, and Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Powers
ABSTAIN: None
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on
the minutes of the Board of Supervisors of the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed on this 12th day of January
1993.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
By �i 6��
Deputy Clerk
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