HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01261993 - 1.28 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor = Contra
Costa
DATE: January 4, 1993 County
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SUBJECT: ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF JEAN SIRI, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE,TO THE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION AND ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Accept the resignation of Jean Siri to the Hazardous Materials Commission.
2. Authorize the Board of Supervisors to sign a .Certificate of Appreciation for Jean Siri for her
dedicated service on the Hazardous Materials Commission.
BACKGROUND:
Jean Siri served on the original Hazardous Waste Task Force, which produced a series of recommendations
regarding the management of hazardous waste in 1986. She was a founding member of the Hazardous
Materials Commission, which was created soon after the Task Force, as a result of one of its
recommendations. Ms. Siri has represented West County environmental organizations from 1987 through
1992 on the Commission. She has been instrumental in helping to forge policy recommendations on many
very complex and difficult issues concerning the management of hazardous materials and wastes in Contra
Costa County. She has been an outspoken advocate for protecting public health and safety and for programs
to reduce the risk of chemical accidents that could affect nearby residences. Ms. Siri has served on the
Hazardous Materials Commission with great dedication and enthusiasm.
Although resigning from the Hazardous Materials Commission, Jean Siri will continue her environmental
advocacy as a newly-elected member of the East Bay Regional Park District.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)AmfJ� / /I
ACTION OF BOARD ON / (/ �l 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
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Barbara Masters,370-5022
CC: County Administrator (Van Marter) ATTESTED z /99
Barbara Masters, HSD, Staff to the PHIL BAZ¢HELOR,CLEAK OF THE BOARD OF
Hazardous Materials Commission SUPER SORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY a DEPUTY