HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10121993 - 1.14 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION NO. 93/601
Proclaiming October 16, 1993, as
'Mt.Diablo State Park Visitors Day"in
Celebration of the Grand Opening of the
Mt. Diablo State Park Summit Museum
WHEREAS,the Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association, a non-profit organization which assists the
California Department of Parks and Recreation in maintaining Mt. Diablo, has announced the grand
opening of the Mt. Diablo State Park Summit Museum on Saturday, October 16, 1993;
WHEREAS,the museum building is located at the very top of Mt. Diablo and was constructed in
the late 1930's of porous rock making the structure unusable for a Museum/Visitor's Center for which it
was intended. Through a great deal of public/private participation in generating funding, the Mt. Diablo
Interpretive Association undertook the effort to work with the State Park to waterproof the building and
provide the community with this outstanding visitor center;
WHEREAS,the museum chronicles the history of the mountain and captures its majesty. The
exhibit includes geological information, Native American history and a display about the park's ecosystem.
Volunteers from the Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association will staff the museum, conduct tours and provide
interpretive work for the public on the immense natural wealth of this beautiful inland mountain;
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NOW,THEREFORE,!BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County,
California, hereby proclaims Saturday, October 16, 1993, as 'Mt.Diablo State Park Visitors Day"in Con-
tra Costa County in celebration of the grand opening of the Mt. Diablo State Park Summit Museum and
commends the Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association for its outstanding and dedicated efforts to create this
museum and visitor center.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 12th Day of October, 1993.
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Supervisor Tom Torlakson, District V
Chair of the Board of Supervisors
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Supe s om Po er , Dist r' t I Supervisor Gayle Bishop, District III
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Supe 's Jeff with,District'II Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak
District IV
I hereby certify that the!foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered on the minute of
said Board of Supervisors of the date aforesaid.
Witness my Hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on this
12th Day of October, 1993.
i PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By &A.9
Deputy
Introduced by:
Supervisor Tom Torlakson
District V