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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTACOUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopt-ed this Order on GCtOber 19, 1999 , by the following vote:
AWES: Supervisors Gic+ia, U lkema, DeSaunlier and Cancia lla
NOES: None
ABSL,NT Supervisor Gerber
STAT :Na ze
SUBJECT: Declaring the week of October 17-23, 1999) Resolution No. 99!545'
as the`Great County Center Tune-In" �
WHEREAS, the Town Hall meeting was once considered a vital thread woven into the fabric of our daily
lives,despite the relative lack of mass communications tools,and the often:grueling workday; and.
WHEREAS; many communities have since grown into hustling cities which serve many more citizens, and
our means of communication and transportation to distant places have improved over the last century; and
WHEREAS, such changes in society have resulted in changes in our priorities and expectations for the
average day, pushing the Town Hall meeting aside in its perceived importance to our daily lives, and
ironically masking us more isolated, and
WHEREAS,the increasing prevalence of Government Access Channels,delivered by local Cable Television,
can enable citizens to attend the modern equivalent of the Town Hall meeting, the County Board of
Supervisors meeting,without leaving the comfort of their own Domes or taking time away from vital family
responsibilities; and
WHEREAS,those who monitor these televised meetings can better identify issues which require their active
participation as citizens and as voters; and
WHEREAS, better informed voters and citizens can make a difference to the benefit of their communities;
and
WHEREAS,many local citizens may not be aware that these Government meetings are frequently televised
through their local Gable System; and
WHEREAS, if more citizens were aware of the ready availability of these meetings for viewing on 'Local
Gable,and of the potential impact these meetings have on their daily lives,more of them might"tune-in"to
watch and might do so more frequently;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVES that the week of October 17—23, 1999 is hereby proclaimed as
The Great County Center Tune-In within Contra Costa County, and all citizens are hereby called upon'to
promote awareness of televised County Board of Supervisors meetings on CCTV and"tune-in"to the"live"
audio of meetings on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. and the airing on the taped meeting on Thursdays at 6:00p.imo,
throughout the year.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
of an action taken and entered on the minutes'>of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: a eff
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clefk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By J ,Deputy
RESOIXTION NO. 99%545