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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 11142000 - C24-C27 C. ; q 60�aavl�oew� i • Lc&& IN THE MATTER OF HONORING NORMA EVANS AS THE 2000 LAFAYETTE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR RESOLUTION NO. 2000/510 WHEREAS, NORMA EVANS has been committed to serving the community through valuable contributions important to the education of our children;and WHEREAS, NORMA EVANS, through her own devotion to children,has served on RAPPORT,a parent leadership program,she has served as President of the Happy Valley Elementary School Parent Club;and WHEREAS, NORMA EVANS has worked tirelessly for the Lafayette Arts&Science foundation on the fundraising committee;and WHEREAS, NORMA EVANS has spent endless hours volunteering her time to the likes of Boy Scouts of America and the Lafayette Reservoir Run.Her constant presence on the school campus has often caused her to be mistaken for a teacher. WHEREAS, NORMA EVANS is a dedicated advocate for the children,a devoted leader in parent education,a loving mother and an inspiration to those who know her. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby honor and commend C.W000wwl ld As the 2000 Lafayette Citizen of the Year. Passed by a unanimous vItte of the Board of Supervisors present this 14th day omovembpr 2000. a . 01ke ea J hn Gioia trict I Supervis District 1 Supervisor Donna Gerber, 'r Mark DeSaulnier District lII Supervisor District IV Supervisor e C ciamilla istri t V Supervisor I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct Copy of an Order entered into the minutes of the Board Of Supervisors on the date aforesaid Phil Batchelor,County Administrator and Clerk of the. Board caroffSupervisors. Deputy Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS In the Matter of Proclaiming ) November as Adoption Awareness ,� No. 2000/511 Month ) WHEREAS, every child deserves a loving, nurturing and permanent home; and WHEREAS, children awaiting an adoptive home are generally older boys and girls and teenagers, and WHEREAS, nearly all of these children have special needs because of physical, mental or emotional disabilities, because they must be placed as a sibling group, because they are minorities, or because they are school-aged, and WHEREAS, these children need extra patience and support to help them overcome previous hardships, and WHEREAS, there are families able and willing to adopt children who have special needs; and WHEREAS, it is important to stress that a disability, low income, or unmarried status does not preclude the right to adopt; and WHEREAS, children waiting for adoptive parents, and families who have adopted children, require and deserve community and public agency support, and WHEREAS, in FY 1999/2000, Contra Costa County's public adoption agency placed 178 children, most with special needs, 159 of which were Contra Costa County children. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declares November 2000 as ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH in Contra Costa County, and encourages citizens, community agencies, businesses and others to celebrate adoption, honor families that grow through adoption, further an awareness of the changes and issues in adoption, and focus attention on those children who live in the shadow of an uncertain future while they ait permanent families. DONNA GERBLA Supervisor, district!iI Chair of the Board of Supervisors ) JOHN GIOIA AYLE B. UCKEMA Supervisor, District I Supervisor, District Ii MARK DeSAULNIE'R JO PH CANCIAMILLA Supervisor, District IV Supervisor, District V Dated: November 14, 2000 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION „r TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR By • 1' '7 Deputy Clerk BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN HONOR OF GENE WOLFE UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE RESOLUTION NO: 2000/512 CITY COUNCIL OF WALNUT CREEK WHEREAS, Gene Wolfe, who was born in Ohio but has been a native of the East Bay since 1956, will retire from the Walnut Creek City Council in December of this year; WHEREAS, Gene is a highly decorated World War II veteran who holds a Batchelor of Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters of Divinity from Yale University; WHEREAS, Gene has served his communities as an ordained minister, director of social welfare organizations and community development programs, active participant in the civil rights struggle of the 1960's, leader in the fair housing movement, pioneer in afrinnative action in employment training and minority contracting,and high-ranking public servant in the City of Oakland's Redevelopment Agency and its Office of Community Development; WHEREAS, Gene was first elected to the Walnut Creek City Council in 1991, receiving the highest number of votes of all seven candidates for three positions, was re-elected in 1996, and twice served as Mayor; WHEREAS, Gene's record of public participation and accomplishment also extends to County and regional bodies he has served on the East Bay Regional Park District Public Advisory Committee, the County's Advisory Council on Aging,the Contra Costa Mayors Conference,the County's Juvenile Justice Systems Planning and Juvenile Hall Replacement Committees, the Contra Costa County Transit District Board, the Board of the Gardens at Heather Farm, the Walnut Creek Playhouse West Theater Board, and the Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority(which achieved major reductions of rates for 150,000 residents of Central County when he was chair); WHEREAS,in his nine years of service on the City Council,Gene has been a leading advocate in dialogue and communication with the business community; WHEREAS,in the 1990's with Gene's energy,leadership and collegial style,the City has forged ahead to become the East Bay's most vibrant and successful downtown regional shopping,business and cultural arts center,and a prime example of municipal growth management and downtown redevelopment;and WHEREAS, Gene's advocacy interests have also provided leadership for new neighborhood parks, open space, youth sports fields, community gymnasiums, private foundation funding for the arts, parking and traffic improvements,infill housing development affordable housing,and services for the homeless; . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County commends and thanks Gene Wolfe for his invaluable contributions to the people of Walnut Creek and Contra Costa County. We hope that he will continue to be actively involved in community affairs, and we wish him and his wife Muriel the very best in years to come. PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present on this 140' day of November 2000. R%FM DU ED DONN6E"ER Superysor, isn sor, istrict Ill The foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid. Phil Batchelor,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. BY221 t-"aAAAA, Deputy Clerk C;7 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: SUPERVISOR DESAULNIER Q DISTRICT IV Costa Costaounty DATE: November 14, 2000 SUBJECT: Proclamation for GIS Day 2000 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) tip BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Adopt a resolution (See Exhibit A) proclaiming November 15, 2000, Contra Costa County GIS Day 2000.(Resolution No. 2000/513) FISCAL IMPACT None to the County BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS GIS Day offers an opportunity to inform the public and other County departments on how the County is expanding the use of GIS to improve decision making processes through enhanced geographic analysis, display and disclosure. National GIS Day is sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States geological Survey, The Library of Congress, and the Environmental Systems Research,Institute. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE :--- ACTION OF BOARD ON ALoyek4j L,�- L, aoy& APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X 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 ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: / (926/335-12/) cc: Community Development Department (CDD) ATTESTED PJ0uek-%16er 141 aOOc) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR s:adv-tren\Board Order Shell.doc BY DEPUTY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on 11/14/00 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Uilkema, DeSaulnier, Canciamilla and Gerber NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 2000/5a SUBJECT: Proclamation for Geographic Information Systeme (GIS) Day 20100 The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa RESOLVES that: WHEREAS, National Geographic Information System (GIS) Day is Wednesday, November 15, 2000; and WHEREAS, National GIS Day promotes geographic awareness in communities, schools and organizations; and WHEREAS, GIS promotes public understanding of important community issues; and WHEREAS, GIS assists in informed, equitable decision making; and WHEREAS, cities throughout California are promoting Wednesday, November 15, 2000, as GIS day; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, recommend that Wednesday, November 15, 2000, is National GIS Day and urge all citizens to participate in GIS Day activities. 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: Novemb rr 14 2QQQ PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By .� 'a"d6 ",,- Deputy Contact: John Cunningham, CDD (335-1243) EXHIBIT "A" RESOLUTION 2000% s:adv-trans\john c\btw-exh.doc