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In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2001/522
SUPPORTING THE WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AIDS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL ON
NOVEMBER 30, 2001 AND THE W_EST:CONTRAFCO'STA COUNTY WORLD AIDS DAY
SUMMIT ON DECEMBER 1,::2001`" a A .
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WHEREAS,There hay!'10- n more thant21.99 cases;Kof,AI;DS and more thap..1313�AIDS related deaths reported
among Contra Costa residents slce.:the'first AIDS case;was diagno'sedin Coritra,;Costa County in 1982; and
WHEREAS,itis estimated.,tt6t.:more:than 565 AIDS relatd-&deaths have'lieen;reported�in_West Contra Costa
County
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WHEREAS,a state of"emergency in Contra Costa County.-was declared;for HIV%AIDS in 1999 to.bring awareness
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to the pandemic,and
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WHEREAS,Supervisor John Gioia and Richmorid Mayor Rosemary CorUin,fo'i med.the`-West County AIDS Task
fore;in 1999'i i'response to the alarming number of reported-AIDS casesin Contra Cost�aa,County,anIN i d
EAS,The�West Cou-it AIDS.Task°Force.,includes.the artici-at ii
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Services Department, West:Contra::Costa UnifieciSchool-:District;:TranquilliusrRirbieon Exchange Works,
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Neighborhood, Iou§e, the Office of Congressman George Miller;Easter�Hill�Un ted:Methodist Church, Davis
Cha '.el,: New,xQonnecfons ;.Doefor';s_: Ios ital; Kaiser::Permanente;,Brookside Commuruf '•Heald Center,
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mem ers,of the business cominui%ity;the C ty of Richmondrah surroun..jng;communities
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WHEREAS;V1�esf'Coiitra`Costa Count. women teens ers oun ^dolt f color'(
especially African-
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WHEREAS^'iloacure exisfs for AIDS;and HIV education=and preveiltiop, emain the.most effective means of
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limitiri ``tli 'un act of
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WHEREAS°World AIDS-Day e nergedlfrom the call_ti_ythe�.orld`'Sumrrut;of Ivluvsters of'Health on Programmes
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for AIDS Prevention in 1988 to::open channels of communication, strengthen'the:exchange'of information and
experience, and=forge'a:spi,Xof social tolerance;and
WHEREAS, The Wes'k Cour ty`A1DS,Task Force<is=:organizing:ari:.AIDS Candlelight Vigil at the steps of the
Richmond Civic Center'Pl'aza on November 30,20011"i honor+bf'ihose'who,-1 ave died from AIDS and who are
living with HIV AIDS•andA• ;:`yy
WHEREAS, the West County AIDS Task Force is 'a-Iso hosting a World AIDS Day Summit at Richmond High
School on December 1,2001 to educate the residents of Contra Costa County about HN/AIDS; and
WHEREAS, The World AIDS Day Summit at Richmond High School will feature a day long resource and
information fair,and will include"Break-Out" Activities for community residents,especially for young people,
and people living with HIV/AIDS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does
hereby support the West Contra Costa County AIDS Candlelight Vigil on November 30, 2001
and the West Contra Costa County World AIDS Day Summit on December 1, 2001.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this
6th Day of vember 2001
GAYL B. ILKEMA
Chair
District II Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA DONN RBER
District I Supervisor District III Su isor
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
Introduced by Supervisor John Gioia
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 61h
Day of November,2001
John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Administra or
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By Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 2001/522