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IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION NO. 2007/21
RECOGNIZING THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC SER VICE
OF RETIRED RICHMOND MAYOR IRMA ANDERSON
Whereas, Irma Anderson received her R.N. and B.S.N. from Cornell University, and her Masters of Public
Health from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health;and
Whereas, Irma Anderson has served the Contra Costa community as Director of Public Health Nursing,
an advocate, a public official, and a citizen for over 50 years; and
Whereas, Irma Anderson was the first African-American woman elected to the Richmond City Council
when she received the highest number of votes in her City Council election in November 1993 and
served on the City Council until December 2001;and
Whereas, Irma Anderson was the first African-American woman elected as Mayor of Richmond and the
first African-American woman electedMayor of a major California city, and served as Richmond's
Mayor from December 2001 until January 2007;and
Whereas, Irma Anderson also served as Chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors_Children, Health, and
Human Services Committee;Member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Advisory Board;
Metropolitan Transportation Commissioner;Vice-Chair of the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority; and Board Chair of the Richmond YMCA, and was especially committed to children's
and health issues;and
Whereas, Irma Anderson worked hard to bring a public health approach to violence prevention and
helped spearhead a collaborative effort between Richmond, Contra Costa County, and the
community to bring a Harlem Children's Zone model to Richmond;and
Whereas,Among the many policy initiatives led by Mayor Anderson was her Kids First Initiative,which
collaboratively expanded after school opportunities for students and increased investment in youth
programs.;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors does
hereby recognize the extensive con tr utions and the service of Mayor Irma Anderson to the
residents of Contra Costa County.
N � . PIEPHO
Chair
District III Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA r ' GAYLE B.ifILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supero
J
SUSAN A. BONILLA FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct tory of an action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
. shown:
A'1TES1'ED: JANUARY 1G,2(107
z JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrato
SrA c ars
By ���� 1Deputy
Introduced by Supen�isor Gioia, District I