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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01132009 - PR.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �?- ��-=��' Contra � . FROM: Mary Piepho, District 111 olll ,,,awi :S Costa County DATE: January13, 2009 ifd c°sra `P SUBJECT: My California Story Slam Contest SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: PRESENTATION of award to Ashlie Kimbrell as the Contra Costa County winner of the California Arts Council's second annual "My California Story Slam", as recommended by Supervisor Mary Piepho. BACKGROUND: Ashlie Kimbrell, currently a senior at Liberty High School in Brentwood, is the Contra Costa County winner of the California Art Council's second annual "My California Story Slam" competition. The story slam is a writing competition designed to encourage students to use the knowledge of their lives and emotional journeys to create literature. High school juniors during the 2007-08 school year were requested "to write a short story expressing an event or time in your life when all your emotions were clear to you--a time when you said to yourself, 'I need to remember this."' The competition was made CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Contact: Dorothy SansoMoore, A s and 9) \ I � 3/ cc: Robin Moore,Arts and Culture Commission ATTESTED NIMH County Administration DAVID TWA, CLE,51K OFT E BOARD OFSUPERVISORS BY: o'J �*� DEPUTY Page 2 of 2 possible through funds from the sales of My California: Journeys by Great Writers, a fundraising project for California Arts Council literature programs for kids. Ashlie is receiving a check for five hundred dollars. Last year, Ashlie attended Independence High School in Brentwood. Their library receives a matching five hundred dollar check. AC5 is the Contra Costa County partner to the California Arts Council. AC5 worked with and supported the California Arts Council to bring this project to our county. In this role, AC5 assures that Contra Costa County's kids are included in events such as this which encourage expressions of creativity. H bY H Iii�iJJ f•M � k NZ'S" y y yd'y k � /FST un C r S.t'�I-tet c ,y yt� N i S -y �} 15 1 Z olQTS ar _ e s ,(n ,, a 9`4 3 t.VM4 Do S # e j yii wi, O, s a to 0 Ar *. �h t * _,t I S Is p N•VJ Yn � .. Nq 44 ed ig l ¢ O t+"t WI G• OKI • C44.N �` 0Ot r aar Al V wV1vV\I :;-y .c sfa rS.Ly yh" d sz L i 1' s1"f q25 oila��f a 's 7 � S '" f� ISIS lj{ g S �. F $ 0.1 7"tN'n `• j� +✓� i .0;; F V V "11110 rlrlK �•n0� NY ,Ylly�i I �t; %I�nil Nd ""�N 41, j- {4 yy i 11'" bQ © a a - w cn v R'R ; fD p csoaaol Va/, gowtm 5godta • goaqt* Lq%& 0/5ga004*C;Z RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING RESOLUTION NO. 2009/15 TOM COURTRIGHT AS 2009 LAFAYETTE BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR WHEREAS, Tom Courtright, owner and operator of Orchard Nursery, grew up in the business, beginning his career at his father's nursery in Berkeley; and . WHEREAS, Tom has been recognized by many organizations throughout the world for the work he does as a nurseryman; and WHEREAS, Tom bought Orchard Nursery in Lafayette in 1971 and has remained to manage this successful business while contributing to his community; and WHEREAS, Tom has been a local.Rotarian since;1972 and was honored as Lafayette's Citizen of the Year in 1989; and WHEREAS, Tom has glveri hls time; money, and energy fo help,make Lafayette a place where people want to live,,work,,and?shop. NOW, THEREFORE:BE'IT resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby honor and��congratulate l L Z: 1 t - ' t 2,D�.yfIQUJZP,Qb PASSED by a vote of the Board of Supervisors thi 13th dayof Ja"nuary 2009. JON GIOIA ARY N P.IEPHO H bisiriae I Supervisor _`' District III Suervisor SUSAN A ;`BONhLLA, Gha>rFE ERAL D. GLOVER District IV Supervisor f ` ,pt.,, :-District V Supervisor ,r , 3Ai2 .77 GAYL IL MA District II 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. . ODavid Twa,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. G r - Deputy Clerk 4 COUN r`I jW �3