HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011967 - 67-371 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proclaiming J
the Week of May 2' 1967,
through May 27l`t �
"Martinez
F dwt - .iRESOLUTION
K- ;Vy3ON N O, 67/371
,
Safety Action Week.''
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WHEREAS E,.sy v.e.Firs.✓' has been A steady increase in the .ur..t..ECJ.
3f men, wC:Cc'3Y-i and children killed or maimed in accidents each
year; and
WHEREAS Automob lefatalities alone
account for such
high number ofdeaths that only heart disease, cancer anstroke
create more of a hardship an the families of those afflicted; d
WHEREAS the State
te Lei iltre 3r' takensteps to curb
iV CtV y e accidents shriu g athee passage C r Senate L3Ll 317 (1965)
which increases the
availability of Highway a r3'y'aro me and
requires
ye `"teere.
the Highway Patrol to institute A mandatory vehicle inspection so
as "to place additional emphasis on the proper maintenance of
`;l"eg"s.'_clejtty and,
WHEREAS the inspection program i s designed JLi point i✓U.t
and obtain correction of observable defects ; €'..nd
_.�_?- .',.0 the Martinez ez ScF__`.'c ty Action Prograi^'i., in co--
oneration with the Auto Highway Industries Safety CC3nn ttee, Look
Magazine and she National Vehicle Safety Checks has undertaken a
coo ;ni fy'-»3;i e effort of accident prevention; And
WHEREAS the California W tY Patrole
opcept wing with the Mart roe Police Department in officially
.ion _xwsuing the "Circle of Safety" inspection program in Martinez,
o;,.f^ty of Contra Cost=s., :;wale of California; and
WHEREAS this city-wide v.l..f.V V of voluntary: cop".
E 511.0 [ .d�dL.�
in
the State of California b1Vins May 21s a077 anwil].. Continue
through 11r-ay 7, 1967; an
>` , , r';S the Board of Supervisors
u^8"r? so?s C . the County Cr Contra a
Costa has cwzrys held the safetyif its
n%M# Cyees and citizens as
one of its primary concerns; and
WY E ES the C unt e: of Contra Cosh is a leader in pi blic
s
s c:f,n
e t y> 9anzi
Vie County of Contra Costa is participating in
thevehicles ;��.+' .. V f :/y NA r�,r.. y J _t..w.. �s V .4.i�.i,y J�».0 fl Cir Y}�,y
RESOLUTION No. 67/371/37
i.K 4)u Y, THEREFORE, 1T RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF .JOi ERV I;•.`,.0 R S
OF ._H_.. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA .s...c,.,J the :.rQul2ty and its officials do
hereby call upon all citizens to °loin. together with n traffic
officials, public officials , public information media, service and
trade organizations , business and industry gz 3't ps, schools an
churches, to take an active past in this community-wide effort of
accident prevention;
.N...N BE ITE.i�?:yzT;E? R .vv VD that the City o.;.-e Mart ez,
.;s Police {..iia.?"'ment, and other public F3i`.p oyea3o members of the
Martinez Safety Actionos. d the participating g' ups3 and
those business aw_-d cornn£u?ity leaders who have taken an active Y.io.«Y`t,
an& those public spirited citizens who have thus far participated
in the activities o he Safety Action eek program, S:..ld those
individuals who have already or will in the future join the 3rLa
e
of Safety" be highly commended for Their effort 't o make the uQl''t
'fes ^'a safer rzi 9� in which live; n
3E RESOLVED
EtivL'sD trat the B
eBoard of wu oer :is Q
r
s of
the
County
ry ny of Contra Cosa, does _e eby invite al motorists to
dvl. . ,r? wluLvTp^ y with
the new mandatory vehicle inspection
requirements by having their vehicles SAFETY-CHECKED.
P AS.,.M.:.✓ AND ADOPTED this 23rd day o May, 1967, by the
e
following vote of the 3oard :
Supervisors James P. Kenny, Alfred M, Dias,
James EA Moriarty, _homers john Coll,
Edmund A. Y id
NOES : None.
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RESOLUTION N 67/371
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