HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 12051989 - 89-763 i a3
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
Carl Weber ) Resolution No. : 89/763
The Orinda Association )
Volunteer of the Year, 1989 )
WHEREAS Carl Weber has been selected as one of The Orinda
Association' s Volunteers .of the Year in recognition of his many
years of volunteer work for the parks , trees and planning in
Orinda, and most recently, the successful campaign to save the
Orinda Theater; and
WHEREAS Carl Weber charted the path to Orinda' s fortuitous
acquisition of the Old Orinda School which was converted into
the Orinda Community Center while he was a member and chairman
of the R-6 Committee; and
WHEREAS Carl Weber identified the abysmal lack of street
trees in downtown Orinda, suggested the establishment of a trees
committee by The Orinda Association, was its first chairman and
oversaw the planting of hundreds of donated trees ; and
WHEREAS Carl Weber co-chaired The Orinda Association' s
Planning Committee for five years ; and
WHEREAS Carl Weber strategized quietly and effectively
with the legal firm retained by the Friends of the Orinda Theater
as the Friends stopped demolition of the Theater and guided the
Theater ' s inclusion into the Crossroads Project ; and
WHEREAS Carl Weber accepted an appointment to the first
City of Orinda Planning Commission, where his thorough
preparation, ability to devise thoughtful solutions to difficult
planning questions, and delightful sense of humor make him a
special asset.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES
Carl Weber on his selection as one of The Orinda Association' s
Volunteers of the Year, ACKNOWLEDGES Carl Weber ' s numerous years
of service to Orinda, its parks, trees and public spaces, and
LAUDS Carl Weber ' s vision and determination to make Orinda a
more beautiful place in which to live and work.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board EXTENDS to Carl
Weber its best wishes for much further professional and civic
accomplishment in whatever new projects he should take on.
Passed and adopted on December 5 , 1989 , by unanimous
vote of the Board members present .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this fifth day of December, 1989 .
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
By 0 " Deputy Clerk
Introduced by:
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SupervisoNancy C. Fanden
Di trict II