HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 12051989 - 89-764 + IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
Laura Abrams ) Resolution No. : 89/764
The Orinda Association )
Volunteer of the Year, 1989 )
WHEREAS Laura Abrams has been selected as one of the Orinda
Association' s Volunteers of the Year in recognition of her
tenacity, sense of history and over seven years of skillful
persuasion, negotiation and, above all, success in saving and re-
storing the Orinda Theater as a member of the Friends of the
Orinda Theater; and
WHEREAS Laura Abrams took the case for saving the Orinda
Theater from demolition to every newspaper, magazine, public
official, and art and architectural preservation society; and
WHEREAS Laura Abrams constructed a superb campaign of
media attention, petitions, events to draw attention to the Orinda
Theater, and persistent talks with planning officials and the
project ' s developer with a determined goal of saving the Theater
and restoring it to Donald Rheem' s Art Deco splendor; and
WHEREAS Laura Abrams negotiated and suggested innumerable
compromises that kept the restoration project moving forward; and
WHEREAS Laura Abrams researched architectural detailing
of the Orinda Theater, located sources for historically accurate
replacement materials, and provided the results of her research
to planners and the developer gratis ; and
WHEREAS Laura Abrams persisted when many thought saving
the Orinda Theater was a lost cause, working closely with other
Friends of the Orinda Theater and its law firm to carefully
monitor the planning process, testifying at many public hearings,
and writing responses .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES
Laura Abrams on her selection as one of The Orinda Association' s
Volunteers of the Year, COMMENDS Laura Abrams for over seven
years of diligent efforts to save the Orinda Theater, and NOTES
Laura Abrams ' unselfish dedication of her time and talents to a
cause which not only electrified her community, but the whole
Bay Area.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board EXPRESSES its
acknowledgement of Laura Abrams ' careful and creative efforts on
behalf of the preservation of the Orinda Theater.
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
Cont Administrator.
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ByuDeputy Clerk
Introduced by:
SupervisNancy C. Fanden
Di trict II