HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011992 - 1992-163 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA'
Adopted this Order on March 17, 1992 by the followingvote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder„ Torlakson and McPeak
NOES: None
ABSENT: Nene
ABSTAIN: Nene
SUBJECT: Proclaiming the week of RESOLUTION NO. 92/ 163
March 22-28 as Mediation Week
in Contra Costa County
WHEREAS, all the members of our community - children, teenagers,
adults, and seniors - live with increasing level's of stress, conflict
and violence on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, the courts, law enforcement agencies, and human service
organizations record clogged court calendars, overwhelming demands for
law enforcement intervention, and overburdened caseloads; and:
WHEREAS, in an effort to ameliorate these conditions, restore
harmony, improve relations and promote problem-solving abilities among
citizens and within neighborhoods and families, many of our citizens
have turned to mediation, with resulting, social and economic benefits;
and
WHEREAS, since` 1989, Contra' Costa County and the Dispute Resolution
Advisory Committee have supported alternative dispute resolution
programs, including' Battered Women's Alternatives, California Community
Dispute Services, Conflict Resolution Panels, the Contra Costa County
Human 'Relations Commission, Shelter Incorporated, Richmond Housing
Community Board, and the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program; and
WHEREAS, these programs, together, have provided services to tens
of thousands of Contra Costa residents each year.. and addressed a
variety of conflicts, including neighborhood and community disputes,
landlord/tenant problems, teen and family violence, ethnic and racial
conflicts, public housing disputes,`, and court and probation-referred
cases in all regions of Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, all of these programs train and organize community
volunteers to support programs services and mediate disputes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County hereby joins other Bay Area Counties in proclaiming
the week of March 22-28 as Mediation Week and expresses sincere
appreciation to those agencies and volunteers who are working diligently
to promote safe and peaceful communities.
I hereby certify that this is a true and
correct copy of an action taken and
entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
Attested: March 17, 1992
Phil. Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
By: a ' Deputy
cc: Auditor-Controller
Justice System Programs
Human Relations Commission
RESOLUTION NO. 92/ 163