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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY', CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 16, 1993 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Smith, Bishop, McPeak and Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: -Proclaiming the-week of �- -- RESOLUTION NO. 93/ 107
March 1-27 as Mediation Week'
in Contra Costa County
WHEREAS, all the members of our community children, teenagers,
adults, and seniors - live with increasing levels 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, Contra Costa County and the Dispute Resolution Advisory
Committee support alternative dispute resolution programs, including
Battered Women's Alternatives, California Community 'Dispute 'Services,
Conflict Resolution Panels, Shelter Incorporated, Superior Court, 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
volunteersto 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 21-27 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 16, 1993
Phil Batchelor,` Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors° and County Administrator.
By: rjvk, Deputy
cc: Justice System Programs
Contractors via CAO
RESOLUTION NO. 93/