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THE BOARDOF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. CALU02NIA
Adopted this Order On July 13, 1"3 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Smith, Bishop, McPeak and Torlakson
NOES None
ABSENT: Nene
RESOLLTIIGN NO. 93/441
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR TAE
COM 2EI3ENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR THE SAN(FRANCISCO BAY DELTA ESTUARY
Whereas, The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County recognizes the importance of a clean San Francisca
Estuary to the region's health,the commercial and recreational value of the San Francisco Estuary and its economic
vitality;and
Whereas, The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County recognizes the serious threat to its cherished Bay and
Delta from environmental degradation; and
Whereas, After more than five years of`m-depth study by the San Francies Estuary Project, a operative effort
that has involved the active participation of diverse environmental,social and economic interests,a Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan(COMP)has been written and thoroughly reviewed which contains nearly 150
recommended actions to protect and enhance the water quality and living resources of the Estuary; and
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Whereas, The members of the San Francisco Estuary Project's Management Committee, the primary decision-
naffing body,unanimously approved the Comprehensive Conservation'and Management Plait at their final meeting
on March 31, 1993; and
Whereas,file members of the San Francisco Estuary Project,recognizing"t the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary
is one of the nation's greatest resources,have adopted the following vision statement for the CCMP"
"We, the people of California and die San Francisco Bay-Delta region,believe the
San Francisco Estuary is an international treasure and that our ongoing stewardship
is critical to its preservation, restoration and enhancement. Acknowledging the importance
of the Estuary to our environmental and economic well-being,we pledge to achieve and
maintain an ecologically diverse and productive natural estuarine system;" and
Whereas,Tle Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County supports the Flan as a guide to development of refined
actions for implementation, and reserves the right and opportunity to debate specific recommendations; now,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County requests that the Honorable,Pete Wilson,
Governor';of the State of California, concur with and that Ms. Carol Browner, Director of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, approve the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan as soon as
possible.
i hereby certify that this is a trus ana cor:ct
an action fatten and entered on the :I,r.0 9.s if the
Board of superrisofs the elate shown.
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RESOLUTION NO. 931441