HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011993 - 1993-529 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING)
SEPTEMBER 20-24, 1993 AS
BEAT THE BACKUP WEEK ) RESOLUTION NO.. 93/529
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, Bay Area residents have identified transportation as
a major problem facing the _region; and
WHEREAS, use of alternatives to driving along, even one day a
week, can reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and
conserve fuel; and
WHEREAS, commuters already committed to not driving alone are
encouraging friends, neighbors, and colleagues to make the same
commitment; and
WHEREAS, rides'haring and transit partners are striving to
effect a visible and long-lasting change in commute behavior
through public education and awareness of commute alternatives;; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area can serve as a model for an effective
partnership between' employers, transportation agencies, community
organizations, 'and 'others to solve these problems; and
WHEREAS,, the California Department of Transportation, local
transportation agencies, employers, other organizations, and
commuters throughout the Bay Area will observe Beat the, Back-Up
Week;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Contra Costa County does hereby
proclaim September 20-24, 1993 Beat the Back-Up Week and urges all
citizens to recognize the importance of using commute alternatives
to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, and decrease
dependence on fossil fuels.
PASSED and ADOPTED, this fourteenth day of September 1993 , 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
fourteenth day of September, 1993
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Superv. ors and County Administrator
v
BY
Deputy Clerk