HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011997 - 1997-134 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring April 1997 as )
INCREASE THE PEACE - VIOLENCE ) RESOLUTION NO. 971 134
PREVENTION MONTH in Contra )
Cn.cta County
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County has for the past 13 years been actively involved in innovative
violence prevention efforts including the 1994 Action Plan for Violence Prevention, the 1995
countywide regulation of gun dealers, the 1996 countywide ban on sales of junk guns, and
creation of regional partnerships to address violence prevention; and
WHEREAS, violence has impacted every segment of the county population, particularly youth
ages 10-19 who are at highest risk of gun violence, and men, women, and children of all ages
who suffer the impacts of violence in the media, physical and sexual assaults, homicide, and
domestic battering; and
WHEREAS, the County's Health Services Department and the Juvenile Justice-Delinquency
Prevention Commission along with Kaiser Permanente and John Muir Medical Center have
agreed to coordinate and sponsor April 1997 as "Increase the Peace - Violence Prevention
Month;" and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County's community partnerships of Opportunity West ('West County),
Delta 2000 (East County), and the Center for Human Development (Central & South County)
have agreed to prepare a series of violence prevention activities involving the schools,
community groups, local government, and the general public for the month of April.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declares April 1997 as
INCREASE THE PEACE- VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH in Contra Costa County and
encourages the active participation of the residents to help promote safe and violence free
families and communities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON April 1, 1997, by a unanimous vote of the Board members
present.
Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
Jim Rog e -� Gayle B. it ema
Donna��er Joe Canciamilla
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes
of said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 1st day of April, 1997.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
By �?- J
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor
Mark DeSaulnier, District IV