HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011997 - 1997-179 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
_ CONTRA COSTA COUNT, ST47E OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proclaiming May 1997 )
as DROWNING PREVEN77ON MONTH) RESOLU777ON NO. 971 179
In Co= Costa C M )
WHEREAS, the summer months are approaching and people will soon be spending warm, sunny
days outside in their yards and swimming pools, and
WHEREAS, tragically, summertime is also associated with increasing numbers of drowning
incidents; and
-WHEREAS, children under five years of age are especially vulnerable to drowning deaths and
injuries associated with near drowning submersions; and
WHEREAS, the Drowning Prevention Foundation, in cooperation with the Contra Costa Health
Services Department, will conduct a drowning prevention educational outreach campaign in the
spring and summer of 1997 through Labor Day; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this effort is to irVorm the public that drownings can be prevented
when people are aware of the problems and know how to eliminate them; and
WHEREAS, raising community awareness about swimming pool sgety is critical for the
protection of our children from preventable drowning.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors proclaims May 1997 as
DROWNING PREVENTION MONTH in Contra Costa County and calls upon the citizens of
the County to take the necessary precautions to ensure a sae and happy summer.
PASSED ANI) ADOPTED ON,April 15, 1997, by a unanimous vote of the Board members
present.
Mark DeSaulnier, 05ir
Ji Rog Gayle B. iUcema
Donna Ger r _?orrect
Joe Canciamilla
I hereby cert{fy that the foregoing is a true andofan order entered on the Minutes
of said Board of Supervisors on the iforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 15th day of April, 1997.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
BY—
Deputy Cleric
Introduced by Supervisor
Mark DeSaulnier, District IV