HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011999 - 1999-614 The Beard of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
In the Matter of Resolution No 99/614
HONORING JANE BARTKE FOR HER EIGHT YEARS OF DEDICATED
SERVICE ON THE EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL '
WHEREAS, Jane Bartke has lived in El Cerrito,California for the past 36 years serving
on the EI Cerrito City Council for the last eight of those years and twig served as
Mayor during 1993-94 and 1997-9$,and
WHEREAS, Ms. Bartke has also been a respected teacher in the West'Contra Costa
Unified School District for 30 years and is loved by a generation of students at Adams
Middle Sehooi and was recognized in 1996 with a Teacher Excellence Award as a
districtwide teacher of the year and
WHEREAS, the citizens of EI Cerrito have benefited,greatly from Ms. Bartke's work on
the City Council including: replacement of nearly half the city's storm drains to
decrease flooding of streets and homes, improving the city's financial stability by
increasing the city's reserves, and a new fire station built on time& under budget; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Bartke's leadership has helped jump start the process to revitalize the
El Cerrito Plaza to return it back to an active commercial center,and
WHEREAS, Ms. Bartke was known as one of the hardest working councilmembers
and worked over 30 hours per week in her duties representing the community and
over 50 hours per week while Mayor,and was often out representing the City five
nights per week;and
WHEREAS, during her tenure on the City Council, Ms. Bartke served as El Cerrito's
primary liaison on numerous regional and state boards and commissions where she
ably representee El Cerrito's interests and advocated a regional vision to improve the
quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area; some of those beards included the
Association of Bay Area Governments, League of California Cities, Contra Costa
Mayor's Conference, West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee,and the
Contra Costa Transportation Authority,and
WHEREAS,as a public servant, Ms. Bartke was known as a dedicated and sincere
community representative who was always accessible to Et Cerrito residents and
attended 100% of the regularly scheduled City Council meetings during her eight
years in office, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLiVED thatthe Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County does hereby recognize and honor Ms.Jane Bartke for her strong
common sense leadership, her sincere dedication to the citizens of EI Cerrito, and her
tireless efforts to represent El Cerrito on numerous regional boards and commissions.
SED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ON THIS
I e DAY OF D MBER, 1999.
J n Gioia, District i GaJ B. Uiikem ,D strict 11 Do nal Gerb istrict Ill
Mark DelAullnier, District IV ciamilia, District V
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 141h
Day of December, 1999.
PHiL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
Deputy Clerk
Introduced 3istrict
Resolution No. 99f 614