HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012000 - 2000-113 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Honoring
Louis Mangini for his Contributions
to Contra Costa County RESOLUTION NO. 2000/113
WHEREAS the Mangini family has been a part of Pleasant Hill and Contra Costa County
for almost a century and Louis Mangini has been a community leader for decades; and
MHEREAS Louis' contributions to the community are enormous, having served on the
Pleasant Hill Planning Commission from 1984 to 1999, including several terms as chairman.
Louis also served on the County's Economic Development Task Force, the Grand Jury and the
Sheriffs Posse, a Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce leader, the director of the Contra Costa
Taxpayers Association since 1976 and has been active in numerous agricultural programs and
organizations including the Advisory Council of the Diamond Walnut Growers Association.
KWERE4S; Louis has devoted years of service to the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in
Antioch. In 1983 Governor George Deukmejian appointed him to the Board of Directors and
was re-appointed by Governor Pete Wilson. Louis was elected president of the Fair Board in
1985 and has served continuously to the present. He has been persuasive and persistent in the
promotion of the Fairgrounds, the annual fair and agricultural education programs for children
and community groups.
WHEREAS Louis' dedication and vision inspired planning an agricultural museum at the
Fairgrounds, culminating in the fundraising and construction of the facility in 1998. The Fair
Board named the building the Mangini Agricultural Museum. The museum opened in the
summer of 1998 and exhibits feature farm equipment, a restored fire engine, a blacksmith shop
and early, historic California farm implements. Part Of the building is dedicated to an
Agricultural Classroom Facility where students will have state-of the-art instructional aids and
hands-on opportunities for experiments and growing plants. The classroom, when complete will
serve the county's schools for field trips and summertime program focusing on agriculture, food,
nutrition, and the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we the County Board of Supervisors for
Contra Costa County proclaim Friday, March 24, 2000 as Louis Mangini Recognition Day.
NOW, THEREFORE; IT IS RESOLVED, that the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors declare March 24, 2000, a day dedicated to Louis Mangini for his lifetime of
Community Service . -
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON MARCH 21, 2", by a unanimous vote of the Board
members present.
Aark DeSaulni
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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 21" day of March 2000.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
By�72�
Deputy Clerk
Introducedl)TS"ap r'Visor Resolution No. 2000/113
Mark DeSaulnier, District IV