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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012001 - 2001-551 In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO.2001/551 HONORING RICHMOND MAYOR ROSEMARY CORBIN FOR HER YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF RICHMOND AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WHEREAS, Rosemary Corbin was elected to the Richmond City Council in 1985, was re-elected in 1989,and was elected Mayor of Richmond in 1993 and re-elected Mayor in 1997;and WHEREAS, during her 16 years of pub! e sq e'to thachmond,Mayor Rosemary Corbin championed "Smart Growth",infill develont 'ca rdaZe houstg bte tli, se issues were popular to advocate and was successful working at the state and nattona „Xevef develop policies enct�uagmg Brownfield development;and xM,ti ➢_,G WHEREAS Roses ' �cxb leas leen a tireless`advocate for the Ai"ts xn Iichrtofc as evidenced by her support of public art fun thrc^ tgh t1 l�Iayor's beautification L i s p kg anon fund; her support atdor"tCy,of the Rosie the Riveter Memorial,het°promotion of tkie use o£pt. lic funds on comrn"ity murals'tl t oughout th”City of Richmond,her successful l4-k'i4 rang for"i oney f9r arfg education,and her initiation o£the succesys£wl Oaklailo East Bay Symphony concert saes n"Ric'h d,anti Rosemar Corbin WHEREAS , y became an expert bringing'Fed' Goenment resources to RtClimond to solve pro blfns`tubo l for local government;and EREAS' osemar Corbin,has been recognized as a,, ' f'>7 y H gn national leafier ut h�� �tatexials, s�rlid waste and enj;iioANi tionallLea l e of Cities En her wdorrk o�ohe U.S Conference of M rs Ener d t ori net Committee, issues g nm rtt Comrruttee,Le ��Calff to Citi+ E tvironmental Quality g 4 Comrrutte ,Bay AerFlclous Waste Mara ement` rnxzt�ttee,Contra Cps ` dou lvtaterials Commission, Cpritra?Costa�+b t � 5t'Comxrusslon and the West Contra Costa Solid Waste'lvfia tagei'ee Autho it and Y� 2 W".EAS,Rosemary Corbin served not only the residents of Ricbmond'but the ' 'er day Area, 4lifornia and United Siete corzirnunity through her leadership positions; in. Brous r0oortal orgy zat' 'n such as the U.S. ConferettC , of Mayors,r'hlational league of`Cities, Local Got nt'Com ssitart, ssociatton,'of Bay Area Govioingt*.s,'�nd'the Institute for Local Self Gove txnerif;aid' 'r r` i r tlni bH R SPK + { WHEItAS Ttosera" Tyorbin tt ly worked tot�o#ect` rl Ysc© Bey d�a�ough her t years of service representing least EaTV— F ;5rancisco B�kiinservatioand beveoptnentortitrrtission while also increasingcess to the,Bay tivCief on the Bag ladroarci of Direors t, a ;r . 7 NOW,THEkOOR AE IT,RESOLVED that the Boar&of.Supervisors of Cantra Costa County does hereby recogme artd e y se C C�rbinl`or her,sYitfeen years of tireless and l onor Richmond Mayor Ro dedicated service toTJh j*sidents of RicitmQnd as;a i .v unc �Qman and Mayor. PASSED by a alttn ops v('to oftkie Board o Supervisors members present this ,;U3r, Av ber.2001 GAYLE . U K MA � District H Supervisor UJOHN GIOIA DONNA BER istrict I Supervisor District III Supervi r MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this 6th Day of November,2001. John Sweeten, Clerk of the Board of S�ervisors and County Administrator