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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on May 7 , 1985 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , McPeak, Schroder , Torlakson, Fanden.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
SUBJECT:, ) RESOLUTION NO. 85/221
Adopt Position of )
Support for SB 785 )
WHEREAS Senator Daniel E. Boatwright has introduced Senate
Bill 785 in the State Legislature at the request of the Trustees
of the 'California State University; and
WHEREAS SB 785 would require the Trustees to establish a
permanent off-campus center on State-owned property in Contra
Costa County in order to make education programs at the upper
division and graduate levels available in that area; and
WHEREAS Contra Costa County is the only one of the ten
largest California counties without a permanent publicly
supported four-year college or university; and
WHEREAS this County is the fourth fastest-growing county in
the State with a population of nearly 700,000, and with new
office parks and business growth enlarging the professional
workforce and adding tremendously to the demand for a State
college; and
WHEREAS community colleges have more than 39,000 students,
with many graduates unable to go away to' college, but who could
afford to attend college while continuing to live at home using
private ,or public transportation to attend as day students; and
WHEREAS enrollment at the California State Hayward satellite
campus in Pleasant Hill increased from 250 to 1, 100 students in
four years demonstrating the interest and need for higher
education opportunities for our residents; and
WHEREAS an appropriate 380-acre site on Ygnacio Valley Road
in Concord has been owned by the State since 1969 for the
purposes' of building such an educational facility;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY that a position of support for Senate Bill
785 is APPROVED, and that Senator Boatwright is commended for and
encouraged to continue his efforts on behalf of the citizens of
this County.
PASSED by unanimous vote of .the Board Members present on
this 7thday of- May, 1985.
I hereby. certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
7th day of May, 1985
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
-And County Administrator
By
Deputy Clerk