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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03061990 - EA.5 ' EA5 r: -y Te- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Environmental Affairs Committee .•;; _y' Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair n'. '- ;• Supervisor Nancy Fanden 011 :rj1,11 _ DATE: March 6 , 1990 ;_ 40 v` SUBJECT: Update on Earth Day Activities and Citizen and .S�...coux`. Youth Conservation Corps SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOFR4ENDATION 1 . Acknowledge receipt of the attached report from the County Administrator' s Office on the status of the Citizens and Youth Conservation Corps, and endorse the progress made in developing this project and the continued effort in carrying this program to a successful conclusion. 2. Remove the above item as a referral to our Committee. 3 . Accept the report from the County Administrator' s Office on Earth Day activities, and endorse the current County efforts on Earth Day 1990. BACKGROUND On December 19, 1990 the Board of Supervisors directed the County Administrator' s Office to prepare a further report on the status of plans for a Citizens and Youth Conservation Corps. On February 28, 1990 Mr. John Gregory updated our, Committee on the progress made in developing this project (refer to attached report) . Our Committee is pleased with the progress, and recommends that the Board endorse the continued effort in carrying this project to a successful conclusion. The County Administrator' s Office updated our Committee on County efforts for Earth Day 1990 (refer to attached report) . Our Committee is pleased with the current efforts and recommends that the Board endorse the activities. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): , 2Survisor nc Fanden ACTION OF BOARD ON _ March 6, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF ,S.UPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: Community Development (Orig. Dept.) ATTESTED (e T_/9 9 O_ John Gregory, CAO PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPUTY M382/7-83 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR C O N T R A C O S T A C O U N T Y Administration Building 651 Pine Street, 11th Floor Martinez, California DATE: February 26 , 1990 TO: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Supervisor Nancy Fanden Supervisor Tom Torlakson FROM: John T. Gregory, Management Analyst I SUBJECT: Up-date on Earth Day Activities On August 29, 1989 , the Board of Supervisors adopted Supervisor Torlakson' s recommendaitions concerning implementation of various components of his 1989 theme "Keep Contra Costa Beautiful" . As a result, one added component of this theme was eventual Board endorsement of Earth Day 1990. The County Administrator' s Office was directed to integrate various efforts of the "Keep Contra Costa Beautiful" campaign with any subsequent Earth Day activities. Earth Day 1990 is part of the continuing 20 year effort at obtaining environmental consciousness in the county, state, nation and world. Contra Costa County and Supervisorial staff have held a series of meetings to formulate an action plan for earth day activities. An ad hoc committee consisting of representatives from the aforementioned entities and led by the County Administrator' s Office developed the attached agenda for our conference to be held April 12, 1990. It was the intention of the committee that to foster a leadership role for the county, invitations be sent to varying agency elements within the county so that Earth Day 1990 would be a springboard to a coordinated effort at environmental consciousness. Therefore, it is hoped that this conference will raise levels of awareness to a point which prompts proper and continuing responses to environmental concerns. It is to such a purpose that this Committee . should accept this report and recommend to the Board of Supervisors its endorsement of current county efforts on Earth Day 1990 . JTG:nrl activits .:f ce- EARTH DAY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE April 12, 1990 8: 00 Registration View exhibits 8: 45 Welcome--Supervisor Nancy Fanden Steve Welch, Vice President Support Services, Pac Bell Mary Lou Oliver, Mayor of San Ramon Lynelle Johnson, District Aide Cong. George Miller 9: 10 Overview of County' s pertinent ordinances: litter, truck cover laws, abandoned cars, etc. Supervisor Sunne McPeak 9: 35 Redmond O' Colonies, Environmental Songs 9: 45 Keynote Address--John Javna, Author 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth Introduction: Supervisor Tom Torlakson 10: 15 Stretch Break and Exhibit Viewing 10 : 30 First Workshop 11 : 30-1: 00 Second Workshop--Lunch served in workshop 1: 15 Recyclones 2: 00 Spotlight On the Cities Representative, Mayors ' Council Introduction: Supervisor Tom Powers 2: 30 Recycling Awards Supervisor Tom Torlakson Certificate of Appreciation to Pac Bell Presented by Supervisor Robert Schroder 3 : 00 Rally led by Supervisor Torlakson Redmond O' Colonies--Environmental Songs 3 : 30 Adjournment WORKSHOPS 1. Environmental Shopping--Vote with .your wallet Sheila Cogan, Resource Recovery Specialist Community Development Department Contra Costa County 2. Household Hazardous Waste--the Principles You Learn At Home Are Brought To Work Marice Ashe, Department of Health Services Contra Costa County 3. The Air You Breathe--Improving Air Quality Suggestions? Do we have an inhouse expert? Should we call air quality control board? 4. The Land Around Us--Land Use and Environmental Preservation Suggestions ? Do we have an inhouse expert? 5. Solid Waste--What Recycling Can and Cannot Do, AB 939, Landfills Charles Papke, President Resource Management Associates 6. Water, Water Everywhere Water quality: Saving it, keeping it pure Roberta Goulart, Planner Community Development Department Contra Costa County 7. Organizing A, Community Recycling Corps Supv. Tom Torlakson The twentieth anniversary of Earth Day is a good time to decide how we can better work together to preserve the beautiful Contra Costa County we enjoy. Community groups will exhibit their programs and activities. This is your chance to learn and share your views with people like you who can make a difference. EARTH DAY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE April 12, 1990 8 am-4pm Pacific Bell Bishop Ranch Business Park San Ramon, California Conference Highlights Keynote Address--John Javna, Author 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth Recyclones Theatre Troupe Redmond O'Colonies, Singer Learn how you can get rid of litter, abandoned cars and other eyesores. Learn about city, county, and community programs and talk to decision makers who can put your ideas to work. WORKSHOPS Environmental Shopping Household Hazardous Waste The Air You Breathe The Land Around Us Solid Waste: Recycling, new state laws Water, Water Everywhere Organizing A Community Recycling Corps RECYCLING AWARDS Honoring individual, business, commnity and school programs. Rally for Contra Costa 3 i' Sponsors: Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors (see list) Cosponsors: Hazardous Materials Commission Solid Waste Commission Contra Costa Council Earth Day Committee Council of Mayors Transportation *Prizes* *Prizes* *Prizes* Deposit your bus transfer and win a chance at several prizes donated by Pacific Bell. Work for clean air and save nonrenewable resources. Car pool or take public transportation to the conference! There is no parking directly in front of the Pacific Bell building. Leave Lafayette BART at 7: 45 a.m. and arrive at the conference at 8: 13 using County Connection Express Service Bus 990 or choose or leave the Walnut Creek BART station at 7: 53 on BART Express DX1 and arrive at 8:23. County vans will be leaving from Martinez, Supervisor Tom Torlakson' s office in Pittsburg and from Supervisor Tom Powers office in- Richmond. If you would like to use these vans, YOU MUST MAKE A RESERVATION by calling 646-2949 Martinez, Supervior Torlakson, Pittsburg 427-8138 or Supervisor Powers, Richmond 374-3231. Registration is limited to the first 300. All participants must register in advance. There are no walk-ins.