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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on APRIL 17, 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , McPeak, Schroder, Torlakson, Fanden
NOES:
None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 90/235
SUBJECT: INDICATION OF COUNTY SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
CALIFORNIA RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND SOIL CONSERVATION
SERVICE
WHEREAS the Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District and the Soil Conservation
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, has and continues to provide valuable technical
assistance to the farmers and ranchers in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS the Resource Conservation District and Soil Conservation Service have been
instrumental in completion of several important flood projects in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS the continued assistance of these organizations is needed to finish the Marsh-Kellogg
watershed work plan improvements on Kellogg Creek in the Byron area to protect farm lands
from continual flooding; and
WHEREAS the services of these agencies is needed to help.farmers and ranchers minimize
erosion and pollution from the agriculture and open space areas in the County thereby helping
the County in meeting the federal non-point source pollution regulations; and
WHEREAS this Board concurs with the California Associations of Resource Conservation Districts
that the activities of the Resource Conservation Districts and Soil Conservation Service in
California are under funded in comparison to the other states in the United States and that a
$15,000,000 annual supplemental allocation to the present funding level is needed to meet the
tasks at hand;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
SUPPORTS the efforts of the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts and
REQUESTS the Congressional representatives for Contra Costa County to join with the other
Congressional representatives from California to obtain the necessary supplemental funding.
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Board is DIRECTED to send a copy of this
resolution to U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, U.S. Senator Pete Wilson and Congressman George
Miller.
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy
an action taken and entered on the minutes of tI
Orig. Dept.: Public Works (AD) Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
MFK:Iv ATTESTED: adILL 7, /*90
a:bo17.t4 PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
cc: County Administrator's Office
County Counsel ..By. - 'Deaut
Public Works Director
Calif. Assoc. of Resource Conservation Districts (via PW)
CCC Resource Conservation District (via PW)
RESOLUTION NO. 90/235