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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 5, 1991 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Request for Review of Agricultural Task Force Composition
Supervisor Tom Powers referred to the attached letter
dated February 15, 1991 from John Ginochio, 1575 Northgate Road,
Walnut Creek 94598, commenting on the proposed composition of the
Agricultural Task Force and urging the Board to revise the
membership to make it more representative of agriculture in the
County.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the matter is REFERRED
to the Internal Operations Committee to further review composition
of the Agricultural Task Force relative to Countywide
representation.
cc: C. VanMarter, CAO
Dennis Barry, CDD
County Administrator I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken rnd entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: .f. /99/
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors andel County Administrator
(..o....r�.�.....��..Deputy
1575 Northgate Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
February 15, 1991
Claude Van Marter
Asst. County Administrator
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Mr. Van Marter:
I saw the list of organizations which were selected for
membership on the county' s Agricultural Task Force. It should
strike any objective person that the make-up would almost
completely be from East County. Although significant , there is
much more to Contra Costa agriculture than just East County.
According to the 1989 crop report , 185 , 890 acres or 87% of all
agricultural land is grazed and only 28 , 601 acres or 13% is
vegetable and field crops . Also the majority of grazing land is
west of Deer Valley ,Road (or according to the ASCS office - in
West County) . Cat�emen are obviously under-revresent d.. On a
production basis, livestock, _livestock products and -.nurse.ries�
com rise 48% in terms of dollars . On a supervisor' s district
basis, ere will likelybe on y one member from Tom Powers and
probably none from Bob Schroder, Sunne McPeak, or Nancy Fanden' s
districts. '
I would suggest looking at a county map and county production
records to come up with a better representative agriculturalTomsk
orc�e. Then make a comparison to the proposed existing ,.Task
Force.
I am writing this letter as a concerned agricultural operator and
landowner of a portion of over seven thousand acres in Contra
Costa County. I am not writing under political pressure from any
organization' s views or agendas . I am independent. I recuse to
conveniently dry up and blow away from a cold north wind in spite
of the drought .
Sincerely,
oh�nochio --..._
cc: All members of Board of Supervisors ;D �° 9
David Dal Porto, President Cattlemen' s Assn.
Tom Brumleve, President Farm Bureau
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