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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this order on APRIL 9 , 1991 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Nove
RESOLUTION NO. 91/214
SUBJECT; Proclaiming the week of
April 7-14 as Mediation Week
in Contra Costa County
WHEREAS,all members of our community--children,teenagers,adults,and seniors--live
with increasing levels of stress,conflict and violence on a daily basis;and
WHEREAS,the courts,law enforcement agencies,and human service organizations record
clogged court calendars,overwhelming demands for law enforcement intervention,and overburdened caseloads;
and
WHEREAS,in an effort to ameliorate these conditions,restore harmony,improve relations
and promote problem-solving abilities among citizens and within neighborhoods and families,many of our
citizens have turned to mediation,with resulting social and economic benefits;and
WHEREAS, since 1989, Contra Costa County and the Dispute Resolution Advisory
Committee have supported alternative dispute resolution programs,including Battered Women's Alternatives,
California Community Dispute Services,Conflict Resolution Panels,the Contra Costa County Hunan Relations
Commission, the Housing Alliance, Richmond Housing Community Board, and the Victim Offender
Reconciliation Program;and
WHEREAS,these programs,together,have provided services to tens of thousands of Contra
Costa residents each year,and addressed a variety of conflicts,including neighborhood and community disputes,
landlord/tenant problems,teen and family violence,ethnic and racial conflicts,public housing disputes,and court-
and probation-referred cues in all regions of Contra Costa County;and
WHEREAS, all of these programs train and organize community volunteers to support
programs services and mediate disputes;
NOW,7UHREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County hereby joins other Bay Area Counties in proclaiming the week of April 7-14, 1991 as Mediation
Weck and expresses sincere appreciation to those agencies and volunteers who are working diligently to promote
safe and peaceful eommpnities.
I hereby certify that this is a true and
correct copy of an action taken and
entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date sh-.wn.
Attested: April 9 , 1991
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Administrator
cc: Auditor-Controller
By; CL JAZIA0 4 Deputy
County Administrator
Relation Commission RFSOL()TSON N0. 91/ 214
Justice System Programs