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IN THE MATTER OF ] RESOLUTION No. 93/221
Recognizing the need]
to adequately fund ]
Commmunity Colleges ]
WHEREAS, Contra Costa College in West Contra Costa County, Diablo
Valley College in Central Contra Costa, Los Medanos College in East
Contra Costa and the Center for Higher Education in the San Ramon
Valley educate 39, 000 Contra Costa residents each semester; and
WHEREAS, these institutions provide classes and programs necessary
to equip residents of Contra Costa County with skills they will
need to secure jobs, advance careers and improve opportunities;
and
WHEREAS, the skills and knowledge that students have acquired at
Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, Los Medanos College
and the Center for Higher Education have added immensely to the
prosperity and well being of Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, in number of transfers to four-year colleges, the Contra
Costa Community College District annually places among the top five
community college districts in the state, and is the starting point
for many students pursuing bachelor degrees; and
WHEREAS, through nursing, paramedic and fire and police protection
instruction, and other fields, the Contra Costa Community College
District and its institutions have helped save many lives in
Contra Costa County and contributed to the physical health of
everyone; and
WHEREAS, through art, music and cultural programs, through outreach
classes at -the high schools, and special programs for high school
students and the elderly, Contra Costa, Diablo Valley and Los
Medanos Colleges and the Center for Higher education, have greatly
enriched the quality of life in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, these colleges and the Center for Higher Education have
since their inception provided the widest access to low-income and
minority residents, and for decades have served as the main road to
higher education; and
WHEREAS, recent fee increases are making it difficult if not
impossible for many students to attend Contra Costa, Diablo Valley
and Los Medanos Colleges and the Center for Higher Education; and
WHEREAS, despite program and staff cutbacks, the colleges and the
Center for Higher Education are confronted with a revenue reduction
that will discourage thousands from attending a community college;
and
WHEREAS, the brunt of the program reductions will fall heaviest on
the low income, the unemployed and the people in need of job
training; and
WHEREAS, the economy of Contra Costa County will suffer if its
residents are denied educational opportunities and training.
NOW, therefore be it resolved that the County of Contra Costa
supports the efforts of the Contra Costa Community College District
and its institutions to secure adequate funding for their classes
and programs; and
THAT the County of Contra Costa supports the retention of the half
cent sales tax to fund community college programs and other
worthwhile public programs; and
THAT the County of Contra Costa opposed further fee increases at
all community colleges and supports open access for all resident;
and
THAT the County of Contra Costa calls for repeal of the
differential fee that has discouraged local residents form
continuing their education at community colleges .
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this 27th
day of April, 1993 .
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.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Suporisot, District II
Witness my hand and the Seal
of the Board of Supervisors
affixed this 27th day of April
1993.
PHIL BATCHELOR, County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
By
Deputy Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 93/221