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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 22 , 1994 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, . Bishop, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: -NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN:NONE
SUBJECT: Proclaiming the week of RESOLUTION NO. 94/190
March 20-26 as Mediation Week
in Contra Costa county
WHEREAS„ all the 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 services
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 an promote problem-solving abilities among citizens and within neighborhoods
and families, manly of our citizens have turned to mediation, with resulting social and
economic benefits; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County and the Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee
support alternative dispute resolution programS, including Battered Women's Alternatives,
California Community Dispute Services, Conflict Resolution Panels, Shelter Incorporated,
Superior Court, 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 cases 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, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County hereby joins other Bay Area Counties in proclaiming the week of March 20-
26 as Mediation Week and expresses sincere appreciation to those agencies and
volunteers who erre working diligently to promote safe and peaceful communities.
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 ate shown.
Attested:
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
By: Deputy
cc: Justice System Programs
Contractors via CAO
RESOLUTION NO. 94/190