HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03221994 - 1.22 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Honoring )
SUPERVISOR SUNNE WRIGHT M&EA.K ) RESOLUTION NO. 941155
on the Occasion of Her Retirement from the )
Contra Costa County Board of&pervisors )
WHEREAS, Sunne Wright McPeak has spent the past IS years diligently serving the citizens of Contra
Costa County in the elected position of Supervisor of District IV; and
WHEREAS, Supervisor McPeak's strong leadership is evidenced by her numerous accomplishments.
She has the unique ability to bring people together on a project and to garner consensus even on the
most difficult of issues; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Contra Costa County can thank Supervisor McPeak for--to name but a few--
the Transportation and Growth Management measure (Measure C, 1988), the Urban Limit Line
measure (Measure. C, 1990); the 1-680124 Interchange Project; the Child Care Ordinance; the
Deadbeat Parents Program; local welfare reform; the Productivity, Evaluation, and Performance
Program; numerous water conservation ordinances; the Partnership for a Drug-Free Contra Costa;
the county's Pay Equity, Affirmative Action, and Family Leave policies; and the Affordable Housing
Trust Fund...the list goes on; and
WHEREAS, Supervisor McPeak's influence has also been felt on a statewide level. In 1982, she co-
chaired the first successful statewide initiative in 30 years to stop the Peripheral Canal; wrote the
California Child Care Partnership Act which was adopted by the Legislature;authored the Delta Levee
legislation;facilitated a statewide Memorandum of Understanding for Urban Water Conservation
which was signed by the Governor; formed the California Affordable Housing Partnership; and
founded the California Council on Partnerships; and
WHEREAS, Supervisor McPeak is not only a superior leader, she is a compassionate, loyal, sincere,
honest, and extremely intelligent individual whose only goal is to improve the quality of life for the
citizens she serves. She has often been characterized as having a dynamic personality, which is
apparent by her innovative ideas and never-ending energy to implement those ideas; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County government is losing one of its brightest stars. We will miss
Supervisor McPeak, but she has left us a legacy that the citizenry of the county will continue to benefit
from for many years to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors honors SUPERVISOR SUNNE
WRIGHT McPEAK on the occasion of her retirement from the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors, and we extend our warmest thanks to her for her 15 years of dedicated service and our
best wishes for much happiness and success with her future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON March 22, 1994, by Supervisors Tom Powers, District I; Jeff Smith,
District 11; Gayle Bishop, District III; and Tom Torlakson, District V.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of
said rd of Su rvisors on the aforesai date.
Introduced y Tom Powers,
Supervisor, District 1, Chair
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 22nd day of March, 1994.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.