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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT
CALIFORNIANS FOR PARKS AND WILDLIFE BOND ACT OF 1994
- PROPOSITION 180 -
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors finds that Providing park and
recreation services is of vital environmental, social and economic interest to the citizens
of our community; and
WHEREAS, a coalition of community and conservation groups, business and labor,
historic preservation and other organizations have undertaken a volunteer, community
based effort to place a park, recreation and wildlife General Obligation Bond Act on the
June, 1994 ballot; and
WHEREAS, the bond act will provide needed facilities for the enhancement of our
community, including urban forestry, park and recreation facilities, historic
preservation, and a wide variety of other programs; and ,
WHEREAS, PROP. 180 includes funding for at-risk youth facilities, in order to reduce
crime, drug activity, and gang violence in our community; and
WHEREAS, the County of Contra Costa will receive an estimated $ 3,686,031 for
development of park and recreationfacilities if PROP. i80 is approved by the voters;
and
WHEREAS, the following specific projects benefiting our community are included in the
initiative: Martinez Coastal Projects $3 million, Mount Diablo State Park $10 million,
North Richmond Environmental Center $2 million, Pinole Ridge Trail $80,000, Pinole
Valley Park $50,000, Pinole Shoreline $1.7 million, Pleasant Hill High School $3
million, Rodeo Waterfront $2 million, Rodgers Point Riverfront $300,00, San Ramon
Creek Trail $2 million and Walnut Creek Restoration $1 million ; and
WHEREAS, thousands of jobs will be created with passage of this bond;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors endorses the CALPAW `94 initiative, and endorses PROP. 180 that contains
the measure as it will appear on the June 7, 1994 ballot.
Introduced by: Passed and adopted by unanimous votes of those
Tom Powers, Supervisors present on May 24, 1994.
First District Supervisor
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.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator.
By-
1 eputy Clerk