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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring April-,lune, 1998, )
as RVCREASEYHEPEACE VIOLENCE ) RESOLUTION NO. 98/166
PR'E�', A777l01V MC?NTHS' )
WHEREAS, violence has an impact on every segment of the county population, particularly
youth ages 10. 19 who are at highest risk of gun violence, and men, women and children of
all ages suffer from the impact of media violence, physical and sexual assault, homicide and
battering and
WHEREAS, for more than a decade, Contra Costa County has led the nation in innovative
violence prevention efforts including the Action Plan for 'Violence Prevention, countywide gun
safety regulations, and the creation of regional partnerships to address violence prevention; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County supports private public partnerships to address social
issues because community involvement is key to community problem solving-, and
WHEREAS, the County's Health Services Department and the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Commission along with Kaiser Permanente have agreed to coordinate
and sponsor the Fifth Annual Increase the Peace Campaign for Violence Prevention from
April through June 1998; and,
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County's community partnerships of Opportunity West, (West
County), Delta 200£ (est County), and Center for Human Development (Central County)
will coordinate a series of violence prevention activities involving the schools, various
community groups, and local government during the Increase the Peace Campaign;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County declares APRIL -JVNE 1998, AS PVCREASE THE PEACE V 0LENCE
PREVEN77ON MONTHS and continues its support of efforts to promote violence
prevention in Contra Costa County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON April 14, 1998, by a unanimous vote of the Board members
present.
Mark DeSaulnier
J' R ger it Gayle B. Uilkema
(Absent)'
Don Joe Canciamilla
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of
said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 14'hday of April, 1998.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of .the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
By
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor
Mark DeSaulnier, District IV