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In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2001/242
RECOGNIZING THE PACIFIC AREA TRAINING TEAM OF THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD FOR ITS WORK WITH.,DISAD:VANTAGEDYOUTHS AT RICHMOND HIGH
SCHOOL
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WHEREAS,the Pacific`Area;;Training Team.of the United States Coast Guardyfias:been providing sailing
instruction to disadyptaged y..,ouths`at Rkhffioria High Scho:ol,fo"r.:t')Ze`past four year's;;:and
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WHEREAS,,members of the.racific Area'Training Team of the•United States'Coast Guard are allowed by
their Commanding Officer..to..give classroom,instruction at Richmond,High-School in the morning and
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perform:their regul`ar.:Coast Guard duties in the afternoon; and
WHEREAS, thePacific,A ea Training Team ofthe United States:-.Cgast-_Guard-has;built amnique
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partnership with Richmond High School and Crosscurrenty. a priv:.ate non profit;oiganizatzon,in
order to provide sailing instruction to-the" students aboard the sailing-vessel-I-e',`W n iah;arida `5;
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WHEREAS,in additioh'to strengthening-their.math and reasoning slci]1s Riclimorid-`High`Seli°oolstudcnts
have also``increased their , ocabu'lary._tivith =nautical;.terms, learner inaritime>Histo, and marine
environmental'�ed �"ation because of the trainin -and '
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WHEREAS,thestudentsanso=.acquired an awareness-ofthe role of;the.Coast_Guard;whicl°includes drug
inteidiction,`yesse_J.regulation;licensing;and,search and reseue`in='the B,ay ancl`?a'll navigable waters;and
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WHEREAS laving learned maritime:skills such as.lowering-the s,,as;janchorni =steering:.;tlie;,v_essel,
navigation,.chart reading;'radar reading,giving-and receiv�g commai dskji luie'hand'lung new career
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opportunities have been opened to students who havetgi=aduated::from,the:program;"and {�'
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WHEREAS''% Pacific Area-Tid hh- WT.d riri of the United;States:.Coast pard— roven its iin ortance to
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the youths of Richmond High Seh'oo,an the community t serves, 4-,
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NOW, THEAkF&E;i BE.IT;RESOLVED that the Boa rd-of-Su'pervisors'of Contra Costa County
does hereby recognize,andhonor,the.Pacific Area TrainingTeam o the Uiiit�ed States Coast Guard
for its exemplary contrbutons�to tie education of disadvautagedyouths at Richmond High School.
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PASSED by a unanimous vof6W t e BoaFd".:of Super"visors members present this
12th Day of June 2001
N GIOL4,District I TAYLE B.bldkPMA,District II DONNA GER District III
MARK DeSAULNIER,District IV FEDERAL D.GLOVER,District V
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
12th Day of June 2001
John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
'nistrato
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor John Gioia