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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06192001 - P.1 P.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on June 19, 2001, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Glover and Uilkema NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None On this date, the Board ACCEPTED the introduction of the new 2001-2002 Grand Jurors of Contra Costa County. 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 date shown. Attested: June 19,2001 John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By: —t/L'// Deputy Clerk Tf BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INTRODUCTION OF NEW GRAND JURORS JUNE 19, 2001 MADAME CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS: MY NAME IS CAROL THEWS, FOREPERSON OF THE 2000-2001 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY. ALSO, KNOWN AS THE BLUE RIBBON GRAND JURY. I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE INDUCTEES THAT WERE SELECTED BY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES TO SERVE ON THE 2001-2002 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY GRAND JURY. NINETEEN SELECTED GRAND JURORS WILL BE SWORN IN BY THE HONORABLE MICHAEL COLEMAN ON JUNE 29TH. THEIR TERMS OF SERVICE WILL BEGIN. JULY 1, OF THIS YEAR AND RUN THROUGH JUNE 30, 2002. FIVE MEMBERS OF THE CURRENT GRAND JURY HAVE BEEN REAPPOINTED TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. THE FIVE CURRENT JURORS, FOURTEEN PERSPECTIVE JURORS AND THREE ALTERNATES ARE ATTENDING A ONE MONTH TRAINING ORIENTATION, TO FAMILIARIZE THEM SELVES WITH THE WORKINGS OF COUNTY AGENCIES, CITY GOVERNMENTS, DISTRICTS AND FACILITIES. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE FIVE JURORS THAT WILL SERVE FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. DORIS BROWN, LIVES IN RICHMOND, DISTRICT 1, SHE HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 29 '/z YEARS.THEY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, 2 BIOLOGICAL, 2 ADOPTED, 1 GRANDCHILD.SHE IS A REGISTERED NURSE, AIDS EDUCATOR AND CITY OF RICHMOND POLICE COMMISSIONER FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. ROBERT COWAN, LIVES IN CLAYTON, DISTRICT 4. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS THREE MARRIED CHILDREN. HE RETIRED AS CAPT. AFTER SERVING 26 YEARS WITH THE U.S. NAVY IN NAVAL AVIATION. HE BECAME ATEACHER, AND TAUGHT JUNIOR ROTC IN MARIETTA, GA. FOR 11 YEARS. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPT. OF THE ARMY, AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE, AND STATIONED AT THE PRESIDIO IN SAN FRANCISCO AND AT CAMP PARKS. 1 WAYNE FARNHOLTZ. LIVES IN WALNUT CREEK, DISTRICT 5. WAYNE IS A RETIRED EDUCATOR. HE WAS AN ADMINISTRATOR IN THE ACALANES HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE AND HIS WIFE ARE DISASTER RELIEF VOLUNTEER FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND HAVE TRAVELED THE WORLD OVER PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED FROM EARTHQUAKE, FLOOD, FIRE AND OTHER DISASTERS. IN HIS SPARE TIME HE ENJOYS HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AT THEIR LAKE SIDE COUNTY HOME. THOMAS GILLES. LIVES IN CONCORD, DISTRICT 430M WILL BEGIN HIS SECOND TERM AS A GRAND JUROR(HOLDOVER.) HE IS AN ENGINEER AND A RETIRED PAPERMAKER, HAVING WORKED IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY IN EAST COUNTY. BEFORE COMING TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, HE AND HIS WIFE MARYANNE LIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA. THEY HAVE BEEN CONTRA COSTA RESIDENTS SINCE 1972. HE HAS SEVEN CHILDREN AND HAS JUST BECOME A NEW GRANDFATHER. HE AND HIS WIFE ARE BOTH VERY ACTIVE IN THEIR CHURCH PETE LONGMIER. LIVES IN PITTSBURG, DISTRICT 5. PETE IS A RETIRED PITTSBURG POLICE OFFICER. HE NOW IS OWNER OF EXECUTIVE INVESTIGATIVE NETWORK. AS AN OWNER OF A BUSINESS AND A GRAND JUROR, HE CAN TELL YOU ALL ABOUT A 24/7 WORKWEEK. PETE AND HIS WIFE LAURA AND CHILDREN RESIDE IN PITTSBURG. I WILL NOW CALL THE NAMES OF THE POTENTIAL GRAND JURORS. AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. JAMES ADAMS. LIVES IN DIABLO, DISTRICT 3. JAMES HAS BEEN A CONTRA COSTA RESIDENT SINCE 1986. HE WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, CAME TO THE U.S. IN 1969. HE HAS DEGREES IN ENGINEERING, BUSINESS ADMIN. & LAW (HE IS NOT AN ATTORNEY). HE WORKED AS AN ENGINEER, MANAGER AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SINCE 1994. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. AND MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. RIKKI COLE. LIVES IN SAN RAMON, DISTRICT 3. RUC KI WAS RAISED AND EDUCATED IN CALIFORNIA. SHE AND HER HUSBAND RAISED A SON AND DAUGHTER WHILE SHE WAS WORKING IN EDUCATION& NON PROFITS WITH AN EDUCATION EMPHASIS. THEY MOVED TO THE BAY AREA IN 1995. 2 AFTER WORKING FOR THREE YEARS SHE RETURNED TO SCHOOL AND EARNED A CERTIFICATE OF NON PROFIT MANAGEMENT. SHE IS NOW IN A MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMIN. PROGRAM. LETITIA CORUM. LIVES IN MARTINEZ, DISTRICT 2. LETITIA IS A FOURTH GENERATION CALIFORNIAN AND HAS LIVED IN CONTRA COSTA CO. FOR 40 YEARS.SHE AND HER LATE HUSBAND OWNED AND OPERATED CORUM JEWELERS IN MARTINEZ. LETITIA TAUGHT SCHOOL IN GILROY AND IN GERMANY BEFORE BECOMING A FULL TIME MOM FOR FOUR CHILDREN. SHE DESCRIBES HERSELF AS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST. MARTINEZ COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDES PRESIDENT OF THE MARTINEZ AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHURCH ACTIVITIES, AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN. SUSAN DANTON. LIVES IN MORAGA, DISTRICT 2. HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 29 YEARS AND HAS TWO SONS. HER FATHER WAS A CAREER NAVAL OFFICER AND SHE LIVED ALL OVER THE U.S. AND 5 YEARS IN TOKYO, JAPAN. EMPLOYED FOR 14 YEARS IN MANAGEMENT WITH ALLSTATE INS. AND SEARS CORP. SHE RETIRED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD THAT POSITION). SHE HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FROM 1986. PRESIDENT OF PARENTS CLUBS, MORAGA EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ACALANES EDUCATION FOUNDATION, MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEER, UNITED WAY BOARD. HAROLD FOGEL. LIVES IN CONCORD, DISTRICT 4. HAROLD WAS BORN IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, B.S, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF ST. LOUIS, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, M.D. DIPLOMAT-AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS, FELLOW-AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS. USAF (MC) 1951-1953. PEDIATRIC PRACTICE IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 1956-90. MARRIED 43 YEARS AND HAS THREE ADULT CHILDREN. DAVID GAYNOR. LIVES IN DANVILLE, DISTRICT 3, DAVE IS A RETIRED DENTIST WHO SPECIALIZED IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. HE WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM 1955-1957. HE PRACTICED PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY IN BEVERLY HILLS FOR 25 YEARS. THEN HE JOINED THE CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOC. AS ASSOC. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM 1989-1997. HE THEN JOINED WITH THE DENTISTS CO. AS PRESIDENT AND CEO. FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT-ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE WITH MIBNA. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS A SON AND DAUGHTER. DAVE MISSED TWO DAYS OF ORIENTATION TRAINING LAST WEEK. HIS SON RECEIVED HIS PHD FROM HARVARD AND THE FAMILY WENT BACK TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION. 3 FRANK GORDON, LIVES IN PITTSBURG, DISTRICT 5. FRANK IS EMPLOYED BY SENTRY INSURANCE AND IS IN INSURANCE SALES. FROM 1988-1992 FRANK WAS CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR FOR GUARDIAN LIFE. 1992-1996, DISTRICT SALES MANAGER FOR MUTUAL OF OMAHA AND 1996 TO CURRENT HE IS SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR SENTRY INSURANCE. FROM 1995 TO PRESENT FRANK HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF PACIFIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. PITTSBURG A CIVIC ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC &HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, CORP. FRANK IS MARRIED TO PHYLLIS. EDWIN J. HALL. LIVES IN LAFAYETTE, DISTRICT 2. ED SERVED 30 YEARS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPT. (RET.) HE WAS FOOTBALL COACH FOR 35 YEARS AT U.C. BERKELEY, DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE AND LOS MEDNOS COLLEGE. ED SERVED ON THE GRAND JURY 1995-1996 AND 1996-1997. ROBERT L. LEIGHTON. LIVES IN CONCORD, DISTRICT 4. ROBERT IS AN SCIENTIST/ADMINISTRATOR. HE HAS HIS PHD AND IS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A DOCTORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. HE IS A CHEMIST AND TWO OF HIS CAREERS HAVE INCLUDED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY& ACUTE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION. HE LOVES THE OUT-OF-DOORS. HE IS A HIKER, READER, EDITOR/CRITIC, TRAVELER AND TEACHER. ROBERT HAS BEEN A FORMER CONTRA COSTA COUNTY GRAND JUROR. GERALD S. MODENA. LIVES IN ANTIOCH, DISTRICT 5. GERALD SPENT 30 YEARS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL RAILWAY, AS OPERATOR, SUPERVISOR AND INSTRUCTOR. HE RETIRED IN 1998. HE IS A WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER AND COMPUTER HOBBYIST. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS 4 GROWN CHILDREN AND 9 GRANDCHILDREN. HE HAS LIVED IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SINCE 1983. LAURIE NEAL. LIVES IN MARTINEZ, DISTRICT 2. LAURIE IS A NATIVE OF PLEASANT HILL AND HAS LIVED IN MARTINEZ FOR 12 YEARS. HER BACKGROUND IS IN ADVERTISING SALES AND WORKING FOR NEWSPAPERS. I HAVE THE FEELING THERE IS A LOT MORE THAT LAURIE DIDN'T TELL ME. 4 GENE PERRIN. LIVES IN EL SOBRANTE, DISTRICT 1. GENE IS A LIFE TIME RESIDENT OF WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. HE ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGE IN THE COUNTY. HE IS A RETIRED CONTRA COSTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE. LIKE LAURIE, I DON'T THINK HE WANTED TO GIVE US A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ANITA RUSSELL. LIVES IN EL SOBRANTE, DISTRICT 1. ANITA IS A THIRD GENERATION CALIFORNIAN. SHE MARRIED VERY EARLY (AT 16) AND RAISED THREE CHILDREN PRIMARILY ALONE. SHE WORKED IN TITLE INSURANCE (ESCROW) FOR 23 YEARS. SHE ADVANCED TO THE POSITION OF ESCROW OFFICER AND MANAGER. SHE WORKED IN WEST COUNTY, ORINDA, LAFAYETTE. SHE SAYS, "THAT SHE IS ALWAYS COMPLAINING, `THAT NST ISN'T RIGHT' AND HOPES TO PLAYA ROLE IN CHANGES NOW THAT SHE HAS THE TIME." RICHARD SODERHOLM. LIVES IN CONCORD, DISTRICT 3. RICHARD HAD A TWENTY YEAR CAREER AS A NAVAL OFFICER IN SUBMARINES AND ENGINEERING. HE SPENT TWENTY YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL NUCLEAR/MECHANICAL ENGINEER, DESIGNING POWER PLANTS. HE IS NOW RETIRED AND DOES SOME ENGINEERING CONSULTING. HE HAS PREVIOUS CIVIL GRAND JURY EXPERIENCE IN THE COUNTY. SHOULD A POTENTIAL JUROR BECOMES UNABLE TO SERVE PRIOR TO BEING SWORN, AN ALTERNATE IS APPOINTED TO FILL THE POSITION. I WILL NOW INTRODUCE THE SELECTED ALTERNATES. PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED AS I CALL YOUR NAME. WILLIAM GARDNER. LIVES IN LAFAYETTE, DISTRICT 2. HE HAS A WIFE, 2 DAUGHTERS, 2 GRAND CHILDREN. HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY FOR 35 YEARS. HE HOLDS A BBA FROM GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY. FORMER PRESIDENT OF WESTERN SAND & BRICK, LAFAYETTE. FOUNDER/PRESIDENT TAMAN COMPANY, CONCORD (RETIRED.) HE SPENT 17 YEARS WITH DEAN WITTER& CO. IN SAN FRANCISCO. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE MT. DIABLO PILOTS ASSN. KATHERINE LORD.LIVES IN RICHMOND, DISTRICT 1. KATHERINE WAS A LEGAL SECRETARY FOR GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER. LLP. UP UNTIL JUNE 14, 2001. SHE HAS BEEN RETIRED FOR 5 DAYS. FROM 1980-1983 SHE WAS EMPLOYED BY BECHTEL CORP. AS ADMIN. ASSISTANT, RLOP. RICHMOND REFINERY, 1983-1986 SHE WAS ASSISTANT TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CROWN ZELLERBACK CORP. SHE HAS SERVED ON THE RICHMOND LIBRARY COMMISSION FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. 5 ELIZABETH WILLIAMS. LIVES IN PITTSBURG, DISTRIST 5. ELLIZABETH IS RETIRED. SHE WAS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AND IS STILL A CONSULTANT IN THAT FIELD. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMISSON FOR WOMEN & CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE MEMBERS OF THE INCOMING 2001-2002 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY. 6