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FROM: Warren E. Rupf, Sheriff Gaeta
DATE: April 5, 2004
County
SUBJECT: Acceptance of Completed Peace Officer Monument from
the Sheriff's Posse of Contra Costa
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATION:
ACCEPT the completed Peace Officer Monument from the Sheriff's Posse of Contra Costa.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NONE
III. BACKGROUND:
On February 23, 2000, the Board of Supervisors accepted the donation of the Contra Costa
Peace Officer Monument from the Sheriff's Posse. On February 27, 2001, the Board
authorized construction of the Peace Officer Monument on County-owned property located at
the corner of Muir Road and Glacier Drive in Martinez, across Muir Road from the Sheriff's
Office Field Operations Building. The Contra Costa Peace Officer Monument project broke
ground on January 30, 2002 and was dedicated on May 17, 2002, in conjunction with National
Law Enforcement Week. The final touches, including landscaping, at the monument site were
completed in mid-2003.
Completion of the Contra Costa Peace Officer Monument project was possible only because of
the commitment, dedication, diligence and generosity of many people and organizations.
Sheriff's Charities, Inc., the Sheriffs Posse of Contra Costa and its Executive Board members
spearheaded fund raising efforts, collecting over$150,000. The broad-based Steering
Committee brought together to oversee the planning and completion of this project consisted of
representatives from virtually every level of government, including two members of the County
Board of Supervisors, a State Assemblyperson, a State Senator and a U.S. Congressperson.
The Steering committee also included representatives from the public and private sector of
organized labor. Contra Costa County provided the land, the State Department of Parks and
Recreation provided over$100,000 in grant funding, cash donations from a variety of people
were received specifically for this project and an array of businesses provided labor and/or
materials at reduced or no cost. This has been a community project from the beginning; and
now the community is enjoying the end product.
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SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED
MAY 11, 2004
Contact: Gloria Sutter 335-1526 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERIC OF THE BOARD OF
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