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In the Matter of Resolution No. 200516
RECOGNIZING AND HONORING LESLIE STE WART
FOR SERVING AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION FOR TEN YEARS
WHEREAS, Commissioner Leslie Stewart, representing the League of Women Voters, was a
charter member of the Hazardous Materials Commission when it was formed in 1986;and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Leslie Stewart has been Chairperson of the Hazardous Materials
Commission since 1995 and served with distinction through 2004; and
WHEREAS, During her tenure as Chairperson, the Hazardous Materials Commission
provided valuable advice to the Board of Supervisors on many complex and contentious issues, most
notably the creation and implementation of the County's Industrial Safety Ordinance and its
predecessors; and
WHEREAS, During her tenure as Chairperson, the.Hazardous Materials Commission
facilitated public involvement in responding to industrial accidents, including the design and
implementation of the safety culture study conducted at the.Avon Tosco refinery in 1999;and
WHEREAS, Turing her tenure as Chairperson, Leslie Stewart led the Hazardous Materials
Commission through a comprehensive process to author an Environmental Justice.Report in 2000 to the
Board of Supervisors that paved the way for the adoption of the County's Environmental Justice policy;
and
WHEREAS, Leslie Stewart served as Chairperson of the Hazardous Materials Commission
with integrity and commitment, creating a fair and inviting forum for discussion and debate, inclusive of
all points of`view, with the aim of creating thoughtful and balanced recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County hereby extends its sincere congratulations and heartfelt appreciation to Leslie Stewart for her ten
,years of service as chairperson of the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Commission.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this e day of February 2005.
GAYLE KEIVIA
Chair
District II Supervisor
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jqH GIOIA MARK DeSAi.TLNIER
isbV e pr District IV Su ry r
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ARY . 'IEPIIC? FED AL D.GLOVER
District III Supervisor District V Supervisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affzxed on this 8th day of Februaty 2005
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
BY i�11 _--., Deputy
Introduced by:
Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, District IV