HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04122005 - 2005 RES 211 IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING APRIL 2005 RESOLUTION NO. 2005/211
AS
ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AS REQUESTED BYTHE ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS ADVISORY BOARD,ALCOHOL AND O'T'HER
DRUGS SERVICES DIVISION, SAFE AND DRUG FREE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITIES PROGRAMS AND
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
"TOGETHER WE CAN STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING"
WHEREAS, alcohol is the leading cause of death among persons ages 10-24; motor-vehicle crashes,
unintentional injuries,homicide and suicide; and
WHEREAS, more than 67%of young ptal� vlxc�stat ttrml�ing before the age of 15 will try an illicit drug;
youth who drink are 7.5 t tnef fill Ilkldly o use y �icit il� more than 22 times more likely to use
marijuana, and 50 trmes.;i dal likely tip ise,cocain�tb n children ivl a:llever drank; and
WHEREAS, in 2003;tttt r .than23,000 juvenile Califoniians were Crested flir- Int! IL and drug-related
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charges,af;ihis total;x,$92 felcslt .jtivenite arrests were al. 6 of offenses(incltl.ding DUI); 18,004 were
misdetno i of:;uydhilearrests for alcohol and drug-related offen§6and
WHEREAStj jn 2003 more than 7, 000 youth under the age of 16 tale up drinking every d"; and 44.4%of
ninethen yer olds:ill Contra Costa County were arrested for felon� >il , and
WHEREAS nearly oneinfive 8a' graders,more than one in three 1 'F rader i��arly�ono�kout of every two
12`x'grad6rs consumed alcohoM beverage tit.,2Q04, and f 'i
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WHERE ,the a ecs tt� tiustry t�T llhues to target ut;dei"israg tinkers in its adverttset ens a that the typical
A� cn yeun person will see;I00,000 tJecoizrierexals,befttre. e o � �t# ?s`I SJid
WIIEREA ,the Alcohol arizl Other Drugs Advisor Roar i tr , o &R' Ali ht Dive Youth
Devlt prribnt.Prorams, Alcohol and_Otlter Drugs tv*e �Irit3tiendortttliity Partners,
continu&46 suppti it,and provide AOD prevetfaall proodifi tl r It Gonda €Ata County,and
advocdteiY fat utldboldfifil k j cies,and �,,
NOW,THEREFOkE,JAE IT-RESOLVED that the Board'd rvr t irs tlo s heit~l y proclaim April 2005 as
ALCOHOL AWAANES MONTH in Contra CostaCotirlty.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that,the Board ofu ei-vji&s edbibiirage ill eifizens to pledge to stop underage
drinking and to support d ssiemizlattr a,o he YfirW 06ve,160M Guide to Alcohol and Other Drugs
Indicators.
Passed by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this Ila'day of April 2005.
GAYL . UILKEMA
Chair ff :
District 11 Supervisory
JOHN GIOIA Y N.PIEPHO
District I Supervisor istrict llI Supervisor
MARK DeSAULNIER EDERA D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor r District V Supervisor
0 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:ESTED: APRIL 12.2005
JOHN SWEETEN,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
C3 1� Administrator
BY - l t I(r IA— Deputy
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