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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: JOE VALENTINE, DIRECTOR
ri; ,4 t COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT .-ee Costa .
o
DATE: May 23, 2006 County
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE MAY 2006 AS COMMUNITY ACTION
MONTH
RersoCu�,eon N o. ��30,�
Specific Request(S)or Recommendation (S) & Background and Justification
RECOMMENDATION (S):
APPROVE resolution to declare May 2006 as National Community Action
Month.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Community Services Department's Child Care program supports two of
Contra Costa County's community outcomes: "Children Ready for and-
Succeeding in School" and "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing."
These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including
high quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-
income children throughout Contra Costa County.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Community Action Agencies nationwide, including the State of California, are
celebrating May as Community Action Month, wherein the Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964 is memorialized and reinvigorated. Contra Costa
County Community Services Department has been operating as the County's
Community Action Agency for more than 40 yearsL'sl
ing the area's low-
income population through self-sufficiency programn 2005 alone over
16,000 individuals and families were assisted.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ✓YES SIGNATURE:
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✓r2ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENOF BO D COMMITTEE
•--APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S . r
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ACTION OF BO D N ?3 APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED 0 f HER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
y� �, ,, J AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT U"-, ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED 0`J Ow O
CONTACT: Cassandra Youngblood 646-5540 JOH LLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD
OF U ERVISORS AND COUNTY
AD ISTRATOR
CC: CAO
CSD
BY DEPUTY
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The Board of Suervz cors a f
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Centra Costa. County , California
In the Matter of Declaring May 2006
As National Community Action Month RESOLUTION NO:2006/105
WHEREAS,Community Action agencies were created when the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was
signed into law;and
WHEREAS,Communl6,Action agencies have'i'idre lhan'a 42-year t istbry of promoting self-sufficiency
for the low-income c imrndiii ;and
WHEREAS;Coi u unity AEi4on agencies have made ari essential cdnfrlbutic t tits hclividuals and families
in the United States b y providing thein with innovative and"cost-effective°program§;,and
WH,EkEAS Coiriinuriity:`Action agencies,continue to meet the needs._of loeal.:.cainmi rtities, with six
coi ninon goals`. increasing self sufficiency;improving living conditions"fof Iow`in ohie individuals and
fa.lWies;supporting them as stakeholders in their neighborhoods;asitd,,strengiheriing family;and support
systems;foigtng partnerships among supporters and ser-Vice providers `ifid hefeasuig otltreh8h through
1.otir partlierships and positive results; and
�VYHEII`Ef1S low incline individuals and families continue to net`cip'ortur lti s'.fi it npraite tli it lives
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;:and their living conditions i'th0§„ensuring:tfiat:all citii-ens are.al3le�;t�line iri di .-hd
YVHEREASi th6 Mate of..Cahfornia and the entire United States must continue fo wage max on `tier b
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providai g;stij idff'ii itt.t ppf f dfiity fot all citizens - ineed o a isiance;,arid.,
ry
WAVREi'SA§;the State of-California has”alsd t eclared the month- Ivla' as,Natiiaii oix[srlitiil `.Action
rR,
.month; and
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WFIEREAS;,the Lantra Costa Cquinty Commurii , ervics; e``attriitf theoii%iiurii ActcrnA enc
1?.:�...... g y
fof.Coi tfa CbstauCounty and its Economic Ohh6fturn `.CdtiliCll<;lia eq e-velo d 1 crit : ii lemented
prograrris:# hich�as9istei `+�vef 1K 00Ci.individual z;a df ar ies iti their fforts.toc and self sufficiency in
2005. r
NOW,THEREFORE;A3IT RESOLVED that the Board of.Stli&iVlAdfs aloes htreb 'declare May 2006 as
NATIONAL "O ' UNITY ACTION MONTH in ContraC. ostaC
, ountys"";. ... -
PASSED AND AbOPT'Ed 00--,,May 23;"2006 bya iinanixii.6 vote of:tl�tefBoard members present.
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JOHN GIOIA
Chair
District I Supervisor.
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GAYLE B:IJILKEMA :P
M N IEPHO
District 11 Supervisor District III Super isor
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District.V Supervisor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of a,resolution entered on the
minutes.of said Board of Supervisors on the
aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 23rd day of May 2006.
JOHN CULLEN, County Administrator and
Clerk of Jthe Beard of(Supervisors..
By
Deputy Clerk