HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03182008 - C.28 IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/184
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MAURICE SHIU
ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT
FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, Maurice Shiu has announced his intention to retire after 37 years of service to Contra
Costa County; and
WHEREAS, Maurice received his Civil Engineering Degree and a Masters Degree in Civil
Engineering -from the University of California; Berkeley, and began his career with the Contra
Costa County Public Works `Department in..,1971 as a-,;Junior Civil Engineer, and was
subsequently promoted to Assistant Engineer in 1972 Associate Civil Engineer in 1974, Senior
Civil Engineer in .4978, Assistant- Public Works .Director in l§:u,. Deputy Public Works
Director in 1992'
and appointed as-Public Works D.irector.in 2000;.and""
WHEREAS, as Public Works Director, Maurice took a lead'ro,le.'and.was"very successful in meeting
the transportation; flood control, and recreational needs of the citizens of Contra Costa
County by implementing'many important projects such:as the supervision and planning of the
$175 million: State Route 4" Bypass Project. He also led the::project" team to design the $45
million State;Roitte 4 Willow Pass Grade Projects the development of Contra Costa County's
$300 million Traffic Mitigation Program, and.iliitiated-the California Localand Roads
Needs Assessment Study; and...
WHEREAS,, within the wPublic.. Works Department, Maurice secured" funding anhd 'approval for the
12,500_sq' uate foot'Public`.WorkS:Office and "Kids at"'Work". Expansion Project.'Jii July 2001,
his department became..the.first.county public works:department'.in'California to be accredited '
by the American Public Works Association;_an& under:',his leadership;:: the Public Works
Department was. awarded Employer of the Year in 2004 `_from the:'Women'"s-Transportation
Seminar San.Francisco Bay Areas Chapter; and
WHEREAS, Maurice has., been involved with many local, state, and` nationwide organizations and
received the recognition of his-,-.peers; in 2003; .Maurice received. 'the Ed Hanna Memorial
Award for Engineer of the Year from the County Engineers Association•of California; in 2006,
was elected the:Presidents of"the County Engineers_Association; and inf-2008, he received the
Public Works Leader "of the Year -Award- from the..Northern ,California Chapter of the
American Public Works:Association;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
does hereby recognize and honor Maurice Shiu for his 37 years of service on the occasion of
his retirement, and thanks him for his dedicated service to the Public Works Department and
the people of this County.
EDERAL D. GLOVER
i Chair
District V Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA GAYL . UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supervisor
ABSENT
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MARY N. PIEPHO ' SUSAN A. BONILLA
District III Supervisor E 5 E Z- o� District IV Supervisor
�— 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:
a ��IIII ATTESTED: March 18,2008
JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator R
__ ) '�1,(� `G-�,�, `? ,Deputy