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IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/186
DENNIS M. BARRY
UPON HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COUNTY
AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2008, Dennis achieved 30 years of service to Contra Costa County with the
Planning Department, later established as the Community Development Department, and has
served the last 10 years as the Community Development Director; and
WHEREAS, his predecessors, recognizing Dennis'',,,leadership."qualities; quirky personality traits, as well as
the depth and breadth of his-.:urban=-_and land .use planning..skills, promoted him through the
Planning Department's ranks; and
WHEREAS, Dennis' planning; c.ountniinication, and collaborative skills resulted°in his being appointed as
the Contra Costa County .General Plan Review;: Program Manager in 1987 to spearhead the
General Plan�,Congresswhich was,'the first comprehensive update 'to the General Plan in over 25
years that consotidated several area General Plans into one, Countywide General Plan, and
introduced new 'and important growth management.,strategies.and-planning concepts during a
period of rapid change in Contra Costa County- and
WHEREAS, the development of the General Plan involved extdnsive 'outreach to the community,
spearheadingthe 67-member`General Plan Congress comprised-:of elected and appointed officials,
balancing competing interests, and. adhering to a fixed budget,:,arid Denms4:`'as recognized as the
Employee of the Ye„ar in..1991 for services as,,the;:General Plan Review Program Manager; and
WHEREAS, .Dennis continued moving on..up 'w11en the Board of Supervisors, who valued his unstinted
knowledge and `professionalism,- appomted';Ihim 'as, the Community Development Director in
i February-1998 ,and.everywhere-that.Barry'went his Grateful Dead'posters"were sure°to go and
I WHEREAS, °Dennis,.is the definitive source in addressing, California�Env-iron.mental rQuality Act (CEQA)
queries"from=the Board and his staff, and is widely,recogrtirzed by his :peers throughout the State of
California .as the,"GEQA Guru has_,, served as.,President with the.�.Californid County Planning
Directors Association; is: Charter:member of the,,American Planning Association; and California
State Association of-Co.untres.';-gyred'phone has a d'recf`,line"to his office as they'routinely seek his
expertise, and he is frequently asked to serve on their comir`iittees`such as climate change, land use
and water legislation;°including conducting a class,in Planning 1;01;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 4RESOLVED that the BOar&OF Supervisors'hereby congratulates Dennis
NL Barry upon his achievement of 30 years_of extraordinary,..`service to the County and its citizens
and expresses appreciation and admiration for hiss dedication and commitment as a consummate
planner and innovative leader.
(1 FEDERAL D. GLOVER _
Chair
` District V Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA /6AYLE'WAUJIL_'KEMA
District I Supervisor District 11 Supervisor
ABSENT �3”
NIARY N. PIEPHO SUSAN A. BONILLA
District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
SE L Off, I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
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4Kaction
on the date shown:
ATTESTED: March 18,2008
JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator
By �d°(t„ ` i1 � ��_. t it Deputy
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