HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 06122001 - 2001-242 61In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2001/242
RECOGNIZING THE PACIFIC AREA TRAINING TEAM OF THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD FOR ITS WORK WITH.,..DISADVANTA'GED:,:YOUTHS AT RICHMOND HIGH
SCHOOL :z..
WHEREAS,the Pacific!.�AreaTr ainingJeam'of the;UniteciAStates Coast Guard.liAs been providing sailing
instruction to disadvarita ed'youths aE':Richin-J"d Hig1 School,fo'r'tl e past four y..ears;and
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WHEREAS,members of'the:Pacific Area-'Training Team of the,Unitecl States'Cgast Guardi:are allowed by
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their Commanding Officer..:to:give classroom instruction at Richmonei High School in the morning and
perform;threir regular:Coast Guard duties in the afternoon; and _..
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WHEREAS, th'e:i'Pacific. A-rea Training Team of-'the United States::Coast;_Guard•-has,,built muni ue
partnership withTRichm6nd High School and Crosscurrent Voyages,a private=non,profit organ ization,in
order to provide sailing instruction to the students aboard-.:the sailing-y.essel-IJehemiah;aridl
ig_. S..cWHEREAS;in.additioiitostrengthening.their..math and reasoning skills-16iHoolsudntslmorid
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have also:increased their vocabufiary.:with i aiztical terms, learned; Maritime"his'to y; and marine
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interdiction,vessel,reg►ilat on;licensing andJse'' 'and'rescue``in the Bay and all�navl�at le water's and
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%q#119A ;having learned maritime;skills such-as:rlowering'7the.:sails;Banc'honni�.;steeting;.the`,vessel,
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navigation;•.chart'readin i tXdar reading,giving.anUireeeiving command';tan ylii e• dluig�n ::.career
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0 ortunities,havebeen o ened to students Who have.; ll" ' �.,�- " ',;� y� '``"' ���'_c `r �Pr
pp = p o graduated`froin,.tlieprogram,
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WHEREAS;fYie Pacific AreaTrau i ;Tea rs of the UiufeXStates Coast�Guard has;proven its�irnportance to
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the youths�of`tRichmond High SehooFarid the commianifyrit�serves
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NOW, THEREFORE,B ITSRESOLVED that the Board of'S'u'pervi`sorsof Contra Costa County
does hereby recdgnize..and honor',the..Pacific Area Trai"-" -Tea:' of the United°States Coast Guard
for its exemplary contributions;to tfe educationof disadvantaged=:youths atrltichmond High School.
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PASSED by a unanimous aft- f Supervisors members present this
12th Day of June 2001
01MIN GIOIA,District I AYLE B.iRrRPMA,District II DONNA GER District III
MARK DeSAULNIER,District IV FEDERAL D.GLOVER,District V
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
12th Day of June 2001
John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Adn4nistrato
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor John Gioia