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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 9, 1984
SUBJECT Written Communication from Dublin San Ramon Services
District Re : National Cemetary at Camp Parks
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Letter dated June 25 , 1984 and Resolution
RECOMMENDATION Consider
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION The City0has received a letter from Richard Fahey, a
Member of the Board of Directors of the Dublin San Ramon Services District
requesting that the City adopt a resolution which would support the
placement of a national cemetary at Camp Parks in the jurisdiction of Contra
Costa County.
Attached is a resolution which was adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Dublin San Ramon Services District supporting the location of the national
cemetary at the location indicated above .
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COPIES TO: DSRSD Board of Directors
ITEM NO. , 1
uBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICIES DISTRICT
General Offices: 7051 Dublin Boulevard Dublin, California 94568 0 (415) 828-0515
June 25 , 1984
Mayor Pete Snyder
City of Dublin
6500 Dublin Boulevard
Dublin , CA 94568
Dear Mayor Snyder :
Attached is our resolution supporting a National
Cemetery at Camp Parks which is in our District . This
subject has been under consideration off and on for many
years . Our Board has consistently supported the idea and
would appreciate it if your Council would adopt a
resolution in support .
Approval by nearby cities would be an important factor
in having this project succeed . I hope your Council will
view it favorably .
Very truly yours,
Richard Fahey
Member
Board of Directors
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A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA • PROVIDES MUNICIPAL TYPE SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF AMADOR-LIVERMORE AND SAN RAMON VALLEYS
ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES.
RESOLUTION NO . 41-84
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DUBLIN SAN
RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NATIONAL VETERANS' CEMETERY AT CAMP PARKS IN CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the citizens of the United States of America
have traditionally provided a final resting place for
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—. veterans of the armed forces; and
WHEREAS , Golden Gate Cemetery in northern California has
reached its capacity; and
WHEREAS , northern California is the home of over one
million veterans; and
WHEREAS , part of the lands of Camp Parks in Contra Costa
County would provide a beautiful and well located site for a
national cemetery; and
WHEREAS , certain members of the United States Congress ,
notably Robert Matsui , Ron Dellums, George Miller, Sala
Burton , Pete Stark and Don Edwards, and the staff of the
Veterans ' Administration have indicated the suitability of
Camp Parks as the site of a national cemetery .
Resolution No. 41-84
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of
Directors of the Dublin San Ramon Services District , who are
duly elected by their fellow citizens in Contra Costa and
Alameda Counties, California , reaffirm their support for a
national cemetery in the. aesthetically pleasing rolling
hills of a portion of Camp Parks located in Contra Costa
"' County , and urge the Congress and the' Veterans'
Administration to move with all due speed to make this
concept a reality before it is too late .
ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Dublin San
Ramon Services District , a public agency in the State of
California, Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa , at its
regular meeting held on the 19th day of June ,
1984 , and passed by the following vote:
AYES: 5 - Directors Richard Fahey, Ron Noble ,
Donald M. Schinnerer , Wally Duncan
and Joseph Covello
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
JOS PH VELL_0_, President
ATTEST:
RO ERTA JESYSING, Sew retary
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