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Agenda Item No. 5(B) EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION Supporting Citizens for East Shore State Parks 30 Years of Public Service WHEREAS, Citizens for East Shore Parks was founded 30 years ago to promote the creation of a State Park along the East Bay Shoreline of San Francisco Bay; and WHEREAS, in large part because of the work of Citizens for East Shore Parks, McLaughlin Eastshore State Park has been created and is currently protecting and preserving 8.5 miles of open space, wildlife habitat, and public recreation space along the East Bay Shoreline stretching from the Bay Bridge in Oakland, through Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, adjacent to El Cerrito and into Richmond; and WHEREAS, Citizens for East Shore Parks spearheaded a movement joined by thousands to create this shoreline park on the east side of San Francisco Bay; and WHEREAS, the magnificent McLaughlin Eastshore Park now provides hundreds of thousands of Bay Area residents and visitors with access to the Bay for recreation, preserves once threatened views and habitat, and protects wildlife; and WHEREAS, Citizens for East Shore Parks remains committed to protecting, preserving and expanding open space along the East Bay Shoreline and to furthering the completion of the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park; and WHEREAS, former El Cerrito Mayor Jean Siri also served as a Citizens for East Shore Parks Board Member and the East Bay Regional Park Director representing this ward when McLaughlin Eastshore State Park was created and was recognized for her environmental and many social endeavors by her induction into the El Cerrito Wall of Fame; and WHEREAS, the success of the work that has been done would not have been possible without the commitment of the City of El Cerrito in supporting and facilitating the creation of the Park. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of El Cerrito recognizes the exceptional service to the East Bay provided by Citizens for East Shore Parks and supports its continuing work toward protecting the East Bay shoreline. Dated: August 18, 2015 Mark Friedman, Mayor ---PAGE BREAK--- The mission of Citizens for East Shore Parks is to create a necklace of shoreline parks from the Oakland Estuary to the Carquinez Strait City of El Cerrito June 19, 2015 10890 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito, CA 94530 via email: [EMAIL REDACTED] Re: Resolution Regarding CESP’s 30 Years of Public Service Dear Mayor Friedman and City Council Members, This year marks Citizens for East Shore Parks (CESP) 30th anniversary. We are celebrating all the individuals and groups who came together to help establish McLaughlin Eastshore State Park (MESP). In 1985 local environmental groups banded together to form CESP with a dream to create a single shoreline park out of the remaining open space on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay. We worked to transform landfill, industrial waste sites, and private parcels slated for overdevelopment into a visionary shoreline park. We spearheaded the creation of MESP, an urban shoreline gem in the densely populated East Bay, extending 8.5 miles from Oakland, through Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany adjacent to El Cerrito and into Richmond. This would not have been possible without support from the City of El Cerrito. Thank you for helping create a park that so many of your residents use on a regular basis. MESP is truly a shoreline gem for our urban area. What better way to commemorate this occasion than by acknowledging the volunteer work of countless citizens by issuing a resolution from the City of Emeryville recognizing CESP’s 30 years of advocacy? Please let us know if and when the City of El Cerrito City Council will consider this item. We invite you to participate in our 30th Anniversary Celebration brunch on Saturday, November 7, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Berkeley Yacht Club. Please find a proposed draft resolution and a sponsorship information sheet attached. Here’s to 30 years and more to come! Sincerely, Patricia V. Jones, Executive Director Citizens for East Shore Parks PO Box 6087, Albany, Ca 94706 Office: 520 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito CA 94530 510. 524.5000 www.eastshorepark.org Dwight Steele Emeritus Co-Chair (1914 - 2002) Sylvia McLaughlin Emeritus Co-Chair Secretary Robert Cheasty President Norman La Force Vice President Brian Parker Recording Secretary Teddi Baggins Co-Treasurer Ed Bennett Co-Treasurer Board of Directors: Marge Atkinson Ellen Barth Alan Carlton Shirley Dean Patty Donald Steve Granholm Jeff Inglis Robert Lieber Sherry Padgett Doris Sloan Tony Sustak Peter Weiner Advisory Board: Ken Bukowski Arthur Feinstein Stana Hearne Larry Kolb David Lewis Mark Liolios Kitty McLean Betty Olds Rich Walkling Elected Officials: Hon. Tom Bates Hon. Whitney Dotson Hon. Rochelle Nason Executive Director: Patricia V. Jones Administrative Assistant Cameron Wilson CESP 30th Anniversary Honorary Committee Sylvia McLaughlin, Committee Chair Mayor Ruth Atkin Whitney Dotson Mayor Peter Maass Mayor Tom Butt Supervisor John Gioia Gayle McLaughlin Supervisor Keith Carson Senator Loni Hancock Nancy Skinner Shirley Dean David Lewis, Save the Bay Tony Thurmond