STAFF REPORT
SUBJECT:
Resolutions of Appreciation
MEETING DATE:
December 16, 2004
AGENDA ITEM: 9
RECOMMENDATION:
A.
Adopt resolutions of appreciation for outgoing board members Arca, Marshall, Schwartz,
Traylor and Weinberg.
B.
Adopt a resolution of appreciation for SBCAG staff member Kim Gillian who is resigning
at the end of this year.
DISCUSSION:
Several members will be leaving the SBCAG board when their current terms of office expire this
year including Mayor Arca, Supervisor Marshall, Supervisor Schwartz, Mayor Traylor and Mayor
Weinberg. It is recommended that the board adopt resolutions of appreciation recognizing the
service and contributions that each of the outgoing members have made to SBCAG.
Kim Gillian has held the position of Accounting Officer at SBCAG since 1994 and will be
resigning at the end of this year. She has been an important member of SBCAG’s staff and has
contributed significantly to SBCAG’s success. It is recommended that the board adopt a
resolution of appreciation recognizing these contributions.
COMMITTEE REVIEW: None
STAFF CONTACT:
Jim Kemp
RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
FOR SEVERO AQUINO “SAM” ARCA
MAYOR, CITY OF GUADALUPE
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RESOLUTION NO. 04-29
WHEREAS, Sam Arca was elected in 1996 to serve as the Mayor of the City of Guadalupe and
re-elected in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Sam Arca was appointed to serve as the representative of Guadalupe to the Santa
Barbara County Association of Governments Board of Directors from January 2003 until
December 2004; and
WHEREAS, during Sam Arca’s term, SBCAG has achieved many significant milestones
including approval of the North County Intercommunity Transit Service Plan, completion of
many Measure D transportation improvement projects, adoption of the Regional Housing
Needs Allocation, and implementation of the Coastal Express and Clean Air Express transit
services among others; and
WHEREAS, Sam Arca has been a valuable member of the SBCAG board and has been an
effective advocate for smaller communities and assertive in maintaining the region’s unexcelled
quality of life.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the members of the Santa Barbara
County Association of Governments express their individual and collective appreciation to
Mayor Sam Arca for his many years of service as a member of the governing board and wish him
well in all his future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the members of the governing board on
December 16, 2004.
Supervisor Naomi Schwartz, Chair
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
FOR GAIL MARSHALL
THIRD DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
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RESOLUTION NO. 04-25
WHEREAS, Gail Marshall was elected to serve on the Santa Barbara County Board of
Supervisors representing the Third District in November 1996 and re-elected in November 2000;
and
WHEREAS, Gail Marshall has a distinguished record of public service including eight years on
the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Board of Directors and served as its
Chair in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Gail Marshall has also served the community as a member of the Santa Barbara
County Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors, Local Agency Formation Commission,
Multi-jurisdictional Solid Waste Management Task Force, Library Advisory Committee and the
Board of Directors for Girsh Family Park and the Isla Vista Teen Center; and
WHEREAS, during Gail Marshall’s term, SBCAG has achieved many significant milestones
including approval of the North County Intercommunity Transit Service Plan, completion of
many Measure D transportation improvement projects, adoption of the Regional Housing
Needs Allocation, and implementation of the Coastal Express and Clean Air Express transit
services among others; and
WHEREAS, Gail Marshall has been a valuable member of the SBCAG board and has been an
effective advocate for transit and alternative transportation, cleaner air, environmental
protection and maintaining the region’s unexcelled quality of life.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the members of the Santa Barbara
County Association of Governments express their individual and collective appreciation to
Supervisor Gail Marshall for her many years of service as a member of the governing board and
wish her well in all her future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the members of the governing board on
December 16, 2004.
Supervisor Naomi Schwartz, Chair
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
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RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
FOR NAOMI SCHWARTZ
FIRST DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
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RESOLUTION NO. 04-26
WHEREAS, Naomi Schwartz was elected to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
representing the First District in November of 1992, re-elected in March 1996, and re-elected for
her third term in March of 2000; and
WHEREAS, Naomi Schwartz has been a member of the Santa Barbara County Association of
Governments Board of Directors for twelve years from 1992 until her term expired in 2004 and
served as its Chair in 1995 and again in 2004; and
WHEREAS, Naomi Schwartz has also served the community as a member of the Santa Barbara
County Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors, California State Association of
Counties, National Association of Counties, Children and Families First Commission,
California Coastal Commission, KIDS Care Council, Fund for Santa Barbara, Coastwatch, Santa
Barbara Women’s Political Committee and many other public service organizations; and
WHEREAS, during Naomi Schwartz’s term, SBCAG has achieved many significant milestones
including approval of the North County Intercommunity Transit Service Plan, expansion of
Easy Lift and Santa Barbara County Metropolitan Transit District services to Carpinteria,
completion of many Measure D transportation improvement projects, adoption of the Regional
Housing Needs Allocation, and implementation of the Coastal Express and Clean Air Express
transit services among others; and
WHEREAS, Naomi Schwatz has been a valuable member of the SBCAG board and has been an
effective advocate and leader for improving transportation and alternative modes, cleaner air,
collaborative regional planning, environmental protection and in maintaining the region’s
unexcelled quality of life.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the members of the Santa Barbara
County Association of Governments express their individual and collective appreciation to
Supervisor Naomi Schwartz for her many years of service as a member of the governing board
and wish her well in all her future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the members of the governing board on
December 16, 2004.
Mayor Dick DeWees, Vice-Chair
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
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RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
FOR BILL TRAYLOR
MAYOR, CITY OF BUELLTON
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RESOLUTION NO. 04-28
WHEREAS, Bill Traylor was elected to the Buellton City Council in 1991 and has served
continuously on the Council since the city’s incorporation in 1992, being re-elected in 1996 and
2000; and
WHEREAS, Bill Traylor served as the City of Buellton’s first Mayor in 1992 and again as Mayor
in 1999 and 2004; and
WHEREAS, Bill Traylor served as the first representative of Buellton to the Santa Barbara
County Association of Governments Board of Directors from December 1992 until January 1995
and again from January 2004 until December 2004; and
WHEREAS, Bill Traylor has served his community as a member of the Santa Barbasra County
Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors, California League of Cities Environmental
Quality and Revenue and Taxation Policy Committees and played a key role in the successful
incorporation of Buellton, serving as a member of the Buellton Incorporation Committee in
1991; and
WHEREAS, during Bill Traylor’s terms, SBCAG has achieved significant milestones including
approval of the North County Intercommunity Transit Service Plan, completion of many
Measure D transportation improvements projects; expansion of Clean Air Express transit
service; and
WHEREAS, Bill Traylor has been a valuable member of the SBCAG board and has been an
effective advocate for small communities and maintaining the region’s unexcelled quality of life.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the members of the Santa Barbara
County Association of Governments express their individual and collective appreciation to
Mayor Bill Traylor for his many years of service as a member of the governing board and wish
him well in all his future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the members of the governing board on
December 16, 2004.
Supervisor Naomi Schwartz, Chair
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
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RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
FOR RICHARD WEINBERG
MAYOR, CITY OF CARPINTERIA
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RESOLUTION NO. 04-27
WHEREAS, Dick Weinberg was elected to the Carpinteria City Council in 1996 and was reelected in 2000 serving as the City’s Mayor from December 2002 until his term expired in
December 2004; and
WHEREAS, Dick Weinberg served as the representative of Carpinteria to the Santa Barbara
County Association of Governments Board of Directors from December 1996 until December
2004; and
WHEREAS, Dick Weinberg has also served the community as a voluteer for Carpinteria Help
and as an advocate for preservation of the Carpinteria Bluffs and Carpinteria Salt Marsh; and
WHEREAS, during Dick Weinberg’s term, SBCAG has achieved many significant milestones
including approval of the North County Intercommunity Transit Service Plan, expansion of
Easy Lift and SBMTD transit services to Carpinteria, completion of many Measure D
transportation improvement projects, adoption of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation, and
implementation of the Coastal Express and Clean Air Express transit services among others;
and
WHEREAS, Dick Weinberg has been a valuable member of the SBCAG board and has been an
effective advocate for the interests of smaller communities and assertive in maintaining the
region’s unexcelled quality of life.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the members of the Santa Barbara
County Association of Governments express their individual and collective appreciation to
Mayor Dick Weinberg for his many years of service as a member of the governing board and
wish him well in all his future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the members of the governing board on
December 16, 2004.
Supervisor Naomi Schwartz, Chair
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
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RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ASSOCIATION
OF GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTING OFFICER
KIMBERLY FAY GILLIAN
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RESOLUTION NO. 04-33
WHEREAS, Kimberly (Kim) F. Gillian was appointed to serve as Accounting Officer for the
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments in May 1994; and
WHEREAS, Kim was the first Accounting Officer for the agency and had a significant role
in the development and implementation of new systems and policies; and
WHEREAS, Kim’s involvement and responsibilities steadily increased with each passing
year and in September 2000 she was promoted to the classification of Accounting Officer II; and
WHEREAS, Kim’s duties ranged from maintaining general ledgers, review and coordination
of claims and deposits, and the preparation of numerous financial reports and plans, to oversight of
bond program activities and work performed by outside auditors; and
WHEREAS, Kim developed important background knowledge and familiarity with the
history of many programs and had a central role in the preparation of SBCAG’s annual Overall Work
Programs and Comprehensive Budgets; and
WHEREAS, SBCAG has benefited greatly from Kim’s knowledge, competence, judgment,
attention to detail, high standards and level of performance; and
WHEREAS, Kim plans to leave employment with SBCAG early next year and will be
relocating to pursue new personal and professional interests; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors, Executive Director and staff of SBCAG hold Kim in very
high esteem.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED THAT the Board of Directors of SBCAG
expresses sincere appreciation to Kimberly F. Gillian for her many years of dedicated service as
Accounting Officer and wishes her well in all of her future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the members of the governing board on
December 16, 2004.
Naomi Schwartz, Chair
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
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