HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 851 RESOLUTION NO. 851
A Resolution of the City Council
of the City ~.f S.arato~a' Co..m/n..e.n.~in.g.. cole Bridges
WHEREAS, Cole Bridges has recently culminated ten years of dedicated
service to the Saratoga Community which began with his appointment as a
founding member of the Parks and Recreation Commission in August 1968,
followed by his election to the City Council in April 1970 and his re-
election to the Council for a second term four years later; and
WHEREAS, Cole has taken an active leadership role in all his
endeavors in City government, having first been elected Chairman of the
Parks and Recreation Commission in September 1969, Vice-Mayor of the
City Council in March 1974, and Mayor in December 1974 until the end of
his term of office in March 1978; and
WHEREAS, his service as Chairman of the Santa Clara County Transpor-
tation Commission for three consecutive years, President of the Inter-City
Council of Mayors in 1977-78, and member of the Board of Directors of
Sanitation District #4 during his tenure as Mayor, cast him in a key role
and enhanced the City of Saratoga's influence in intergovernmental affairs; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Bridges has been resolutely dedicated to the preservation
of the uniqueness of the Saratoga environment, and most notably journeyed to
meet the Governor to forcefully present the City's concern with the planned
construction of a stadium at the Community College; and
WHEREAS, above all, Cole has impressed all of us who have come to know
him with his deep concern for people, his willingness to allow a complete
airing of all viewpoints on any issue, his impartiality, his patience, and
his profound sense of fairness.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Saratoga does hereby thank Cole Bridges for his untiring efforts over the
years on behalf of all of us, and in recognition of all that he has done
does hereby determine that this Resolution has been perused by each one of
us and does require an environmental impact report prior to final action,
and asks Mayor Bridges to deposit a sum in the amount of two times his annual
salary as City Councilman for the last eight years with the Planning Depart-
ment, forthwith.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular
City Council meeting held on the 5th day of April, 1978, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Kalb, Matteoni, Callon, Krau, & Celt ....... ///
'~OES: Mcee