HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution - 01-16- 20010530 - Tony Look Trail Resolution No.01-16
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Commending Mr.Tony Look and Renaming a Portion of the Stevens Creek Trail Within
Fremont Older Open Space Preserve in His Honor
WHEREAS,the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District finds that
preserving our regional open space, our park lands and trails, and our"room to breathe"are key
contributors to our quality of life; and
WHEREAS,the efforts of the District and others to provide these elements are dependent upon the
dedication of individuals who work to preserve open space and parklands,to create trails, and to
protect wildlife and its habitat; and
WHEREAS,such individual dedication to environmental ideals is best exemplified by Mr. Claude
"Tony"Look, whose lifetime of work in environmental preservation is extraordinary; and
WHEREAS,the District has enjoyed a long and rewarding relationship with Tony in his many capacities
and roles in the environmental community, and has found him to have an incomparable level of
motivation and dedication, and a supreme commitment to the advancement of parks and open space
throughout California; and
WHEREAS,Tony has earned many honors for his environmental work, including the Meritorious
Service Award from the American Park and Recreation Society, and has held a great number of open
space and park preservation positions, including founder and former executive director of the
Sempervirens Fund, and has served terms as a member of the California Recreational Trails
Committee, the Santa Clara County Parks Commission, the Santa Cruz Mountains Trails Association,
and the California Trails and Greenways Foundation; and
WHEREAS,to honor Tony Look, the Santa Clara County Parks Department has proposed that a portion
of the Stevens Creek Trail be renamed the Stevens Creek/Tony Look Trail, including segments of that
trail within the District's Fremont Older Open Space Preserve.
Now,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open
Space District commends and applauds Claude"Tony"Look for his environmental leadership,his
absolute devotion to the objectives of the environmental community, and his tireless efforts to preserve
and maintain open space,parks,trails, and habitat, and hereby honors him by renaming this portion of
trail the"Stevens Creek/Tony Look Trail."
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Adopted by the Boar f Directors
May 3 0, 2001
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