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RESOLUTION NO. 02-37
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
COMMENDING THE HONORABLE JOE SIMITIAN
WHEREAS, as part of its ongoing efforts to permanently preserve open space in the San
Francisco peninsula area, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District works at the State level to
secure additional funding, improve its tools and methods for acquiring land, and develop new means of
protecting the public's investment in open space lands; and
WHEREAS, in 2000, the Honorable S. Joseph Simitian was elected to the State Assembly to
represent the 2 1" District, which includes the majority of territories within the jurisdiction of the
District; and
WHEREAS, as a member of the Palo Alto City Council, the Santa Clara County Board of
Supervisors, and for the last two years as a State Legislator, Assemblyman Simitian has consistently and
diligently worked to assist the District in meeting its open space preservation goals; and
WHEREAS, most notably, during the last two-year legislative session, Assemblyman Simitian
authored, on behalf of the District and other open space agencies, Assembly Bill 953, sponsored by the
District, which allows the District to exchange interests in easements, as it currently does with real
property, as an additional means of optimizing its planning, enhancing its trail development
opportunities, and facilitating its ability to conduct transactions in the best interest of the public, and
also provides for a higher monetary limit on administrative approved contracts, again in order to
maximize its ability to proceed most efficiently in preserving open space lands; and
WHEREAS, further, Assemblyman Simitian played a key role in defending and protecting District
funding during the recent, and ongoing, State budget crisis, thus preserving the District's ability to
continue in its mission of open space preservation.
Now,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open
Space District hereby honors and commends the Honorable Joe Simitian for his steadfast support of the
District in his local, regional, and statewide leadership roles, for his exemplary work on Assembly Bill
953, providing the necessary tools for the District's continued success, and for his diligent efforts during
the State budget crisis, during which his support of the District was a key element in preserving the
District's funding. Further, the Board expresses its sincere best wishes for the next legislative session
and looks forward to the continuation of the valuable and gratifying partnership he and the District have
established.
/' Adopted by the Boa Directors
November 13, 2002