HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution - 06-55- 20061213 - Del Woods Retirement RESOLUTION NO. 06- 55
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District on December 13, 2006 at a Special and Regular Meeting thereof, by the following
vote:
AYES: J. Cyr, M. Davey, N. Hanko, L. Hassett, K. Nitz, C. Riffle, P. Siemens
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Board of Directors $ and of Directors
I, the District Clerk of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District by the above vote at a meeting thereof duly
held and called on the above day.
District C
RESOLUTION NO. 06-55
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Honoring Del(Evan) Woods
Upon the Occasion of his Retirement From the District
WHEREAS,the success of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is the result,to the greatest degree, of the
tireless efforts by its staff,and
WHEREAS,one such individual, Del Woods, in both his professional and personal capacities, has repeatedly shown a
sincere dedication and commitment to open space preservation and since 1975,the year of his employment with the District,
has contributed greatly to the success of the District,and
WHEREAS,the board of directors recognizes and acknowledges that institutional memory is an important asset for
any organization,as it helps to maintain a consistency and cohesiveness of policy and procedure from year to year and from
decade to decade for the benefit of the community it serves;and Del Woods is the longest employed member of the District
staff in history(while remaining a relatively young man), a record that may never be broken, and as a result, Del has agreed to
provide an oral and video-taped history based upon his 32 years of experience with the District,and
WHEREAS, in addition, Del Woods has moved up the career ladder at the District(changing titles an average of once
every 2.9 years)holding the positions of Planning Aide, Planner, Senior Open Space Planner, Environmental Management
Planner, Principal Open Space Planner, Senior Planner, Acting Planning Manager, Senior Management Specialist,Senior
Acquisition Planner,Acting Land Acquisition Manager, and Senior Real Property Planner; and
WHEREAS, Del Woods has presented comprehensive, if not mind numbing board reports and project reviews of a
complex nature;and
WHEREAS, Del Woods has provided project troubleshooting and problem solving; and database project skills;and virtually
every other area of District effort including being the Guru of Open Space Land Dedication,and
WHEREAS, Del Woods has spent much of his time with the District out in the"field" looking and investigating private
property that has been proposed for District purchase and has walked trails and roads and hiked cross-country through Poison Oak and
Star Thistle,and has been chased by mountain lion and California Quail and has enjoyed the quiet serenity and scenic beauty of the
extensive open space lands located along the San Francisco Midpeninsula, all the while being paid a regular salary by the District to
perform these arduous tasks,and
WHEREAS, Del Woods has decided to retire after serving for more than three decades with the District,with the
comforting knowledge that his imprint on the District policies, procedures, plans,agreements, operations,ordinances, and land
form will live on in perpetuity,
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors,on behalf of its staff its constituents,and all the
flora and fauna(both native and exotic) inhabiting its lands does hereby congratulate Del Woods upon the occasion of his well-
deserved retirement and further commends and applauds him for his 32 years of dedicated service and offer to him its highest
honors and most sincere gratitude for his work in carrying out, and in fact-embodying-the District's missi
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December 13,2006