RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE TO REVITALIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD (CARON) INITIATIVE

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, in 1999 the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office launched the CARON Initiative as a progressive and innovative step toward addressing the reduction and prevention of youth gang involvement and violence, and the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs in North Fair Oaks; and

 

WHEREAS, a CARON Steering Committee was formed made up of representatives of youth serving institutions, law enforcement agencies, faith-based organizations, youth and parents to take advantage of opportunities and to address the highest priority needs of youth living in North Fair Oaks; and

 

WHEREAS, the CARON Steering Committee, Sheriff Don Horsley and Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson identified a youth service gap for youth ages11 -18, and decided that a North Fair Oaks Youth Master Plan needed to be developed to provide a direction for the next five years; and

 

WHEREAS, the CARON Initiative Steering Committee reviewed the Redwood City Youth Master Plan developed by Redwood City 2000 and found that it could be further developed to address the needs of youth living in the Unincorporated North Fair Oaks area of Redwood City; and;

 

WHEREAS, a study by the John Gardner Center suggests areas of overriding needs for the welfare of youth in the North Fair Oaks area in comparison to other neighborhoods in Redwood City; and

 

WHEREAS, the vision of the CARON Initiative reflects the mission of the San Mateo County Children's Report Initiative "to improve the lives of children, youth and families," and

 

WHEREAS, the mission of the CARON Steering Committee is to develop, implement and coordinate sustainable programs for youth living in North Fair Oaks; and

 

WHEREAS, the CARON Steering Committee has developed a two-year and a five-year component of the Youth Master Plan to eradicate gangs and violence and to provide a safe, healthy, and prosperous environment for North Fair Oaks Youth; and

 

WHEREAS, the CARON Initiative is a blueprint for future development of programs for youth residing in North Fair Oaks; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board wishes to support the efforts of the CARON Initiative.

 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that this Board of Supervisors endorses and supports the efforts and goals of the CARON Initiative.

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