To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Recognizing Carl J. Roner for his 20 years of service to Contra Costa County.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution recognizing Carl J. Roner, for his 20 years of service to Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Public Works Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF Recognizing Carl J. Roner for his 20 years of service to Contra Costa County.
WHEREAS, Carl J. Roner began his career with Contra Costa County at the Public Works Department in 2004 as an Associate Civil Engineer in the Design Division; and
WHEREAS in 2007 Carl rotated to the Flood Control Division and in 2015 to the Maintenance Division; and
WHEREAS in 2010 Carl received a J. Michael Walford Award Nomination for his work on the Pinole Creek Demonstration Project; and
WHEREAS in 2012 Carl received the 1st Quarter Award of Excellence for his grant writing skills for the Upper Sand Creek Basin Project; and
WHEREAS in February 2013 Carl received a commendation for securing the State of California Proposition 1E grand for the Walnut Creek and Grayson Creek Levee Rehabilitation Project; and
WHEREAS in April 2013 Carl received a commendation for his work in establishing the Flood Control District Nursery where he harvested seeds and cuttings at the Upper Sand Creek Detention Basin and planted them in the Public Works Department open area; and
WHEREAS in May 2013 Carl received a commendation for being a good ambassador of Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Public Works Department and making a presentation to the Friends of Alhambra Creek presenting a softer, greener, side of the District and Department; and
WHEREAS in 2014 Carl received the 2013 J. Michael Walford Award for Individual Achievement as the Project Manager for the Upper Sand Creek Basin Project and for starting the Volunteer Restoration Nursery; and
WHEREAS in 2017 Carl promoted to Senior Civil Engineer and rotated to the Special Districts Unit of the Engineering Division; and
WHEREAS Carl supports the management of the Iron Horse Corridor (IHC), formerly a Southern Pacific Railroad route. Carl has served as the IHC Program Manager, which included being a staff to the IHC Advisory Committee and working with adjacent property owners and utility agencies to help ensure the trail is safe for all users; and
WHEREAS in 2019 Carl received a J. Michael Walford Award Nomination for managing the IHC and providing outstanding customer service; and
WHEREAS in 2022 Carl received his certificate of completion for the American Public Works Association of Northern California Public Works Institute; and
WHEREAS Carl is a backpacker enthusiast, a world traveler, and dedicated to public service; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors does hereby recognize and honor Carl J. Roner for his 20 years of dedicated service to Control Costa County.
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