To: Board of Supervisors
From: Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor and Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Report Title: Resolution recognizing Walnut Creek Mayor Loella Haskew
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Resolution recognizing Walnut Creek Mayor Loella Haskew
FISCAL IMPACT:
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BACKGROUND:
Resolution recognizing Walnut Creek Mayor Loella Haskew
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
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The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF Resolution recognizing Walnut Creek Mayor Loella Haskew
Whereas, Loella Haskew was elected to the Walnut City Council in November 2012. She is currently serving as Mayor and she previously served as Mayor in 2016 and 2020. She also served on the Community Blue Ribbon Task Force on Fiscal Health and the Arts Vision Task Force and is a Walnut Creek Citizens Institute graduate; and
Whereas, when Loella was Mayor in 2020 she played an important role in working with the County and other cities to establish the A3, Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere program which provides an alternative to police in a mental health crisis, with calls being responded through the A3 Miles Hall Crisis Call Center; and
Whereas, during the COVID-19 Pandemic Loella worked diligently to help Walnut Creek businesses and restaurants navigate the many health orders restricting activities, and with her City Council found ways to support the Walnut Creek businesses community; and
Whereas, Loella has an extensive history of community service. Currently, she serves on the board of directors for the Kennedy-King Memorial College Scholarship Fund. She is a past member of the board of directors of the Diablo Regional Arts Association; and prior to joining the DRAA board, she served as a trustee for the organization; and
Whereas, Loella has served on the Walnut Creek Library Foundation, the Contra Costa Childcare Council, New Connections, the Cancer Support Community, and the Pleasant Hill/Martinez Soccer Association, and as a volunteer soccer referee, she was TWICE named “Referee of the Year.”; and
Whereas, Loella received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Golden Gate University, summa cum laude, in 1980 and her Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate in 1986. She taught as an adjunct instructor in the Masters of Tax Program at Golden Gate University for several years, served on the Statewide Committee of Taxation for the California Society of CPAS, and drafted questions used in the CPA exam; and
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Whereas, Loella was born in Staten Island, New York. She moved to California just before her senior year of high school. She is married to Walnut Creek CPA Ralph Haskew. Her son, Steven Dotterer, retired from the Army as Sergeant First Class and is training to work for the Veterans Administration. Her daughter-in-law, Joelyn Dotterer, is completing her service to our country. Loella is also proud of her two grandchildren Makila and Alan.
Now, therefore be it resolved that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby honor
Loella Haskew
For her passion and dedication to the community of Walnut Creek
PASSED by a vote of the Board of Supervisors this 3rd day of December, 2024.
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CANDACE ANDERSEN
District II Supervisor
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JOHN GIOIA DIANE BURGIS
District I Supervisor District III Supervisor
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KEN CARLSON FEDERAL GLOVER, Chair
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor