To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Report Title: Resolution recognizing Los Medanos College for 50 years of excellence in education, workforce training and innovation, and servicing the students and community of Contra Costa County, California.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution recognizing Los Medanos College for 50 years of excellence in education, workforce training and innovation, and servicing the students and community of Contra Costa County, California, as recommended by Supervisors Burgis & Glover.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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BACKGROUND:
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CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Resolution would not be adopted.
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF
Recognizing Los Medanos College for 50 years of excellence in education, workforce training and innovation, and servicing the students and community of Contra Costa County, California.
WHEREAS, 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Los Medanos College (LMC). In 1974, the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD), opened LMC in Pittsburg as the third and youngest college of the district, to serve East Contra Costa County.
WHEREAS, the name of the college was derived from "Rancho Los Medanos" which was among the last of the Mexican land grants in the formation of California. Roughly translated from Spanish, "Los Medanos" means "The Sand Dunes."
WHEREAS, over the past five decades, LMC has grown and adapted to the needs of their students and the greater community. The college has a unique geographic location, which enhances the diversity of the students, community, industry and businesses it serves and the programs it offers. LMC proudly serves the areas of Pittsburg, Antioch, Bay Point, Clayton, Concord, Brentwood, Oakley, Knightsen, Bethel Island, Byron and Discovery Bay. They currently offer over 90 program options, and have established the...
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