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Adoption of Resolution Commending Marie L. Gilmore for Eleven Years of Service to the City of Alameda as Mayor and Councilmember. (City Manager)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. _____
COMMENDING MARIE L. GILMORE FOR ELEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE TO
THE CITY OF ALAMEDA AS MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER
WHEREAS, Marie L. Gilmore began her service to the City of Alameda in 1992 when she was appointed to the Recreation and Park Commission; and
WHEREAS, in July 1994, Marie L. Gilmore was appointed to the Planning Board where she served until May 1997 and was reappointed in December 1998 where she served until September 2003. It was during her time on the Planning Board that she, according to the Alameda Journal, "developed a reputation on the Planning Board for her diplomacy in handling difficult cases where, like discussions of Measure A, feelings run high;" and
WHEREAS, Marie L. Gilmore made local history as the first African American woman to serve on the City Council when she was appointed on September 4, 2003 to serve until December 21, 2004, and was elected to the City Council on November 2, 2004, served as Vice Mayor from December 2004 to December 2006, was re-elected on November 4, 2008 and became the first elected African American Mayor on November 2, 2010 and served until December 16, 2014; and
WHEREAS, as a Councilmember, Marie L. Gilmore worked to restore the historic Alameda Theater which greatly enhanced the vitality of Park Street, helped build the new public library, assisted in implementing the renovation of South Shore Shopping Center, and worked tirelessly to promote businesses at the Harbor Bay Business Park; and
WHEREAS, in 2009, Marie L. Gilmore urged City Council to prioritize the building of the new Boys and Girls' Club recreation center and to allocate Measure WW funds for this project; and
WHEREAS, since 2010, Mayor Marie L. Gilmore, has urged the City Council to establish a P...
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