[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 162 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF TED RADKE'S 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 1999

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to invite 
my colleagues to join me in congratulating Ted Radke on the occasion of 
his 20th year of service on the East Bay Regional Park District Board 
of Directors.
  We all owe Ted a debt of gratitude for his successful and tireless 
efforts to preserve and protect precious lands in the Bay Area for 
generations of Californians.
  Ted was originally elected to the East Bay Regional Park District 
Board of Directors in November, 1978 and has been re-elected every four 
years since that time. He served as Board President in 1986, 1987 and 
1995. He ably and energetically represents the residents of Ward 7, 
which currently includes Antioch, Bay Point, Bethel Island, Brentwood, 
Byron, Crockett, Discovery Bay, El Sobrante, Hercules, Martinez, 
Oakley, Pacheco, Pinole, Pittsburg, Port Costa and Rodeo.
  Ted has been a member of the Board's Executive, Finance and Workforce 
Diversity Committees, the Contra Costa Water District/EBRPD Liaison 
Committee, Contra Costa County Liaison Committee, Martinez JPA, North 
Contra Costa County Shoreline JPA and Pinole/Hercules JPA. His 
preferred Board Committee is the Legislative Committee over which he 
has expertly presided since 1983. He serves on intergovernmental Boards 
such as the Delta Science Center and the Carquinez Regional Land Trust, 
and is an active participant in the Pt. Molate Base Closure process, 
the Park District's East Contra Costa County Task Force, and the 
Concord Naval Weapons Station Joint Use Committee.
  An active supporter of local, state and federal efforts to raise 
funding for the acquisition of park and open space lands and the 
preservation of natural habitats and endangered species, Ted has worked 
on state bond acts, Proposition 70, the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund, and Park District Measure AA (1988), Measures KK and LL (1996) 
and Measure W (1998). He has played a pivotal role in the acquisition 
of a number of key regional parks and trails, including Martinez 
Regional Shoreline, Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline, Big Break 
Regional Shoreline and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, 
significantly contributing to the Park District's acreage increasing by 
40,000 acres since 1978. Ted provided a leadership role in opposition 
to the development of solid waste landfills at future proposed parkland 
sites at Round Valley and Black Diamond in East Contra Costa County.
  Ted continues to seek opportunities for park and open space 
acquisition through partnerships with agencies such as the National 
Park Service (John Muir National Historic Site), Muir Regional Land 
Trust (Franklin Hills), and the Federal Government (Ozol Fuel Depot and 
Concord Naval Weapons Station).
  I know I speak for all the Members of this chamber when I 
congratulate Ted Radke for his 20 years of service to the East Bay 
Regional Park District Board of Directors, and when I thank him for the 
many contributions he has made to our community.

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