ARRA Resolution 22RESOLUTION NO. 022
COMMENDING NOR'UTA BISHOP FOR HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO
THE A.LAMEDA RE USE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUT'HORIT'Y AND THE
COMMUNITY IN HER CAPACITY AS BASE 'T'RANSITION COORDINATOR.
FOR NAVAL AIR STATION ALAMEDA l ALAMEDA. POINT
WHEREAS, Norma Bishop served as Base Transition Coordinator for Naval Air Station
Alameda/Alameda Point from September 1, 1995 through September 30, 1997; and
WHEREAS, Norma Bishop was exemplary as a Base Transition Coordinator in assisting
the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, the City of .Alameda, the County of Alameda,
the Base Reuse Advisory Group, and other community groups to understand the base closure and
conversion process; and
WHEREAS, Norma Bishop showed herself to be a highly effective problem- solver and
tireless advocate and ombudsman for the community in working with the Navy and the myriad
federal and state agencies and regulators; and
WHEREAS, Norma Bishop's special expertise in environmental and aviation issues
made her uniquely valuable to the and
WHEREAS, Norma Bishop exhibited an extraordinarily high level of professionalism
and competence in her position and won the respect and confidence of those who worked with her;
and
WHEREAS, Norma Bishop will be sorely missed by the ARRA, the City of Alameda,
and the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RES OLVED that the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment
Authority hereby commends and honors Norma Bishop for the distinguished leadership, direction,
heroic effort, resourcefulness, energy, and expertise she provided to the base conversion process on
behalf of NAS Alameda/Alameda Point, the City of Alameda, and the community -at- large; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
officially thanks Norma Bishop and extends its deepest gratitude for her significant contribution as
Base Transition Coordinator in making a very complex base conversion process more
understandable; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority,
staff members, and her many friends and colleagues throughout the area extend to Norma Bishop
their sincere appreciation, gratitude, and thanks for a job well done and best wishes for her continued
success, good health, and happiness.
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1.1 the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority in its regular meeting,
assembled on the 5th day of November, 1997 by the following vote, to wit: