By Hernandez H.R. No. 522 74R9194 KMP-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Community Associations Institute has selected 1-2 the Great Northwest Community Improvement Association, Inc., of San 1-3 Antonio as the most outstanding neighborhood organization of its 1-4 size in the United States today, and this special recognition is 1-5 indeed well deserved; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A nonprofit education and resource organization, the 1-7 Community Associations Institute provides information, training, 1-8 and representation for residential community organizations 1-9 throughout the nation; its Community Association of the Year awards 1-10 are given annually to recognize those associations that demonstrate 1-11 excellence in facilities management, community involvement, 1-12 financial planning, landscape design and maintenance, and all other 1-13 facets of operation; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The Great Northwest Community Improvement 1-15 Association, which represents nearly 5,000 residential units in 1-16 northwest San Antonio, also won the award in 1993 and with its 1-17 receipt of the award again this year, it has become the first 1-18 association in its category to receive this prestigious honor for a 1-19 second time; a model association that has garnered national 1-20 interest for its innovative and well-orchestrated community 1-21 programs, Great Northwest encourages community involvement not only 1-22 within the association but also through participation in local 1-23 events and political discussions affecting the surrounding area; 1-24 and 2-1 WHEREAS, Members of the Great Northwest Community Improvement 2-2 Association have provided valuable citizen input at local hearings 2-3 and have played a key role in the planning of San Antonio 2-4 transportation projects; they also have united to form the A-TEAM, 2-5 an adult service group that has adopted a San Antonio road and kept 2-6 it free of debris and weeds; and 2-7 WHEREAS, The members of this exceptional organization can be 2-8 justifiably proud of their accomplishments, and it is indeed 2-9 appropriate that they be honored for their outstanding 2-10 contributions to the community of San Antonio and the State of 2-11 Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-13 Legislature hereby commend the Great Northwest Community 2-14 Improvement Association on its recent designation as a 1995 2-15 Community Association of the Year; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for the Great Northwest Community Improvement Association, 2-18 Inc., as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-19 Representatives.