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.