1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 573 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing McKinney Municipal Airport, which was recently 1-5 selected as the 1999 Outstanding Reliever Airport of the Year; 1-6 and 1-7 WHEREAS, McKinney Municipal Airport is the only publicly 1-8 owned airport in Collins County, the fifth fastest growing county 1-9 in the United States; the airport helps to take care of the extra 1-10 burden imposed on the area by the extensive growth in population 1-11 north of Dallas; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Described by the Wall Street Journal as 1-13 the airport in Texas to support your business needs, the McKinney 1-14 Municipal Airport has played a major role in attracting development 1-15 in the city and surrounding communities; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The airport was a deciding factor in the move to 1-17 McKinney by both Montgomery KONE Elevator Company and United 1-18 American Insurance Company, and the airport is a vital tool in 1-19 the City of McKinney's effort to attract companies that generate 1-20 business aircraft and that create revenue from property taxes and 1-21 airport fees; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In order to attract more corporate clients, 1-23 the City of McKinney and the McKinney Economic Development 1-24 Corporation are making major infrastructure improvements to 2-1 the airport, such as road and taxiway extensions and expansion 2-2 of water, sewer, and drainage lines; the city is also funding the 2-3 expansion of the airport entrance road and constructing an Airport 2-4 Rescue Fire Fighting facility; and 2-5 WHEREAS, McKinney Aerospace, a company that rebuilds 2-6 the interiors of company jets, is planning to build a 63,000 2-7 square-foot hangar/office facility, and Texas Instruments, a 2-8 Fortune 500 company, is relocating its Corporate Flight 2-9 Department to the McKinney Municipal Airport; several other 2-10 Fortune 500 companies concerned about traffic at other airfields 2-11 have made inquiries and are considering relocation to McKinney; 2-12 and 2-13 WHEREAS, The City of McKinney hired its first full-time 2-14 airport manager in 1997 and is currently participating with 2-15 the Aviation Division of the Texas Department of Transportation 2-16 in the Terminal Building Program; the terminal facility will house 2-17 airport administration and a United States Customs Office; now, 2-18 therefore, be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-20 76th Legislature, hereby commend the citizens of McKinney 2-21 and the corporate leaders who have supported the development 2-22 and improvement of the McKinney Municipal Airport and extend 2-23 congratulations to the airport on earning the title of 1999 2-24 Outstanding Reliever Airport of the Year; and, be it further 2-25 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-26 McKinney Municipal Airport as an expression of esteem from the 3-1 Texas Senate. 3-2 Haywood 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 President of the Senate 3-5 I hereby certify that the above 3-6 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-7 on April 7, 1999. 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Secretary of the Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate