81R34207 CBE-D
 
  By: Kent H.R. No. 2269
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Ron Natinsky was elected to his third term on the
  Dallas City Council on May 9, 2009; and
         WHEREAS, A resident of Dallas for nearly 50 years and a
  councilman since 2005, Mr. Natinsky has served as chair of the
  economic development committee and as a member of the public
  safety, transportation and environment, and audit and finance
  committees; moreover, he has contributed to the National League of
  Cities, the Texas Municipal League, and the Regional Transportation
  Council, which he serves as board secretary; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Natinsky has traveled to China five times in an
  effort to build an economic development relationship between that
  country and Dallas, and he further distinguished himself through
  his participation in the 2006 budget deliberations, which resulted
  in the city's first tax rate reduction in eight years; and
         WHEREAS, Retired from nearly four decades as a successful
  entrepreneur, Mr. Natinsky founded seven businesses during the
  course of his career; he is devoted to his role as a city council
  member, often working more than 50 hours per week, and he is
  supported in his endeavors by his wife, Nancy; and
         WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of
  life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and Mr.
  Natinsky is indeed helping to make Dallas a better place in which to
  live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby honor Ron Natinsky for his dedicated service as
  a member of the Dallas City Council and extend to him sincere best
  wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Natinsky as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.