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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ron Natinsky was elected to his third term on the |
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Dallas City Council on May 9, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Dallas for nearly 50 years and a |
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councilman since 2005, Mr. Natinsky has served as chair of the |
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economic development committee and as a member of the public |
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safety, transportation and environment, and audit and finance |
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committees; moreover, he has contributed to the National League of |
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Cities, the Texas Municipal League, and the Regional Transportation |
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Council, which he serves as board secretary; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Natinsky has traveled to China five times in an |
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effort to build an economic development relationship between that |
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country and Dallas, and he further distinguished himself through |
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his participation in the 2006 budget deliberations, which resulted |
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in the city's first tax rate reduction in eight years; and |
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WHEREAS, Retired from nearly four decades as a successful |
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entrepreneur, Mr. Natinsky founded seven businesses during the |
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course of his career; he is devoted to his role as a city council |
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member, often working more than 50 hours per week, and he is |
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supported in his endeavors by his wife, Nancy; and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and Mr. |
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Natinsky is indeed helping to make Dallas a better place in which to |
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live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Ron Natinsky for his dedicated service as |
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a member of the Dallas City Council and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Natinsky as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |