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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Voters overwhelmingly returned Arlington City |
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Council member Robert Rivera to office on May 9, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to represent District 3 in 2005, Mr. |
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Rivera has worked hard to improve the quality of life in Southeast |
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Arlington, where he has been a resident for more than three decades; |
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his current goals for the community include improving public |
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safety, adding and updating parks, enhancing traffic flow and the |
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condition of streets, and lowering the tax burden; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rivera has long distinguished himself as a civic |
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leader; in 1990, at the age of 18, he became involved in Young Men |
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for Arlington and the Home Run Arlington Steering Committee, and |
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his public-spirited efforts have only intensified since then; he |
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went on to serve as president of YMA in 1996, and he founded the YMA |
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Annual Gala benefiting The Women's Shelter; while serving as a |
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member of the Arlington Library Board of Directors, he co-chaired |
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the library bond election, which resulted in funding to build the |
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Southeast Library Branch; moreover, he served five years as board |
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chair of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, and in 2001, |
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he co-founded Touchdown Arlington to promote the city as the site of |
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the new Dallas Cowboys stadium; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently benefiting from the insight and |
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dedication of Mr. Rivera are the boards of such organizations as Big |
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Brothers Big Sisters, YMCA, and the H.O.P.E. Tutoring Center; he is |
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the recipient of numerous honors, including the Outstanding Service |
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to Children Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters, the 40 Under 40 |
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Award from the Fort Worth Business Press, the Tom Vandergriff |
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Leadership Award from Young Men for Arlington, and the Heritage |
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Award from the United Hispanic Council of Tarrant County; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Arlington, |
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Mr. Rivera is vice president of a local commercial real estate |
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company; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating an unwavering commitment to his |
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fellow citizens, Robert Rivera is making a positive difference to |
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the city of Arlington, and he has earned the respect and admiration |
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of all who are fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature congratulate Robert Rivera on his reelection to the |
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Arlington City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rivera as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anchia |
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Alonzo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2479 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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