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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 294
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WHEREAS, Tracey Cline is retiring from the Allen Economic |
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Development Corporation on April 30, 2021, drawing to a close |
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nearly a decade and a half of service to the people of Allen; and |
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WHEREAS, During her exemplary 14-year tenure with Allen |
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EDC, Ms. Cline initiated the Business Retention and Expansion |
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Program, and she became the corporation's first business |
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retention and expansion manager; she played a vital role in a |
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number of corporate expansions in the city, working with such |
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diverse companies as KONE, WatchGuard Video (now Motorola |
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Solutions), Micron Technology, Billings Productions, and Silver |
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Thai Cuisine; and |
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WHEREAS, Before joining the City of Allen, Ms. Cline |
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worked for Brinker International, Perot Systems, and the Federal |
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Deposit Insurance Corporation, where she was special events chair |
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and the recipient of many STAR awards; she was later employed |
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with Yum! Brands, and while there, she garnered the Customer |
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Maniac of the Year Award; active in her community, she received |
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the Spirit of Allen/Citizen of the Year Award in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Tracey Cline's leadership, resourcefulness, and |
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dedication have greatly benefited the citizens of Allen and |
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earned her the respect and admiration of her peers, and she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on her many achievements as she embarks |
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on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Tracey Cline on her retirement |
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from the Allen Economic Development Corporation and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cline as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Paxton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 22, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |