| 1 | 1 | | *HC1049* |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION thanking Mayor Andy |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | Cook of Westfield for his service. |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | Schaibley |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | _______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | 20232783 |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | 2023 HC 1049/DI 146 Introduced |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023) |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION thanking Mayor Andy |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | 2 Cook of Westfield for his service. |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | 3 Whereas, The Honorable Andy Cook was elected as the first |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | 4 mayor of Westfield in 2008 and was reelected to his fourth term |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | 5 in November of 2019. Prior to being elected mayor, Andy Cook |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | 6 was the Westfield Town Council president, where he worked to |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | 7 incorporate Westfield as a city; |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | 8 Whereas, In 2009, Mayor Cook developed the Westfield Youth |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | 9 Assistance Program, which provides early intervention to youth |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | 10 who are facing challenging life circumstances. This program |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | 11 coordinates the community's talents, services, and resources to |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | 12 help youth and empower families and caregivers. It has |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | 13 dramatically improved the lives of countless children and has |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | 14 been instrumental in reducing the number of youth in the |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | 15 county's judicial system by half; |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | 16 Whereas, Mayor Cook spearheaded the construction of the |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | 17 400-acre Grand Park Sports Campus, which opened in 2014, |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | 18 with the Grand Park Events Center opening in 2016. This |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | 19 magnificent, nationally recognized facility has drawn |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | 20 businesses to Westfield and 2.5 million visitors to the site |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | 21 annually. Notably, it is the home of the Indianapolis Colts |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | 22 training camp and the Pacers Athletic Center; |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | 23 Whereas, Early in his tenure, Mayor Cook launched the |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | 24 Grand Junction Task Group to study plans for improving |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | 25 Westfield's downtown. Its recommendations resulted in the |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | 26 development of a six-acre park, the Grand Junction Plaza, |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | 27 which has won multiple awards and is appreciated by both |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | 2023 HC 1049/DI 146 2 |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | 1 citizens and businesses; |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | 2 Whereas, The City of Westfield has experienced tremendous |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | 3 growth under the leadership of Mayor Cook. An Indiana |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | 4 University study recognized Westfield as the fastest-growing |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | 5 community in the State of Indiana in both 2021 and 2022. |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | 6 Westfield now has a population of 50,000 people, with |
|---|
| 49 | 49 | | 7 continued growth projected; |
|---|
| 50 | 50 | | 8 Whereas, Mayor Cook has expanded the system of trails |
|---|
| 51 | 51 | | 9 throughout Westfield. He extended the Monon Trail north from |
|---|
| 52 | 52 | | 10 Carmel, giving Westfield citizens access to Carmel and |
|---|
| 53 | 53 | | 11 Indianapolis in the south, and he championed the construction |
|---|
| 54 | 54 | | 12 of the Midland Trace Trail, extending east and west from |
|---|
| 55 | 55 | | 13 Westfield to Noblesville; |
|---|
| 56 | 56 | | 14 Whereas, Mayor Cook has been a phenomenal asset to the |
|---|
| 57 | 57 | | 15 City of Westfield, by improving its economy and attracting |
|---|
| 58 | 58 | | 16 businesses; and |
|---|
| 59 | 59 | | 17 Whereas, Mayor Cook has been an incredibly successful and |
|---|
| 60 | 60 | | 18 deeply dedicated public servant for the people of Westfield: |
|---|
| 61 | 61 | | 19 Therefore, |
|---|
| 62 | 62 | | 20 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
|---|
| 63 | 63 | | 21 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
|---|
| 64 | 64 | | 22 the Senate concurring: |
|---|
| 65 | 65 | | 23 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly thanks |
|---|
| 66 | 66 | | 24 Mayor Andy Cook of Westfield for his service to his |
|---|
| 67 | 67 | | 25 community. |
|---|
| 68 | 68 | | 26 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
|---|
| 69 | 69 | | 27 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the |
|---|
| 70 | 70 | | 28 office of State Representative Donna Schaibley. |
|---|
| 71 | 71 | | 2023 HC 1049/DI 146 |
|---|