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.