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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ken Clark retired as planning and development |
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| 6 | 7 | | director for the City of Harlingen on January 30, 2015, drawing to a |
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| 7 | 8 | | close a distinguished career in municipal government; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Corpus Christi, Mr. Clark earned a |
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| 9 | 10 | | bachelor's degree from Auburn University before receiving his |
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| 10 | 11 | | master's degree in urban planning from California State Polytechnic |
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| 11 | 12 | | University in Pomona in 1974; he was employed as a city planner for |
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| 12 | 13 | | several cities in California over the ensuing 20 years, and in 2007 |
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| 13 | 14 | | he moved to Somerton, Arizona, to serve as the city's community |
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| 14 | 15 | | development director; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed professional returned to the Lone Star |
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| 16 | 17 | | State in 2009, taking over as planning and development director for |
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| 17 | 18 | | the City of Kingsville; there, he collaborated with the |
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| 18 | 19 | | U.S. Department of Defense in a joint land use study that helped to |
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| 19 | 20 | | ensure the continued operation of Naval Air Station Kingsville; for |
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| 20 | 21 | | the past four years, he has fully committed himself to the |
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| 21 | 22 | | betterment of the City of Harlingen, and in so doing, he has won the |
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| 22 | 23 | | admiration and respect of his colleagues and area residents alike; |
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| 23 | 24 | | and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. Clark hopes to travel to |
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| 25 | 26 | | Australia and New Zealand and to spend more time with his two |
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| 26 | 27 | | children and other loved ones; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Ken Clark consistently set high standards for public |
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| 28 | 29 | | service in Harlingen, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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| 29 | 30 | | myriad accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Ken Clark on his retirement as |
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| 32 | 33 | | planning and development director for the City of Harlingen and |
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| 33 | 34 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for Mr. Clark as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | House of Representatives. |
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