85R29663 JCD-D
By: Cyrier H.R. No. 2097
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Kay Garcia McAnally is concluding a remarkable
eight-year tenure on the Bastrop City Council in May 2017; and
WHEREAS, First elected in 2009, Ms. McAnally has
demonstrated an exceptional commitment to addressing the needs and
concerns of her constituents throughout her two terms with the
council; she was instrumental in the creation of the Bastrop Good
Neighbor Fund, an emergency assistance program that covers utility
costs for vulnerable residents, and she played a vital role in the
construction of a handicap walkway to connect the Bastrop Public
Library to nearby recreational facilities; furthermore, she
spearheaded efforts to have computers donated to the city and its
library, following the devastating Bastrop complex fires in 2011;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. McAnally has leveraged her understanding of
marketing and advertising to help form the Bastrop Film Commission,
and she has led in the establishment of such initiatives as the
Bastrop Vision Task Force, the Bastrop Historic Chicken Sanctuary,
and the Bastrop Art in Public Places program, which has transformed
local streets through the addition of sculptures and transitional
art pieces; to commemorate the contribution that area Mexican
Americans made to the fight for equal education in Texas, she worked
successfully for the awarding of an Official Texas Historical
Marker and for the creation of the Minerva Delgado Park, named in
honor of the lead plaintiff in a historic civil rights case; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. McAnally has further
volunteered her time and talents to the community as a member of the
Main Street Advisory Board, the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, the
Bastrop Downtown Business Alliance, and the Bastrop Folklife
Project; she is also cofounder of the Mary Ann Manlove Fisk Fund for
Historic Preservation & Education; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to the betterment of Bastrop, Kay Garcia
McAnally has worked tirelessly in behalf of her fellow citizens,
and her many notable contributions have made the city an even better
place in which to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Kay Garcia McAnally for her exemplary
service on the Bastrop City Council and extend to her sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. McAnally as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.