| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 645 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Douglas Faseler, who is retiring from his position as |
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| 4 | 4 | | city manager of Seguin after more than two decades of outstanding |
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| 5 | 5 | | service to the city; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Faseler has managed the city for the last |
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| 7 | 7 | | 14 years, which is the longest tenure of any city manager since the |
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| 8 | 8 | | city adopted the council/manager form of government in 1986; he |
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| 9 | 9 | | began his career with the City of Seguin in 1996 as assistant city |
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| 10 | 10 | | manager and was responsible for all utility operations; he was |
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| 11 | 11 | | promoted in January of 2006 to the position of city manager; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure he has spearheaded projects that |
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| 13 | 13 | | have changed the face of Seguin; accomplishments under his |
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| 14 | 14 | | leadership include the planning and construction of the Seguin |
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| 15 | 15 | | Public Library, the Animal Services Center, the Utility Operations |
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| 16 | 16 | | Center, Fire Station 3, Park West, the Walnut Springs Park and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Trail, and a new development center; he also has been at the |
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| 18 | 18 | | forefront of aggressive infrastructure capital improvement |
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| 19 | 19 | | programs that have included work on streets, drainage, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | sidewalks and on water, sanitary sewer, and electric projects; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Faseler has had a positive |
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| 22 | 22 | | economic impact on Seguin, having been a key player involved with |
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| 23 | 23 | | several economic development projects, such as the recruitment |
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| 24 | 24 | | of Caterpillar, Niagara Bottling, the Rio Nogales Power Plant, |
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| 25 | 25 | | and Continental expansions; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, he negotiated a $20 million settlement |
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| 27 | 27 | | with CPS Energy on behalf of the City of Seguin, Guadalupe |
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| 28 | 28 | | County, and the Seguin and Navarro Independent School Districts; |
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| 29 | 29 | | the negotiation was in response to the Rio Nogales Power Plant |
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| 30 | 30 | | tax exempt status, which occurred when it was purchased by the |
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| 31 | 31 | | municipally owned CPS Energy; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Faseler previously served as president of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Texas Public Power Association and has been recognized statewide |
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| 34 | 34 | | by the Texas City Management Association as an Administrator of |
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| 35 | 35 | | the Year; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Among all his accomplishments, Mr. Faseler has |
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| 37 | 37 | | noted that one of his proudest is the highly skilled professional |
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| 38 | 38 | | staff that he has assembled during his City of Seguin |
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| 39 | 39 | | career--"They are all top-notch," he has stated; now, therefore, |
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| 40 | 40 | | be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature, hereby commend Douglas Faseler on his many |
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| 43 | 43 | | achievements and on his 38 years of exceptional public service; |
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| 44 | 44 | | and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 46 | 46 | | Douglas Faseler as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Campbell |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | President of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 52 | 52 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 53 | 53 | | the Senate on April 29, 2019. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ________________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 56 | 56 | | ________________________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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