Full Text of HR0609 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Arnold Randall on his | 4 | | tenure as general superintendent of the Forest Preserves of | 5 | | Cook County (FPCC); and | 6 | | WHEREAS, General Superintendent Randall was appointed as | 7 | | general superintendent of the Forest Preserves of Cook County | 8 | | in 2010; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Before his time at the FPCC, General | 10 | | Superintendent Randall served as director of the Office of | 11 | | Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago and commissioner | 12 | | of the City of Chicago's Department of Planning and | 13 | | Development; he also served in numerous roles with the Chicago | 14 | | Park District, including director of legislative and community | 15 | | affairs, director of planning and development, and lakefront | 16 | | area and south east region manager; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, During General Superintendent Randall's tenure, | 18 | | the FPCC made notable strides in becoming a more transparent, | 19 | | accountable, and strategic government agency with an increased | 20 | | focus on restoring and protecting Cook County's most precious | 21 | | natural areas; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, General Superintendent Randall's key | 2 | | accomplishments include implementing the Next Century | 3 | | Conservation Plan, developing a Natural Resources Master Plan, | 4 | | planning a multi-year Centennial celebration to bring new and | 5 | | diverse audiences to the FPCC, developing and launching | 6 | | strategic plans for camping, recreation, trails, and habitat | 7 | | restoration, creating an independent advisory Conservation and | 8 | | Policy Council comprised of civic and business leaders, | 9 | | supporting the rollback of a moratorium on prescribed burns | 10 | | and restoration work, increasing organizational structure | 11 | | within the FPCC, and the opening of five new campgrounds; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Under General Superintendent Randall's | 13 | | leadership, the FPCC successfully pursued a tax levy | 14 | | referendum with support from advocates that passed | 15 | | overwhelmingly in 2022, providing more resources for the | 16 | | agency's mission and putting the FPCC on a sustainable fiscal | 17 | | path; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, General Superintendent Randall oversaw | 19 | | initiatives to promote sustainability, racial equity, | 20 | | inclusion, and diversity within the FPCC and with public | 21 | | outreach and relations; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, General Superintendent Randall serves on the | 23 | | board of directors of the National Recreation and Park |
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| 1 | | Association and has served as chair of the Chicago Community | 2 | | Development Commission and Chicago Wilderness; he has been | 3 | | active in numerous civic and professional organizations, | 4 | | including the Woodlawn Children's Promise Community, the | 5 | | American Planning Association, and the Illinois Park and | 6 | | Recreation Association; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, General Superintendent Randall will be the new | 8 | | executive director of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly | 9 | | Foundation, which supports conservation and arts organizations | 10 | | in Chicago and South Carolina; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, General Superintendent Randall served the FPCC as | 12 | | a calm, collaborative, and strategic leader who always looked | 13 | | for ways to advance the mission of the FPCC to protect our | 14 | | natural places and connect more people to nature; therefore, | 15 | | be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate Arnold Randall on his tenure as general | 19 | | superintendent of the Forest Preserves of Cook County (FPCC); | 20 | | and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Arnold Randall as a symbol of our esteem and |
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