HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 73-48CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
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· COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421
RESOLUTION #73-48
RECOMMENDING PHILIP Q. COHEN FOR CHAIRMAN
OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
~HEREAS, the position of Chairman of the Metropolitan Council
will soon be vacated and a new Chairman must be named by
Governor Wendell Anderson, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 473-B of the Minnesota Statutes requires that
the Chairman sh. all be a person experienced in the field of
municipal and urban affairs with administrative training and
executive ability, and
WHEREAS, Philip Q. Cohen has demonstrated his exceptional
effectiveness as an administrator and his outstanding
executive ability for over 15 years by serving with distinction
as Mayor of the City of Brooklyn Center from 1966 to the
present, as Councilman of Brooklyn Center from ]960 to 1963,
and as a member of the School Board for District #286 from
t960 to 1963, all in Hennepin County, and
WHEREAS, Philip Q. Cohen's executive experience and
capabilities in municipal and urban affairs has been recognized
by the League of Minnesota Municipalities which elected him
as President in 1972, by the North Suburban Water Conservation
Committee which selected him as Chairman in 1965, and by the
Council for Better School District #286 which elected him as
President in 1957,
WHEREAS, Philip Q. Cohen's accomplishments are many in the
City of Brooklyn Center and have made the community a model of
good City government and also includes the development of the
Inter Municipal Sanitation Office, and the formation of the
North Suburban Water Conservation Commission, and
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WHEREAS, Philip Q. Cohen has demonstrated v~g~rous support
for an improved Metropolitan Counci! by working d~ligently as
a member of the Housing Advisory Committee which developed the
controversial proposal recommending the formation of a
Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority and then
worked with the state Legislature to gain support for that
measure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Columbia Heights hereby recommends that Philip Q. Cohen,
because of hi's exceptional experience in the field of
municipal affairs and demonstrated outstanding administrative
experience in executive ability, be appointed Chairman of
the Metropolitan Council.
Passed this
Offered by:
llthday of June, t973...
Land
Seconded by:
Rol 1 Ca11:
Con~or
All Ayes
c~tar¥ to the Council
Bruce G Nawrockt, Mayor