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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 73-48CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES · 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 - 2 - 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