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RESOLUTION NO. 06-165
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK,
MINNESOTA, RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AND EXPRESSING
APPRECIATION TO JIM RHODES
WHEREAS, Jim served as St Louis Parks State Representative in the Minnesota
Legislature from 1993 to 2004, and
WHEREAS, during Jim's tenure in the State Legislature he represented his constituents
in St. Louis Park with great enthusiasm and conviction, and
WHEREAS, Jim was deeply involved in a host of legislative activities in the State
Legislature that have been of great benefit to the St Louis Park community including funding for
the Westwood Hills Nature Center, the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater, Flood Mitigation
Projects, and the Meadowbrook Collaborative, to name just a very few, and
WHEREAS, Jim cares deeply about our young people and co-chaired the Early
Childhood Caucus, a bipartisan committee focusing on the needs of our youngest citizens, Jim
continues to be involved with our youth and is a strong supporter of Children First, and
WHEREAS, Jim has served on the School Board and the Community Education
Advisory Council and supported major funding for community education; and
WHEREAS, Jim is passionate about music. Jim was the founder of the Gift of Music
Program, which collects and reconditions used musical instruments for distribution to young
people who otherwise would not have one, and he also helped start and is currently the leader of
the community band, and
WHEREAS, since leaving the State Legislature Jim has very actively continued his
service to the community and is currently the Co -Chair of the St Louis Park Friends of the Arts,
he is an active member of the St Louis Park Rotary Foundation Board, and currently serves as a
Board member for the Park Nicollet Foundation and the St. Louis Park Community Foundation
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of St
Louis Park, Minnesota, by this resolution and public record, expresses its deep thanks and
appre• .tion to Jim Rhodes for his exemplary service to the St. Louis Park community during his
tenur: 1 the Minnesota State Legislature and for his many outstanding contnbutions, dedicated
servi -, . nd upport to our community and its people
Revie' istration
City .
Attest'
Adopted by e,,C Council November 6, 2006
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