HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-031-04/09/2013-EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO KELLY OHLSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS MAYO RESOLUTION 2013-031
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO
KELLY OHLSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
COMMUNITY AS MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCILMEMBER
WHEREAS, Kelly Ohlson was elected to the City Council on April 5, 2005 for a second
time, having served on City Council from April 12, 1983 until March 10, 1987, and as Mayor from
March 3, 1986 until March 10, 1987; and
WHEREAS,Mr.Ohlson took office for the second time on April 19,2005,and was reelected
on April 7, 2009, serving two consecutive terms through April 9, 2013; and
WHEREAS,Kelly Ohlson has served as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Port Collins forthree
terms from April 10, 2007, through April 9, 2013; and
WHEREAS, during this tenure, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has served on.the Ethics Review
Board and as the Council liaison to the Building Review Board,the Parks and Recreation Board,and
the Zoning Board of Appeals; and .
WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has ably represented the City on the Downtown
Development Authority Board of Directors, the Finance Committee, the Legislative Review
Committee, and the Public Safety Planning and Funding Committee, and in numerous other
capacities; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson served on the Natural Resources Advisory Board, the
Citizen Budget Committee, the first City Plan Advisory Committee, and the Building Community
Choices Citizen's Committee and three terms as Latimer County Public Trustee; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson received Etown's National E-chievement Award in
2008 for his decades of work protecting open space and natural areas, and received the first
Founders Award from the Fort Collins Conventions and Visitors Bureau in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson received the State of Colorado Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2011 for his work to significantly further recycling and reduce solid waste in Colorado;
and
WHEREAS, throughout his terms in office, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has been a strong
advocate for the residents and neighborhoods of Fort Collins and the environmental sustainability
of the community; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has exemplified the qualities of a leader and has
demonstrated his commitment to this community through his many years of service and his
preservation efforts of natural areas and our community's history.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Kelly Ohlson for his
service and contributions to the community as Mayor Pro Tern and District 5 Councilmember.
Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 9th
day of April A.D. 2013.
Mayor
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City Clerk
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