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RESOLUTION 201242 <br />RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE FRAN MIRON FOR HIS 20 YEARS OF PUBLIC <br />SERVICE AS COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR SERVING THE CITIZENS OF <br />HUGO, MINNESOTA <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron served as a Council Member on the Hugo City Council from January 1991 to December <br />1994; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron served as the as the Mayor of the City of Hugo from January 1995 to December 1998 and <br />again from January 2001 to December 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron served as President of Hugo's Economic Development Authority from its creation in June <br />2004 to December 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron governed the City during a time of rapid growth, with the population increasing from 4,417 <br />to more than 14,000 currently; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron guided the City's growth through updates to the 1998 and 2008 Comprehensive Plans; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron has maintained a strong commitment to downtown redevelopment with the updating of the <br />downtown plan and through continuous support of the retention and growth of area businesses; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron worked with federal, state, and county officials on countless infrastructure improvements, <br />including the reconstruction of CSAH 8 and improvements to the I-35E/CSAH 14 interchange, which <br />facilitated economic development and encouraged business growth within the City, and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron led the City in recovery and building efforts after the May 25, 2008 tornado devastated the <br />City of Hugo with the loss of a life, destruction of property, and nearly 150 people left homeless; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron supported responsible and progressive financial planning and budgeting techniques that <br />have resulted in the City's current AA+ Bond Rating, and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron, while serving the Citizens of Hugo, successfully raised six children with the support of his <br />wife Mary Ann; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron has become a well-respected, trusted, compassionate and astute leader of the City who <br />never wavered from his primary commitment in protecting the public's health, safety and welfare; and <br />WHEREAS, Mayor Miron chose not to seek reelection as the Mayor of Hugo, but instead successfully sought a <br />position as a Washington County Commissioner; and <br />WHEREAS, The accomplishments of Fran Miron, while serving on the Council, are too numerous to cite; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON <br />COUNTY, MINNESOTA, that the Hugo City Council officially recognizes the Honorable Mayor Fran Miran for his <br />commitment to 20 years of excellent public service to the citizens of Hugo and, on behalf of the entire City of Hugo, <br />publicly thanks him for his dedication and service and looks forward to his representation of Hugo as Washington County <br />Commissioner for District 1. <br />Adopted and passed this 17th day of December, 2012 by order of the Hugo City Council. <br />ATTEST:'---WkQ� <br />Michele Lindau, City Clerk <br />Becky Petryk, Acting Mayor <br />