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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, ENDORSING A VISION STATEMENT
DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, the Center for the Future of Arizona, a non-profit corporation (the
"Center"), has developed the following Vision Statement (the "Vision Statement"):
THE VISION FOR ARIZONA IS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PLACES
IN THE NATION TO LIVE A REWARDING AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE
WHEREAS, to achieve the goals of the Vision Statement, Arizonans must commit to
providing substantial and sustained support for talent of all ages and backgrounds through a top
quality educational system and by enhancing opportunities for Arizonans who work but remain
poor by providing greater access to quality affordable housing, health care, childcare, education
and improved employment opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Arizonans must commit to preserving and enhancing all aspects of
Arizona's physical and cultural environment by maintaining significant open space, improving
air quality, enhancing arts and culture and establishing recreational spaces throughout the state
and especially within the built environment; as well as providing adequate infrastructure to
support our growing population, including government, education, accessible health care,
communications, transportation and sustainable water and energy; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Statement supports the vigorous pursuit of a competitive
knowledge-based economy that is among the strongest and most successful in the nation and
promoting becoming a sustainable, internationally competitive "innovation" economy, supported
by world class universities and an entrepreneurial environment that advances research, develops
knowledge and generates significant venture capital investment; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Statement identifies the development of citizen engagement and
leadership appropriate to our contemporary society and forges effective collaboration between
the public and private sectors and develops and implements long-term and short-term strategies
for action, including the regular measurement of performance indicators, as an element necessary
to accomplish the above-stated goals; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Statement proposes establishing a tradition of investment, by
public and private sources, in the people and resources required to accomplish and sustain the
goals; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills (the "Town
Council") desires to acknowledge the goals and ideals of the Vision Statement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
Lir THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, hereby officially endorses the
Center's Vision Statement.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor, the Town Manager, the Town Clerk and the Town
Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to take all steps and to execute all documents
necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, February 17, 2005.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
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W. J. Nicho , Mayor Bevelyn J. nd r,Town Clerk
REVIEWED B • APPROVED AS TO FORM:
imo y G. Pickering, Tow Manager Andrew J. McGuire,Town Attorney
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