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File #: 23608    Version: 1 Name: Saluting and thanking Dan Stephans for the contributions he has made to historic preservation as member and chair of the Landmarks Commission.
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 8/15/2011 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 9/6/2011 Final action: 9/6/2011
Enactment date: 9/7/2011 Enactment #: RES-11-00739
Title: Saluting and honoring Dan Stephans for the contributions he has made to historic preservation as member and chair of the Landmarks Commission.
Sponsors: Marsha A. Rummel, Bridget R. Maniaci
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsWatch
9/6/20111 COMMON COUNCIL Adopt Under Suspension of Rules 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, and 2.25Pass Action details Meeting details Not available
8/15/20111 Council Office RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - MISC. ITEMS  Action details Meeting details Not available
Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
Title
Saluting and honoring Dan Stephans for the contributions he has made to historic preservation as member and chair of the Landmarks Commission.
Body
WHEREAS, Dan Stephans has served as a member of the City of Madison Landmarks Commission since October 2002; and
 
WHEREAS, Dan Stephans has served three terms as Chair of the Landmarks Commission; and
 
WHEREAS, Dan Stephans has been involved in historic preservation for almost five decades, working to preserve the irreplaceable since 1963; and
 
WHEREAS, Dan Stephans has been actively involved in efforts by the State of Wisconsin to renovate, restore and preserve the State Capitol since 1990; and
 
WHEREAS, Dan Stephans has led the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Office since 1998; and
 
WHEREAS, Dan Stephans has chaired the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Review Board for three terms; and
 
WHEREAS, Dan Stephans serves on the Board of Trustees for Taliesin Preservation, Inc., helping preserve the architectural and personal legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright; and
 
WHEREAS, these professional accomplishments reflect the knowledge and dedication Dan Stephans has brought to his volunteer service on behalf of the City of Madison; and
 
WHEREAS, thanks to Dan Stephans' leadership as chair of the Madison Landmarks Commission, the Commission addressed several difficult, controversial issues in a calm, civil, and fact-based manner;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Madison Landmarks Commission salutes and thanks Dan Stephans for the contributions he has made to historic preservation as member and chair of the Landmarks Commission.