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sov�rN 8- .111k U PEACE \' , as BILL NO. 19-05 RESOLUTION NO.4758-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA HONORING AND THANKING EMIL"LUCKY"REZNIK FOR SEVERAL DECADES OF DEVOTED SERVICE TO TRANSPO 9 Emil "Lucky" Reznik was first appointed to the South Bend Public Transportation Board of Directors on July 12, 1967; and 4 , on October 10, 2016, the South Bend Common Council unanimously passed a Resolution, No. 4604-16, publicly honoring Emil "Lucky" Reznik for approximately fifty (50) years of faithful service as a member of Transpo's Board of Directors and for his exemplary dedication to South Bend; and WAVelli, seven(7) of the nine (9) members of the current Common Council signed that Resolution; and OAy Lucky's accomplishments bear repeating upon the occasion of his retirement from the TRANSPO Board of Directors; and • during Lucky's time with TRANSPO, it transitioned from private to municipal ownership, expanded service, and added transfer stations in South Bend and Mishawaka; and OiCava4 in October 2010, TRANSPO opened the Emil "Lucky" Reznik Operations, Administration and Maintenance Facility at 1401 South Lafayette Boulevard on the site of the former Studebaker manufacturing plant,where it became the first transit building in the country to receive a Platinum Certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) for using a geothermal heating system and solar panels; and • the TRANSPO facility named in Lucky's honor was one of the first buildings to be located in Ignition Park, a part of a former Brownfield site; and under Lucky's leadership,and with the TRANSPO board and staff,TRANSPO continues to reduce fuel usage, improve operating efficiencies, and implement positive service improvements reflecting the very best of innovative ideas; and • in 2016, with the assistance of Lucky's leadership, TRANSPO received the 2015 Impact Award from South Shore Clean Cities, for its initiative on a compressed natural gas facility,just one(1) of many awards and honors received by Lucky over the years; and Wawa!, Emil "Lucky"Reznik is a very proud alumnus of Indiana University and for his service with the Indiana University Alumni Association, the IU South Bend Board of Advisors, and past president of the IU South Bend Board, Lucky has been awarded: The Distinguished Alumnus Award; the IUAA President's Award; the Sue H. Talbot Distinguished Hoosiers for Higher Education Member Award; and c14among Lucky's other awards are: The Outstanding Hoosier Award presented by Governor Mitch Daniels; the Key to the City of South Bend presented by Mayor Stephen H. Luecke; and commendations from many other local and state officials; and g/i xe, lea rteo/aed de (63ammaa ce3owszeil?die aferzet Yrulianas az) : Section I. The South Bend Common Council proudly honors and thanks Emil "Lucky" Reznik for over five decades of dedicated service to the City of South Bend. Section II. The Common Council recognizes that during those fifty plus years, Lucky's vision and dedication to excellence has enabled TRANSPO to enhance the quality of life for countless individuals.