WHEREAS, Lee Ann Eager has been an active community member of the City of Fresno through her Presidency and CEO positions at the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation (EDC), acting as a legislative liaison for local, state and federal legislators as an EDC representative; and WHEREAS, Eager is four-time Governor-appointed, by California Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Transportation Commission, for which she serves as Chair, and the Governor’s Advisory Council on International Trade and Investment, the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley and the California Workforce Development Board, appointed by former Governor of California Jerry Brown; and WHEREAS, Eager emphasized the importance of community through her 12-year involvement as Executive Director of the Rape Counseling Services of Fresno and her position as Board Chair of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, in which she assisted then-Senator Joe Biden with drafting the first Violence Against Women Act; and WHEREAS, Eager has been a crucial leader in the High-Speed Rail project for 14 years, ensuring that Central California voices are heard by assisting impacted local businesses, allowing opportunities for local resident inclusion in the project; and WHEREAS, Lee Ann Eager has dedicated her career to serving the Central California, playing a vital role not only in the economic development of Fresno but additionally in areas of women’s social justice, the City of Fresno has benefitted greatly from her inspiring work.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Council Vice President Annalisa Perea, Mayor Jerry P. Dyer, and the Fresno City Council, do hereby congratulate Lee Ann on her decades of work to the EDC and wish her the best as she embarks on a new journey; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, Council Vice President Annalisa Perea, Mayor Jerry P. Dyer, and the Fresno City Council do hereby proclaim Thursday, June 15th, 2023, to be:
“Lee Ann Eager Day”
in the City of Fresno
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the __________________________________________ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President__________________________________________MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2__________________________________________MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3__________________________________________LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5__________________________________________ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President__________________________________________MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2__________________________________________MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3__________________________________________LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5__________________________________________JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor __________________________________________TYLER MAXWELL, Council President District 4 __________________________________________GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6__________________________________________ NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7 __________________________________________JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor __________________________________________TYLER MAXWELL, Council President District 4 __________________________________________GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6__________________________________________ NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7 City of Fresno, California, on this 15thday of June 2023. __________________________________________
ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President
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MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2
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MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
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LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5
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ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President
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MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2
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MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
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LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5
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JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor
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TYLER MAXWELL, Council President District 4
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GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6
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NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7
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JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor
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TYLER MAXWELL, Council President District 4
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GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6
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NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7
CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Council Vice President Annalisa Perea