Full Text of HR0800 94th General Assembly
HR0800 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, With the beginning of the Spring Legislative | 3 |
| Session of 2006, the Capitol faces the end of an era; and
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| WHEREAS, Mal Hildebrand, Acting Director of the Office of | 5 |
| the Architect of the Capitol, previously the Legislative Space | 6 |
| Needs Commission, has announced his retirement, effective | 7 |
| January 12, 2006, after 36 years of service to the State of | 8 |
| Illinois and 31 years with that agency; and
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| WHEREAS, Director Hildebrand was born in Springfield on | 10 |
| August 12, 1943; he was educated in Springfield Public Schools, | 11 |
| graduating from Springfield High School and Southern Illinois | 12 |
| University at Carbondale; throughout his student experience, | 13 |
| he was active in numerous student government and fraternal | 14 |
| affairs; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hildebrand was appointed Assistant Director | 16 |
| of the Legislative Space Needs Commission in 1975, Acting | 17 |
| Director in January of 1977, and Executive Director in March of | 18 |
| 1977; in this capacity, he had the responsibility to oversee | 19 |
| and administer the statutory responsibilities of the | 20 |
| Commission which functioned to purchase land for the Capitol | 21 |
| Complex in conjunction with the master plan in Springfield; to | 22 |
| develop plans and specifications for those facilities; | 23 |
| allocate space in the State owned buildings for the use of the | 24 |
| legislature and other agencies; and to review and approve all | 25 |
| contracts for the repair, rehabilitation, construction, or | 26 |
| alteration of all State buildings in the Capitol Complex in | 27 |
| Springfield, including all tunnels, power, and heating plants, | 28 |
| and the surrounding grounds; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure, many acres of land were | 30 |
| purchased for future development; a new State library, | 31 |
| centralized computer facility, revenue building, and tourist |
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| center were built; a building for the Fourth District Appellate | 2 |
| Court was restored; an underground electrical distribution | 3 |
| system was designed and constructed; the State Power Plant was | 4 |
| renovated; and two major parking structures were built; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, In addition, during his years as director, the | 6 |
| employees pay parking legislation was drafted and implemented; | 7 |
| two master plans were developed; two major church complexes | 8 |
| were purchased; and two Capitol building restoration programs | 9 |
| and many other projects were completed; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout his long service, the Office of the | 11 |
| Architect of the Capitol and its predecessor, the Legislative | 12 |
| Space Needs Commission, handled thousands of contracts, change | 13 |
| orders, and modifications that represented hundreds of | 14 |
| millions of dollars with none of them ever found to be in | 15 |
| default; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Prior to his work with the Legislative Space Needs | 17 |
| Commission, he served as Chief Building Manager for the Office | 18 |
| of Secretary of State - Department of Physical Services; and
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| WHEREAS, He is married to Sally and they have two sons, one | 20 |
| daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren; he and his family | 21 |
| attend Westminster Presbyterian Church, where he has served on | 22 |
| both the Board of Elders and Board of Deacons and has been | 23 |
| active on numerous other church committees; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 25 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 26 |
| we applaud Mal Hildebrand for his many years of service to the | 27 |
| citizens of this State and to the legislature, and we extend to | 28 |
| him our most sincere best wishes for the future; and be it | 29 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Director Hildebrand as an expression of our | 2 |
| admiration and esteem.
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