RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Chicago hereby congratulates Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), on the occasion of her retirement from the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Andolino has served the City of Chicago, its residents and the traveling public throughout her 24 year career in various positions with the City Council Committee on Transportation, Mayor's Office of Correspondence, Department of Consumer Services, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Planning and Development, O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP) and CDA ; and
WHEREAS, as First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), Andolino managed a $35 million budget, oversaw $100 million of land acquisition and capital investments in the Neighborhoods Alive Program, and helped secure state and federal funding for numerous city projects; and
WHEREAS, Under Ms. Andolino's leadership as Executive Director ofthe OMP and Commissioner ofthe CDA, Chicago's airports have made tremendous advancements on a number of fronts to make O'Hare and Midway "best-in-class" destinations that are worthy of our world-class city; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Andolino has skillfully managed O'Hare and Midway International Airports, which together comprise one of the world's busiest airport systems, handle 88 million passengers and 1.1 million operations each year, and have an annual operating budget of $1 billion; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Andolino has been an outstanding leader for Chicago's airports, managing a team of over 1,200 CDA employees and overseeing the operations of airports that have more than 45,000 badged employees; and
WHEREAS, Chicago's two airports are valuable assets to the City of Chicago and important economic engines for the Chicago region, generating $45 billion in annual economic activity and 540,000 jobs; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Andolino has worked tirelessly to enhance the travelers' experience, grow air service, strengthen...
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