Senate
Resolution
111
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
111
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Jim
Lykam
for
his
years
1
of
service
in
the
Iowa
General
Assembly.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jim
Lykam
was
born
and
raised
in
3
Davenport,
and
graduated
from
Palmer
Junior
College
4
with
an
associate
of
arts
degree
in
business;
and
5
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam
has
spent
his
entire
life
6
in
the
city
of
Davenport
and
knows
the
city
like
the
7
back
of
his
hand,
even
as
the
city
has
changed
over
the
8
years
to
adapt
to
the
dynamic
Mississippi
River;
and
9
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam
was
first
elected
to
the
Iowa
10
House
of
Representatives
in
1989,
where
he
represented
11
portions
of
Davenport
and
Scott
County
nonconsecutively
12
for
16
years;
and
13
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam
was
first
elected
to
the
Iowa
14
Senate
in
2016
to
represent
District
45,
which
includes
15
part
of
the
city
of
Davenport
and
southern
Scott
County
16
along
the
Mississippi
River;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam’s
civic
service
includes
18
membership
on
the
Davenport
Planning
and
Zoning
19
Commission
and
the
Park
and
Recreation
Advisory
20
Committee,
which
included
service
as
the
chairperson
of
21
the
baseball
subcommittee;
and
22
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam’s
promotion
of
youth
baseball
23
also
included
service
as
the
vice
president
of
the
24
Davenport
Colt
League
and
the
manager
of
the
West
Pony
25
League;
and
26
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam’s
tenure
in
the
General
27
Assembly
included
membership
on
the
Appropriations,
28
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Natural
Resources
and
Environment,
State
Government,
1
Transportation
(Ranking
Member),
and
Commerce
(Ranking
2
Member)
standing
committees;
the
Administration
and
3
Regulation
Appropriations
and
the
Transportation,
4
Infrastructure,
and
Capitals
Appropriations
(Ranking
5
Member)
subcommittees;
the
Capital
Projects
Committee,
6
the
Statewide
Interoperable
Communications
System
7
Board,
and
the
Care
of
Animals
in
Commercial
8
Enterprises
Study
Committee;
and
the
Legislative
9
Council;
and
10
WHEREAS,
during
the
73rd
General
Assembly,
Senator
11
Lykam
served
on
the
House
Committee
on
Natural
12
Resources
and
Outdoor
Recreation,
which
sponsored
13
legislation
that
would
create
the
Resources
Enhancement
14
and
Protection
Fund,
which
has
since
invested
millions
15
of
dollars
to
expand
environmental
and
recreational
16
opportunities
in
Iowa;
and
17
WHEREAS,
as
a
lifelong
animal
lover
who
as
a
kid
18
would
bring
home
dogs
and
tell
his
mother
that
they
19
followed
him
home,
Senator
Lykam
managed
legislation
20
that
required
commercial
establishments
selling
cats
21
and
dogs
to
ensure
that
the
establishments
provided
a
22
humane
standard
of
care
for
such
animals,
and
also
led
23
efforts
to
pass
legislation
to
help
law
enforcement
24
combat
illegal
dog
fighting;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam
supported
legislation
26
to
limit
the
ability
of
a
person
to
purchase
large
27
quantities
of
pseudoephedrine
to
prevent
its
use
in
28
producing
methamphetamine;
and
29
WHEREAS,
Senator
Lykam’s
legislative
career
has
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been
exemplified
by
his
support
for
efforts
to
expand
1
economic
opportunities
for
his
district,
encourage
2
public
health
and
safety,
and
promote
the
well-being
3
of
animals;
NOW
THEREFORE,
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
5
and
thanks
Senator
Jim
Lykam
for
his
years
of
public
6
service
in
the
Iowa
General
Assembly
and
wishes
him
all
7
the
best
as
he
spends
more
time
with
his
wife,
Barb,
8
their
son,
Jeff,
and
their
dog,
Sassy.
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