[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 144 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING CITY OF TRACY MAYOR, BRENT H. IVES

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 1, 2014

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge City of Tracy 
Mayor, Brent H. Ives, for his numerous years of outstanding service and 
commitment to the betterment of our community.
  Mayor Ives is a local of Tracy and grew up in the community. He 
attended New Jerusalem School in the Vernalis area and graduated from 
Tracy High School in 1971. He attended San Joaquin Delta College and 
has a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the 
University of San Francisco.
  Mr. Ives began his service in 1988 as a Parks Commissioner in Tracy. 
He served on the Parks and Recreation Commission for four years prior 
to serving one year on the Planning Commission. In 1991, he was elected 
as a Tracy City Councilmember and for the last eight years, has served 
as Mayor.
  Mayor Ives served as a member of the Economic Development Advisory 
Group, South County Fire Authority, San Joaquin Partnership for 
Economic Development, San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (ACE), and 
as Chairman of the San Joaquin Council of Governments and the San 
Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). He also lead the 
Mayor's Community Youth Support Network (MCYSN), which provides broad-
based assistance and solutions to youth and their parents encountering 
the challenges that young people and their parents face today.
  Mr. Ives operates BHI Management Consulting in Tracy, a consulting 
firm that specializes in assisting small government agencies and non-
profits in areas of strategic planning, governance, organizational 
health and supervisory excellence. Prior to his time in public service, 
he worked as a Senior Engineering Deputy Section Leader at Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory before retiring after a 37 year career.
  Brent and his wife, Lynda, have three grown children and enjoy 
spending time with their grandkids.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring City of Tracy Mayor, Brent H. 
Ives, on his retirement and thank him for his exemplary leadership and 
service to the community.

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