[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 149 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1763]
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                     IN RECOGNITION OF CAROL KLATT

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 9, 2014

  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Daly City Vice-Mayor Carol 
Klatt, who after serving on the City Council for 21 years, will be 
retiring on December 2, 2014.
  Carol's commitment to Daly City can be traced back to 1965, when she 
served as a Girl Scout Leader, fostering good citizenship among Daly 
City's next generation of women leaders. In 1980, Carol was elected as 
the President and Secretary of the Serramonte Homeowners Association, 
and that same year she started to follow the City Council's activities 
closely. Then in 1991, Carol's enduring commitment to serve the Daly 
City community resulted in her appointment to the Parks and Recreation 
Commission.
  Carol continued to serve on the Parks and Recreation Commission until 
she was appointed by the City Council to fill the unexpired term of 
former Councilmember Jane Powell in 1993. Carol was first elected in a 
special election to the City Council in June of 1994 and re-elected 
later that year in November. She was re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, 
and 2010.
  During Carol's 21 years on the City Council, she served as Mayor five 
times, and earned a reputation as one of the hardest working elected 
officials in San Mateo County. She has served on numerous local, county 
and regional boards like the Association of the Bay Area Governments 
(ABAG), the Bay Air Quality Management District, the Clean Community 
Committee, the Anti-Graffiti Committee, the Airport Land Use Committee, 
the Airport Roundtable, the Daly City Host Lions, the Mission Street 
Merchants Association, and the North Peninsula Food Pantry & Dining 
Center of Daly City, just to name a few.
  While on the City Council, Carol served with numerous Daly City 
Mayors like Al Teglia, Mike Nevin, and Adrienne Tissier, each of whom 
had a tremendous impact on San Mateo County. As you can see from her 
numerous volunteer and civic endeavors, Carol Klatt has her own proud 
legacy of county achievements, and she currently serves with Mayor 
David Canepa, Councilmember Mike Guingona, Councilmember Sal Torres, 
and Councilmember Ray Buenaventura.
  Daly City was born out of a small town known as Vista Grande over one 
hundred years ago. Vista Grande was a town of about two thousand 
people, made up mostly of refugees from the 1906 San Francisco 
earthquake and fire. The name Daly City was chosen to honor John D. 
Daly, a local farmer who opened his land to refugees of the disaster.
  Today, Daly City is home to a Bay Area-wide rail system, a developing 
shopping center, and a population of more than 100,000 residents. The 
city prides itself on its ethnic diversity, with many newcomers from 
Asia and Central or South American nations. Daly City is known as the 
Gateway of the Peninsula, as Carol Klatt regularly reminds residents 
and visitors.
  Carol has not only been a friend to me, but to everyone seeking 
advice on the daily activities occurring in the city. I am sure Carol 
will be missed dearly by her city council colleagues and countless Daly 
City residents. I want to wish Carol and her husband John a happy 
retirement as they move to their new home in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  Nelson Mandela once said: ``What counts in life is not the mere fact 
that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of 
others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.'' 
Carol's life exemplifies the way one should meet this standard.
  I ask that the House of Representatives rise with me to commend Carol 
Klatt for her many years of outstanding public service to the community 
she loves. Daly City returns her love with the same gusto as a player 
at the tables proclaiming a royal flush--loudly and with great pride. 
Las Vegas may be getting Carol Klatt as a resident, but she will remain 
the Queen of Hearts in Daly City.

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