[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1730-E1731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF RAYMOND C. MILLER

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 8, 2015

  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Raymond C. Miller for his 
extraordinary 16 years of service on the Brisbane City Council, four 
terms as Mayor. Dr. Miller served from 1984-1995 and again from 2011-
2015 and has made significant contributions to the city and San Mateo 
County.
  Dr. Miller cares deeply about government transparency, accountability 
and responsiveness. The fiscal and environmental health of Brisbane are 
of utmost importance to him. This is very well reflected in the work he 
has done on a long list of committees, subcommittees and boards. He 
served on the Airport Land Use Committee, the Complete Streets Safety 
Committee, the City Sustainability Committee, the Open Space & Ecology 
Committee, the Facilities/Water Sewer Subcommittee, the Finance 
Subcommittee, and several others.
  As a retired Political Economy and Interdisciplinary Social Science 
professor at San Francisco State University for 44 years, Councilman 
Miller has an extensive understanding of the public policy process. For 
example, Dr. Miller has been deeply involved in the contract 
negotiations for the development of the Baylands, a 600-acre site on 
the edge of San Francisco Bay, the evaluation of the draft 
Environmental Impact Report, and the development of sustainability 
goals.
  During his last term as Mayor, Dr. Miller helped restructure the city 
budget to create a more user-friendly document. He worked with the 
council to place a business license tax for liquid storage facilities 
on the ballot, to approve a contract for a hotel feasibility market 
study for Sierra Point, and to conduct labor negotiations during tough 
financial times. He also spent many hours as editor of Brisbane's 50th 
Anniversary History Book Project.
  Raymond Miller was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1934. He graduated 
with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Public

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Administration from the University of Denver in 1955, a Master's degree 
in Social Science from the University of Chicago in 1958 and a Ph.D. in 
Social Science from Syracuse University in 1966. He served as president 
of the Society of International Development and the Association for 
Integrative Studies where he was a founding editor of Issues in 
Integrative Studies. He also is the author of International Political 
Economy: Contrasting World Views and the recipient of the Kenneth 
Boulding Award from the Association for Integrative Studies.
  Dr. Miller married his wife of 55 years, Anja, in Helsinki. They 
moved to Brisbane in 1966 and she also served on the Brisbane City 
Council in 1970. They have a daughter, Elna, who lives in town with her 
twin daughters Julianne and Marissa. In his well-deserved retirement, 
Dr. Miller is looking forward to spending more time with his family and 
enjoying theater, ballet and Dixieland jazz.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to rise with me to 
honor an exceptional scholar and public servant whose intellect and 
expertise have greatly benefitted the City of Brisbane. Raymond C. 
Miller's retirement will leave a big void on the city council, but his 
significant contributions will be felt for years to come.

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