[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING COUNCILMAN AND FORMER MAYOR TIMOTHY BANUELOS

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Councilman and Former Mayor Timothy Banuelos for nine years of service 
on the Pinole City Council.
  Mr. Banuelos is a long-time resident of Pinole. He worked in the 
architecture profession for thirty years prior to his appointment to 
the City Council. In 1997, he became a California Licensed Architect. 
Mr. Banuelos has been an active volunteer in our community. He is a 
former member of the West County Community High School Board of 
Directors, sat on the City of Pinole Design Review Board in 2006 and 
was a City of Pinole Planning Commissioner from 2005 to 2009, serving 
as Chairman in 2007.
  Mr. Banuelos was appointed to the Pinole City Council in 2009 and re-
elected in 2010 and 2014. He served as Mayor from 2013 to 2014 and 
again from 2017 to 2018. Mr. Banuelos oversaw the completion of many 
community development projects during his tenure on the City Council. 
The projects included the Gateway Shopping Center, Kaiser Medical 
Center, and the Pinole Valley Skate Park. Mr. Banuelos has also been 
deeply involved with the Pinole Community Playhouse renovation and 
Wastewater Pollution Control Plant Upgrade. He also contributed his 
architectural design expertise to the Welcome to Pinole Improvement 
project. While on the Planning Commission and City Council Mr. Banuelos 
worked on the 2010 Pinole General Plan Update.
  Mr. Banuelos is known for being level-headed and objective, and 
willing to listen to both sides of an issue. He is a diligent problem 
solver and works hard to preserve Pinole's small-town atmosphere.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Banuelos has served our community admirably. It is 
therefore fitting and proper that we honor Councilman and Former Mayor 
Timothy Banuelos here today.

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