[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF MR. DOUGLAS PRICHARD

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 24, 2019

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the 
career of Mr. Douglas Prichard, the City Manager of Rolling Hills 
Estates in Los Angeles County. Douglas is retiring after 34 years of 
service to the city.
  Douglas was born on December 28, 1957 in Newport Beach, California to 
John Prichard and Eleanor Farmer Prichard. He earned his Bachelor's in 
Social Ecology in 1980 and Masters in Business and Public 
Administration from the University of California, Irvine in 1981.
  Douglas' first job in civil service was as an administrative 
assistant for the City of Bellflower, where he eventually rose to 
Assistant to the City Administrator. In 1985, Douglas moved to the 
Palos Verdes Peninsula to become the Assistant City Manager for Rolling 
Hills Estates. He was promoted to City Manager in 1990, where he 
oversaw the day to day municipal functions of the city and its $9 
million budget. Douglas maintained a balanced budget, even through the 
Great Recession, with little to no deterioration in services for 
residents.
  Under Douglas' remarkable administration, Rolling Hills Estates saw 
an expansion of the city's green space, with careful partnerships 
crucial to the creation of Highridge Park and the Chandler Preserve. 
Douglas also aided in the development of the old Chandler Quarry, 
construction of the western portion of Palos Verdes Drive North and the 
Peter Weber Equestrian Center Stables, and establishment of the 
Peninsula Holiday Parade of Lights, an annual community-wide 
celebration of the holiday season.
  I wish Douglas a happy retirement full of surfing and music, as well 
as quality time with his wife, Kathy, and his children, John and 
Michael. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for his 
dedication to improving city services and programs for the residents of 
Rolling Hills Estates.

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