[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 IN RECOGNITION OF SABINO CICI WHO RETIRES AFTER 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED 
 AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF SAN 
                                GABRIEL

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 26, 2003

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Sabino Cici who 
will retire from the San Gabriel City Council after 25 years of service 
to the city and community. Sabino was elected to the San Gabriel City 
Council in 1978, and appointed Mayor four times.
  Sabino Cici has been a business owner in the San Gabriel community 
for 32 years. Throughout his professional and public service career, 
Councilman Sabino Cici has been an enthusiastic, committed leader and 
participant on numerous community and regional boards. He currently 
serves as Director of the Los Angeles County Sanitation District, 
Director of the San Gabriel Valley Animal Control Authority, and 
Delegate to the League District Attorney's Community Advisory Council. 
Sabino has also been actively involved with the San Gabriel Chamber of 
Commerce, Community Hospital Founders Trek, United States Air Force 
Association, San Gabriel Kiwanis, Italian Catholic Federation, and the 
Peace Officers Association.
  Sabino's distinguished list of accomplishments while on the city 
council include building municipal economic reserves, creation of an 
Economic Redevelopment Agency, revitalization of the historic San 
Gabriel Mission District, implementation of the $5 million Millennium 
Miles Program to rehabilitate San Gabriel's streets, seismic and ADA 
retrofitting of City Hall, and restoration of the legendary San Gabriel 
Civic Auditorium.
  An active member of the San Gabriel community, he has supported and 
participated in the creation of exciting, fun-filled programs and 
events to educate and communicate the unique story that is San Gabriel 
and celebrate San Gabriel's diversity such as the Alhambra-San Gabriel 
Lunar New Year Parade and Festival, Christmas in April, Three-day San 
Gabriel Birthday & Festival, California History Day, Mission District 
Mercado, National Night Out, and Kids Day.
  Councilman Cici celebrates 12 years of marriage to Kathleen 
``Cookie'' Cici. Together the Cici's have six children and four 
grandchildren.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in congratulating 
Sabino Cici on an impressive and long spanning career as city 
councilman and for his invaluable commitment and involvement in the 
City of San Gabriel.

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