[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22469]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MAYOR SHEILA YOUNG

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Honorable 
Sheila Young upon her retirement as Mayor of the City of San Leandro, 
California. Mayor Young has served from 1998 to 2006 and is the only 
female mayor in the city's 135-year history to serve two complete terms 
of office.
  Mayor Young's distinguished public service is noteworthy. She served 
two terms as Chair of the Women Mayors of America within the U.S. 
Conference of Mayors Caucus, has represented all of the cities in 
Alameda County as a Director/Commissioner with the Metropolitan 
Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Air Quality Management 
District, and has served as President of the Alameda County Mayors 
Conference. In June 2006, she received the Distinguished Service Award 
from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
  As the first elected Co-Chair of the Oakland Airport Noise Forum, 
Mayor Young served for 8 years and is currently Ambassador to the Forum 
working nationwide on issues of importance in aviation and community 
involvement.
  Mayor Young is actively involved as a speaker and expert in disaster 
preparedness for Alameda County. She is a charter member of Sundance 
Summit, a Mayor's Gathering on Climate Protection, and was a 
participant in the 2003 Jerusalem Conference of Mayors in Israel.
  Her other accomplishments during her exemplary tenure as mayor 
included the creation of the Mayor's Community Fund in San Leandro to 
assist nonprofit organizations as well as her oversight over the 
largest building period in the history of the city of San Leandro, 
including the development of the new Marina Auto Mall, the rebirth and 
rebuilding of Bayfair Center, the creation of the new U.S. Postal 
Service Distribution Center, as well as an increase in new quality 
housing.
  Mayor Young has received numerous awards and certificates for her 
outstanding contributions locally, statewide and nationally. She is 
engaged in a host of community and civic activities and is active on 
the speaker circuit sharing her knowledge about city government, 
environmental and transportation issues and public policy.
  A retirement event will be held in the Mayor's honor on January 19, 
2007. I join the city, her friends, colleagues and admirers in thanking 
Sheila Young for her dedication and commitment. She leaves an indelible 
mark of positive change.

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