[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING SOLANO COUNTY SUPERVISOR BARBARA KONDYLIS

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 4, 2012

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my 
colleague, Congressman Mike Thompson, to recognize the many 
accomplishments of Solano County Supervisor Barbara Kondylis as she 
retires after twenty years of distinguished service on the Solano 
County Board of Supervisors.
  Barbara was born in Seymour, Indiana, and raised in Port Jefferson on 
Long Island, NY. In 1969, Barbara moved to Vallejo with her husband 
Gabriel. Barbara completed her education in the Bay Area, earning a 
Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from the University of San 
Francisco and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from 
California State University, Hayward.
  Barbara won a Vallejo City Council seat in 1979 and served for nine 
years. She then turned her attention to the Solano County Board of 
Supervisors, winning the seat in 1992. Barbara was motivated to run 
because she was concerned about government process and land use 
decisions that threatened Solano County's environment, as well as the 
plight of women and children, particularly issues of family violence, 
poverty, and family planning.
  Barbara has accomplished much on behalf of Solano County's children 
and families. She established the Office and Family Violence 
Prevention, the Family Justice Center, and Baby Coach, an innovative 
program to ensure good outcomes for high risk mothers and their babies. 
Barbara also successfully promoted AB 2010, which passed the California 
Legislature, allowing Solano County to charge Vital Records Fees, 
increasing revenue $80,000 a year directed to reduce family violence. 
She helped implement Court Appointed Special Advocates who have helped 
hundreds of children going through dependency court. Barbara also 
proposed and initiated ``Smile in Style'' which provided dental 
screenings and other services to thousands of elementary school 
children, allowing many to get emergency dental care.
  During her long career, Barbara has served on many local and regional 
boards including the Solano County Water Authority, City-County 
Coordinating Committee, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development 
Commission, Mare Island Re-Use Committee, Health and Social Services 
Sub-Committee, Tri City-County JPA for Agriculture Lands and Open Space 
Preservation, Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District Board, 
Vallejo Justice Committee, California State Association of Counties 
Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Solano County Children and 
Families First Commission, Baby First Solano, Association of Bay Area 
Government Board, Delta Protection Commission, and California State 
Association of Counties Condition of Children Taskforce.
  Mr. Speaker, we invite this chamber to join us in honoring Supervisor 
Barbara Kondylis for her tireless and dedicated service to the people 
of Solano County. We also join her family, colleagues, and friends in 
congratulating her on a successful and fulfilling career as an elected 
official and wish her the very best in her future endeavors.

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