Resolution No. 5997305
RESOLUTION NO. 5997
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
RECOGNIZING LYDIA SONDHI FOR HER EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE
ON THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, LYDIA SONDHI, her husband Jay, and their children have resided in Cypress
since 1986. In November of 1998, LYDIA was elected to serve on the City Council and was
successfully re- elected in November of 2002 to serve a second four -year term; and
WHEREAS, from December 2001 to December 2002 and again from December 2005 to
December 2006, LYDIA SONDHI served as the Mayor of the City of Cypress; and
WHEREAS, since serving on the City Council, LYDIA SONDHI has been an integral
component in bringing many successful commercial ventures to the City to include: the development
of a Costco and two key commercial retail centers on the Los Alamitos Race Track site; the addition
of several new hotels, restaurants, car washes; and major commercial construction within the
Cypress Business Park in working with developers from Warland and Cypress Land; and
WHEREAS, LYDIA SONDHI has also been an integral component in bringing many
successful residential ventures to the City to include Cypress' two newest neighborhoods of
Centerstone and Sycamore Lane; a Habitat for Humanity project; and numerous in -fill residential
projects, adding more than 200 homes to the City in the past eight years; and
WHEREAS, in order to preserve the City's major assets, LYDIA SONDHI took part in
approving renovation projects such as the Council Chamber remodel, the Civic Center parking lot
expansion and City Hall renovation, and the Cypress Community Center expansion and remodel; and
WHEREAS, the recognition of the community has always been a priority and LYDIA SONDHI
has been a part of the celebration of the community spirit in commemorating the City's 50th
Anniversary; in collaborating with the City's partners such as the Chamber of Commerce, local
churches, Cypress College, school districts, community organizations, sports leagues and art groups;
and in bringing forward innovative agreements and programs in the best interest of Cypress as a
whole; and
WHEREAS, in LYDIA SONDHI's tenure with the City, she has faithfully served on boards and
committees at the regional level to ensure a voice for Cypress. She has been elected to serve on the
Orange County Housing and Community Development Committee and appointed by the League of
California Cities to the State League Housing and Community Development Policy Committee. In
addition, she has served as the City's representative to organizations such as the League of
California Cities, Southern California Association of Governments, Orange County Council of
Governments, and the Orange County Regional Airport Authority; and
WHEREAS, during the past eight years of service as a Council Member which required the
attendance to numerous meetings and functions, LYDIA SONDHI continued to work full -time as an
Associate Professor in the area of Consumer Affairs at California State University, Long Beach; and
WHEREAS, after eight dedicated years of service to the City Council, LYDIA SONDHI will be
remembered by the many citizens, businesses, community organizations, and staff, whose lives she
has served and touched along the way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Cypress hereby
commends LYDIA SONDHI for her eight years of service to the Cypress City Council, and extends
sincere BEST WISHES on the conclusion of her service as an elected official of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by her fellow City Council Members of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 1 lthday of December, 2006.
Lero Mills, C. cil Member
C 'Dv._ AM,. MIO
Pr- : sh Narain, Co cil Member
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Todd W. Seym• -, Mar Pro Tem
Phil Luebben, Mayor
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DENISE BASHAM, Interim City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council on the 11th day of
December, 2006; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bailey, Mills, Narain, Seymore and Luebben
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS