California Assembly Bill ACR100 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: ACR 100AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 4, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 14, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 27, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Bonnie Lowenthal and Jeffries (Coauthors: Assembly Members  Achadjian,  Alejo, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Buchanan,  Dickinson,  Eng, Feuer, Furutani, Galgiani, Harkey, Hill, Huber, Miller, and Solorio) (Coauthor: Senator Evans) FEBRUARY 6, 2012 Relative to transportation facility designations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 100, as amended, Bonnie Lowenthal. Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle Pedestrian Path, the Ohlone Costanoan Highway, the Oceanside Police Officer Daniel S. Bessant Memorial Highway, the Los Angeles Police Officer Ian J. Campbell Memorial Highway, the Officer Ryan Stringer Memorial Highway, the Officer Dale M. Krings Memorial Rest Area, the Ronald Ledford Memorial Bridge, the Hawthorne Police Officer Andrew Garton Memorial Highway,  and  the Donald Mark Lichliter Memorial Highway  , the Christopher Meadows Memorial Highway, and the   California State Engineer Memorial Interchange  . This measure would (1) designate the bicycle pedestrian path on the replacement Gerald Desmond Bridge on State Highway Route 710, in the County of Los Angeles, as the Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle Pedestrian Path, (2) designate a portion of State Highway Route 129, in the County of Santa Cruz, as the Ohlone Costanoan Highway, (3) designate a portion of State Highway Route 5, in the County of San Diego, as the Oceanside Police Officer Daniel S. Bessant Memorial Highway, (4) designate a portion of State Highway Route 101, in the County of Los Angeles, as the Los Angeles Police Officer Ian J. Campbell Memorial Highway, (5) designate a portion of State Highway Route 10, in the City of Alhambra, as the Officer Ryan Stringer Memorial Highway, (6) designate a specified safety roadside rest area on State Highway Route 280 in the County of San Mateo as the Officer Dale M. Krings Memorial Rest Area, (7) designate the Talmage Bridge that crosses over State Highway Route 222 in the County of Mendocino as the Ronald Ledford Memorial Bridge, (8) designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 405 in the County of Los Angeles as the Hawthorne Police Officer Andrew Garton Memorial Highway,  and  (9) designate a portion of State Highway Route 99 in the County of San Joaquin as the Donald Mark Lichliter Memorial Highway  . This   , (10) designate a portion of State Highway 101, in the County of San Luis Obispo, as the   Christopher Meadows Memorial Highway, and (11) dedicate the interchange of State Highway Route 5 and State Highway Route 50 in Sacramento County as the California State Engineer Memorial Interchange. The  measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing these special designations and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering those costs, to erect those signs. Fiscal committee: yes. WHEREAS, Mark Llewellyn Bixby was a member of one of the founding families of the City of Long Beach; and WHEREAS, Mark Bixby was a past president of the Long Beach Rotary Club, which was instrumental in raising money to build Rotary Centennial Park, located on Pacific Coast Highway (State Highway Route 1) and Junipero Avenue in the City of Long Beach; and WHEREAS, Mark Bixby was the director of the BikeFest Tour of Long Beach and was a vocal proponent of adding bicycle lanes to the replacement Gerald Desmond Bridge; and WHEREAS, Mark Bixby tragically lost his life in a plane crash in 2011 at 44 years of age; and WHEREAS, The Ohlone Costanoan people have contributed over 13,000 years of cultural, economic, and environmental traditions to the history of the Pajaro Valley; and WHEREAS, The Ohlone Costanoan people settled in the Pajaro Valley, near the Pajaro River, and in the Watsonville wetlands and sloughs. These areas are rich in natural resources and contain an abundance of plant and sea life used for commerce and everyday life; and WHEREAS, The Ohlone Costanoan people have contributed to the present-day understanding of Native American culture and history and continue to work diligently to preserve the environment and teach people how to coexist with Earth; and WHEREAS, Officer Daniel S. Bessant was born in Oceanside, California, on October 16, 1981; and WHEREAS, Officer Bessant attended local schools in Oceanside where his father served as a member of the faculty; and WHEREAS, Officer Bessant served with the Oceanside Police Department for six years, three years as a police officer and three years as a civilian with the department; and WHEREAS, On December 20, 2006, Officer Bessant was killed in the line of duty while assisting another officer with a traffic stop and was shot from behind by a gang member who was not involved in the traffic stop; and WHEREAS, Officer Bessant was only 25 years of age at the time he was killed; and WHEREAS, Officer Bessant is survived by his wife, Katelyn, and son, Wyatt, who was two months old at the time; and WHEREAS, Officer Bessant's father, in his role as a teacher, had tried unsuccessfully to intervene with one of the gang members convicted of killing Officer Bessant after noticing that the young man was becoming involved with gangs; and WHEREAS, In honor of Officer Bessant's service and sacrifice, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 5, in the County of San Diego, as the Oceanside Police Officer Daniel S. Bessant Memorial Highway; and WHEREAS, Los Angeles Police Officer Ian J. Campbell was born in Valley City, North Dakota. His father was a doctor who served honorably in World War I. Officer Campbell's parents were of Scottish descent; and WHEREAS, Officer Campbell, at 13 years of age, moved to Los Angeles with his mother, Chrissie, after his father died of cancer; and WHEREAS, Officer Campbell attended and graduated from Fairfax High School, and then attended Los Angeles City College; and WHEREAS, At approximately 12 years of age, Officer Campbell started playing the bagpipes, taking lessons from renowned Pipe Major David Aitken, winning best bagpiper in the novice category at the Scottish Highland Games held in Santa Monica; and WHEREAS, At 19 years of age, Officer Campbell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he was trained as a radio operator, served two combat tours during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant, having been awarded the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with four bronze stars, and the United Nations Korean Service Medal; and WHEREAS, Upon his discharge from the Marine Corps, Officer Campbell returned to Los Angeles and attended undergraduate school at the University of California at Los Angeles; and WHEREAS, Officer Campbell entered the Los Angeles Police Academy and, on May 5, 1958, he graduated from the academy, successfully completing his probationary period as a Los Angeles police officer while assigned to the West Los Angeles Police Station, thereafter being transferred to the Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD); and WHEREAS, On March 9, 1963, Officer Campbell was conducting a stop of a suspicious vehicle at Gower Street and Carlos Avenue in Hollywood when he was kidnapped at gunpoint, forcibly taken to a deserted onion field south of Bakersfield, and executed; and WHEREAS, Officer Campbell was 31 years of age at the time of his death and had served the LAPD for five years; and WHEREAS, On March 13, 1963, bagpipes were played for the first time for an officer of the LAPD at the funeral of Officer Campbell, a tradition that continues to this day following the line-of-duty death of every LAPD officer; and WHEREAS, On June 26, 1965, as a memorial to Officer Campbell, the Ian Campbell Memorial Trophy was awarded to the best aggregate bagpiper in the novice category at the Scottish Highland Games, a tradition that continues to this day; and WHEREAS, Officer Campbell is survived by his two daughters, Valerie and Lori, grandchildren, and great grandchildren; and WHEREAS, In honor of Officer Campbell's service and sacrifice, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 101, in the County of Los Angeles, as the Los Angeles Police Officer Ian J. Campbell Memorial Highway; and WHEREAS, On July 10, 2011, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Officer Ryan Stringer was killed in a tragic accident while responding to a possible robbery in the rear parking lot of 100 North First Street in the City of Alhambra; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer was 26 years old and had served with the Alhambra Police Department for two years; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer was born in the City of Los Angeles and grew up in the City of Whittier, graduating from Whittier Christian High School; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer attended Fullerton College and Rio Hondo Community College after working for his father's construction business for several years; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer entered the Police Academy at Rio Hondo and graduated in February of 2009; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer was sworn in as an Alhambra Police Officer on February 26, 2009; and WHEREAS, During his two-year tenure with the Alhambra Police Department, Officer Stringer worked in the Field Services Division, Patrol Section; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer showed his friendship, camaraderie, teamwork, and competitive drive as a member of the Alhambra Police Department's Baker-to-Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Team; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer displayed his determination and will to succeed during his recovery from a life-threatening motorcycle accident that occurred in July 2010. After spending several weeks in a coma and being temporarily disabled, Officer Stringer made a full recovery within six months and returned to active duty as a police officer in January 2011; and WHEREAS, Coworkers, friends, and family recall Officer Stringer's good-natured disposition, healthy sense of humor, strong sense of adventure, and desire to excel at whatever he set out to do; and WHEREAS, Officer Stringer is survived by his parents, Sonny and Debbie Stringer, and four sisters: Kristen Stringer-Bartel, Kym Genes, Dana Stringer, and Donna McCulloch; and WHEREAS, In honor of Officer Stringer's service and sacrifice, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 10, in the City of Alhambra, as the Officer Ryan Stringer Memorial Highway; and WHEREAS, Officer Dale M. Krings was a traffic officer with the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Having joined the CHP in 1956 and upon graduation from the CHP Academy, he was assigned to the West Los Angeles area; and WHEREAS, Officer Krings transferred to the Redwood City CHP area on May 29, 1957, and was assigned to patrol duties within San Mateo County; and WHEREAS, Officer Krings was well-recognized as an outstanding employee of the CHP, who dedicated himself to providing the highest levels of service, safety, and security to the people of California; and WHEREAS, Many times, Officer Krings, through his own initiative, went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the safety and well-being of those with whom he came into contact; and WHEREAS, Officer Krings, on May  21,   22,  1962, was on duty in San Mateo County, when he was attacked by a gunman, who opened fire upon him. Mortally wounded, Officer Krings returned fire, killing the gunman and saving numerous innocent persons in the immediate area; and WHEREAS, Officer Krings was a friend to many and one who honorably served the people of California, and who personified the values of the CHP leaving a legacy of excellence for future generations of CHP officers to follow; and WHEREAS, The CHP lost a valuable member of its family when Officer Krings passed away; and WHEREAS, Ronald Ledford was born in Ukiah, California, on May 7, 1944, to Ray and Tillie Ledford; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ledford attended grammar school locally, and graduated from Ukiah High School in 1962; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ledford followed his family's historical agricultural roots, spanning more than a century in the Talmage area as a farmer and expanded his business interests by investing in rental properties throughout the Ukiah Valley; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ledford made significant contributions to the community throughout his lifetime by serving on boards and commissions and in civic organizations, personally supporting many charitable causes as a quiet financial benefactor and an outgoing motivator, and planning many fundraisers, especially causes supporting children and individuals with special needs; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ledford passed away suddenly on April 26, 2010; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ledford is survived by his wife of 48 years, Dorothy, two children, and five grandchildren; and WHEREAS, In honor of Mr. Ledford's civic and charitable service to the Ukiah Valley community, it would be a fitting tribute to designate the Talmage Bridge that crosses over State Highway Route 222 in the County of Mendocino as the Ronald Ledford Memorial Bridge; and WHEREAS, Police Officer Andrew Garton, a seven-year veteran of the Hawthorne Police Department, died on May 26, 2011, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash during the funeral procession of another fallen officer; and WHEREAS, Officer Garton, 44, is the first Hawthorne officer to die in the line of duty in the department's 89-year history; and WHEREAS, Andrew was born on January 23, 1967, in San Fernando, California, and graduated from Antelope Valley High; and WHEREAS, Prior to becoming a police officer, Andrew was a skilled ceramic tile setter. He met his wife, Tracy, in 1989 while installing tile at the house that would eventually become their home; and WHEREAS, Andrew and Tracy married at SeaCoast Grace Church in April 1993, and continued to reside in Orange County; and WHEREAS, Inspired by Sgt. Shawn Shimono, a close friend for over 20 years, Andrew entered the police academy, graduating on February 20, 2004, and became a Hawthorne police officer; and WHEREAS, Andrew served as Vice President of the Hawthorne Police Officer's Association and as Treasurer of the Hawthorne Police Officer's Association Political Action Committee; and WHEREAS, Andrew was a long-time member of the Hawthorne SWAT Team, and an accomplished motor vehicle and traffic investigator; and WHEREAS, Above and beyond the tradition and honor of his profession, Andrew was a devoted husband and father. Andrew and Tracy were a faith-filled loving couple raising two sons, Garrett and Grant; and WHEREAS, Andrew loved his children and spending time with his family. He was active in both scouting and coaching youth baseball. For those who knew him, he was both a mentor and a friend; and WHEREAS, Camping and motocross riding were great passions for Andrew. He most enjoyed being able to share those moments with his children; and WHEREAS, Andrew is survived by his wife, Tracy, sons, Garrett and Grant, mother, Carole McConnell, father, Gary Garton, and a vast extended family; and WHEREAS, Donald Mark Lichliter was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and resided there until he joined the United States Air Force at 18 years of age; and WHEREAS, The Air Force brought Donald to the Sacramento area, and from that time forward he called California home; and WHEREAS, Donald was a member of Chapter 263 of the American Legion Riders, and enjoyed golfing, motorcycling, hunting, and fishing; and WHEREAS, Donald was a devoted and hard-working public servant, who worked for Caltrans for over 27 years; and WHEREAS, Donald met his wife, Mandy, in 1987 and they were married on September 17, 1988; and WHEREAS, Each Tuesday, Donald and Mandy met with their church congregation where they worked to feed the homeless; and WHEREAS, On July 23, 2009, Donald was working as a Caltrans tree maintenance leadworker when he was struck by a truck as he worked next to his vehicle, and was killed in the line of duty; and WHEREAS, Donald is survived by his wife of 21 years, Mandy, his children Allyson, Nicole Lewis, Jollene Kelley, John Lewis, two grandchildren, his parents, and 3 siblings;  now, therefore, be it   and   WHEREAS, Christopher Meadows was a Bay Area native, but made San Luis Obispo his home after he began his studies at Cal Poly in 2003; and   WHEREAS, Mr. Meadows graduated from the Orfalea College of Business in 2007 and was active in the leadership of his business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi; and   WHEREAS, Mr. Meadows chose a career to help others, obtained an Emergency Medical Technician certificate from Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo, and began working at the San Luis Ambulance Service; and   WHEREAS, Mr. Meadows began his service with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Search and Rescue (SAR) unit in February of 2008. Mr. Meadows' energy, personality, and strong desire to help others drove him to strive for a high level of success in all his endeavors; and   WHEREAS, Mr. Meadows had completed his probationary period with the SAR unit, received the award of 2009 Probationary Member of the Year in the unit, and, as a full member of the unit, was soon to be promoted to Medical Team Leader; and   WHEREAS, Mr. Meadows was working with the SAR unit at the Oceano Dunes on May 24, 2009. He was responding to a medical emergency when a tragic accident claimed his life, a risk he took willingly to help others; and   WHEREAS, Mr. Meadows is the first member of the SAR unit to be lost in the line of duty; and   WHEREAS, According to longstanding tradition, the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff's Office of San Luis Obispo County joined in a resolution to christen a Patrol and Rescue Boat in Christopher Meadows' honor; and   WHEREAS, Mr. Meadows' spirit also lives on in the form of the Christopher Meadows Memorial Paramedic Education Fund, which has awarded paramedic scholarships to four students since 2010; and   WHEREAS, CAL-FIRE, Cal Poly College of Business, Cuesta College, Dignity Health Central Coast, the French Hospital Medical Center, the Morro Bay Fire Department, the Morro Bay Fire Fighters' Association, the Oceano Dunes District of the Department of Parks and Recreation, San Luis Ambulance, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, the San Luis Obispo County Deputy Sheriff's Association, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Advisory Council, the City of San Luis Obispo Fire Department, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, and the State Park Peace Officers of Oceano Dunes District all support this resolution as a fitting tribute to Mr. Meadows' service and sacrifice; and   WHEREAS, In honor of Mr. Meadows' service and sacrifice, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 101, in the vicinity of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Headquarters, in the County of San Luis Obispo, as the Christopher Meadows Memorial Highway; and   WHEREAS, The men and women who serve Californians as engineers and closely related professionals throughout state government are persons of skill, intelligence, and advanced training who deserve to be recognized for their dedicated service; and   WHEREAS, California's state engineers and related professionals have paid a high price in serving our state with at least 37 on-the-job deaths in their ranks over the last century; and   WHEREAS, The Legislature desires to promote the safety of the state's employees and to encourage motorists traveling in and through the state to exercise caution and care when encountering a work zone; and   WHEREAS, California's state engineers design and inspect the state' s highways and bridges, ensure that schools and hospitals are safe during earthquakes, improve air and water quality, work to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and perform countless other professional functions that create jobs and protect public safety in our state; and   WHEREAS, The Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) was organized in 1962 in the San Francisco Bay Area to represent state engineers and address the safety concerns associated with state service; and   WHEREAS, PECG is, therefore, celebrating its 50th anniversary as an organization in 2012; and   WHEREAS, PECG represents approximately 13,000 professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, engineering geologists, and closely related professionals serving the public in state government; and   WHEREAS, The Legislature honors the state engineers and related professionals who have lost their lives serving the public and commends PECG members for their exemplary work designing and inspecting infrastructure; and   WHEREAS, It would be a fitting tribute to past, present, and future state engineers and related professionals and PECG's 50th anniversary to designate the interchange of State Highway Route 5 and State Highway Route 50 in Sacramento County as the California State Engineer Memorial Interchange to recognize the dedicated public service of California's state engineers and related professionals; now, therefore, be it  Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the bicycle pedestrian path on the replacement Gerald Desmond Bridge on State Highway Route 710, in the County of Los Angeles, as the Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle Pedestrian Path; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway 129 between Blackburn Street and Murphy Crossing Road, in the County of Santa Cruz, as the Ohlone Costanoan Highway; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 5 between Harbor Drive and State Highway Route 78, in the County of San Diego, as the Oceanside Police Officer Daniel S. Bessant Memorial Highway; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 101 between Hollywood Boulevard (milepost marker 6.520) and Cahuenga Boulevard (milepost marker 7.459), in the County of Los Angeles, as the Los Angeles Police Officer Ian J. Campbell Memorial Highway; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 10 between South Marguerita Avenue (milepost marker 23.12) and South Almansor Street (milepost marker 24.31), in the City of Alhambra, as the Officer Ryan Stringer Memorial Highway; and, be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the Vista Four safety roadside rest area on State Highway Route 280, between Exits 34 and 36, north of State Highway Route 92, in the County of San Mateo, as the Officer Dale M. Krings Memorial Rest Area; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the Talmage Bridge that crosses over State Highway Route 222 in the County of Mendocino as the Ronald Ledford Memorial Bridge; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 405 between Rosecrans Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard, in the County of Los Angeles, as the Hawthorne Police Officer Andrew Garton Memorial Highway; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 99, from East Victor Road to East Kettleman Lane, in the County of San Joaquin, as the Donald Mark Lichliter Memorial Highway; and be it further  Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 101 between Madonna Road (Exit 201) and San Luis Bay Drive (Exit 196), in the County of San Luis Obispo, as the Christopher Meadows Memorial Highway; and be it further   Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the interchange of State Highway Route 5 and State Highway Route 50, in the County of Sacramento, as the California State Engineer Memorial Interchange; and be it further  Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing each of these special designations and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost of the sign for which the donations were made, to erect that sign; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.