California Senate Bill SCR79 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SCR 79AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 8, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Senator McGuire (Principal coauthor: Senator Wolk) (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Dodd, Levine, and Wood) JULY 6, 2015 Relative to Trione Annadel State Park. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 79, as amended, McGuire. Trione Annadel State Park. This measure would request that the Department of Parks and Recreation rename Annadel State Park in the County of Sonoma as Trione Annadel State Park  , and, upon the receipt of donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, install new signs reflecting the name change  . Fiscal committee: yes.  WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department serves the social, cultural, and outdoor recreational needs of the people of Sonoma County through the operation and maintenance of 49 Regional Parks and Annadel State Park; and   WHEREAS, In 1972, Henry Trione was instrumental in the creation of Annadel State Park by personally spending more than $1 million to preserve the 5,000-acre property from development; and   WHEREAS, When the Department of Parks and Recreation placed Annadel State Park on the park closure list in 2012, Henry Trione made a substantial donation to help keep the park open under the operation of the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department; and   WHEREAS, Henry Trione's support made it possible to keep Annadel State Park open and accessible to the public on an ongoing basis; and   WHEREAS, Henry Trione also offered a substantial contribution that created Trione Fields at Tom Schopflin Park, which provides an outstanding location for children in the community to play soccer and softball; and   WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors recognized Henry Trione for his exceptional contributions to Annadel State Park and other local parks and bestowed upon him the title of "Honorary Regional Parks Ranger;" and   WHEREAS, In 2012, the State Park and Recreation Commission voted to rename Eastshore State Park, an 8.5-mile stretch of the East Bay shoreline, as McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in honor of Berkeley environmentalist Sylvia McLaughlin; and   WHEREAS, The County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa are supportive of renaming Annadel State Park to recognize Henry Trione and his achievements while retaining Annadel in the park's name; now, therefore, be it   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature requests that the Department of Parks and Recreation rename Annadel State Park as Trione Annadel State Park; and be it further   WHEREAS, Annadel State Park, located in the historic Valley of the Moon, an area popularized by author Jack London, became a state park in 1971, and includes over 5,000 acres of rolling hills, seasonal streams, meadows, trails, and woodlands, all located near a major metropolitan area in Sonoma County; and   WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Regional Parks department serves the social, cultural, and outdoor recreation needs of the people of Sonoma County through the operation and maintenance of 49 regional parks and has assisted the state in serving the park needs of citizens statewide with the operation and maintenance of Annadel State Park; and   WHEREAS, Annadel State Park in Sonoma County, originally named the Annadel Ranch State Park, is one of the most widely used parks in the state parks system; and   WHEREAS, Henry Trione was a long-term resident of Sonoma County before his death at the age of 94 years and was a true "Renaissance Californian" who created a legacy across Sonoma County and the entire north coast region; and   WHEREAS, Henry Trione's most significant and enduring contribution to Sonoma County and the state of California is widely acknowledged to be the creation of Annadel State Park in a wooded wilderness area overlooking the Santa Rosa plain that was slated for residential development; and   WHEREAS, It is widely recognized that Annadel State Park would not exist today were it not for the personal tenacity of Henry Trione and his initial personal contribution of $1 million to preserve the 5,000-acre property; and   WHEREAS, Henry Trione's actions to create Annadel State Park are remarkable because they occurred long before the importance of such public spaces closely linked to urban development was widely understood; and   WHEREAS, In 2012 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors recognized Henry Trione for his exceptional contributions to Annadel State Park and other local parks and bestowed upon him the title of "Honorary Regional Parks Ranger"; and   WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Rosa City Council have each voted unanimously to urge the State of California to similarly recognize Henry Trione and his achievements with respect to Annadel State Park, while retaining Annadel in the park's name; now, therefore, be it   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature requests that the Department of Parks and Recreation rename Annadel State Park as Trione Annadel State Park and, upon receipt of donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, install new signs reflecting the name change; and be it further  Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.