BILL NUMBER: ACR 24	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 26, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Carter

                        FEBRUARY 11, 2009

   Relative to the John Knabenbauer Fifth Street Bridge.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 24, as amended, Carter. John Knabenbauer Fifth Street Bridge.
   This measure would designate a specified  location on
  bridge that crosses  Interstate 215 in San
Bernardino as the John Knabenbauer Fifth Street Bridge. This measure
would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the
cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon
receiving donations from nonstate sources covering those costs, to
erect those signs.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is
saddened by the tragic death of John Knabenbauer, a dedicated
maintenance employee of the Department, who succumbed to injuries he
suffered on November 28, 2007, when he was struck by a passing
vehicle while working on Interstate 215, near the Fifth Street
off-ramp, in San Bernardino; and
   WHEREAS, John Knabenbauer is survived by his wife Jeannette, his
daughter Alyssa, his father Robert, and his sister Cindy; and
   WHEREAS, John Knabenbauer was born on October 19, 1965, grew up in
the foothills of San Bernardino, and graduated from Cajon High
School; and
   WHEREAS, A 17-year veteran of Caltrans, John embarked upon his
state service career in May 1990 in the Landscape Division of
Caltrans District 7 (Los Angeles) as a  Maintenance Worker
  maintenance worker  , and he transitioned to
Highway Maintenance in July 1992, where he remained until September
1995, when he transferred to District 8 (San Bernardino/Riverside) in
Riverside; and
   WHEREAS, John was promoted to Caltrans Equipment Operator II in
Riverside on November 1, 2000, and transferred to the Fontana
Maintenance Yard on July 16, 2005; and
   WHEREAS, Throughout his state service career, John was genuinely
respected, admired, and appreciated by all who had the opportunity to
know and work with him and to reap the benefits of his exceptional
spirit; and
   WHEREAS, John received a commendation from President George W.
Bush for his work in 2003 during the "Old Fire" in San Bernardino,
where he helped maintain traffic control at the bottom of the hill
and used a plow truck to maintain an evacuation route; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of the contributions made by John
Knabenbauer to Caltrans Districts 7 and 8, it would be a fitting
tribute to designate the reconstructed Fifth Street Bridge in San
Bernardino as the John Knabenbauer Fifth Street Bridge; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the Fifth
Street Bridge  on   that crosses 
Interstate 215 in San Bernardino as the John Knabenbauer Fifth Street
Bridge; 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 this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; 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.