BILL NUMBER: ACR 30	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mendoza

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2009

   Relative to the Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff David Powell
Memorial Highway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 30, as introduced, Mendoza. Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff
David Powell Memorial Highway.
   This measure would designate the segment of State Highway Route 91
between State Highway Route 605 and Pioneer Boulevard, in Los
Angeles County, as the Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff David Powell
Memorial Highway. The measure would request that the Department of
Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, Of all the promises America offers, none is more precious
or elusive than the right to be free from crime and violence; and
   WHEREAS, Californians are indebted every day to our peace
officers, and we pay special tribute to their bravery and dedication
and share in their pain when one of their members is killed in the
line of duty; and
   WHEREAS, The men and women of law enforcement have the unenviable
task of guaranteeing the public's safety and it is as difficult and
dangerous as it is important, as evidenced by the death, at 42 years
of age, of Deputy David Powell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department who was killed in the line of duty on November 30, 2002,
in the City of Artesia while conducting an investigation; and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Powell faithfully served the residents of Los
Angeles County as a patrol deputy; and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Powell was a resident of Torrance and a graduate
of Loyola Marymount University; and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Powell stated the reason he became a law
enforcement officer was to make a positive difference in other people'
s lives, and as a deputy sheriff, he was praised by his peers,
supervisors, and by members of the community for his tireless efforts
to guide young people away from drugs and gangs; and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Powell was awarded the Medal of Valor by the City
of Lakewood for saving the life of an individual attempting suicide
in the year 2000, and several months prior to his death, Deputy
Powell tried desperately to remove critically injured passengers from
a burning vehicle and was again honored for his heroic actions with
a second Medal of Valor; and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize the hazardous work,
serious responsibility, and strong commitment that Deputy Powell
willingly accepted during his 19 years as a law enforcement officer;
and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Powell is remembered as a passionate loving
husband to his wife, Emma; a loving son to his parents, Bill and
JoAnn Powell; a caring father to his daughter, Brianna, and
stepdaughters, Amanda, Monique, and Alicia; a thoughtful sibling to
his brother, John; and a man who committed his life, religious
beliefs, and his career to Los Angeles County and the safety of its
residents; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the segment of
State Highway Route 91 between State Highway 605 and Pioneer
Boulevard, in Los Angeles County, as the Los Angeles County Deputy
Sheriff David Powell Memorial Highway; 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 the special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
covering that 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.