BILL NUMBER: ACR 92	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 12, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hall

                        FEBRUARY 5, 2014

   Relative to the Wilmington Marquee.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 92, as amended, Hall. Wilmington Marquee.
   This measure would request the Department of Transportation to
issue an encroachment permit to enable the placement of a suitable
monument, referred to as the Wilmington Marquee, at a specified
location on State Highway Route 1 in the community of Wilmington in
the City of Los Angeles, with design and placement of the monument to
be consistent with the standards of the department and funding to be
from nonstate funds.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, The  Wilmington-Harbor City Community 
 historic community of Wilmington is located  in the City of
Los  Angeles includes the historic neighborhoods of
Wilmington and Harbor City;   Angeles;  and
   WHEREAS, Wilmington was an incorporated city prior to its
consolidation into the City of Los Angeles in 1909; and
   WHEREAS,  Wilmington-Harbor City   Wilmington
 is located on land that once belonged to Rancho San Pedro,
which was granted to Juan Jose Dominguez in 1784, and Wilmington was
once known as New San Pedro; and
   WHEREAS, William Sanford, John Downey, and Benjamin Wilson
purchased the land upon which Wilmington was later developed from a
descendent of the original owner, Manuel Dominguez; and
   WHEREAS, A wharf was developed at the foot of what is now Avalon
Boulevard by Phineas Banning, who arrived in California in 1851 and
contributed greatly toward Wilmington's development; and
   WHEREAS, The wharf and associated warehouses were opened in 1858
and functioned as a sheltered location at which to receive cargo; and

   WHEREAS, The name of the town of New San Pedro was changed to
Wilmington in 1863 to honor Mr. Banning's hometown of Wilmington,
Delaware; and
   WHEREAS, Harry Bridges Boulevard in Wilmington is named after
Australian longshoreman Harry Bridges, who eventually became a union
leader, established the International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen'
s Union in 1937, and was involved with what became known as the Big
Strike that began in San Francisco in 1934 and halted work at ports
along the Pacific Coast; and
   WHEREAS, The Big Strike ended up being a victory for labor unions
and brought increased wages and improved working conditions for the
workers; and
   WHEREAS, By the 1950s, Wilmington became known for its influential
labor unions, with local headquarters for the International
Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union and the International
Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots located in the area; and
   WHEREAS, It is desirable to recognize the history of the community
of Wilmington and its location through development of the Wilmington
Marquee, pursuant to the concept plans of October 19, 2012, as they
may be revised, which marquee would be a monument stating "Welcome to
Wilmington," to be located at 1345 West Pacific Coast Highway, on
State Highway Route 1 near its intersection with State Highway Route
110; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Department of Transportation is hereby
requested to issue an encroachment permit to an appropriate party to
enable the placement of a suitable monument pursuant to the concept
plans for the Wilmington Marquee at 1345 West Pacific Coast Highway
(State Highway Route 1) in the community of Wilmington in the City of
Los Angeles; and be it further
   Resolved, That the design and placement of the monument shall be
consistent with the standards of the Department of Transportation and
funding of the monument shall be from nonstate funds; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.