BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: ACR 12 Hearing Date: 7/14/2015
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|Author: |O'Donnell |
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|Version: |7/7/2015 |
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|Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Randy Chinn |
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SUBJECT: Officer Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez
Memorial Highway
DIGEST: This bill designates a portion of State Highway Route
110 as the Officer Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez
Memorial Highway.
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state
highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will
consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following
criteria:
1)The person being honored must have provided extraordinary
public service or some exemplary contribution to the public
good and have a connection to the community where the highway
or structure is located.
2)The person being honored must be deceased.
3)The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for
signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
4)The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the
district in which the facility is located, and the resolution
must identify the specific highway segment or structure being
named.
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5)The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
in length.
6)The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus
and be without local opposition.
7)The proposed designation may not supersede an existing
designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith
effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior
designation.
This resolution designates the portion of State Highway Route
110 between Exit 1A and Exit 1B in the City of Los Angeles as
the Officer Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez Memorial
Highway. The Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs and upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to
erect those signs.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. The purpose of this resolution is to honor the lives
and sacrifices of Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto
C. Sanchez.
2)Background on Officer Mata. Officer Mata was born in Los
Angeles and served in the United States Navy, where he was
awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Sea Service
Deployment Ribbon (First Award), and the Southwest Asia
Service Medal. Officer Mata entered the Los Angeles Police
Academy on January 22, 1996. His final division of assignment
was in the Harbor area where he was assigned to the
Specialized Enforcement Unit, Gang Detail. On September 19,
2000, Officer Mata was killed in a vehicle accident in the
Harbor area while responding to a call for backup from another
officer. Officer Mata is survived by his wife and two
daughters.
3)Background on Officer Sanchez. Officer Sanchez was born in
Mexico City, Mexico, and grew up in Santa Ana. He entered the
Los Angeles Police Academy in 2008 and honorably served with
the Los Angeles Police Department for six years, with
assignments in West Los Angeles, Newton, and Harbor. On May
3, 2014, Officer Sanchez and his partner were in pursuit of a
vehicle after attempting to make a traffic stop. While
pursuing the vehicle, Officer Sanchez's vehicle was struck by
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another vehicle. Officer Sanchez was transported to a local
hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Officer
Sanchez is survived by his wife.
4)Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is
consistent with the provisions of the committee's policy on
highway designations.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday,
July 8, 2015.)
SUPPORT:
None received
OPPOSITION:
None received
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