BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING Senator Jim Beall, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Bill No: ACR 4 Hearing Date: 6/16/2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Author: |Waldron | |----------+------------------------------------------------------| |Version: |5/12/2015 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Consultant|Erin Riches | |: | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: Joel Mendenhall Memorial Highway DIGEST: This resolution designates a portion of State Highway Route (SR) 76 in San Diego County as the Joel Mendenhall Memorial Highway. ANALYSIS: The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state highways or structure. 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. 5)The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles ACR 4 (Waldron) Page 2 of ? 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 a portion of SR 76 in San Diego, beginning at post mile 47.790 at County Route S-7, East Grade Road, going west to post mile 42.790 at East Palomar Road, as the Joel Mendenhall Memorial Highway. This resolution further requests that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the costs. COMMENTS: Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the life of Joel Mendenhall. Background on Mr. Mendenhall. Mr. Mendenhall's family history dates back to the first homesteaders of the Palomar Mountain area in the mid-1800s. Mr. Mendenhall's parents own the Mendenhall Ranch in Palomar Mountain, and Mr. Mendenhall was a sixth-generation rancher. Mr. Mendenhall was a member of the California Waterfowl Association. He actively participated each year in the Junior Pheasant Hunt Program, a free program that helps introduce young people to hunting, outdoor safety, and ethics. Mr. Mendenhall also owned My Country Club Hunting Ranch, which provides camping, hunting, and fishing for its members. Mendenhall's Homegrown Cattle Company, which Mr. Mendenhall owned along with a group of investors, supplies grass-fed beef to Whole Food Markets Inc. in San Diego and Orange Counties. It is one of the largest organic, grass-fed programs in California. The company's products are also certified by the American Grass Association and the Animal Welfare Approved Association. He was also part owner of Homegrown Meats/La Jolla Butcher Shop in La Jolla. Mr. Mendenhall was killed in an accident on September 2, 2013, ACR 4 (Waldron) Page 3 of ? when a wheel loader he was repairing came down and pinned him between a wheel and an axle. He was 30 years old. He is survived by his wife, Jenna; his three young daughters; and his parents, Frank and Janice. Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is consistent with the provisions of this committee's policy on highway designation. Related Legislation: ACR 165 (Waldron) - which was virtually identical to this resolution, was introduced last August but did not get to the Senate Floor in time to be considered before the legislative session ended. Assembly votes: Floor:77-0 Appr:16-0 Trans:16-0 FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.) SUPPORT: California Cattlemen's Association Vista Irrigation District OPPOSITION: None received -- END --