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CONSENT
Bill No: ACR 58
Author: Williams (D), et al.
Amended: 7/9/15 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 10-0, 8/18/15
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: Allen
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 7/9/15 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Ralph Fertig Memorial Bicycle-Pedestrian Path and
the Peter Douglas Coastal Access Way
SOURCE: Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
DIGEST: This resolution designates the bicycle-pedestrian path
constructed as part of the project to widen State Highway Route
(SR) 101 in the County of Ventura as the Ralph Fertig Memorial
Bicycle-Pedestrian Path and the pedestrian undercrossing of SR
101 in the community of La Conchita in the County of Ventura as
the Peter Douglas Coastal Access Way.
ANALYSIS: This resolution designates the 3.6-mile stretch of
the Class 1 pedestrian-bicycle path from Mobil Pier Road to
Bates Road in Ventura County as the Ralph Fertig Memorial
Bicycle-Pedestrian Path. This resolution also designates the
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pedestrian undercrossing of SR 101 in the community of La
Conchita in Ventura County as the Peter Douglas Coastal Access
Way. Furthermore, this resolution requests that the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) erect appropriate signs
upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the
costs.
Comments
Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to celebrate the
lives and contributions of Ralph Fertig and Peter Douglas.
Background on Ralph Fertig. Mr. Fertig was a lifelong advocate
of bicycling and bicyclists' rights. He helped form the Santa
Barbara Bicycle Coalition and served as the Regional Director of
the California Association of Bicycling Organizations for the
Central Coast for many years. Mr. Fertig was responsible for
bringing the 1998 ProBike conference to Santa Barbara. Mr.
Fertig attended many meetings with Caltrans and other highway
officials to advocate for more funding and room for bicyclists.
He died on July 18, 2014, of cancer.
Background on Peter Douglas. Mr. Douglas served as the
executive director of the California Coastal Commission for 26
years and was key in acquiring, preserving, creating, and
maintaining many coastal parks and state beaches, campgrounds,
trails, and hostels. Mr. Douglas also worked to protect
California's ocean waters from offshore oil development and
other industrial practices. He was the first recipient of the
national Julius A. Stratton "Champion of the Coast" award for
leadership in coastal management, provided technical assistance
on coastal management issues to other countries, was a member of
the first National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Science
Advisory Board, and served on the National Academy of Sciences
Committee on Science and Policy for the Coastal Ocean.
Mr. Douglas was instrumental in the improvement of SR 101 in
Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and helped ensure the
bicycle-pedestrian path to be named for Ralph Fertig in this
resolution was on the coastal side of SR 101. He contributed to
the creation of a safe access route for residents of La Conchita
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to reach the ocean.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/24/15)
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (source)
City of Santa Barbara
Coalition for Sustainable Transportation
Santa Barbara Car Free Project
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
UCSB Associated Students Bike Committee
Five individuals
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/24/15)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 7/9/15
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle,
Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Cristina Garcia,
Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Wilk,
Williams, Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gallagher, Grove, Wagner
Prepared by:Holly Glasen / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
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