BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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63 (Maienschein)
As Amended July 6, 2015
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Transportation |16-0 |Frazier, Achadjian, | |
| | |Baker, Bloom, Campos, | |
| | |Chu, Daly, Dodd, | |
| | |Eduardo Garcia, | |
| | |Gomez, Kim, Linder, | |
| | |Medina, Melendez, | |
| | |Nazarian, O'Donnell | |
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|Appropriations |14-0 |Gomez, Bigelow, | |
| | |Bloom, Bonta, | |
| | |Calderon, Chang, | |
| | |Eggman, Gallagher, | |
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| | | | |
| | |Eduardo Garcia, | |
| | |Jones, Quirk, Rendon, | |
| | |Weber, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Designates a specific portion of Interstate 15 (I-15)
in San Diego County as the "Tony Gwynn Memorial Highway."
Specifically, this resolution:
1)Recounts the lifetime accomplishments Tony Gwynn, a father,
husband, community leader, and professional baseball player.
2)Designates a portion of I-15 from Pomerado Road to Scripps
Poway Parkway/Mercy Road in San Diego County as the "Tony
Gwynn Memorial Highway."
3)Requests that the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) 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 non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those
signs.
EXISTING LAW assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating
and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation
and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor State Highway Account costs to Caltrans to make
and erect appropriate signs; these costs are fully covered by
donations.
COMMENTS: Born on May 9, 1960, Tony Gwynn graduated from Long
Beach Poly High School and started at San Diego State University
(SDSU) in 1977. Mr. Gwynn played both basketball and baseball
for SDSU and was honored with multiple awards in both sports.
In 1981, Mr. Gwynn was drafted by both the San Diego Padres and
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San Diego Clippers. Mr. Gwynn made his major league debut on
July 19, 1982 and played over 20 seasons with the San Diego
Padres. Throughout his professional baseball career, Mr. Gwynn
was honored with multiple awards and was ultimately inducted
into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July of 2007. Upon
retirement from professional baseball, Mr. Gwynn was the
baseball head coach at SDSU for 12 seasons.
A community leader, Mr. Gwynn along with his wife Dr. Alicia
Gwynn, established the Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation -
providing educational programs and services to underserved
children in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts,
and math (STEAM). Additionally, Mr. Gwynn's commitment to
community service further resulted in his induction to the World
Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 1999.
On June 14, 2014, Mr. Gwynn died from complications from his
ongoing battle with salivary gland cancer. This resolution
designating a specific portion of I-15 in honor of Tony Gwynn
acknowledges the significant role Mr. Gwynn played in his
community and in professional baseball.
Analysis Prepared by:
Manny Leon / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN:
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