BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: ACR 65 Hearing Date: 8/18/2015
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|Author: |Brough |
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|Version: |8/17/2015 |
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|Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Holly Glasen |
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SUBJECT: James Mitchell "Mitch" Waller Memorial Highway
DIGEST: This resolution designates a specified portion of
Interstate 405 in Orange County as the James Mitchell "Mitch"
Waller 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
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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 Interstate 405 between
post miles 1.525 and 6.459 in Orange County as the James
Mitchell "Mitch" Waller 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:
1)Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the
life and service of James Mitchell "Mitch" Waller.
2)Background on Mr. Waller. In 1965, at the age of 6, Mitch
Waller and his family moved to Huntington Beach, California,
where Mr. Waller began his education. After graduating from
the University of California, San Diego, Mr. Waller attended
the Criminal Justice Training Center at Golden West College
and began his career in law enforcement with the City of
Westminster Police Department in 1984.
While continuing his duties with the City of Westminster
Police Department, Mr. Waller attended Chapman University
School of Law, earning his juris doctor degree and becoming a
member of the State Bar of California in 1999. In 2003, he
was selected to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Mr. Waller rose
through the ranks to become Chief of Police for the
Westminster Police Department. He served the law enforcement
and safety communities for 27 years, then accepted an
appointment as Westminster City Manager in 2011.
Mr. Waller was killed in an accident on the morning of June
28, 2013, at 53 years of age, while he was cycling toward
Laguna Beach. He is survived by his wife Sally and children
Chase and Kiana.
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3)Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is
consistent with the provisions of this committee's policy on
highway designation.
Assembly Votes:
Floor:78-0
Appr:14-0
Trans:16-0
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday,
August 12, 2015.)
SUPPORT:
None received
OPPOSITION:
None received
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