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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Author: |Brough | |----------+------------------------------------------------------| |Version: |8/17/2015 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Consultant|Holly Glasen | |: | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ACR 65 (Brough) 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 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. ACR 65 (Brough) Page 3 of ? 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 -- END --