BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: ACR 107 Hearing Date: 5/3/2016
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|Author: |Grove |
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|Version: |9/2/2015 |
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|Urgency: | No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Randy Chinn |
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SUBJECT: Bakersfield Police Officer David J. Nelson Memorial
Bridge
DIGEST: This resolution designates the Hosking Road interchange
over State Route 99 in the City of Bakersfield as the
Bakersfield Police Officer David J. Nelson Memorial Bridge.
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state
highways or structures. 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.
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5)The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
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 the Hosking Road interchange over
State Route 99 in the City of Bakersfield as the Bakersfield
Police Officer David J. Nelson Memorial Bridge. It also
requests that the Department of Transportation determine the
cost of appropriate signage and, upon receipt of donations from
non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the
life and service of Officer David J. Nelson.
2)Background on Officer Nelson. David J. Nelson graduated from
the Kern County Law Enforcement Training Academy on June 21,
2013, and served with distinction during his tenure as a City
of Bakersfield police officer. Officer Nelson was selected as
a defensive tactics instructor in recognition of his advanced
skill in officer safety techniques and, because of his
commitment to excellence, was also selected to mentor and
train police officer trainees.
On June 26, 2015, Officer Nelson attempted to detain a
dangerous and armed suspect. When the suspect failed to stop
his vehicle, Officer Nelson gave chase and was killed in a
fatal vehicle accident during the pursuit.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday,
April 27, 2016.)
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SUPPORT:
Bakersfield Police Officers Association
OPPOSITION:
None received.
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