Amended in Assembly March 8, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 121

Introduced by Assembly Member Gomez

January 20, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 121—Relative to the begin insert Los Angeles County end insert Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 121, as amended, Gomez. begin insert Los Angeles County end insert Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange.

This measure would designate the interchange at State Highway Route 60 and Interstate 710 in the County of Los Angeles as the begin insert Los Angeles County end insert Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange. The measure would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that begin delete cost,to end delete begin insert cost, to end insert erect those signs.

Fiscal committee: yes.

WHEREAS, Thomas H. Pohlman was a sheriff’s deputy with
the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; and

WHEREAS, Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Pohlman was born on July 8, 1950,
and was appointed as a sheriff’s deputy on May 29, 1973; and

WHEREAS, On April 19, 1978, Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Pohlman was
on patrol when he smelled ether, used in the manufacture of the
drug PCP, coming from a nearby house. As Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert
Pohlman and his partner approached the house, a man bolted from
the home. Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Pohlman pursued the suspect on foot,
while his partner went back to the squad car to radio for assistance.
Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Pohlman caught the suspect, and, while the suspect
was being handcuffed, the suspect gained control of Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert
Pohlman’s revolver and shot him. Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Pohlman died
at the scene; and

WHEREAS, Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Pohlman honorably served with
the department and bravely gave his life in the service of his
community; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Pohlman’s
commitment and sacrifice while serving and protecting the
residents of the County of Los Angeles, it is a fitting tribute to
designate the interchange at State Highway Route 60 and Interstate
710 in the County of Los Angeles as the begin insert Los Angeles County end insert
Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
interchange at State Highway Route 60 and Interstate 710 in the
County of Los Angeles as the begin insert Los Angeles County end insert Deputy begin insert Sheriff end insert
Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange; and be it further

Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested
to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the
signing requirements for the state highway system showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.