BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1980| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 1980 Author: Irwin (D), et al. Amended: 5/11/16 in Assembly Vote: 21 SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 13-0, 6/28/16 AYES: Hall, Berryhill, Bates, Block, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Lara, McGuire, Vidak SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8 ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 67-0, 5/27/16 (Consent) - See last page for vote SUBJECT: Memorial to California firefighters: modifications SOURCE: California Professional Firefighters DIGEST: This bill authorizes the California Fire Foundation (CFF), in consultation with the Department of General Services (DGS), to prepare a plan to construct modifications to the existing memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol, which may include the construction of a new wall within the existing footprint of the memorial that would include the names of additional fallen firefighters. ANALYSIS: Existing law: 1)Authorizes the construction of a memorial to California AB 1980 Page 2 firefighters on the grounds of the State Capitol, but prohibits the expenditure of state funds for purposes of the memorial. 2)Requires firefighters' memorial ceremonies, including the dedication of the memorial and any subsequent ceremonies, to be conducted by the CFF, in consultation with the Assembly General Research Committee on Fire, Police, Emergency, and Disaster Services. This bill: 1)Authorizes the CFF, in consultation with DGS, to prepare a plan to construct modifications to the memorial to California firefighters on the grounds of the State Capitol, which may include the construction of a new wall within the existing footprint of the memorial that would include the names of additional fallen firefighters. 2)Specifies that if the CFF prepares a plan to modify the memorial, DGS shall do all of the following: a) Review preliminary design plans for the modifications and identify potential maintenance concerns. b) Ensure that the proposed modifications comply with the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and any other applicable building standards for work to be carried out at the existing memorial. c) Ensure that the proposed modifications comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and any other applicable building standards for work to be carried out at the existing memorial. d) Review the final construction documents to ensure that all applicable requirements are met. e) Prepare the right-of-entry permit outlining the final area of work, final construction documents and permits, AB 1980 Page 3 construction plans, and the name of the contractor who will perform the work, and verify that the contractor is properly licensed and insured, including maintaining adequate personal liability insurance for damage to state property. f) Conduct inspections of the construction performed by the contractor selected by the CFF. 3)Requires the CFF, in consultation with DGS, to establish a schedule for the design and construction, implement procedures to solicit designs, devise a selection process for the choice of the design for the modifications, and report to the Joint Committee on Rules on the proposed modifications. 4)Requires the CFF to submit a plan for proposed modifications of the memorial to DGS and the Joint Committee on Rules for their review and approval. 5)Prohibits the construction of any proposed modification until the master plan of the State Capitol Park is approved and adopted by the Joint Committee on Rules, or until January 1, 2021, whichever occurs first. 6)Prohibits any modifications unless the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have verified that sufficient private donations have been secured to complete construction of the modifications. 7)Requires all modification to the memorial to be funded exclusively through private donations secured by the CFF. Background Purpose of the bill. According to the author, "today, the California Firefighters Memorial serves as a lasting tribute to the men and women who have given their lives helping to protect their fellow Californians. AB 1980 will allow the CFF to plan and construct an addition to the California Firefighters Memorial. The construction of the project cannot occur until the master plan of the State Capitol Park is approved and adopted by the Joint Committee on Rules, or until January 1, 2021, whichever occurs first." AB 1980 Page 4 California Firefighters Memorial. The California Firefighters Memorial is a lasting tribute to the men and women who have given their lives to help protect their fellow Californians. The memorial includes two bronze statues depicting firefighters in action. One statue features four firefighters working together. The other, created by a firefighter, shows an anguished firefighter removing his "fallen brother" from a fire scene. Prominently featured along with the statues is a Memorial Wall, listing the names of over 1,100 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice as California firefighters. Names are listed chronologically, and include the name of the department in which the firefighter served. The Memorial's design, construction and maintenance are financed entirely by donations made to the CFF. The bulk of these donations were made by firefighters through the purchase of the special Firefighter License Plate. Financing also came through a special state tax check-off. Related/Prior Legislation AB 2790 (Nazarian, 2016) authorizes DGS to apply to the Joint Committee on Rules for an exemption to allow siting and construction of the international genocide memorial if the master plan of the State Capitol Park is not approved or adopted on or before January 1, 2021. (Pending in Senate Governmental Organization Committee) AB 2704 (Gipson, 2016) authorizes the placement of a bust of Mervyn M. Dymally in the Capitol Annex. (Pending in Senate Appropriations Committee) AB 2358 (Hagman, Chapter 682, Statutes of 2012) authorized the construction of a memorial in the State Capitol Building Annex to honor former Governor and United States President, Ronald Reagan. AB 3198 (Areias, Chapter 1217, Statutes of 1992) authorized the construction of the memorial to California firefighters on the grounds of the State Capitol. AB 1980 Page 5 FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified8/1/16) California Professional Firefighters (source) CAL FIRE Local 2881 California Fire Chiefs Association California Historic State Capitol Commission OPPOSITION: (Verified8/1/16) None received ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: The California Professional Firefighters states that, "to ensure that Californians can continue to honor the brave professionals who keep our state's communities safe, it is imperative that ample, respectful space for our fallen firefighters' names is available at the California Firefighters Memorial site on the grounds of the State Capitol. To achieve this, AB 1980, is needed to allow the Memorial to be modified within its existing footprint. Doing so, will facilitate the expansion of wall space in a manner sufficient to inscribe the names of our fallen for decades to come." ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 67-0, 5/27/16 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon NO VOTE RECORDED: Bloom, Brough, Brown, Chiu, Dodd, Eduardo Garcia, Grove, Hadley, Jones-Sawyer, Low, Melendez, O'Donnell, AB 1980 Page 6 Ting Prepared by:Felipe Lopez / G.O. / (916) 651-1530 8/3/16 18:54:28 **** END ****