BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 22, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
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23 (Gaines) - As Amended June 11, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
SUBJECT: Senator Paul J. Lunardi Memorial Highway.
SUMMARY: Designates a specific portion of State Route (SR) 267
in Placer County as the "Senator Paul J. Lunardi Memorial
Highway." Specifically, this resolution:
1)Recounts the lifetime accomplishments Paul Lunardi, a World
War II veteran, City Councilmember, and state elected
official.
2)Designates a portion of SR 267 between postmile 4.89 to the
end of SR 267 in Placer County as the "Senator Paul J. Lunardi
Memorial Highway."
3)Requests that the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent
with the signing requirements for the state highway system,
showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations
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from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those
signs.
EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating
and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation
and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the measure requests that Caltrans
only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from
non-state sources covering the cost.
COMMENTS: Paul Lunardi was born on September 30, 1921, in
Roseville, California. Upon graduating from Roseville High
School, Mr. Lunardi enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard during
World War II. After the war, he was elected to the Roseville
City Council in 1950 and again in 1954; he also won the mayoral
seat in 1954. As a city councilmember, Mr. Lunardi helped bring
about the adoption of a city charter for the council-manager
form of governance and helped successfully establish a community
hospital, municipal fire department, updated street lighting
system, central federal power for the city, and expanded sewer,
water, and electricity distribution systems.
Paul Lunardi was elected to the State Assembly in 1958, serving
until 1963 when he was elected to the State Senate. Senator
Lunardi retired in 1966 due to redistricting. One of his
proudest legislative accomplishments was designating the ghost
town of Bodie as a State Historic Park. Mr. Lunardi also
introduced the first bill in state history to assess farmland at
a lower tax rate, which was later enacted as what is now known
as the Williamson Act. Mr. Lunardi also successfully carried
legislation to designate the "Truckee shortcut" as SR 267,
linking the cities of Truckee and Kings Beach. This legislation
enabled the road to stay open year-round instead of closing for
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snow in the winter, thereby facilitating development of tourism
and skiing in the area.
Senator Lunardi passed away peacefully on January 11, 2013, at
the age of 91 and was laid to rest in Roseville. This
resolution designating a specific portion of SR 267 in honor of
Paul J. Lunardi acknowledges the significant role Senator
Lunardi played in his community and for the state of California.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
California Beer and Beverage Distributors (Sponsor)
City of Roseville
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Manny Leon / TRANS. / (916)
319-2093
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