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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 23
Author: Gaines (R)
Amended: 6/11/15
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 9-0, 5/5/15
AYES: Beall, Allen, Bates, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza,
Roth, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, Gaines
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR: 38-0, 5/22/15 (Consent)
AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block,
Cannella, De León, Gaines, Galgiani, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez,
Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu,
McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell,
Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Runner, Stone, Vidak,
Wieckowski, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fuller
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 7/13/15 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Senator Paul J. Lunardi Memorial Highway
SOURCE: California Beer and Beverage Distributors
DIGEST: This resolution designates a portion of State Highway
Route (SR) 267 in Placer County as the Senator Paul J. Lunardi
Memorial Highway.
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Assembly Amendments add the title "Senator" to the designation.
ANALYSIS: This resolution designates the portion of SR 267
that ends at Kings Beach in Placer County as the Senator Paul J.
Lunardi 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
Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the
life and service of Paul Lunardi.
Background on Mr. Lunardi. 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. He earned the "Outstanding Young Men of California"
award on January 8, 1955.
Paul Lunardi was elected to the State Assembly in 1958, serving
until 1963 when he was elected to the State Senate. Mr. 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
snow in the winter, thereby facilitating development of tourism
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and skiing in the area.
Mr. Lunardi passed away peacefully on January 11, 2013, at the
age of 91 and was laid to rest in Roseville.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified7/13/15)
California Beer and Beverage Distributors (source)
City of Roseville
Lunardi family
OPPOSITION: (Verified7/13/15)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 7/13/15
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd,
Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia,
Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cooper
Prepared by:Erin Riches / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
8/17/15 10:25:11
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