Amended in Senate July 8, 2015

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 79

Introduced by Senator McGuire

(Principal coauthor: Senator Wolk)

(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Dodd, Levine, and Wood)

July 6, 2015

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 79—Relative to Trione Annadel State Park.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 79, as amended, McGuire. Trione Annadel State Park.

This measure would request that the Department of Parks and Recreation rename Annadel State Park in the County of Sonoma as Trione Annadel State Park begin insert , and, upon the receipt of donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, install new signs reflecting the name change end insert .

Fiscal committee: yes.

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WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department
serves the social, cultural, and outdoor recreational needs of the
people of Sonoma County through the operation and maintenance
of 49 Regional Parks and Annadel State Park; and

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WHEREAS, In 1972, Henry Trione was instrumental in the
creation of Annadel State Park by personally spending more than
$1 million to preserve the 5,000-acre property from development;
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WHEREAS, When the Department of Parks and Recreation
placed Annadel State Park on the park closure list in 2012, Henry
Trione made a substantial donation to help keep the park open
under the operation of the Sonoma County Regional Parks
Department; and

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WHEREAS, Henry Trione’s support made it possible to keep
Annadel State Park open and accessible to the public on an ongoing
basis; and

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WHEREAS, Henry Trione also offered a substantial contribution
that created Trione Fields at Tom Schopflin Park, which provides
an outstanding location for children in the community to play
soccer and softball; and

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WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
recognized Henry Trione for his exceptional contributions to
Annadel State Park and other local parks and bestowed upon him
the title of “Honorary Regional Parks Ranger;” and

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WHEREAS, In 2012, the State Park and Recreation Commission
voted to rename Eastshore State Park, an 8.5-mile stretch of the
East Bay shoreline, as McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in honor
of Berkeley environmentalist Sylvia McLaughlin; and

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WHEREAS, The County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa
are supportive of renaming Annadel State Park to recognize Henry
Trione and his achievements while retaining Annadel in the park’s
name; now, therefore, be it

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Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature requests that the
Department of Parks and Recreation rename Annadel State Park
as Trione Annadel State Park; and be it further

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WHEREAS, Annadel State Park, located in the historic Valley
of the Moon, an area popularized by author Jack London, became
a state park in 1971, and includes over 5,000 acres of rolling hills,
seasonal streams, meadows, trails, and woodlands, all located
near a major metropolitan area in Sonoma County; and

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WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Regional Parks department
serves the social, cultural, and outdoor recreation needs of the
people of Sonoma County through the operation and maintenance
of 49 regional parks and has assisted the state in serving the park
needs of citizens statewide with the operation and maintenance of
Annadel State Park; and

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WHEREAS, Annadel State Park in Sonoma County, originally
named the Annadel Ranch State Park, is one of the most widely
used parks in the state parks system; and

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WHEREAS, Henry Trione was a long-term resident of Sonoma
County before his death at the age of 94 years and was a true
“Renaissance Californian” who created a legacy across Sonoma
County and the entire north coast region; and

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WHEREAS, Henry Trione’s most significant and enduring
contribution to Sonoma County and the state of California is widely
acknowledged to be the creation of Annadel State Park in a wooded
wilderness area overlooking the Santa Rosa plain that was slated
for residential development; and

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WHEREAS, It is widely recognized that Annadel State Park
would not exist today were it not for the personal tenacity of Henry
Trione and his initial personal contribution of $1 million to
preserve the 5,000-acre property; and

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WHEREAS, Henry Trione’s actions to create Annadel State
Park are remarkable because they occurred long before the
importance of such public spaces closely linked to urban
development was widely understood; and

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WHEREAS, In 2012 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
recognized Henry Trione for his exceptional contributions to
Annadel State Park and other local parks and bestowed upon him
the title of “Honorary Regional Parks Ranger”; and

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WHEREAS, The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and the
Santa Rosa City Council have each voted unanimously to urge the
State of California to similarly recognize Henry Trione and his
achievements with respect to Annadel State Park, while retaining
Annadel in the park’s name; now, therefore, be it

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Resolved by the Senate of the State of
California, the Assembly thereof concurring,
That the Legislature requests that the Department of Parks and
Recreation rename Annadel State Park as Trione Annadel State
Park and, upon receipt of donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, install new signs reflecting the name
change; and be it further

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Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.