SCR 79 Senate Concurrent Resolution

BILL NUMBER: SCR 79	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 8, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator McGuire
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Wolk)
   (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Dodd, Levine, and Wood)

                        JULY 6, 2015

   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  , and, upon the receipt of donations
from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, install new signs
reflecting the name change  .
   Fiscal committee: yes.


   
   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  
   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; and 

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

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