BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING Senator Jim Beall, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Bill No: SCR 102 Hearing Date: 4/19/2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Author: |Nguyen | |----------+------------------------------------------------------| |Version: |3/7/2016 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Urgency: | |Fiscal: |Yes | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Consultant|Randy Chinn | |: | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial Bridge DIGEST: This bill designates the Los Alamitos Bay Bridge on State Highway Route 1 in Long Beach as the Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial Bridge. ANALYSIS: The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following criteria: 1)The person being honored must have provided extraordinary public service or some exemplary contribution to the public good and have a connection to the community where the highway or structure is located. 2)The person being honored must be deceased. 3)The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources. 4)The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the district in which the facility is located, and the resolution must identify the specific highway segment or structure being named. 5)The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles SCR 102 (Nguyen) Page 2 of ? in length. 6)The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus and be without local opposition. 7)The proposed designation may not supersede an existing designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior designation. This resolution designates the Los Alamitos Bay Bridge on State Highway Route 1, south of Loynes Drive and north of East 2nd Street in Long Beach, as the Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial Bridge. This resolution further requests that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations from NOA-state sources to cover the cost. COMMENTS: Purpose. The author introduced this bill to honor the life and service of Joan Lind Van Blom. Background. Joan Lind Van Blom was the first woman to win an Olympic medal for the United States in rowing, winning a silver medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Ms. Van Blom won 14 national titles, holds 11 world records, and medaled internationally as a coach in the Pan American Games. She had a 35-year career with the Long Beach Unified School District as a physical education teacher and curriculum leader. She has been inducted into the (Wilson High School, Long Beach State 49er, Century Club) and national rowing hall of fame, and was declared a lifetime member of the Long Beach Rowing Association. Joan Lind Van Blom passed away in August 2015 and is survived by her husband, son, and sisters. This resolution is consistent with the committee's policy on highway designation. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No SCR 102 (Nguyen) Page 3 of ? POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.) SUPPORT: California State University, Long Beach Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Long Beach Century Club Long Beach Lifeguard Alumni Association Suzie A. Price, Long Beach Councilwoman OPPOSITION: None received. -- END --