BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 102| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONSENT Bill No: SCR 102 Author: Nguyen (R), et al. Amended: 3/7/16 Vote: 21 SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 4/19/16 AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8 SUBJECT: Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial Bridge SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution designates the Los Alamitos Bay Bridge on State Highway Route 1 in Long Beach as the Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial Bridge. ANALYSIS: 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 non-state sources to cover the cost. Comments 1)Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the life and service of Joan Lind Van Blom. 2)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 SCR 102 Page 2 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. 3)Joan Lind Van Blom passed away in August 2015 and is survived by her husband, son, and sisters. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified 5/3/16) California State University, Long Beach Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Long Beach Century Club Long Beach Councilwoman Suzie A. Price Long Beach Lifeguard Alumni Association OPPOSITION: (Verified5/3/16) None received Prepared by: Randy Chinn / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121 5/4/16 15:04:11 **** END **** SCR 102 Page 3