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