BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 13, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
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102 (Nguyen) - As Amended March 7, 2016
SENATE VOTE: 36-0
SUBJECT: Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial Bridge
SUMMARY: Designates a bridge on State Highway Route 1 (SR 1) in
the City of Long Beach as the "Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial
Bridge." Specifically, this resolution:
1)Recounts the life and accomplishments of Joan Lind Van Blom,
an Olympic athlete and Long Beach Unified School District
teacher.
2)Designates the Los Alamitos Bay Bridge on SR 1 south of Loynes
Drive and North of East 2nd Street in the City of Long Beach
as the "Joan Lind Van Blom Memorial Bridge."
3)Requests that the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent
with the signing requirements for the state highway system,
showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations
from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those
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signs.
EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating
and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation
and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the measure requests that Caltrans
only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from
non-state sources covering the cost.
COMMENTS: Joan Lind Van Blom was the first woman to win an
Olympic medal for the United States in rowing, winning a silver
medal in the single sculls at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal
and in the quadruple sculls 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
halls 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 designating a bridge on SR 1 in Long Beach in
her honor acknowledges the contributions Ms. Van Blom made to
her community.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
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California State University, Long Beach
City of Long Beach
Honorable Suzie A. Price, Long Beach City Councilwoman
Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America
Long Beach Century Club
Long Beach Lifeguard Alumni Association
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Justin Behrens / TRANS. / (916)
319-2093
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