BILL ANALYSIS
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: ACR 124
SENATOR ALAN LOWENTHAL, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: bass
VERSION: 6/9/10
Analysis by: Carrie Cornwell FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: June 15, 2010
SUBJECT:
Culver City Police Lieutenant Curtis Massey Memorial Overpass
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution names the eastbound portion of the National
Boulevard overpass of State Highway Route (SR) 10 in Los Angeles
County as the "Culver City Police Lieutenant Curtis Massey
Memorial Overpass."
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:
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
is located.
The person being honored must be deceased.
The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for
signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
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.
The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
in length.
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The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus
and be without local opposition.
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 eastbound portion of the National
Boulevard overpass on SR 10 as the Culver City Police Lieutenant
Curtis Massey Memorial Overpass. The resolution further requests
that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs
upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the
costs.
COMMENTS:
1.Purpose . The author introduced this resolution to honor and
recognize the life, work, and ultimate sacrifice of Culver
City Police Lieutenant Curtis Massey.
2.Background on Curtis Massey . Born on June 1, 1967 in Santa
Monica Hospital, Curtis Massey grew up in Pacific Palisades,
received his bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona
University, and graduated from the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Academy in 1992. He served for 17 years in a variety
of assignments within the Culver City Police Department, where
he attained the rank of lieutenant posthumously. He was
honored three times as the Culver City Police Department
"Officer of the Year" and received the department's highest
honor, the "Medal of Valor."
Culver City Police Lieutenant Curtis Massey died in the line
of duty on January 28, 2009, when a wrong-way driver's vehicle
struck his unmarked vehicle on the Interstate 10 Freeway near
National Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles.
In 1994, he married his wife Melody by whom he is survived
along with their three young children. He dedicated his life
to his family and to serving the public, particularly at-risk
youth.
3.Consistent with committee's policy . This resolution is
consistent with all of the provisions of the committee's
policy on highway designations.
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Assembly Votes:
Floor: 73 - 0
Appr: 15 - 0
Trans: 13 - 0
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the Committee before noon on
Wednesday,
June 9, 2010)
SUPPORT: City of Culver City
Los Angeles District Attorney Steven Cooley
OPPOSED: None received.