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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 164
          Author:   Villines (R), et al
          Amended:  8/17/10 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  76-0, 8/2/10 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    Deputy Sheriff Joel B. Wahlenmaier Memorial  
          Highway

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates a segment of State  
          Route 168 as the Deputy Sheriff Joel B. Wahlenmaier  
          Memorial Highway."

           ANALYSIS  :    Joel B. Wahlenmaier was born in Bakersfield  
          and raised in Fresno, attending local schools and Reedley  
          College.  Upon joining the Fresno County Sheriff's Office  
          in 1998, Deputy Sheriff Wahlenmaier worked in the Patrol  
          Division and as a detective assigned to the  
          Robbery/Property Crimes and Homicide units.  He was also a  
          long-time member of the Sheriff's Search & Rescue Team and  
          was a dedicated officer who served his community and loved  
          his profession. 

          On February 25, 2010, Deputy Sheriff Wahlenmaier was  
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          investigating a felony assault case in the town of Minkler,  
          California, in eastern Fresno County.  While Deputy Sheriff  
          Wahlenmaier was serving a search warrant, the suspect  
          ambushed law enforcement with gunfire. 

          Deputy Sheriff Wahlenmaier suffered gunshot wounds that  
          resulted in his death upon his arrival at Community  
          Regional Medical Center.  The subsequent investigation  
          found that the suspect, a 51-year-old Minkler man, was  
          angry with other residents of the town and had planned to  
          ambush law enforcement officers if they attempted to  
          contact him.  The suspect committed suicide during the  
          incident.  Reedley Police Officer Javier Bejar was also  
          killed in the gun battle. 

          This resolution:

          1.Recounts the life and career of Joel B. Wahlenmaier, a  
            Deputy Sheriff with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office,  
            who lost his life in the line of duty. 

          2.Designates the segment of SR 168 from the intersection of  
            Dragonfly Lane and Tollhouse Road to Ockenden Ranch Road  
            in Fresno County as the "Deputy Sheriff Joel B.  
            Wahlenmaier Memorial Highway."

          3.Requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to  
            determine the cost of erecting the appropriate signs,  
            consistent with the signing requirements for the state  
            highway system, showing this special designation and,  
            upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering  
            the cost. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  
          AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,  
            Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Charles Calderon, Carter,  
            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeVore, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,  
            Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto,  
            Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,  
            Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,  







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            Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava,  
            Nestande, Niello, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin,  
            Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra  
            Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran,  
            Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
          NO VOTE RECORDED: Caballero, Nielsen, Norby, Vacancy


          JA:nl  8/24/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

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