BILL ANALYSIS �
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: ACR 33
SENATOR MARK DESAULNIER, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: harkey
VERSION: 6/6/11
Analysis by: Carrie Cornwell FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: June 21, 2011
SUBJECT:
Officer Richard T. Steed Memorial Highway
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution names a segment of State Highway Route (SR) 5 in
Orange County as the Officer Richard T. Steed Memorial Highway.
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.
The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus
and be without local opposition.
The proposed designation may not supersede an existing
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designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith
effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior
designation.
This resolution designates the five-mile section of SR 5 between
the Avenida San Luis Rey exit and the Camino De Estrella exit in
the City of San Clemente as the Officer Richard T. Steed
Memorial Highway. 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 as a tribute
to the life and work of San Clemente Police Officer Richard T.
Steed, who died in the line of duty.
2.Background . Born in 1947, Richard Thomas Steed grew up in
Alexandria, Virginia. After high school, he enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps and served for eight years,
including a tour of duty in Viet Nam. Rick Steed became a
reserve officer with the San Clemente Police Department in
1975 and a full-time officer in June 1977. While on patrol in
November 29, 1978, Officer Steed answered a call for medical
assistance, and upon exiting his patrol vehicle while
responding, a person approaching from behind the vehicle shot
and killed Officer Steed.
Officer Steed is the only San Clemente police officer to die
in the line of duty. Among the many memorials to his life,
the City of San Clemente named a 64-acre park and sports
complex as the Richard T. Steed Memorial Park.
3.Consistent with the committee's policy . This resolution is
consistent with all of the provisions of the committee's
policy on highway designations.
4.Technical amendment . On page 3, line 11 delete "San Louis
Rey" and insert "Avenida San Luis Rey"
Assembly Votes:
Floor: 72-1
Appr: 15-1
Trans: 13-1
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the Committee before noon on
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Wednesday, June 15,
2011)
SUPPORT: None received.
OPPOSED: None received.