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           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE       BILL NO: scr 93
          SENATOR MARK DESAULNIER, CHAIRMAN              AUTHOR:  vargas
                                                         VERSION: 
          5/31/2012
          Analysis by:  Art Bauer                        FISCAL:  yes
          Hearing date:  June 19, 2012



          SUBJECT:

          Randy Sanchez Memorial Bridge           

          DESCRIPTION:

          This resolution designates Spring Canyon Bridge over State 
          Highway Route (SR) 905 in San Diego County as the Randy Sanchez 
          Memorial Bridge

          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 




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               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 Spring Canyon Bridge which crosses SR 
          905 as the Randy Sanchez Memorial Bridge.  The resolution 
          further requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to 
          erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations from non-state 
          sources to cover the costs.  

          
          COMMENTS:

           1.Purpose  .  This resolution is intended to honor Randy Sanchez, 
            a Caltrans project manager in the District 11office, which 
            includes San Diego and Imperial counties.

           2.Summary Randy Sanchez's  achievements  .  Randy Sanchez, a 
            native of New Jersey, worked for several years for Caltrans 
            and was project manager.  In that capacity, he worked on 
            several projects related to cross border access on Otay Mesa.  
            On September 21, 2004, a motorist ran a red light, and struck 
            and killed Mr. Sanchez while he was riding his motorcycle to 
            work.  Mr. Sanchez is survived by his wife Annette and two 
            children, Ryan and Nicole.

           3.Consistent with committee's policy  .  This resolution is 
            consistent with all of the provisions of the committee's 
            policy on highway designations, including requiring the cost 
            of signs designating the name of the highway being paid for by 
            non-state sources.

          POSITIONS:  (Communicated to the Committee before noon on 
          Wednesday, 
               June 13, 2011)

               SUPPORT:  None received. 

               OPPOSED:  None received.








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