Bill Text: CA SCR35 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 61, Statutes of 2011. [SCR35 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SCR35-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 35	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  61
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 19, 2011
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 19, 2011
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 27, 2011
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 14, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Simitian

                        APRIL 5, 2011

   Relative to the Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 35, Simitian. Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge.
   This measure would designate the bicycle and pedestrian bridge
that crosses State Highway Route 280 at Mary Avenue between the
Cities of Cupertino and Sunnyvale in the County of Santa Clara as the
Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge. The measure would also
request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of
appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon
receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to
erect those signs.



   WHEREAS, April 2009 marked the official opening of the
bicycle-pedestrian bridge presently known as the Mary Avenue Bridge,
over State Highway Route 280 between the Cities of Cupertino and
Sunnyvale in California; and
   WHEREAS, The concept for the bridge was originated in the early
1990s by bicycle advocate Don Burnett. For many years, Don Burnett
led, encouraged, and supported efforts to construct and finance the
bridge. The construction and finance efforts began in 1993 when Don
Burnett began eight years of service as a Cupertino City Councilman
and as Mayor of the City of Cupertino from 1995 through 1996; and
   WHEREAS, Don Burnett's initial work identified the importance of
alternatives to the automobile; and
   WHEREAS, Don Burnett was recognized for his past bicycling and
pedestrian activities by the City Council of the City of Cupertino in
a proclamation on May 18, 2010, which noted his efforts in forming
the City of Cupertino's first Bicycle Advisory Committee, now called
the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission. The proclamation recognized him as
"an unsurpassed bike advocate who was the key author of the city's
bicycle plan and pedestrian plan"; and
   WHEREAS, Don Burnett served in an active role in leadership and
support of recreational bicycle rides for the Western Wheelers
Bicycle Club, Almaden Cycle Touring Club, and Skyline Cycling Club,
and was the recipient of many awards from those organizations; and
   WHEREAS, Don Burnett served on the board of the Silicon Valley
Bicycle Coalition and received the 2005 Advocate of the Decade Award
"for years of bicycle commuting, followed by years of advocacy... and
trails watchdog for the Santa Clara Valley Water District"; and
   WHEREAS, Don Burnett served the Valley Transportation Authority as
a volunteer on the Citizens Advisory Committee and Citizens Watchdog
Committee from 2004 through 2008. Following his death on September
11, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Valley Transportation
Authority adjourned their regular meeting on October 7, 2010, in
memory of Don Burnett; and
   WHEREAS, Don Burnett was a giving person whose life was dedicated
to service to others, and he never sought to further his own
political growth; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That in recognition of the numerous achievements
and contributions of Donald R. Burnett, the Legislature hereby
designates the bicycle and pedestrian bridge which crosses State
Highway Route 280 at Mary Avenue between the Cities of Cupertino and
Sunnyvale in the County of Santa Clara as the Don Burnett
Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature requests the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signage showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Transportation and the author for
appropriate distribution.