Bill Text: CA SCR93 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Randy Sanchez Memorial Bridge and John Burton Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-09-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 117, Statutes of 2012. [SCR93 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SCR93-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SCR 93 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 117
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 30, 2012
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 29, 2012
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 24, 2012
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 15, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Senator Vargas
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ma)
MAY 31, 2012
Relative to the Randy Sanchez Memorial Bridge and the John Burton
Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 93, Vargas. Randy Sanchez Memorial Bridge and John Burton
Highway.
This measure would designate a specified bridge over Interstate
905 as the Randy Sanchez Memorial Bridge. The measure would also
designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 35 as the John
Burton Highway. The measure would also request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing
these special designations and, upon receiving donations from
nonstate sources covering those costs, to erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Randy Sanchez worked at the Department of Transportation
for 13 years, making his way through the ranks of the Construction
Division and the Program/Project Management Division in the Counties
of Imperial and San Diego; and
WHEREAS, Randy served the people of the state as project manager
for the preliminary stages of the entire Interstate 905 project from
State Highway Route 805 to the Otay Mesa Port of Entry; and
WHEREAS, On September 21, 2004, Randy was tragically killed at the
age of 37. While riding to work on his motorcycle, he was struck by
a motorist who ran a red light, killing him instantly; and
WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Randy was survived by his wife,
Annette, and his two children, Ryan, age 9, and Nicole, age 7; and
WHEREAS, Senator John Lowell Burton was born on December 15, 1932,
in Cincinnati, Ohio, but was raised and educated in San Francisco,
California; and
WHEREAS, Senator Burton graduated from San Francisco State
University and the University of San Francisco School of Law; and
WHEREAS, Senator Burton was originally elected to the California
State Assembly in 1965 where he served until 1974. After serving as a
representative in the United States Congress, he returned to the
California State Assembly in 1988 and served until 1996; and
WHEREAS, Senator Burton served as a California State Senator from
1996 until 2004, representing the 3rd district. From 1998 until
leaving office due to term limits in 2004, he served as the President
pro Tempore of the State Senate; and
WHEREAS, Senator Burton served as chairman of the California
Democratic Party twice, once in 1973-74 and again in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Senator Burton also served the Democratic Party by acting
as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1968, 1972,
1976, and 1980; and
WHEREAS, Senator Burton is known for championing a wide range of
legislative measures, including, but not limited to, legislation to
strengthen occupational safety, protect women and children from
domestic violence, provide affordable infant and child care, widen
the scope of the Cal Grant program, and protect the environment; and
WHEREAS, Senator Burton founded and serves as the volunteer chair
of the John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes, where he is
dedicated to addressing broad changes in the child welfare system
relating to foster care; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates Spring
Canyon Bridge (Bridge No. 57-1155 L/R) over Interstate 905 as the
Randy Sanchez Memorial Bridge; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates the Sloat
Boulevard portion of State Highway Route 35 in the County of San
Francisco as the John Burton Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of each of the appropriate signs, consistent with
the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing these
special designations and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for
appropriate distribution.
