Existing law prescribes various duties for the Department of General Services in connection with development and maintenance of the park around the State Capitol Building.

This bill would authorize the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation, upon establishment, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to plan a bust of Mervyn Dymally to be placed in the State Capitol Building Annex. The bill would require the Department of General Services and the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation to approve the design and any other aspect of the bust. The bill would require that the planning, construction, and maintenance of the bust be funded with private donations through the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation. The bill would prohibit construction of the bust until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan for the bust, and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust. The bill would provide legislative findings in support of these provisions.

Existing law prescribes various duties for the Department of General Services in connection with development and maintenance of the park around the State Capitol Building.

This bill would authorize the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation, upon establishment, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to plan a bust of Mervyn Dymally to be placed in the State Capitol Building Annex. The bill would require the Department of General Services and the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation to approve the design and any other aspect of the bust. The bill would require that the planning, construction, and maintenance of the bust be funded with private donations through the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation. The bill would prohibit construction of the bust until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan for the bust, and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust. The bill would provide legislative findings in support of these provisions.

Existing law prescribes various duties for the Department of General Services in connection with development and maintenance of the park around the State Capitol Building.

This bill would authorize the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation, upon establishment, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to plan a bust of Mervyn Dymally to be placed in the State Capitol Building Annex. The bill would require the Department of General Services and the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation to approve the design and any other aspect of the bust. The bill would require that the planning, construction, and maintenance of the bust be funded with private donations through the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation. The bill would prohibit construction of the bust until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan for the bust, and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust. The bill would provide legislative findings in support of these provisions.

Existing law prescribes various duties for the Department of General Services in connection with development and maintenance of the park around the State Capitol Building.

This bill would authorize the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation, upon establishment, in consultation with the Department of General Services, to plan a bust of Mervyn Dymally to be placed in the State Capitol Building Annex. The bill would require the Department of General Services and the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation to approve the design and any other aspect of the bust. The bill would require that the planning, construction, and maintenance of the bust be funded with private donations through the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation. The bill would prohibit construction of the bust until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan for the bust, and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust.

 THIRD READING  

Bill No: AB 2704

Author:

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Vote:

SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 13-0, 6/28/16

AYES: Hall, Berryhill, Bates, Block, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Lara, McGuire, Vidak

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 67-0, 5/27/16 (Consent) - See last page for vote

SUBJECT:

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This bill authorizes the construction and maintenance of a bust in the State Capitol Building Annex to honor Mervyn M. Dymally.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1. Grants the Department of General Services (DGS) general authority for planning, leasing, managing, disposing of state property including maintenance of the park around the State Capitol Building.
2. Provides for the placement of certain memorials on the grounds of the State Capitol.
3. Grants the Joint Rules Committee exclusive authority to allocate space in the State Capitol Building Annex except for the first floor of the building which is under the control of DGS. The State Capitol Building Annex is the annex to the historic State Capitol, constructed to the east of the original building, situated in the area bounded by 10th, L, 15th and N Streets in the City of Sacramento. The east Annex was completed in 1952 to house the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor and to provide additional office space and committee rooms for the Legislature.

This bill:

1. Authorizes the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation (Foundation), upon establishment, and in consultation with DGS, to plan a bust of Mervyn Dymally to be placed in the State Capitol Building Annex.
2. Requires DGS, in consultation with the Foundation, to review preliminary designs, ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, review and approve California Environmental Quality Act documents, review final construction documents, prepare the right-of-entry permit as specified, prepare a maintenance agreement and inspect the construction performed by the contractor selected by the Foundation.
3. Requires the bust design and any other aspect of the bust be approved by DGS and the Foundation.
4. Requires that the planning, construction and maintenance of the bust be funded exclusively through private donations to the Foundation.
5. Makes it explicit that construction of the bust shall not begin until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan for the bust and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust.
6. Requires the Foundation, if it elects to undertake responsibility for construction of the bust, to sign a maintenance agreement with the state to maintain the bust with private contributions.
7. Contains legislative findings and declarations relative to Mr. Dymally’s historic contributions as a leader, not only in the African American Community, but for California as a whole.

Background

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally, born May 12, 1926, died October 7, 2012. Mervyn Dymally was born in Cedros, Trinidad, and moved to California when he was 19 years old. Mr. Dymally was elected to the California State Assembly in 1962, becoming the first foreign-born person of African descent to ever hold a state office in California, and served until 1966. He then served in the California State Senate from 1966 to 1974. Mervyn Dymally served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975-1979, and was California’s first African American to hold this statewide office. Mr. Dymally continued his public service as a United States Congressman for 12 years from 1981-1993. He finished his political career in the California State Assembly, serving six years from 2002-2008. Mr. Dymally is widely recognized as a significant and effective figure in California politics. In fact, throughout his career of public service he was considered the “Dean of Black Politicians,” and for almost half a century he impacted the political environment not only in California and Washington, D.C., but in Africa, the Caribbean, and as a mentor to a generation of elected officials.

Purpose of the bill. According to the author’s office, placing a bust in the State Capitol will memorialize Mervyn Dymally as the first African American Lieutenant Governor in California and commemorate his legacy of public service to this state. The author’s office states that this bust will serve to inspire African Americans and all Californians as a model of community and political leadership.

The author’s office references the fact that there are busts of Mr. Dymally at the following locations: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Mervyn Dymally School of Nursing); California State University Dominguez Hills; Mervyn M. Dymally High School (Los Angeles); Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Cedros, Trinidad; the African American Museum of California; and, the National African American Museum in Washington D.C.

Related/Prior Legislation

AB 2358 (Hagman, Chapter 682, Statutes of 2012) authorized the construction of a memorial in the State Capitol Building Annex to honor former Governor and United States President, Ronald Reagan.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/1/16)

California State Conference of the NAACP

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Watts Labor Community Action Committee

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/1/16)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 67-0, 5/27/16

AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon

NO VOTE RECORDED: Bloom, Brough, Brown, Chiu, Dodd, Eduardo Garcia, Grove, Hadley, Jones-Sawyer, Low, Melendez, O'Donnell, Ting

Prepared by:

8/3/16 19:11:02

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

Senator Isadore Hall, III

Chair

2015 - 2016 Regular

Bill No: 2704 Hearing Date: 6/28/2016

SUBJECT: State Capitol: Mervyn Dymally bust

DIGEST: This bill authorizes the construction and maintenance of a bust in the State Capitol Building Annex to honor Mervyn M. Dymally.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1. Grants the Department of General Services (DGS) general authority for planning, leasing, managing, disposing of state property including maintenance of the park around the State Capitol Building.
   
2. Provides for the placement of certain memorials on the grounds of the State Capitol.
3. Grants the Joint Rules Committee exclusive authority to allocate space in the State Capitol Building Annex except for the first floor of the building which is under the control of DGS. The State Capitol Building Annex is the annex to the historic State Capitol, constructed to the east of the original building, situated in the area bounded by 10th, L, 15th and N Streets in the City of Sacramento. The east Annex was completed in 1952 to house the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor and to provide additional office space and committee rooms for the Legislature.

This bill:

1. Authorizes the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation (Foundation), upon establishment, and in consultation with DGS, to plan a bust of Mervyn Dymally to be placed in the State Capitol Building Annex.
   
2. Requires DGS, in consultation with the Foundation, to review preliminary designs, ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), review and approve California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents, review final construction documents, prepare the right-of-entry permit as specified, prepare a maintenance agreement and inspect the construction performed by the contractor selected by the Foundation.
   
3. Requires the bust design and any other aspect of the bust be approved by DGS and the Foundation.
   
4. Requires that the planning, construction and maintenance of the bust be funded exclusively through private donations to the Foundation.
   
5. Makes it explicit that construction of the bust shall not begin until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan for the bust and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust.
   
6. Requires the Foundation, if it elects to undertake responsibility for construction of the bust, to sign a maintenance agreement with the state to maintain the bust with private contributions.
   
7. Contains legislative findings and declarations relative to Mr. Dymally’s historic contributions as a leader, not only in the African American Community, but for California as a whole.

Background

Mervyn Malcolm Dymally, born May 12, 1926, died October 7, 2012. Mervyn Dymally was born in Cedros, Trinidad and moved to California when he was 19 years old. Mr. Dymally was elected to the California State Assembly in 1962, becoming the first foreign-born person of African descent to ever hold a state office in California, and served until 1966. He then served in the California State Senate from 1966 to 1974. Mervyn Dymally served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975-1979, and was California’s first African American to hold this statewide office. Mr. Dymally continued his public service as a United States Congressman for 12 years from 1981-1993. He finished his political career in the California State Assembly, serving six years from 2002-2008. Mr. Dymally is widely recognized as a significant and effective figure in California politics. In fact, throughout his career of public service he was considered the “Dean of Black Politicians,” and for almost half a century he impacted the political environment not only in California and Washington, D.C., but in Africa, the Caribbean, and as a mentor to a generation of elected officials.

Purpose of the bill. According to the author’s office, placing a bust in the State Capitol will memorialize Mervyn Dymally as the first African American Lieutenant Governor in California and commemorate his legacy of public service to this state. The author’s office states that this bust will serve to inspire African Americans and all Californians as a model of community and political leadership.

The author’s office references the fact that there are busts of Mr. Dymally at the following locations: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Mervyn Dymally School of Nursing); CSU Dominguez Hills; Mervyn M. Dymally High School (Los Angeles); Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Cedros, Trinidad; the African American Museum of California; and, the National African American Museum in Washington D.C.

Comments. Although this bill does not designate a specific location for the bust in the State Capitol Building Annex, the author has expressed a desire to have it situated in or near the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. The location will need final approval from DGS and the Joint Committee on Rules.

Prior/Related Legislation

AB 2358 (Hagman, Chapter 682, Statutes of 2012) authorized the construction of a memorial in the State Capitol Building Annex to honor former Governor and United States President, Ronald Reagan.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:

SUPPORT:

California State Conference of the NAACP

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Watts Labor Community Action Committee

OPPOSITION:

None received

Date of Hearing: May 18, 2016

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Lorena Gonzalez, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2704

Author:(Gipson) – As Amended Ver:April 26, 2016

Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No

SUMMARY:

This bill authorizes the placement of a bust of Mervyn M. Dymally in the Capitol Annex. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requires the Department of General Services (DGS), in consultation with the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation, to be responsible for the planning, construction, and dedication of the bust.
2. Requires funds for the planning, construction, and maintenance of the bust be provided through private donations to the Foundation.
3. Prohibits construction of the bust until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan, and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust.

FISCAL EFFECT:

No state costs. All costs related to the bust will be covered by donations.

COMMENTS:

Purpose. This bill is intended to honor Mervyn Dymally for his legacy of public service to this state. Mr. Dymally was elected to the State Assembly in 1962, becoming the first foreign-born person of African descent to ever hold a state office in California, and served until 1966. He then served in the State Senate from 1966 to 1974, and as Lieutenant Governor from 1975-1979—the first African American to hold this statewide office. Mr. Dymally later served as a United States Congressman 1981-1993. He finished his political career in the State Assembly, serving from 2002-2008.

Analysis Prepared by: Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081

Date of Hearing: May 9, 2016

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES

Richard S. Gordon, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2704 (

Author:Gipson) – As Amended Ver:April 26, 2016

SUBJECT: State Capitol: Mervyn Dymally bust

SUMMARY: Authorizes the construction and maintenance of a bust in the State Capitol Building Annex to honor Mervyn M. Dymally. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requires the Department of General Services (DGS) in consultation with the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation to be responsible for the planning, construction, and dedication of a bust to honor Mervyn Dymally.
2. Requires funds for the planning, construction, and maintenance of the bust be provided through private donations to the Mervyn Dymally Memorial Capitol Foundation.
3. Prohibits construction of the bust until the Joint Committee on Rules has approved and adopted the plan, and the Joint Committee on Rules and the Department of Finance have determined that sufficient private funding is available to construct and maintain the bust.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Requires DGS to oversee the buildings and grounds of the state, including the historic State Capitol and the State Capitol Building Annex.
2. Requires the Joint Committee on Rules to approve and adopt plans for memorials in the State Capitol Park and statues in the State Capitol Building Annex.

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown

COMMENTS:

1. Purpose of the bill: According to the author, placing a bust in the State Capitol will memorialize Mervyn Dymally as the first African American Lieutenant Governor in California and commemorate his legacy of public service to this state. This bust will serve to inspire African Americans and all Californians as a model of community and political leadership.
2. Background: Mervyn Dymally was born in Cedros, Trinidad and moved to California when he was 19 years old. Mr. Dymally was elected to the California State Assembly in 1962, becoming the first foreign-born person of African descent to ever hold a state office in California, and served until 1966. He then served in the California State Senate from 1966 to 1974. Mervyn Dymally served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975-1979, and was California’s first African American to hold this statewide office. Mr. Dymally continued his public service as a United States Congressman for 12 years from 1981-1993. He finished his political career in the California State Assembly, serving six years from 2002-2008.

Mr. Dymally is widely recognized as a significant and effective figure in California politics. In fact, throughout his career of public service he was considered the “Dean of Black Politicians.”

1. Other Bust Locations: A bust of Mervyn Dymally is currently located at the following locations: Charles R. Drew University Dymally School of Nursing; CSU Dominguez Hills, Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute; Cedros, Trinidad; the African American Museum of California; and, the National African American Museum in Washington D.C.
2. Location in the Capitol: AB 2704 does not specify where the bust would be placed in the State Capitol Building Annex. The author has indicated a desire to have it placed in or near the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. The location will need final approval from DGS and the Joint Committee on Rules.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Watts Labor Community Action Committee

Opposition

None on file

Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800