This measure would designate the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would designate the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

This measure would designate the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

WHEREAS, Rich Schlesiger was born in Santa Ana, California on September 7, 1970, and in 1972, he and his family moved to Loleta, California, where Rich attended Loleta Elementary School and Fortuna Union High School; and

WHEREAS, Rich was always recognized as an outstanding athlete and exceptional person in the Eel River Valley, and his skills on the football field led Rich to attend College of the Redwoods, just two miles from his hometown; and

WHEREAS, Rich, who knew from an early age that he wanted to get involved in law enforcement, attended the 63rd Police Academy at College of the Redwoods and, in June 1991, Rich began his law enforcement career with the Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office as a Deputy Sheriff; and

WHEREAS, In July 1995, Rich returned to his childhood home to accept a job as a Deputy with the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office, and at the time was assigned to the Willow Creek/Hoopa community, working patrol operations protecting the citizens of Humboldt County for four years before moving to the superior court as a bailiff; and

WHEREAS, In August 2001, Rich became a detective with the Sheriffs Criminal Investigation Division, where he was assigned to felony assault and homicide cases, and where, because of his hard and diligent work, he was promoted to investigator with the division, quickly becoming the senior investigator taking on the most complex homicide and high profile felony cases in the county; and

WHEREAS, In April 2013, Rich made the decision to transfer to patrol operations and work back in the area where he grew up, Loleta, California; and

WHEREAS, He accepted the Eel River Valley Deputy position which was funded by the Bear River Tribe, and he worked with the tribe and citizens of Loleta and Eel River Valley to stop escalating crime that was reported in the area; and

WHEREAS, Rich quickly became a popular sight and gained the trust and admiration of the many people living in the Eel River Valley; and

WHEREAS, Richs family and friends could not have been more proud of Richs commitment to protecting and serving Humboldt County, where Rich always drew a crowd of admirers and where his strong athletic build and warm character were welcoming to the people Rich served; and

WHEREAS, In January 2014, Rich was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, and on December 30, 2014, he was forced to medically retire at the rank of Corporal; and

WHEREAS, On September 7, 2015, on his 45th birthday, surrounded by his loving wife Morgan, his three children, Chaz, Cade, and Callee, and friends, Rich passed away, which was a devastating loss to his family, friends, and the Humboldt County community; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of Richs great contributions and sacrifice in serving the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office and the citizens of Humboldt County, it would be fitting to designate the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt in his memory; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway; and be it further

Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the costs of erecting the appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, Rich Schlesiger was born in Santa Ana, California on September 7, 1970, and in 1972, he and his family moved to Loleta, California, where Rich attended Loleta Elementary School and Fortuna Union High School; and

WHEREAS, Rich was always recognized as an outstanding athlete and exceptional person in the Eel River Valley, and his skills on the football field led Rich to attend College of the Redwoods, just two miles from his hometown; and

WHEREAS, Rich, who knew from an early age that he wanted to get involved in law enforcement, attended the 63rd Police Academy at College of the Redwoods and, in June 1991, Rich began his law enforcement career with the Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office as a Deputy Sheriff; and

WHEREAS, In July 1995, Rich returned to his childhood home to accept a job as a Deputy with the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office, and at the time was assigned to the Willow Creek/Hoopa community, working patrol operations protecting the citizens of Humboldt County for four years before moving to the superior court as a bailiff; and

WHEREAS, In August 2001, Rich became a detective with the Sheriffs Criminal Investigation Division, where he was assigned to felony assault and homicide cases, and where, because of his hard and diligent work, he was promoted to investigator with the division, quickly becoming the senior investigator taking on the most complex homicide and high profile felony cases in the county; and

WHEREAS, In April 2013, Rich made the decision to transfer to patrol operations and work back in the area where he grew up, Loleta, California; and

WHEREAS, He accepted the Eel River Valley Deputy position which was funded by the Bear River Tribe, and he worked with the tribe and citizens of Loleta and Eel River Valley to stop escalating crime that was reported in the area; and

WHEREAS, Rich quickly became a popular sight and gained the trust and admiration of the many people living in the Eel River Valley; and

WHEREAS, Richs family and friends could not have been more proud of Richs commitment to protecting and serving Humboldt County, where Rich always drew a crowd of admirers and where his strong athletic build and warm character were welcoming to the people Rich served; and

WHEREAS, In January 2014, Rich was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, and on December 30, 2014, he was forced to medically retire at the rank of Corporal; and

WHEREAS, On September 7, 2015, on his 45th birthday, surrounded by his loving wife Morgan, his three children, Chaz, Cade, and Callee, and friends, Rich passed away, which was a devastating loss to his family, friends, and the Humboldt County community; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of Richs great contributions and sacrifice in serving the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office and the citizens of Humboldt County, it would be fitting to designate the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt in his memory; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway; and be it further

Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the costs of erecting the appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

WHEREAS, Rich Schlesiger was born in Santa Ana, California on September 7, 1970, and in 1972, he and his family moved to Loleta, California, where Rich attended Loleta Elementary School and Fortuna Union High School; and

WHEREAS, Rich was always recognized as an outstanding athlete and exceptional person in the Eel River Valley, and his skills on the football field led Rich to attend College of the Redwoods, just two miles from his hometown; and

WHEREAS, Rich, who knew from an early age that he wanted to get involved in law enforcement, attended the 63rd Police Academy at College of the Redwoods and, in June 1991, Rich began his law enforcement career with the Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office as a Deputy Sheriff; and

WHEREAS, In July 1995, Rich returned to his childhood home to accept a job as a Deputy with the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office, and at the time was assigned to the Willow Creek/Hoopa community, working patrol operations protecting the citizens of Humboldt County for four years before moving to the superior court as a bailiff; and

WHEREAS, In August 2001, Rich became a detective with the Sheriffs Criminal Investigation Division, where he was assigned to felony assault and homicide cases, and where, because of his hard and diligent work, he was promoted to investigator with the division, quickly becoming the senior investigator taking on the most complex homicide and high profile felony cases in the county; and

WHEREAS, In April 2013, Rich made the decision to transfer to patrol operations and work back in the area where he grew up, Loleta, California; and

WHEREAS, He accepted the Eel River Valley Deputy position which was funded by the Bear River Tribe, and he worked with the tribe and citizens of Loleta and Eel River Valley to stop escalating crime that was reported in the area; and

WHEREAS, Rich quickly became a popular sight and gained the trust and admiration of the many people living in the Eel River Valley; and

WHEREAS, Richs family and friends could not have been more proud of Richs commitment to protecting and serving Humboldt County, where Rich always drew a crowd of admirers and where his strong athletic build and warm character were welcoming to the people Rich served; and

WHEREAS, In January 2014, Rich was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, and on December 30, 2014, he was forced to medically retire at the rank of Corporal; and

WHEREAS, On September 7, 2015, on his 45th birthday, surrounded by his loving wife Morgan, his three children, Chaz, Cade, and Callee, and friends, Rich passed away, which was a devastating loss to his family, friends, and the Humboldt County community; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of Richs great contributions and sacrifice in serving the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office and the citizens of Humboldt County, it would be fitting to designate the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt in his memory; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway; and be it further

Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the costs of erecting the appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

 CONSENT  

Bill No: ACR 43

Author:

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Vote: 21

SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 7/11/17

AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Atkins, Gaines, McGuire, Mendoza, Morrell, Roth, Vidak, Wiener

NO VOTE RECORDED: Skinner, Wieckowski

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 5/11/17 (Consent) - See last page for vote

SUBJECT:

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This resolution designates the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway.

ANALYSIS: The Senate Transportation and Housing 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:

1. 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 or structure is located.
2. The person being honored must be deceased.
3. The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
4. 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.
5. The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles in length.
6. The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus and be without local opposition.
7. 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 the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway. It requests that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon receiving sufficient donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.

Background

Mr. Schlesiger began his law enforcement career with the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff in 1991. In July 1995, Rich returned to his childhood home to accept a job as a Deputy with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office; he was assigned to the Willow Creek/Hoopa community working patrol operations protecting the citizens of Humboldt County for four years before moving to the Superior Court as a bailiff. In August 2001, Rich became a detective with the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division, where he was assigned to felony assault and homicide cases, and where, because of his hard and diligent work, he was promoted to investigator with the division, quickly becoming the senior investigator taking on the most complex homicide and high profile felony cases in the county. In April 2013, Rich made the decision to transfer to patrol operations and work back in the area where he grew up, Loleta, California. Mr. Schlesiger accepted the Eel River Valley Deputy position which was funded by the Bear River Tribe, and he worked with the tribe and citizens of Loleta and Eel River Valley to stop escalating crime that was reported in the area.

In January 2014, Rich was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, and on December 30, 2014, he was forced to medically retire at the rank of Corporal.

On September 7, 2015, on his 45th birthday, surrounded by his loving wife Morgan, his three children, Chaz, Cade, and Callee, and friends, Rich passed away, which was a devastating loss to his family, friends, and the Humboldt County community.

Comments

Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the service and contributions of Rich Schlesiger.

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

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/23/17)

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/23/17)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 5/11/17

AYES: Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Travis Allen, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Dababneh, Daly, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gomez, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wood, Rendon

NO VOTE RECORDED: Dahle, O'Donnell, Patterson

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8/23/17 14:57:28

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING

Senator Jim Beall, Chair

2017 - 2018 Regular

Bill No: Hearing Date: 7/11/2017

SUBJECT: .

DIGEST: This resolution designates the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger 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:

1. 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 or structure is located.
2. The person being honored must be deceased.
3. The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
4. 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.
5. The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles in length.
6. The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus and be without local opposition.
7. 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 would designate the portion of State Route 101 located between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in the County of Humboldt as the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway. It requests that the Department of Transportation to erect appropriate signs upon receiving sufficient donations from non-state sources to covers the costs.

COMMENTS:

1. Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the service and contributions of Rich Schlesiger.
2. Background on Rich Schlesiger. Mr. Schlesiger began his law enforcement career with the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff in 1991. In July 1995, Rich returned to his childhood home to accept a job as a Deputy with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office; he was assigned to the Willow Creek/Hoopa community working patrol operations protecting the citizens of Humboldt County for four years before moving to the Superior Court as a bailiff. In August 2001, Rich became a detective with the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division, where he was assigned to felony assault and homicide cases, and where, because of his hard and diligent work, he was promoted to investigator with the division, quickly becoming the senior investigator taking on the most complex homicide and high profile felony cases in the county. In April 2013, Rich made the decision to transfer to patrol operations and work back in the area where he grew up, Loleta, California. Mr. Schlesiger accepted the Eel River Valley Deputy position which was funded by the Bear River Tribe, and he worked with the tribe and citizens of Loleta and Eel River Valley to stop escalating crime that was reported in the area.

In January 2014, Rich was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, and on December 30, 2014, he was forced to medically retire at the rank of Corporal.

On September 7, 2015, on his 45th birthday, surrounded by his loving wife Morgan, his three children, Chaz, Cade, and Callee, and friends, Rich passed away, which was a devastating loss to his family, friends, and the Humboldt County community.

1. Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is consistent with the provisions of the committee’s policy on highway designation.

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

POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday,

July 5, 2017.)

SUPPORT:

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors

OPPOSITION:

None received.

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Date of Hearing: May 8, 2017

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Jim Frazier, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:ACR 43 (

Author:Wood) – As Introduced Ver:March 23, 2017

SUBJECT: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway

SUMMARY: Designates a portion of State Highway Route 101 (SR 101) in Humboldt County as the “Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway.” Specifically, this resolution:

1. Recounts the life and accomplishments of Rich Schlesiger, an officer in the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
2. Designates the portion of SR 101 between milepost marker 68.00 near Hookton Road and milepost marker 64.50 near the Ferndale exit in Humboldt County as the “Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Rich Schlesiger Memorial Highway.”
3. Requests that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.

EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation and maintenance of highway signs.

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the measure requests that Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering the cost.

COMMENTS: Rich Schlesiger was a corporal in the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and began his career in law enforcement in 1991. Corporal Schlesiger passed away on his September 7, 2015, his 45^th birthday, after being diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer in January 2014. Corporal Schlesiger is survived by his wife and three children. This resolution designating a portion of SR 101 in Humboldt County in his honor acknowledges the impact Corporal Schlesiger made in his community.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors

Opposition

None on file

Analysis Prepared by: Justin Behrens / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093