SCR 124: Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway.
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2018-07-06
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway. The measure would 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.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway. The measure would 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.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway. The measure would 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.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway. The measure would 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, Harold Del Ponte was born in the City of Crescent City in the County of Del Norte on December 31, 1916, and spent his life serving the County of Del Norte and surrounding areas as a leader and public servant in multiple capacities; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte received his elementary education in a one-room schoolhouse in Terwer Valley, attended Del Norte High School in the City of Crescent City, and earned a degree in forestry from Washington State University; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte worked for the United States Forest Service in the Counties of Del Norte, Trinity, and Plumas before being drafted into the United States Air Force during World War II; and
WHEREAS, When Del Ponte returned to the County of Del Norte, he ran the family dairy farm and remained in the cattle trade for the rest of his working years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was extremely active in his community, serving with multiple local boards and organizations during his life; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was the longest-running member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, serving from 1953 to 1973, where he represented the county during the devastating 1955 and 1964 floods and the 1964 tsunami, and was chairman of the board for five years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte served on the Del Norte Planning Commission for 12 years, on the Del Norte County Knife and Fork Club for six years, as the director of the Del Norte County Fair for nine years, as a 4-H community leader for more than 20 years, and as a director and lifetime member of the Del Norte County Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was a former president and member of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce for more than 50 years, the Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce for approximately 40 years, the Del Norte County Farm Bureau for 20 years, and the Kiwanis Club for 48 years, for which he was also a former Lieutenant Governor; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was valued and honored by his community, receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Del Norte Unified School District and serving as the Grand Marshal of the local Fourth of July parade in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte also served as a member of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for four years, and was a weather observer for the National Weather Service for 55 years, which earned him multiple awards, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Benjamin Franklin Award for more than 20,075 weather observations over 55 years; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of over 50 years of service above and beyond the call of duty to the County of Del Norte, Del Ponte was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 by former United States Congressman Frank Riggs; and
WHEREAS, To honor Harold Del Pontes decades of service to the region, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 101 in his honor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte that is bordered on the south by the county line separating the Counties of Del Norte and Humboldt and continuing north for two miles, from DN post mile M 0.0 to DN post mile R 2.0, as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation 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 Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Harold Del Ponte was born in the City of Crescent City in the County of Del Norte on December 31, 1916, and spent his life serving the County of Del Norte and surrounding areas as a leader and public servant in multiple capacities; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte received his elementary education in a one-room schoolhouse in Terwer Valley, attended Del Norte High School in the City of Crescent City, and earned a degree in forestry from Washington State University; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte worked for the United States Forest Service in the Counties of Del Norte, Trinity, and Plumas before being drafted into the United States Air Force during World War II; and
WHEREAS, When Del Ponte returned to the County of Del Norte, he ran the family dairy farm and remained in the cattle trade for the rest of his working years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was extremely active in his community, serving with multiple local boards and organizations during his life; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was the longest-running member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, serving from 1953 to 1973, where he represented the county during the devastating 1955 and 1964 floods and the 1964 tsunami, and was chairman of the board for five years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte served on the Del Norte Planning Commission for 12 years, on the Del Norte County Knife and Fork Club for six years, as the director of the Del Norte County Fair for nine years, as a 4-H community leader for more than 20 years, and as a director and lifetime member of the Del Norte County Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was a former president and member of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce for more than 50 years, the Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce for approximately 40 years, the Del Norte County Farm Bureau for 20 years, and the Kiwanis Club for 48 years, for which he was also a former Lieutenant Governor; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was valued and honored by his community, receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Del Norte Unified School District and serving as the Grand Marshal of the local Fourth of July parade in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte also served as a member of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for four years, and was a weather observer for the National Weather Service for 55 years, which earned him multiple awards, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Benjamin Franklin Award for more than 20,075 weather observations over 55 years; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of over 50 years of service above and beyond the call of duty to the County of Del Norte, Del Ponte was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 by former United States Congressman Frank Riggs; and
WHEREAS, To honor Harold Del Pontes decades of service to the region, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 101 in his honor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte that is bordered on the south by the county line separating the Counties of Del Norte and Humboldt and continuing north for two miles, from DN post mile M 0.0 to DN post mile R 2.0, as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation 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 Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Harold Del Ponte was born in the City of Crescent City in the County of Del Norte on December 31, 1916, and spent his life serving the County of Del Norte and surrounding areas as a leader and public servant in multiple capacities; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte received his elementary education in a one-room schoolhouse in Terwer Valley, attended Del Norte High School in the City of Crescent City, and earned a degree in forestry from Washington State University; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte worked for the United States Forest Service in the Counties of Del Norte, Trinity, and Plumas before being drafted into the United States Air Force during World War II; and
WHEREAS, When Del Ponte returned to the County of Del Norte, he ran the family dairy farm and remained in the cattle trade for the rest of his working years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was extremely active in his community, serving with multiple local boards and organizations during his life; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was the longest-running member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, serving from 1953 to 1973, where he represented the county during the devastating 1955 and 1964 floods and the 1964 tsunami, and was chairman of the board for five years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte served on the Del Norte Planning Commission for 12 years, on the Del Norte County Knife and Fork Club for six years, as the director of the Del Norte County Fair for nine years, as a 4-H community leader for more than 20 years, and as a director and lifetime member of the Del Norte County Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was a former president and member of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce for more than 50 years, the Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce for approximately 40 years, the Del Norte County Farm Bureau for 20 years, and the Kiwanis Club for 48 years, for which he was also a former Lieutenant Governor; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was valued and honored by his community, receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Del Norte Unified School District and serving as the Grand Marshal of the local Fourth of July parade in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte also served as a member of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for four years, and was a weather observer for the National Weather Service for 55 years, which earned him multiple awards, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Benjamin Franklin Award for more than 20,075 weather observations over 55 years; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of over 50 years of service above and beyond the call of duty to the County of Del Norte, Del Ponte was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 by former United States Congressman Frank Riggs; and
WHEREAS, To honor Harold Del Pontes decades of service to the region, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 101 in his honor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte that is bordered on the south by the county line separating the Counties of Del Norte and Humboldt and continuing north for two miles, from DN post mile M 0.0 to DN post mile R 2.0, as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation 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 Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Harold Del Ponte was born in the City of Crescent City in the County of Del Norte on December 31, 1916, and spent his life serving the County of Del Norte and surrounding areas as a leader and public servant in multiple capacities; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte received his elementary education in a one-room schoolhouse in Terwer Valley, attended Del Norte High School in the City of Crescent City, and earned a degree in forestry from Washington State University; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte worked for the United States Forest Service in the Counties of Del Norte, Trinity, and Plumas before being drafted into the United States Air Force during World War II; and
WHEREAS, When Del Ponte returned to the County of Del Norte, he ran the family dairy farm and remained in the cattle trade for the rest of his working years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was extremely active in his community, serving with multiple local boards and organizations during his life; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was the longest-running member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, serving from 1953 to 1973, where he represented the county during the devastating 1955 and 1964 floods and the 1964 tsunami, and was chairman of the board for five years; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte served on the Del Norte Planning Commission for 12 years, on the Del Norte County Knife and Fork Club for six years, as the director of the Del Norte County Fair for nine years, as a 4-H community leader for more than 20 years, and as a director and lifetime member of the Del Norte County Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was a former president and member of the Klamath Chamber of Commerce for more than 50 years, the Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce for approximately 40 years, the Del Norte County Farm Bureau for 20 years, and the Kiwanis Club for 48 years, for which he was also a former Lieutenant Governor; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte was valued and honored by his community, receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Del Norte Unified School District and serving as the Grand Marshal of the local Fourth of July parade in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Del Ponte also served as a member of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for four years, and was a weather observer for the National Weather Service for 55 years, which earned him multiple awards, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Benjamin Franklin Award for more than 20,075 weather observations over 55 years; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of over 50 years of service above and beyond the call of duty to the County of Del Norte, Del Ponte was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 by former United States Congressman Frank Riggs; and
WHEREAS, To honor Harold Del Pontes decades of service to the region, it would be a fitting tribute to designate a portion of State Highway Route 101 in his honor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte that is bordered on the south by the county line separating the Counties of Del Norte and Humboldt and continuing north for two miles, from DN 0.0 to DN 2.0, as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation 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 Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
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Status
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| Jul 6, 2018 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 119, Statutes of 2018. |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:15 p.m. |
| Jun 28, 2018 | In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Jun 26, 2018 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 25). |
| Jun 4, 2018 | Referred to Com. on TRANS. |
| May 29, 2018 | In Assembly. Held at Desk. |
| May 29, 2018 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| May 16, 2018 | From consent calendar. |
| May 15, 2018 | Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. |
| May 14, 2018 | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. |
| May 4, 2018 | Set for hearing May 14. |
| May 1, 2018 | From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 24, 2018 | Set for hearing May 1. |
| Apr 24, 2018 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. |
| Apr 23, 2018 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. |
| Apr 4, 2018 | Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. |
| Mar 22, 2018 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
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| Jun 28, 2018 | SCR 124 McGuire Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Jun 25, 2018 | Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation |
Passed |
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| May 29, 2018 | Senate 3rd Reading SCR124 McGuire et al. | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| May 1, 2018 | Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing |
Passed |
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| county of del norte board of supervisors | ** Support | Jun 22, 2018 |
Date of Hearing: June 25, 2018
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
SBPCA Bill Id:SCR 124
Author:(McGuire) – As Amended Ver:April 24, 2018
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
SUBJECT: Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway
SUMMARY: Designates a specified portion of State Highway Route (SR) 101 in the County of Del Norte as the “Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway”. Specifically, this resolution:
- Recounts the life and accomplishments of Harold Del Ponte.
- Designates the portion of SR 101 in the County of Del Norte that is bordered on the south by the county line separating the Counties of Del Norte and Humboldt and continuing north for two miles, from DN post mile M 0.0 to DN post mile R 2.0, as the “Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway”.
- 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 resolution requests that Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering the cost.
COMMENTS: Harold Del Ponte was born in the City of Crescent City in the County of Del Norte on December 31, 1916, and spent his life serving the County of Del Norte and surrounding areas as a leader and public servant in multiple capacities. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II and was the longest-running member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors, serving from 1953 to 1973. He was a part of many local community organizations and won several awards for his service. This resolution designates a specified portion of SR 101 in the County of Del Norte as the “Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway” in acknowledgment for the significant contribution he made to his community.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
County of Del Norte Board of Supervisors
Opposition
None on File
Analysis Prepared by: Cynthia Alvarez / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | SCR |
CONSENT
Bill No: SCR 124
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SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 12-0, 5/1/18
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Dodd, Gaines, Galgiani, McGuire, Morrell, Roth, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wiener
NO VOTE RECORDED: Skinner
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
DIGEST:
This resolution designates a portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway.
ANALYSIS: This resolution designates the portion of State Highway 101 at the county line and continuing north for two miles as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway. The Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs and, upon receiving sufficient donations from non-state sources, to erect those signs.
Background
- Purpose. The purpose of this resolution is to honor the life and service of Harold Del Ponte by renaming a portion of Highway 101 after him.
- Mr. Del Ponte. Harold Del Ponte was born in the City of Crescent City, where he attended school. He was an Air Force veteran. In the County of Del Norte he ran the family dairy farm. He was the longest-running member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors and also served on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Del Norte Planning Commission, Klamath Chamber of Commerce, Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce, Del Norte County Farm Bureau, and Kiwanis Club. In recognition of over 50 years of service to the County of Del Norte, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 96.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Local: No
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/15/18)
None received
5/16/18 10:26:24
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2017 - 2018 Regular
Bill No: Hearing Date: 5/1/2018
Author: | McGuire | ||
Version: | 4/24/2018 | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Randy Chinn | ||
SUBJECT:
DIGEST: This bill designates a portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Del Norte as the Harold Del Ponte 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:
- 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.
- 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 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 the portion of State Highway 101 at the county line and continuing north for two miles as the Harold Del Ponte Memorial Highway. The Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs and, upon receiving sufficient donations from non-state sources, to erect those signs.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. The purpose of this resolution is to honor the life and service of Harold Del Ponte by renaming a portion of Highway 101 after him.
- Background on Mr. Del Ponte. Harold Del Ponte was born in the City of Crescent City, where he attended school. He was an Air Force veteran. In the County of Del Norte he ran the family dairy farm. He was the longest-running member of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors and also served on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Del Norte Planning Commission, Klamath Chamber of Commerce, Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce, Del Norte County Farm Bureau, and Kiwanis Club. In recognition of over 50 years of service to the County of Del Norte, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 96.
- 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,
April 25, 2018.)
SUPPORT:
None received.
OPPOSITION:
None received.
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