Bill Text: CA ACR12 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 151, Statutes of 2015. [ACR12 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR12-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 12 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 151
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 2015
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 27, 2015
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 7, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member O'Donnell
JANUARY 26, 2015
Relative to the Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C.
Sanchez Memorial Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 12, O'Donnell. Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C.
Sanchez Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate the portion of State Highway Route
110 between Exit 1A and Exit 1B in the City of Los Angeles as the
Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer Roberto C. Sanchez Memorial
Highway. The measure would also request the Department of
Transportation 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.
WHEREAS, Robert Joe Mata was a police officer for the Los Angeles
Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Officer Mata was born on October 10, 1973, in Los
Angeles, California. He graduated from Etiwanda High School in June
of 1991; and
WHEREAS, Officer Mata enlisted in the United States Navy in 1992,
serving on the destroyer U.S.S. Fletcher (DD-992). During his service
to our country, Officer Mata was awarded the National Defense
Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (First Award), and
the Southwest Asia Service Medal, which is awarded to those naval
personnel who patrolled the area near Iraq during the months after
the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait; and
WHEREAS, Upon discharge from the United States Navy, Officer Mata
settled in Hawaii, where he met and married his wife, Holly. They
moved to Whittier, California, and had two daughters, Kaleikaumaka
and Pi-ilani; and
WHEREAS, Officer Mata entered the Los Angeles Police Academy on
January 22, 1996. He served his probationary time in the Newton area,
where his handling of a 15 year old potential runaway was
recognized. Office Mata convinced the troubled teen to stay home and
seek help to work through his troubles with his parent; and
WHEREAS, After passing his probation, Officer Mata moved on to the
Southeast area. Officer Mata's final division of assignment was in
the Harbor area, where he was assigned to the Specialized Enforcement
Unit, Gang Detail; and
WHEREAS, On September 19, 2000, Officer Mata was killed in a
vehicle accident in the Harbor area while responding to a call for
backup from another officer who was investigating a stolen vehicle;
and
WHEREAS, Roberto C. Sanchez was a police officer for the Los
Angeles Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez was born on September 19, 1981, in Mexico
City, Mexico to his loving parents, Francisco and Patricia Sanchez;
and
WHEREAS, The Sanchez family moved to Santa Ana, California, where
Officer Sanchez attended Saddleback High School; and
WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez entered the Los Angeles Police Academy in
2008, believing that being a police officer was the most honorable
way of serving the community and protecting the innocent; and
WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez married his wife, Sonia, on June 14,
2009; and
WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez honorably served with the Los Angeles
Police Department for six years. His assignments included the areas
of West Los Angeles, Newton, and Harbor, and he worked with his
partner Rich Medina; and
WHEREAS, Officer Sanchez enjoyed spending time with his family and
friends, and volunteering at his niece's school, where he read to
students for "Read Across America"; and
WHEREAS, On May 3, 2014, Officer Sanchez and his partner were in
pursuit of a vehicle after attempting to make a traffic stop. While
continuing the pursuit, Officer Sanchez's vehicle was struck by
another vehicle near the intersection of Senator Avenue and Anaheim
Street in Los Angeles, California. Officer Sanchez and his partner
were transported to a local hospital where Officer Sanchez later
succumbed to his injuries; and
WHEREAS, It is appropriate to memorialize the service and
sacrifices of Officers Mata and Sanchez by designating a portion of
State Highway Route 110 in their honor; 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 Highway Route 110 between Exit 1A and Exit 1B in the
City of Los Angeles as the Officer Robert Joe Mata and Officer
Roberto C. Sanchez 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 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 Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
