Bill Text: CA ACR121 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Pohlman

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-24-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 192, Statutes of 2016. [ACR121 Detail]

Download: California-2015-ACR121-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 121	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gomez

                        JANUARY 20, 2016

   Relative to the Deputy Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 121, as introduced, Gomez. Deputy Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial
Interchange.
   This measure would designate the interchange at State Highway
Route 60 and Interstate 710 in the County of Los Angeles as the
Deputy Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange. The measure would
request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of
appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon
receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost,to erect
those signs.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, Thomas H. Pohlman was a sheriff's deputy with the Los
Angeles County Sheriff's Department; and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Pohlman was born on July 8, 1950, and was
appointed as a sheriff's deputy on May 29, 1973; and
   WHEREAS, On April 19, 1978, Deputy Pohlman was on patrol when he
smelled ether, used in the manufacture of the drug PCP, coming from a
nearby house. As Deputy Pohlman and his partner approached the
house, a man bolted from the home. Deputy Pohlman pursued the suspect
on foot, while his partner went back to the squad car to radio for
assistance. Deputy Pohlman caught the suspect, and, while the suspect
was being handcuffed, the suspect gained control of Deputy Pohlman's
revolver and shot him. Deputy Pohlman died at the scene; and
   WHEREAS, Deputy Pohlman honorably served with the department and
bravely gave his life in the service of his community; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of Deputy Pohlman's commitment and
sacrifice while serving and protecting the residents of the County of
Los Angeles, it is a fitting tribute to designate the interchange at
State Highway Route 60 and Interstate 710 in the County of Los
Angeles as the Deputy Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial Interchange; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
interchange at State Highway Route 60 and Interstate 710 in the
County of Los Angeles as the Deputy Thomas H. Pohlman Memorial
Interchange; 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 Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.