TITLE
Recommendation to support Senate Concurrent Resolution 159: Long Beach Fire Captain David Rosa Memorial Highway.
DISCUSSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution 159, introduced by Senators Patricia Bates, Ricardo Lara and Janet Nguyen would designate a portion of Interstate 5 between Camino Las Ramblas and the Ortega Highway in the County of Orange as the Long Beach Fire Captain David Rosa Memorial Highway.
Long Beach Fire Captain David Rosa, assigned to Fire Station 10 in the central part of Long Beach was shot as he responded to an explosion at a senior living complex and died later that same day from his wounds. Captain Rosa died doing what he did every day: Running selflessly toward danger to protect the most vulnerable.
Captain Rosa coached his sons in baseball and was a volunteer for the little league in the community of San Juan Capistrano where he and his family lived. California Highway memorials recognize people who have provided extraordinary public service or public good and have a connection to the community where the highway is located. It is, therefore, fitting to support the renaming of Interstate 5 in San Juan Capistrano in his honor so all those who drive the Long Beach Fire Captain David Rosa Memorial Highway know that a firefighter gave the ultimate sacrifice for our safety.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA,
SEVEN DISTRICT
COUNCILWOMAN LENA GONZALEZ,
FIRST DISTRICT
COUNCILMEMBER JEANNINE PEARCE,
SECOND DISTRICT
VICE MAYOR DEE ANDREWS,
SIXTH DISTRICT