LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
WILL BEGIN. AS A SUBCOMMITTEE,
PLEASE EXCUSE THE SENATORS
COMING IN AND OUT BECAUSE
EVERYBODY IS OBVIOUSLY PRETTY
BUSY SO WE'LL CONTINUE. THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS WILL COME TO
ORDER GOOD AFTERNOON AND CAN AND
AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
CABIN CABIN 19 RISK AH COVID 19
RISK. THE SENATE CONTINUES TO
WELCOME THE PUBLIC AND HAS
PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH IN
PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALS
WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT. PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE
NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED
ON YOUR COMMITTEE WEB SITE AND I
WILL RECITE IT NOW. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 8772. AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS 601. FOR 832.
I WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING
THE HEARING, AS IS CUSTOMARY IN
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO DISRUPTED LI
AH. WHO DISRUPTS THE MEETING
WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING
SERVICE AND OR WILL BE
DISCONNECTED OR MUTED. WE'RE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARING
HERE IN THE OLD STREET BUILDING
. I ASK ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT IN ROOM
2200 SO WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR
QUORUM. AND WE BEGIN TO HEARING
BUT AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED WILL
BEGIN AS A SUBCOMMITTEE, AND AS
WE PROCEED, WILL TRY TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. BEFORE WE
CONTINUE DAYS AGENDA. LET'S
ESTABLISH THE FACT THAT THE CORN
WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL LATER.
ONCE AGAIN. AH THAT'S YOUR
VOTING PURPOSES THERE, SENATOR.
AH MADAM SECRETARY. AH. WOULD
YOU CALL THE ROAD THAT WE HAVE?
I'M SORRY. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO
CALL THE ROLE THAT WE HAVE,
OKAY? ALRIGHT LET'S SEE AGAIN.
IT'S NO QUORUM AT THE TIME. AH!
AND TODAY WE HAVE. EIGHT ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA. AH 10 ITEMS AND
ATE OUR CONSENT. AND WE CAN'T
MAKE A MOTION. WE DON'T HAVE THE
FORUM. SO CAN SEND CALENDAR WILL
COME BACK TO THAT LATER. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE. WE CAN'T CALL
THE ROLL AGAIN. AH! SO WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO IS BEGIN WITH
THE PRESENTATION. AH, BY OUR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. AND.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA YOU
HAVE ASSEMBLY BILL 15 95
VETERANS CEMETERY COUNTY OF
ORANGE URGENT SHAPE. AH, IF YOU
PLEASE COME AND PRESENT YOUR
BILL. AND AS YOU PREPARE TO DO
THAT AH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT
THE LINES ARE OPEN AND WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR SUPPORT.
AND OR COUNTER. DUE TO
CONSTRAINTS REGARDING THE LENGTH
OF THE HEARING TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS. COMMITTEE CHAIR
MAY INSTITUTE TIME LIMITS ON
TESTIMONY AND EACH SIDE WILL BE
PERMITTED THREE MINUTES, ALL
OTHERS WISHING TO TESTIFY. MUST
LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR
NAME, AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ON THE MEASURE. AND WE HAVE NO
LEADS SUPPORT. I UNDERSTAND. WE
DO. OKAY SO IN PERSON WE HAVE
NICK BARBARA DINO. IS THAT. UM
WHO IS HE? A MARINE CORPS
VETERAN VIETNAM ERA. AND. SO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GO AHEAD AND
BEGIN AND PRESENT YOUR BILL. AND
ALSO I LET ME POINT OUT THAT WE
HAVE AMY JENKINS, A LOBBYIST FOR
THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AND
PRESIDENT OF THE POSITION
ADVOCACY, SO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GO
AHEAD AND BEGIN GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBER. I FIRST
WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH OF THE
MEMBERS HERE TODAY FOR THEIR
LONG SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AS
VETERANS ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT TO WHO
WORKED ON THIS BILL. I THINK
INTO THE LATE HOURS BUT HAS
WORKED FOR QUITE A LONG TIME ON
THIS BILL. TODAY I'M PRESENTING
A B 15 95 TO MOVE FORWARD.
VETERANS CEMETERY IN ORANGE
COUNTY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO
ANNOUNCE AND REPORT THAT WE ARE
ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS
THAT CAME IN AT AS OF LAST
NIGHT, AND AH THAT WE NOW HAVE.
SENATOR TOM UMBERG, WHO HAS
JOINED IN SUPPORT OF OUR BILL AS
A JOINT AUTHOR. THANK YOU GOOD.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
WORKED ON THIS LEGISLATION SINCE
2014. THERE CERTAINLY HAS BEEN
MANY TWISTS. MANY TURNS MANY
STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED, AND IT HAS BEEN A LONG
AH PROCESS, BUT I BELIEVE
ANYTHING THAT IS WORTHWHILE CAN
SOMETIMES TAKE TWISTS, TURNS
AMENDMENTS AND YET WE STILL CAN
COME TO A PLACE THAT WE CAN ALL
BE VERY PROUD OF THE OF SO I'M
ESPECIALLY PROUD THAT WE ARE AT
THAT PLACE TODAY. WE ARE AT THE
PLACE TODAY WHERE WE CAN GO BACK
TO OUR COMMUNITIES INTO ORANGE
COUNTY AND TO OUR VETERANS AND
SAY WE WILL INDEED MOVE FORWARD
WITH A CONCEPT OF A VETERAN
CEMETERY AND ORANGE COUNTY.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
TERRY. IN 2014. THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
ESTIMATED THE COUNTY OF COUNTY
OF ORANGE WAS HOME TO MORE THAN
117,000 VETERANS. AND YET MANY
OF OUR VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES MUST TRAVEL TO
RIVERSIDE. THIS CONCEPT OF A
VETERAN CEMETERY AND ORANGE
COUNTY WOULD ALLOW FAMILIES TO
NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO VISIT THEIR
LOVED ONES, BUT ALSO TO HAVE
ACCESS WHICH WE KNOW WHEN
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TRAVEL WELL
OVER AN HOUR THAT SOMETIMES THEY
JUST DON'T MAKE THAT DRIVE,
ESPECIALLY AS THEY AGE. I AM
PLEASED TO INFORM THE COMMITTEE
IN THE COUNTY THAT ORANGE COUNTY
IS A SPONSOR OF THIS BILL AND IS
RECEIVING IN THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS VIA RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY ALL 34 CITIES IN THE
COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, A B 15 95 IS
SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS VETERANS
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING
AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE AMERICAN GOLD
STAR MOTHERS. VIETNAM VETERANS
OF AMERICAN AMERICA AND OTHER
REGIONAL VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS
AND ALSO LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION
CLUBS IN ORANGE COUNTY. AS I
STATED, WE BEGAN WORKING ON THIS
CONCEPT BACK IN 2014. WE
ACTUALLY HAD GOVERNOR BROWN COME
OUT TWICE TO LOOK AT THE
ORIGINAL SITE. AH, AND WE EVEN
HAD OUR SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
ANTHONY RENDON, COME OUT TO LOOK
AT OUR ORIGINAL SITES.
THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, THERE'S
BEEN MANY DISCUSSIONS, BUT I
WILL JUST KEEP IT VERY SIMPLE
TODAY AND SAY THAT I AM VERY
PLEASED THAT WE'RE AT A PLACE TO
PRESENT THIS LEGISLATION. AND I
DO THINK SENATOR AMBERG. IT
HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN EASY. IT HAS
BEEN TOUGH, BUT WE'RE BOTH TOUGH
, RIGHT? AND I THINK WE'RE OUT
OF PLACE THAT WE CAN BOTH
PROUDLY STAND TOGETHER AND BRING
THIS FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, AS
YOU NOTED, WE DO HAVE TWO
WITNESSES AND I WOULD LIKE TO
CALL. LET'S BEGIN WITH NICK MARK
. UH BERNARDINO MARINE CORPS
VETERAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR,
SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. MY NAME IS
NICK BERTINO. I AM A UNITED
STATES. MARINE CORPS COMBAT
VETERANS SERVED IN VIETNAM. 1967
68 03 31 MACHINE GUNNER WAS AH,
AT THE TET OFFENSIVE, AND WITH
JUDGE CARTER AT CASON EXCEPT TOM
AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS. THE
JUDGE WAS AT THE TOP OF THE
HILL. I WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
HILL AND HE SPENT SOME VERY
GREAT NIGHTS TOGETHER, CASON. UM
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT
VALERIE, THE VETERANS ALLIANCE
OF ORANGE CAN WE HAVE OVER 150?
VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING, UH. AMERICAN LEGION V
F W. DISABLED VETS OF DISABLED
VETS OF AMERICA, VIETNAM VETS OF
AMERICA. THE STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATIONS AND THAT'S AL.
FORGET HIM. AND THEN ALL OF US
WHO ARE BETS? NO IF YOU FORGET
ONE. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN
I GET BACK? SO, UM AND I ALSO
OUR GROUP AND OUR COALITION THAT
THE TWO LADIES HAD TO LEAVE. BUT
I WANT TO MENTION THEM BECAUSE
THEY HAVE BEEN STANDING BIAS
THROUGH THIS. THROUGH EVERY BIT
OF THE WAY GOLD STAR MOTHERS
AND, UM. THEY HAVE FOUGHT WITH
US SIDE BY SIDE. EVEN WHEN THE
BATTLE. MADE THEM RELIVE THE
MEMORIES OF THEIR CHILDREN WHO
THEY SACRIFICED. AND. NOT HAVING
A CEMETERY AFTER 10. YEARS OF
FIGHTING FOR THIS CEMETERY IS
JUST IT REALLY HAS HURT HIM. AND
IT'S HURT HIM BAD. AND THEY
WANTED TO SPEAK TODAY, BUT THEY
THEY HAD TO LEAVE. I MEAN, I
DON'T I HAD A WHOLE PREPARED
THING HERE, AND I DON'T WANT TO
DO THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU.
COLONEL LINDBERGH. I APPRECIATE
IT VERY MUCH. FOR YOU YOUR HELP
AND COMING ON BOARD. COMMON I
HAVE HAD MANY AGREEMENTS OVER
OUR 30 YEAR FRIENDSHIP, AND
WE'VE HAD A FEW DISAGREEMENTS.
THAT I APPRECIATE IT. UM. IT WAS
A 10 YEAR STRUGGLE WE FOUGHT AND
KIND OF WHAT HAPPEED WAS FIRST
WE WERE ON ONE PIECE OF
PROPERTY. AND YOU KNOW PEOPLE,
WHETHER IN CITY OF IRVINE LIKED
IT DIDN'T LIKE IT. THEN WE GOT
TO ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY.
THAT WAS A LAND SWAP, AND PEOPLE
DISAGREED WITH THE LAND SWAPS,
SO THEY PUT A BALLOT INITIATIVE
AND KICKED US OFF OF THAT ONE.
AND THEN WE THOUGHT OF GOING TO
THIS BACK TO THE OTHER PIECE OF
PROPERTY, BUT THERE ISN'T A
LARGE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THAT
LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO THAT, AND
THEY FOUGHT LIKE CRAZY SAYING,
NO, YOU CAN'T COME HERE AND
WE'LL FILE LAWSUITS BEFORE YOU
SO WE GOT KICKED OFF OF THAT
PROPERTY. AND THEN WE HAD A
COMPROMISE PROPERTY THAT THE
PEOPLE WHO LIKE THE ORIGINAL
PROPERTY DIDN'T LIKE THIS ONE,
SO WE GOT KICKED OFF OF THAT
ONE. SO BEFORE IT WAS ALL
SETTING DOWN, BRING IT CLOSER.
GOT MORE TO GO. OKAY, SO,
SENATOR OFF TO HIS NEXT MEETING,
OKAY. BOTTOM LINE IS I'LL MAKE
IT. OF THIS CONCLUDE WITH HAS
BEEN A LONG, LONG, LONG FIGHT
AND. VERY PROUD TO SEE THAT I
HOPE AND PRAY ON BEHALF OF EVERY
VETERAN IN ORANGE COUNTY THAT WE
HAVE NOW ENDED THAT FIGHT AND
TOGETHER JOINTLY HOLDING HANDS,
WE WILL GO AND GET THIS DONE FOR
YEAH. GREAT VETERANS. OF OUR
COUNTY. THANK YOU. GLAD YOU'RE
ABLE TO STAND UP AND SPEAK
BEFORE THE SENATOR AND THE
ASSEMBLY WOMAN. BECAUSE I KNOW
HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO YOU. AMY
YOU'RE UP NEXT AMY JENKINS
COUNTY. THANK YOU. HELLO, MR
CHAIRMAN SENATORS. IT'S A
PLEASURE TO BE HERE. AMY JENKINS
ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE PROUD
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL. I WILL
TRY TO BE BRIEF, SO I'LL JUST
SAY THAT THE COUNTYHAS PUT A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK INTO
THIS. LAST YEAR, THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
ALLOCATING 20 MILLION
EXCLUSIVELY FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT
AT A VETERANS CEMETERY LOCATION
IN ANAHEIM HILLS KNOWN AS GYPSUM
CANYON, AND ADOPTED A RESOLUTION
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT. UM PRIOR TO
THAT, IN 2018, THE BOARD DONATED
283 ACRES OF UNENCUMBERED COUNTY
OWNED LAND AT NO COST IN GYPSUM
CANYON AND DEEDED IT TO THE
ORANGE COUNTY CEMETERY DISTRICT
FOR A PUBLIC CEMETERY WITH HALF
THE USABLE ACREAGE TO BE SET
ASIDE FOR A STATE OWNED AND
OPERATED VETERANS CEMETERY. YET
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A STATE AND
FEDERAL DESIGNATION, CALVET MUST
STUDY ACQUIRED DESIGN DEVELOPED
, CONSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED THE
STATE OWNED AND OPERATED
VETERNS CEMETERY AND ORANGE
COUNTY. A B 15 95 WAS AS AS
AMENDED, WAS INTENTIONALLY
DRAFTED WITHOUT SPECIFYING A
SPECIFIC LOCATION BUT WOULD MAKE
IT ELIGIBLE ALONG WITH ANY OTHER
LOCATION IN ORANGE COUNTY. THIS
WAS DELIBERATE SO THAT WE DON'T
HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE YEAR AFTER YEAR AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS DONE
AS THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN
ARTICULATED AS THIS WILL VASTLY
STREAMLINED THE PROCESS. IN
CLOSING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
THE COUNTY WITH THE $20 MILLION
IS VERY, VERY COMMITTED TO
PUTTING FORWARD THE FUNDS TO
STUDY THE SITE AND CONDUCT THE
SITE ASSESSMENT WERE VERY EAGER
TO GET ON BOARD AND GET THIS
MOVING FORWARD, AND WE'RE
EXCITED THAT THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN
AND SENATOR AMBERG AND ALL OF
YOU ARE COMING TOGETHER AND
SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT. AND FOR
THESE REASONS WE THANK YOU AND
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AH BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU SO
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WOULD
LIKE TO. STAND UP TO THE MIC,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PAT MORAN WITH AARON
READING ASSOCIATES, REPRESENTING
THE ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SENATOR
ROBERT BROWER LARVAE IN RESIDENT
REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN LEGION
ON THE AREA COMMISSIONER FOR
AREA FIVE, WHICH INCLUDES THE
FIVE SOUTHERN NORTH COUNTIES OF
ORANGE COUNTY. EXCUSE ME. SAINT
BERNARDINO, RIVERSIDE, ETCETERA
, SO THIS REALLY BECOMES A
REGIONAL CEMETERY, AS OPPOSED TO
A VETERAN CEMETERY. IT SITS IN
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND LOS
ANGELES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
, WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE
DEPARTMENT GROUP EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED
THE GYPSUM CANYON LOCATION
LOCATION. AND I'VE BEEN WITH
THIS SINCE EIGHT YEARS. THE
FIRST HEARING WITH ASSEMBLYWOMAN
QUIRKS OVA IN 2014. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT. AH! OKAY AND, UH,
BEFORE YOU GO, I'D LIKE TO THE
SENATOR'S GOT TO GO. I WONDER IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
COMMENT. CERTAINLY INVITE THAT
LINE, BUT I KNOW YOU AND IN THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WORK SO VERY
HARD INTO THE LATE EVENING AND
BEFORE YOU RUN OFF TO YOUR NEXT
MEETING, I'D LIKE YOU TO, UH,
ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT HOW
YOU'RE FEELING BECAUSE THIS IS A
VERY MONUMENTAL TIME AND HISTORY. FOR
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. BUT BUT I DO WANT TO. ONE
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT IN MY THANKS
TO A NUMBER OF FOLKS FIRST
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA AND
SHE SAID, SHE'S MORE GONNA SINCE
2000 AND 14 HER PASSION, HER
DEDICATION TO BOTH VETERANS IN
THE CEMETERY. DESERVE. ACCOLADES
SHE AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DAILY
AND I PUT TOGETHER $20 MILLION.
IT'S NOW SITTING IN A STATE FUND
THAT WE ALL HOPE CAN BE USED
HERE IN THE NEAR TERM TO
ACTUALLY BUILD A CEMETERY IN
ORANGE COUNTY. I'M GRATEFUL TO
COUNTY OF ORANGE COUNTY OF
ORANGE. THIS IS THE FOURTH
STITES SITE THAT WILL BE STUDIED
. THE FOURTH SITE IS GOING TO BE
STUDIED WITH SOME ALACRITY. UM
THERE'S AN URGENCY CLAUSE OF
THIS BILL. THE COUNTY HAS
STEPPED UP AND INDICATED NOT
ONLY ITS WILLINGNESS BUT ITS
EAGERNESS ACTUALLY TO FUND THE
STUDY A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
THAT'S OUTLINED IN YOUR BILL.
SENATOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA THAT I THINK WILL,
UM I THINK THAT WILL MOVE THE
BALL FORWARD. THANK YOU, MR
BERARDINO. UM AS YOU MENTIONED,
THANK YOU, FOR YOUR KIND. WORDS
HAVE KNOWN ANOTHER MANY, MANY
YEARS AND WE'VE WORKED ON THIS
TOGETHER AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS. UM I
WILL BE. UM I WON'T BE VOTING I
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE
SUBCOMMITTEE. I WILL COME BACK
TO VOTE I, BUT I JUST WANTED TO
UNDERLINE, UM THE DEDICATION THE
FLEXIBILITY FOR SO MANY IN
PARTICULAR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA. SO THANK YOU. I'LL
BE BACK. THANK YOU, SENATOR. AND
WE TOOK THINGS A LITTLE BIT OUT
OF CONTEXT HERE, BUT, UH, SO THE
CENTER CAN GET GOING. SO NOW
LET'S OPEN UP THE LINES. UH, FOR
THOSE WHO ARE IN THE ROOM AND
SHELVES IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD
LIKE TO STAND UP AND COME TO THE
MICROPHONE AND SUPPORT I WANT TO
GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY. IF
NOT, LET'S GO TO THE PHONES. UH,
SO ANYONE, UH, READY TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT VIA TELEPHONE,
PLEASE. THE LINES ARE OPEN
MODERATOR. JUST TO TESTIFYING
SUPPORT. PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME IN A T AND T
SPECIALIST WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH
YOUR LINE NUMBER WILL GO TO
LIONS 72 GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
BUYING 72 YEAR OLD IS OPEN. BYE
MR SENATOR, MR. CHAIR, VETERAN
AND OTHER PRESENT. MY NAME IS
PEGGY CONDO AND A LOCAL RESIDENT
AT YOUR BELINDA IN THE BRYANT
RANCH AREA. APPRECIATE ALL THE
SERVICES FOR VETERANS. AH AND
THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING PUT
TOGETHER TO FIND A BURIAL GROUND
FOR THEM. I JUST WANT TO POINT
OUT THAT VIEWERS WILL SITE THAT
WAS DECIDED IN THE CITY OF
IRVINE WAS MOVED OUT AS WAS
MENTIONED EARLIER, THE LOCAL
RESIDENTS COMPLAINING ABOUT
BEING TOO CLOSE TO THEIR HOUSES.
THE NEW SITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS THE
INTERSECTION OF GYPSUM CANYON IN
91. IS ALREADY A SITE THAT IS
KNOWN FOR HUGE TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK
FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BEING
ONE OF THEM AND MY WIFE. BEING A
PHYSICIAN. WE ALREADY HAVE
TROUBLE ACCESSING THE FREEWAY AT
PEAK HOURS BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA
TRAFFIC. AND FEW YEARS AGO WE
HAD A FIRE IN THE AREA WE HAD TO
EVACUATE. EXCUSE ME. I NEED TO
INTERRUPT. I'D LIKE YOU JUST
GIVE ME YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION
AND IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OR AN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE. WE'VE GOT
QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. MY NAME IS
FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.
YOUR MELINDA BRIAN BACTERIA. I
AM IN OPPOSITION OF THE CEMETERY
. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PHONE CALL.
SURE NEXT ONLINE. AND LET'S GO
WITH SUPPORT MODERATOR SUPPORT
ONLY AT THIS TIME. YES, SIR.
LINE 92. MY NAME IS WAYNE YOST.
AND THE U. S. ARMY VETERANS
SERVED IN VIETNAM. I'M CURRENTLY
THE SENIOR VICE COMMANDER. FOR
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. NEXT UP 68. HI DON
GELLER WAITING ON THE LIGHT FOR
ABOUT 2.5 HOURS NOW, THANK YOU
SO MUCH. I'M A SON OF WORLD WAR
TWO MARINES. REPRESENTING TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF FELLOW IRVINE
RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING THIS
BILL, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD
TO A VETERAN CEMETERY AT THE
GREAT PARK IN IRVINE. THE FORMER
EL TORO MARINE BASE. THAT'S
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CALL.
NEXT UP, MODERATOR. LINE 92.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SENATORS. MY
NAME IS JOHN GABBERT. I SERVED
IN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE LIST
OF MARINE MARINE OFFICER FROM
1988 UNTIL 2000 AND FIVE AND
CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD,
CURRENTLY A SERVICE COMMANDER
FOR THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
POST 5868. AND WE'RE GOING TO
BEACH WITH MY FELLOW VETERANS. I
SUPPORT A B 586. 15 95 AND URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VETERANS
CEMETERY. VERY GOOD. AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. NEXT UP.
WE HAD ONE LINE IN Q ONE MOMENT
WHILE WE PROVIDE THEIR LINE
NUMBER. WE GOT A LINE 92. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE MULTIPLE SPEAKERS.
HELLO I'M DANIEL JENNINGS. I AM
THE COMMANDER OF DISTRICT TWO
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA VENTURE
INTO FOREIGN WARS AND CURRENTLY
A MASS EARN IN THE ARMY RESERVES
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT 15 94.
THANK YOU. AND NOW BE FOLLOWED
BY ANOTHER WITNESS AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE. GO RIGHT
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS TERRY
MCCARTY. I'M WITH THE AMERICAN
VETERANS. THE NATIONAL
COMMANDER. AND. A MARINE CORPS
VETERAN OF VIETNAM. I STRONGLY
SUPPORT ABC 15 95. THANK YOU.
NOW I'M GOING TO HAND THIS PHONE
TO ANOTHER WITNESS. GO RIGHT
AHEAD. THANK YOU. HELLO I'M
CHARLES CRYSTAL WITH AMVETS AND
I'M A VETERAN OF THE ARMY DURING
THE VIETNAM WAR. I STRONGLY
SUPPORT A B 15 95. THANK YOU.
I'M HANDING THE PHONE TO ANOTHER
WITNESS. THANK YOU. GO RIGHT
AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. MY NAME IS CHASE WICKER
SHAM? UM, THE U. S. ARMY VETERAN
SERVED IN VIETNAM IN 1970, ALSO
A MEMBER OF AMERICAN LEGION TO
91 IN NEWPORT BEACH WITH 4000
VETERAN MEMBERS AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT A B 15 95. AND NOW
HANDING IT TO ANOTHER WITNESS
RIGHT AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. PILLOW I'M BOBBY
MCDONALD. I'M REPRESENTING THE
BUFFALO SOLDIERS AT TUSKEGEE
AIRMAN POINT MARINES AND FOWLER
AND A VETERAN OF THE UNITED
STATES NAVY DOING VIETNAM WAR I
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 15 95. AND
THANK YOU NOW I'M HEADING
THOUGHT TO ANOTHER WITNESS.
THANK YOU. GO RIGHT AHEAD. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MY NAME IS
MERCY AND KILLED. MAJOR UNITED
STATES MARINE CORPS RETIRED, AND
I'M NOT OF VETERANS WITH THE
ORGANIZATION'S W. MARINE CARLY.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT MAYBE 15 95.
THANK YOU. NOW I'M HANDING TO
ANOTHER WITNESS RIGHT AHEAD AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I AM
CHECKED ADAMS. I'M WITH THE
BRAVE VETERANS GROUP. I'M A
MEMBER OF THE ARMY AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 15 95.
THANK YOU, AND I'M HANDING THE
PHONE TO ANOTHER WITNESS RIGHT
AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS ARE PRETTY CHONG. I
AM A POPULAR KOREA VIETNAM
BALANCE. NOW I'M UNITED STATES
CITIZEN. I AM VERY STRONGLY
SUPPORT A B 1595. THANK YOU. NOW
I'M GOING TWO HANDED THE PHONE
TO THE ANOTHER WITNESS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH RIGHT AHEAD AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
HELLO MY NAME IS MICHELLE DELA
CRUZ ON THE FOUNDING COMMANDER
OF POST 838 AND TURBINE AND A
VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS. I STRONGLY SUPPORT
ABBY 15 95. THANK YOU. AND NOW
I'M HANDING THE PHONE TO ANOTHER
WITNESS RIGHT AHEAD AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. HELLO. I'M
BILL COOK IN MISSION VIEJO,
VIETNAM VETERAN UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS BOARD MEMBER VALOR
, FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK
FOUNDATION. STRONGLY SUPPORT
MAYBE 15 95 HANDING THE PHONE TO
ANOTHER VETERAN, ALRIGHT AHEAD
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
GEORGE TURLOCK. I'M A VETERAN OF
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WHO
SERVED IN VIETNAM HAS STRONGLY
SUPPORTED ABBY 1595. THANK YOU.
HERE'S THE NEXT PERSON. THANK
YOU. GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OFF.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS NORM
SILVERS AND THEN AIR FORCE
VETERAN DURING THE KOREAN
CONFLICT. I STRONGLY SUPPORT A B
15 95. HERE'S OUR NEXT WITNESS,
BREADED AND HAND IT OFF. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THIS BILL
SALEM, COMMANDER OF AMERICANISM
, POST 838. I'M 82 YEARS OLD.
AND DON'T HAVE A LOT MORE TIME
TO SPEND ON THIS EARTH. SO I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS
VETERANS CEMETERY AT THE CANYON
. PLEASE SUPPORT ABBY 15 95.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE GO
RIGHT AHEAD. BRIAN SICHUAN THC
H U A. AM I. TREASURER OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL
PARK FOUNDATION. I'M NOT A
VETERAN. BUT I SUPPORT THE
VETERANS AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE
ON THIS. PROLONGED TIME. I AM A
RESIDENCE OF AN EIN HILLS WHERE
THE CEMETERY WILL BE STRONGLY
SUPPORT. MAYBE 15 95, THANK YOU
. AND THANK YOU FOR LOVING OUR
VETERANS. GO RIGHT AHEAD, HAND
IT OFF. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS LARRY LARSON. I'M A RESIDENT
OF ANAHEIM HILLS VETERAN OF THE
U. S ARMY DURING VIETNAM. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 15 95, AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING
THE FLAG ON FOR ALL OVER OUR
CEMETERY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. GO
AHEAD AND HAND IT OFF. MY NAME
IS STEPHANIE WADE. I'M A MARINE
CORPS VETERAN, UM AND THE VICE
CHAIR OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
VETERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL, AS
WELL AS DISTRICT DIRECTOR TO
SUPERVISOR KATRINA FOLEY. I'M
HERE TO SPEAK ON MY OWN BEHALF
AS WELL AS MY EMPLOYER
SUPERVISOR FOLEY. ADAMANT STRONG
SUPPORT FOR A B 15 95. LAST
CALLER IS COMING ON NOW. THANK
YOU. GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OFF.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
HELLO MY NAME IS STEVE SPRIGS
WITH THE VETERANS LIGHTS TOWARDS
COUNTY VETERAN OF VIETNAM,
UNITED STATES ARMY AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 15 95 AND
THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR CALL
92. I THINK. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
MODERATOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
ON THE NEXT LINE? YES, SIR. LINE
69 GO AHEAD. I'M HARVEY ALICE OF
IRVINE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE BUILDING GREAT PART VETERANS
CEMETERY. I SUPPORT THE BILL
STRONGLY, BUT MUCH PREFER FOR
THE FAR GREATER BENEFIT OF
ORANGE COUNTY VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES THAT THE VETERANS
CEMETERY BE IN IRVINE. READING
THAN TWO MILES FROM THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY BORDER. THANK
YOU. OVERWHELMING. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CALL. NEXT ITEM MODERATOR.
YES, FINE. 89. MY NAME IS BOB
TILLMAN. 30 YEAR. RESIDENTS OF
YOUR LENDER. THEY ARE NEAR
WORTHY PROPOSED RECORD CEMETERY
TO BE THE BUILT I STRONGLY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CALL MODERATOR.
NEXT CALL. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
LINES IN QUÊ. MR CHAIRMAN, WOULD
YOU PROTECT ONE MORE TIME IF IT
WAS ANYONE ELSE IN THE LINE IN
SUPPORT? OF A B 15 95. TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT ONLY OF THIS MEASURE
, PLEASE PRESS ONE, LENS ZERO AT
THIS TIME. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE
LINE QUEUING UP ONE MORE ONE
MOMENT WHILE WE PROVIDE THEIR
LINE NUMBERS MODERATOR. GO OPEN
UP LINES. 79 GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS SARAH SPORT. HAS I'M
A RESIDENT OF YOUR BELINDA, WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT FOR THE
VETERANS. I STRONGLY OPPOSED.
AH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL.
WE'RE ONLY TAKING SUPPORT.
CALLS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL.
MODERATOR FURTHER LINE. OKAY
NOW, LET'S OPEN IT UP. LET'S
OPEN UP FOR ANYONE IN OPPOSITION
AT THIS TIME. OPPOSITION. PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME AND
ORGANIZATION. ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE. WELL FIRST GOING TO LINE
85 GO AHEAD, PLEASE. PRIUS,
SPRINGER. I LIVE IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO 91 GYPSUM CANYON IN
YOUR BELINDA AND HAVE SURVIVED
TWO FIRES IN THAT AREA AND NOT
ABLE TO EVACUATE EASILY. SO YOUR
NAME AND YOUR POSITION ON THE
BILL. MAYBE 15 95 NAME AND YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL. MARIA
BRINGER. REJECT A B 15 95
LOCATIONS. MODERATOR, NEXT
CALLER. YES, SIR. LINE 82. MY
NAME IS AARON PORCINE IAN AND I
OPPOSED A B 50 92. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CALL. 9 84. FINE. 84 YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HI. I'M VICTORIA
TEJEDA. I STRONGLY OPPOSED 15
95. IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR
DEATH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL,
MA'AM. MODERATOR NEXT CALL. NO
FURTHER LINES INCLUDE THIS TIME
, DOUBLE CHECK AND SEE IF
THERE'S ANYONE ELSE ON THE LINE
IN OPPOSITION OF A B 15 95. ONCE
AGAIN TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. WE
HAVE FURTHER LINES QUEUING UP
LINES 61 GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
FLYING 61 1 MOMENT, PLEASE. LINE
79. I BELIEVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU MY NAME
AGAIN. SARAH SPORT HAS A
RESIDENT OF YOUR BELINDA. WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT, BARBARA
VETERANS, I'M PROPOSING THE 15
95. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL. ANYONE
ELSE MODERATOR? LINE 61. HELLO I
AM A MARRIED 20 YEARS. A
RESIDENT OF BELINDA. I WELL IS
THE LAST MAJOR TILSON RESIDENTS
FROM ANAHEIM. HORRIBLE
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IT.
EGYPTIAN KENYAN OPPOSE, UH,
CHRISTINE AND 95. OPPOSED
CEMETERY TEAM. SURE, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CALL. MODERATOR ANYONE
ELSE TO OPPOSE THE BILL. LINE
72. MY NAME IS TRAVELER. I'M A
RESIDENT OF LINDA AND I OPPOSE
THE CEMETERY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CALL, MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE
MODERATOR? MY NAME IS NABIL
XIOMARA. I REPRESENT THE
MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS. AND
GYPSUM CANYON AREA AND I AM
STRONGLY OPPOSED 15 95 DUE TO
THE HORRENDOUS THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CALL, SIR. THANK YOU. LINE
83. HI MY NAME IS SHARON
POROSITY IN AND I ONLY HI. MY
NAME IS SHARON PARTISAN E AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE A B 15 95. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CALL, MA'AM. THANK
YOU. LINE 94. 9 94 YEAR LINE IS
OPEN. LINE 94 IS TAKEN
THEMSELVES OUT OF. Q. YOU CAN
PROCEED, SIR. NO. NO FURTHER
LINES AND QUÊ. ONCE AGAIN,
ANYONE ELSE MODERATOR? IF THERE
ARE ANY FURTHER LINES IN
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO
THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN ABOUT ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. WE HAVE LINE 94.
PARDON ME IN LINE, 84 GO AHEAD.
HAD THIS IS I'M SPEAKING FOR THE
RESIDENTS F BRYANT RANCH AND
YOU'RE BELINDA. WE ARE
LANDLOCKED ON THAT VICINITY. WE
CANNOT PLACE WOULD YOU PLEASE
GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL? I
UNDERSTAND YOU'RE OPPOSING. I AM
A POSTING. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PHONE CALL. MODERATOR.
YES, I 94. THIS IS ADITYA VERMA
IN YORBA LINDA STRONGLY OPPOSED
15 95. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL.
ANYONE ELSE MODERATOR? THERE ARE
NO FURTHER LINES IN CUBA AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
NOW I'M GOING TO BRING IT TO
DISCUSSION. AH, WITH OUR
SENATOR. THAT ARE ROUGH. WELL
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. YOU KNOW, I
WAS FIRST ASSIGNED TO THIS
COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER OF 2012.
AND OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
WE'VE HEARD THIS ISSUE, UM, IN
VARIOUS FORMS, AT LEAST A COUPLE
OF TIMES, MAYBE MORE THAN THAT.
CERTAINLY BEEN DEBATED MORE THAN
THAT. AND IN THAT TIME FRAME.
I'VE. DURING THE TIME THAT I WAS
ON THIS COMMITTEE AND CHEERING A
RELATED BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE.
RATHER QUICKLY. WE WERE ABLE TO
OBTAIN FUNDING AND LAUNCHED THE
CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST
VETERANS CEMETERY, WHICH OPENED
AS MANY OF YOU MAY RECALL IN
OCTOBER OF 2000 AND 16 ALMOST
SIX YEARS AGO IF MY MATH IS
RIGHT SO I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW
PROUD AND PLEASED I AM. THAT
THIS ISSUE IS MOVING FORWARD.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THAT PART OF THE WORLD IN
ORANGE COUNTY. PROBABLY HOSTS IN
ONE FORM OR IN ONE LOCATION OR
ANOTHER MORE MARINES THAN THERE
PROBABLY ARE AND MANY OTHER
INSTALLATIONS OR AREAS OF THE
COUNTRY. AND MANY, MANY MORE
VETERANS OF ALL BRANCHES. OF THE
SERVICE. IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT
WE HAVE VETERANS CEMETERY
LOCATED THERE. SO I'M HOPING
THAT IN THE. 2.5 YEARS OR SO
THAT I HAVE LEFT. IN THIS
BUILDING AND UNDER THE DOME. I
WILL SEE THAT THIS VETERAN'S
CEMETERY ACTUALLY IS PROPERLY
CITED WHEREVER THAT HAPPENS TO
BE. AND THAT IT IS OPEN FOR
BUSINESS. NOT THE KIND OF
BUSINESS THAT WE WANT. BUT OPEN
AND OPERATING TO TAKE CARE OF
THE VETERANS WHO, WHETHER
THEY'RE COMBAT VETERANS OR
THEY'RE NOT COMBAT VETERANS.
THEY'RE VETERANS WHO SERVED THE
COUNTRY AND THEY'RE VETERANS AND
THEIR SPOUSES. ARE ARE WELL
TAKEN CARE OF. SO WITH THAT, AND
I'M OBVIOUSLY GOING TO SUPPORT
THE MEASURE, AND I THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU, SENATOR. I'D
LIKE TO JUST POINT OUT THAT WHEN
YOU HAD MENTIONED YOU'VE BEEN AT
THIS FOR 10 YEARS, IT TOUCHED MY
HEART BECAUSE, AS A VETERAN AH,
IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THIS
COUNTRY AND YOU LOVE VETERANS
AND AS A FORMER CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE SERVICE YOU'VE
GIVEN TO OUR COUNTRY. AH FOR YOU
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TIME THAT
YOU'VE GIVEN IN TO SEE THIS
THING. FINALLY COME TOGETHER
WHILE YOU'RE STILL HERE AND THE
DAY THAT WE BREAK GROUND. AH I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M
STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, AND
WE DO THIS. AND, OF COURSE,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. MY HAT'S OFF TO
YOU. YOUR PERSEVERANCE IS
COMMENDABLE. AND OF COURSE TO
SENATOR UMBERG, HAVING HIM COME
TOGETHER WITH YOU, AND WE ALL
KNOW THAT IT WAS TOUCH AND GO
FOR QUITE A BIT. BUT WHEN TWO
PEOPLE WANT THE SAME THING, IT'S
AMAZING HOW THEY CAN BE AT THE
OTHER END OF THE ROOM AND STILL
WANT THE SAME THING. AND NOW
THAT WE HAVE IT AS A SENATOR HAS
MENTIONED WE ARE NOW MAKING
HISTORY. SO I'D LIKE TO
CONGRATULATE YOU. AND OF COURSE,
THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE. FOR
WORKING SO DILIGENTLY AND I WAS
HONORED TO GO AND LOOK AT THE
SITE MYSELF, UH, WITH THE
MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
AND SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS
THAT WERE THERE. AND TO SEE THE
ENTHUSIASM AND THE BRINGING
TOGETHER. EVERYONE TO FINALLY
SAY THIS IS IT. THIS IS NOW OUR
TIME, AND I THINK WE'RE DOING
THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS. SO
WITH THAT, I ASKED IF YOU'D LIKE
TO CLOSE WITH YOUR COMMENTS.
JUST A SHORT CLOSING, WHICH IS,
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVERS.
ALSO, SENATOR ROTH, UM. YOU
KNOW, WE ALL TOO OFTEN ON
VETERANS DAY ACKNOWLEDGE
VETERANS AND PEOPLE COME WITH
THEIR FLAGS, AND THERE'S A LOT
OF THINK USE. BUT WE DON'T
ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE THE SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF THOSE BRAVE MEN
AND WOMEN WHO SIGN UP TO
LITERALLY GIVE THEIR LIVES IN
SOME CASES, BUT NOT IF JUST
MAYBE IT'S NOT THEIR LIFE THAT
IS LOST BY SIGNING UP. BUT ALL
THE THINGS THAT COME WITH
SERVING OUR UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA WHETHER IT'S MULTIPLE
TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN. ALL OF
THE, UH. COSTS THAT THEY COME
HOME WITH. AND SO WHEN WE SAY
THAT WE'RE PROUD TO BE AMERICAN
, AND THEN THAT SOMETIMES
COUPLED WITH, BUT WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC, OR
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE. WE
HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT OURSELVES
AND SAY THESE YOUNG MEN AND
WOMEN SIGN UP. I HAVE A NEPHEW
RIGHT NOW. 18 YEARS OLD, A
MARINE AND OKINAWA AND WE HAVE
SERIOUS THREATS. WHEN WE LOOK AT
THE UKRAINE WE LOOK AT OTHERS,
AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO MAYBE AREN'T
ALWAYS PLEASED WITH ANY SITE
WHETHER IT WAS IRVINE OR GYPSUM
CANYON. TO REALLY THINK ABOUT
THE SERVICE THESE MEN AND WOMEN
PROVIDE AND ALSO THE AGING OF
OUR VETERANS. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WHEN WE
HAVE THE AWFUL COMMITTEE. I KNOW
YOU WILL. YOU'LL GET TO SUPPORT
. I JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO SERVE THIS GREAT
COUNTRY. AH ALL BRANCHES OF
SERVICES SENATOR AND MENTIONED
ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE MARINE
CORPS. COAST GUARD AND NOW WITH
THE SPACE, UH, PORTION OF THE
AIR FORCE. I GUESS WE CALL THEM
SPACE PATROL. SPACE FORCE AND A
SEPARATE BRANCH. UM, BUT WHAT
ARE THE BRANCH? IT IS ALL THOSE
WHO SERVED NOW THEIR PARENTS AND
THEIR PARENTS, UH, WILL NOW BE
ABLE TO BE LAID TO REST IN
ORANGE COUNTY AND WITH HONOR.
AND AS WE HEARD WITH A HONORABLE
DISCHARGE, NOW WE HAVE THE
SPOUSE. THE VETERAN AH AND IT
WILL BE A PLACE OF HONOR. AND SO
I CONGRATULATE YOU ALL AND SO TO
THE VETERANS IN THE HOUSE.
WELCOME HOME AND COOK COUNTY OF
ORANGE. PLEASE SEND OUR LOVE AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. WE APPRECIATE
IT AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AH
IN ANAHEIM, EVERYONE WE'D LIKE
TO THANK YOU ALL. SO WITH THAT
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU? THANK
YOU MEMBERS WANT TO COME BACK
LATER TO SEE AND HEAR THE VOTE?
YOU CAN. IF NOT, WE WILL GET IT
TO YOU AS SOON AS WE GET
EVERYBODY IN AND OUT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SO MUCH. AND.
WITH THAT? I GUESS WE'LL JUST
STAND BY AND WAIT UNTIL THEY
COME IN. WE HAVE AH, WE HAVE
ANOTHER ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AH, NO. OH TOTAL
EXEMPTION. OKAY, NUMBER NINE,
PLEASE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT
WE'VE GOT SO, UH SO ENTHRALLED
WITH WITH THIS PARTICULAR BILL,
BUT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEAD YOU'VE
GOT ASSEMBLY BILL 29 49. PLEASE
MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION.
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. CHAIR
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO BE IN BY
LETTING YOU KNOW MY MOST RECENT
AMENDMENTS SIMPLY ADD TO CO
AUTHORS. THIS BILL SEEKS PROVIDE
FINANCIAL RELIEF TO VETERANS WHO
HAVE ALREADY SACRIFICED SO MUCH
DURING SERVICE. A B 29 49 WOULD
EXEMPT VEHICLES REGISTERED TO A
U. S MILITARY VETERAN DISPLAYING
LICENSE PLATE THAT INDICATES
THAT THEY ARE A DISABLED VETERAN
, OR PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR.
FORMER PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL OF
HONOR RECIPIENT PURPLE HEART
RECIPIENT OR LEGION OF VALOR IS
GONNA BE A HUGE ECONOMIC BURDEN
ON THOSE WHO MUST USE TORO TO
COMMUNITY. TOLL ROAD FROM THE
BAY AREA TO SACRAMENTO IS A $14
ROAD ROUND TRIP. WHICH GAVE ME
SOMEONE'S ENTIRE HOURLY SARAH
SALARY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
NEARLY THREE IN 10 DISABLED
VETERANS SAY THEIR IMPAIRMENTS
PREVENTED THEM FROM GETTING OR
KEEPING A JOB AT SOME POINT IN
THE WORKING LIVES, AND THIS
NUMBER JUMPS TWO OUT OF THREE
WHEN THE PERSON IS 100%
DISABLED. EDITION MANY DISABLED
VETERANS HAVE TO USE TOLL ROADS,
ACCESS, ONGOING MEDICAL
TREATMENT, AND OUR VETERANS
SHOULD NOT BE FURTHER BURDENED
BY TOLL COSTS TO SEEK HEALTHCARE
. ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN SHOWING
GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO HAVE
SACRIFICED SO MUCH BY SUPPORTING
MY BILL TO PROVIDE OUR VETERANS
FINANCIAL RELIEF. AND TODAY ON
THE PHONE, I'LL BE JOINED BY
FREMONT RED IS A RESIDENT CURTIS
BRUN, WHO IS A U. S. MARINE
CORPS VETERAN. AND ALSO SOMEONE
WHO GAVE ME THIS IDEA WHEN I
KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. VERY GOOD.
AH WE HAVE A MARINE ON THE LINE.
CURTIS BRUYN, WOULD YOU PLEASE?
YES MY NAME IS CHRIS BOWEN. CAN
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE'VE GOT
YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. UM YES. MY NAME IS
CURTIS RUN. I AM MARINE CORPS
VETERAN. UM AND I WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
UM FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
ALL THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR TIME
AND GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK ON THIS. UM, I AM.
PARALYZED. I'M A QUADRIPLEGIC.
AND I DO HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS
THE BRIDGE TO GET TO MY VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION HEALTHCARE
OFFICE. UM BECAUSE OF MY
INJURIES, I DO HAVE TO GO THERE
QUITE OFTEN. UM, I CAN'T WORK.
LIKE MANY PARALYZED OR. DISABLED
VETERANS, I REALIZED ALL THE, UM
VÀ BENEFITS OR INCOME. MHM. WE
ALL ARE AWARE THAT THE COST OF
LIVING IS INCREASING. YOU KNOW,
DAILY YEARLY, UM FUEL PRICES
TOLD PRICES. THEY ALL KEEP GOING
UP. HOWEVER OUR INCOME DOESN'T
SEEM TO KEEP PACE WITH THAT. SO
ANY HELP WE COULD GET TO STRETCH
OUR DOLLARS WOULD BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED. AND I THINK THIS
WILL A B 29 49 WOULD REALLY HELP
ALLEVIATE SOME UNDUE FINANCIAL
BURDEN ON ME AND ALL OF MY
FELLOW DISABLED VETERANS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO AGAIN.
THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE. GOD BLESS YOU.
PLEASE CONTINUE. YOUR FIGHT?
BECAUSE WE'RE WITH YOU. THANK
YOU SO VERY MUCH. ONCE AGAIN.
I'D LKE TO ASK FOR ANYONE IN
THE ROOM TO THAT IS HERE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 29 49, PLEASE
COME FORWARD. I SEE NO ONE. AH
MODERATOR WILL NOW GO TO THE LAW
ON THE TELEPHONE. ANYONE ON THE
LINE IN SUPPORT? OF A B 29 49.
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 29 49
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO SUPPORT
ONLY AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIRMAN,
WE HAVE NO LINES QUEUING UP AT
THIS TIME. VERY GOOD. WOULD YOU
CHECK ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE?
ONCE AGAIN TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT.
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. THERE ARE
NO LINES INTO MR CHAIRMAN. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU. AH SPEAKING NOW
IN OPPOSITION, ANYONE IN ROOM
2200. I WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
AND OPPOSITION. I SEE NO. ONE.
THANK YOU WITNESSES AND VIA THE
TELEPHONE MODERATOR, UM AT SEA.
WE'VE GOT. NO. ONE IN OPPOSITION
AND THE PHONE LINES. TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. PLEASE PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. WE DO HAVE A
LINE IN QUÊ. GO RIGHT AHEAD.
THEY'RE PROVIDING THEIR LINE
NUMBER ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 87 GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. LINE 87. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. VERY NOTHING WILL MOVE ON.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER LINES IN
CUBA AT THIS TIME, MR CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU, UH, WITH THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY
AFTER I VOTE WHEN ALL YOUR
SENATORS RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
VETERANS. THANK YOU. OKAY SO,
MADAM SECRETARY, I GUESS WE'LL
WAIT.
IN ROOM 2200. WE HAVE LOST YOUR
CONNECTION IF YOU COULD MAKE
SURE THAT YOUR PHONE IS NOT
MUTED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE
GOING TO RECESS UNTIL I'M ABLE
TO COME BACK FROM MAKING MY
PRESENTATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION.
PRACTICALLY 30 40 MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY
VETERANS AFFAIRS WILL BEGIN
AGAIN AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND
ESTABLISH A FORM. SO MADAM
SECRETARY ARCHULETTA. HERE GROVE
EGGMAN MELINDA'S NEWMAN.
HAMBURG. WE'VE GOT A QUORUM.
OKAY GREAT. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND TALK ABOUT THE ITEM THAT WE
WERE ALL ANTICIPATING VOTE ON
AH! SO WE HAVE THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. LET'S MOVE IT BY
SENATOR HAMBURG. AND. LET'S TALK
ABOUT A B 15 95 VOTED THINK
CALDERON CONSENT CALENDAR. GO
AHEAD. OTHER CONSENT CALENDAR.
ARCHULETTA AYE, GROVE. EGGMAN
EGMOND AYE, MELINDA'S NEWMAN
NEWMAN. I ROTH HAMBURG, HAMBURG
, I SO WE HAVE FOUR. DO YOU WANT
TO HOLD IT OPEN FOR I'M ASSUMING
SHE'LL COME. SHE'LL COME BACK,
OKAY AND SENT CALENDAR. WE'RE
GOING TO HOLD THAT. SO ITEM
MAYBE 15 95. MOTION. MOVE MOVE
THAT MOVED. JOSH HUMAN MOVES
THAT AH! SO LET'S CALL THE ROAD.
A B 15 95 DO PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE REFERRED
TO APPROPRIATIONS ARCHULETTA.
AYE GROVE. EGGMAN EGGMAN I.
MELINDA'S NEWMAN. NEWMAN I ROTH
UMBERG. HAMBURG ICE. THAT'S 40
YOU WANT TO HOLD THAT OPEN? HOLD
IT OPEN! COME BACK. AH SO WE GOT
FOUR AND WE HAVE ANOTHER BILL.
THAT WE JUST DID. THE NUMBER ON
THAT BILL WAS LI 49 29 49 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY. AND
VEHICLE TOTAL EXCEPTIONS MOTION.
MOTION BY SENATOR EDMUND. ALL
RIGHT, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND
CALL ROLL. 29 49 ARCHULETTA TÔI
GROVE EGGMAN SIGMUND I.
MELINDA'S NEWMAN. I MEAN, I ROTH
HAMBURG. HAMBURG I ALRIGHT? OH
SO YOU CAN GET BACK TO YOUR
COMMITTEE AND SENATOR EGMOND,
YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
OKAY? SO LET'S THERE YOU ARE.
AND ROUGH PERFECT BEFORE. WHERE
WERE YOU? YEAH, YOU GUYS RIGHT
NOW? OKAY? YEAH WE'RE GOING TO,
UH, DO THE. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
, SO LET ME OPEN UP THE ROAD
ONCE AGAIN THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CHAIR
VOTED I AND I'LL CALL THE WORLD
GROVE. MELINDA'S MELINDA'S, AYE.
AND ROUGH. BROTH I SO THAT
PASSES OUT, TAKE CARE OF THAT,
AND WE WERE ONTO THE BIG BILL
THAT WE'RE ALL RECIPROCATING
FINISH UP. WHICH WOULD BE A B 15
95 15 95 DO YOU PASS AS AMENDED
, BUT FIRST AMENDMENT REFERRED
APPROPRIATIONS ARE CHILL THE
CHAIR VOTED I GROVE. MELINDA'S
MELINDA'S, AYE, ROTH THAT PASSES
OUT, OKAY? ONE MORE B 29
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY A B 29 49
A B 29 49 DO PASS THAT FIRST
AMEND AND RE REFERRED
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTED I
GROVE. MELINDA'S MELINDA'S, AYE,
ROTH. I PASSES OUT. OKAY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET ME HOPE.
GIVE MY CLOSING REMARKS AND
THANK YOU. ALL EVERYONE WHO
PARTICIPATED IN TODAY'S
TESTIMONY. WITH THE MILITARY AND
VETERANS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AH! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
ARE NOT ABLE TO TESTIFY TODAY.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE, YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS. ARE IMPORTANT TO US
, AND WE WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR
TESTIMONY IN THE OFFICIAL
HEARING RECORDS. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION AND PATIENTS, WE
HAVE CONCLUDED THE AGENDA. THE
SENATE COMMITTEE OF MILITARY
VETERANS AFFAIRS HEREBY
ADJOURNED.