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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Board of Directors | | From: | Debra L. Hale, Executive Director | | Meeting Date: | December 2, 2020 | | Subject: | Declaration of Appreciation for Senator Monning |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | APPROVE Declaration of Appreciation of Senator William W. Monning for his service on behalf of Monterey County transportation. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | Bill Monning has served two terms as State Senator, after serving two terms as Assembly Member, representing Monterey County in Sacramento. His term ends on November 30, 2020. This Declaration of Appreciation celebrates the work that Senator Monning has done on behalf of transportation in Monterey County, including his recent authorship of the successful Senate Bill 1231. |
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT: | | There is no financial impact of this action. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION: | Senator William W. Monning was elected in November of 2012 and reelected in 2016 to represent the 17th Senate District, which includes all of San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz counties, and portions of Monterey and Santa Clara counties. Prior to that, he represented the 27th Assembly District from 2008 to 2012, which included portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara counties.
Senator Monning has been an advocate for increased funding for transportation and other infrastructure improvements, including public transit and much needed repairs to local streets and roads and highway systems. In his role of Senate Majority Leader, he advocated for and ensured passage of Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, which invests $5.4 billion annually to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and puts more dollars toward transit and safety. This year, Senator Monning authored Senate Bill 1231, successful legislation sponsored by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County that allows for the Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue an incidental take permit for the Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander for the purpose of completing critical public safety improvements along State Route 156 in Monterey County. |
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