HB 357-NAMING THE INSOOK BAIK BRIDGE  1:56:18 PM CHAIR HOPKINS announced that the final order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 357, "An Act naming the Bragaw Street overcrossing of the Glenn Highway the Insook Baik Bridge." 1:56:49 PM REPRESENTATIVE GARAN TARR, Alaska State Representative, prime sponsor, introduced the bill. She stated that the purpose of the legislation is to name a previously unnamed bridge after a member of the community who is deserving of the honor. 1:57:47 PM DAVID SONG, Staff, Representative Garan Tarr, Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of Representative Tarr, prime sponsor, gave a PowerPoint presentation, titled "House Bill 357: Insook Baik Bridge." He progressed from slide 2 to slide 8, describing the bridge as the Bragaw Street bridge over the Glenn Highway in Mountain View in Anchorage. He displayed pictures of the bridge. He said that the community has been involved in deciding the name of the bridge and gave a list of potential names. He showed a brief list of some of the contributions made by Insook Baik to the Mountain View community. 2:01:08 PM MR. SONG continued to slide 9 through slide 12 and stated Insook Baik's contributions have received significant media coverage over the years. The community strongly supports the efforts to honor her, and quotes were shown detailing support for HB 357. 2:04:29 PM REPRESENTATIVE TARR commented that the project has been fun to develop, as there has been significant community feedback. 2:05:09 PM REPRESENTATIVE HANNAN asked whether there is a policy for naming things in honor of living people. She expressed respect for Insook Baik; however, she expressed hesitation to begin a naming convention which would include living people. REPRESENTATIVE TARR expressed the opinion that it is acceptable to name things for living or deceased people. She noted that there is other legislation which would allow non-profit groups to make donations towards the cost of such projects. 2:08:57 PM REPRESENTATIVE CRONK expressed support for naming things for living people. He explained that a person who is still alive could then have appreciation. 2:09:22 PM REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND commented that the Anchorage School District (ASD) has a policy to not name school buildings after living individuals, although the Municipality of Anchorage does not follow this policy. 2:10:44 PM KEY GETTY, President, Korean American Community of Anchorage, Inc., gave invited testimony, providing a brief history of the Korean American Community of Anchorage, Inc. She stated that the community had been founded in 1973. She stated that the organization gives scholarships to ASD students regardless of their ancestry. She stated that Insook Baik has made significant contributions to the communities of Korean Americans and Mountain View as a whole. She said that naming the bridge after Insook Baik would mean a great deal to the Korean American community. She stated that this community has rallied behind many charitable causes, of which Insook Baik has been a participant. 2:18:58 PM CHAIR HOPKINS opened public testimony. After ascertaining that there was no one who wished to testify, he closed public testimony. 2:19:58 PM CHAIR HOPKINS set aside HB 357.