The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 106, No. 14 - April 6, 2017 Inside This Issue Calendar of Events.............2 Community Briefs...............2 Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................14 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Entertainment......................6 Legals............................12-13 Police Briefs........................3 Real Estate...........8-11,15,16 Sports.............................. 5,14 Weekend Forecast City Dedicates Carl Jacobson Drive to Former Mayor On Monday, April 3, the City of El Segundo bestowed the honorary name of Carl Jacobson Drive to Lairport Street in recognition of the long-time former Mayor and Councilmember. Lairport runs north/south between Maple and Mariposa avenues and is situated between Sepulveda Boulevard and Nash Street. It is also home to the Automobile Driving Museum where Jacobson has served as a docent for many years. In this photo showcasing the new signage, Jacobson is in the front passenger seat of the vintage Chrysler—surrounded by City and Chamber officials, friends and family members. Photo by Robert Cetl. City Council Approves New Electric Vehicle Charging Station By Brian Simon During its Tuesday night meeting, the El Segundo City Council (with Mayor Pro Tem Drew Boyles absent) approved the reinstallation Chevron Recognized with Partners in Educational Excellence Award The El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD) is pleased to announce that the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Region 14 has honored Chevron with the 2017 Partners in Educational Excellence Award. The Partners in Educational Excellence designation is awarded to an organization that offers broad support and active involvement in the community, and has had sustained, positive impact on student achievement and learning. The ACSA recognized the Chevron El Segundo Refinery for effective collaboration between education and community leaders in the creation and implementation of programs to benefit ESUSD, and for creating innovative approaches to dealing with the complex challenges facing public education. “Chevron believes in the Power of Human Energy and puts special emphasis and commitment to support ESUSD with STEM education,” said ESUSD Superintendent Melissa Moore, who nominated Chevron for this award. “Their efforts are especially important to ESUSD because the District receives one of the lowest amounts of state funding under California’s Local Control Funding Formula. Chevron’s STEM grant contributions, in kind services and hosting of the Ed! Gala Fundraiser are all actions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of ESUSD students.” See Chevron, page 3 of an electric vehicle charging station at City Hall on Holly Avenue along with a fee schedule for future users. The City removed a prior station at the location a few years back due to lack of demand and inadequate technology to track, monitor or implement electricity usage and billing. According to Interim Public Works Director Ken Berkman, demand and technology have caught up to warrant the $8,917 investment for the new installation. Staff researched marketplace vendors and chose the company ChargePoint to oversee system transactions in a turnkey fashion and provide 24-hour support and warranty services. Staff proposed charging customers a rate of $0.50 per kilo-watt-hour plus another 50 cents per hour that the car is in the station port. ChargePoint will receive 10 percent of revenues collected and then send the City a check for the balance. Based on the user projections of two spaces and four hours a day, the City should recoup its costs for purchasing the charging station in just under two years—with an estimated $4,800 in annual revenues. City Manager Greg Carpenter referred to the station as a pilot program and amenity for Downtown El Segundo that can attract outside people to the area and also serve City employees who drive electric cars. Mayor Suzanne Fuentes thought the City could charge an additional fee for the amount of time the vehicle is parked in the port. The idea is to discourage people from leaving their cars there for lengthy periods, which would impede others from using the station. Berkman indicated that the City could provide signage limiting the ports to electric vehicles only. While skeptical of the financial numbers, Councilmember Mike Dugan voted in favor of the item—as did Councilmember Carol Pirsztuk, who asked for a “more cohesive plan” for charging stations in town. Also on Tuesday, Carpenter provided an update on staff vacancy fillings. In particular, he noted that the City received 80 applications for the new Police Chief, with eight individuals interviewed last week and the list narrowed down to four candidates. Additional exercises will take place over the next two weeks with a decision by the end of this month and the new Chief hopefully in place by the beginning of May. For Emergency Services Coordinator, the Human Resources Department sent 60 names to Carpenter for consideration. Initial interviews recently took place with another round coming shortly in Friday See City Council, page 12 Partly Cloudy 62˚/57˚ Saturday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 62˚/52˚ Sunday Sunny 63˚/52˚
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