Page 12 April 28, 2016 EL SEGUNDO HERALD School Board from page 3 humbled to receive the recognition, and grateful to work with such a solid administrative team, dedicated staff, and highly supportive community.” After student representative Lexi Griffin gave her report about events at the High School, Ed! Foundation CEO Carol Pirsztuk, who was recently voted onto the El Segundo City Council, reported to the Board about upcoming foundation activities, including the always popular Ed! Gala, which will take place at Chevron Park on Friday evening, May 13. With local establishments like Sausal, Mc- Cormick & Shmick’s, Rock & Brews, The Tavern, and Standard Station, among others, providing signature drinks and food dishes, the evening perennially is an opportunity for El Segundo Ed! supporters to enjoy a night out while helping raise money for the ESUSD. Pirsztuk also took note of the foundation’s Summer Academy, which commences on June 13 and will run through July 15. The only discussion item on the Tuesday night agenda at the 80-minute meeting was facilitated by Moore, and centered on the District’s Ed! Foundation request for funding relating to the upcoming 2016-17 school year. She spoke of the programs on the District’s Ed! Foundation support wish list, and the hope that the foundation would be able to raise $1.3 million in their upcoming fundraising campaign, encompassing not only the support of local businesses, but parents and community members who may not currently have students enrolled in the District. The Board next tackled the eleven consent items on the agenda, including the approval of an agreement with the Richmond Street gardening consultant; a three-year contract agreement for auditing services; an agreement for a contract with a consultant who will train District Business Office staff; and a consultant service agreement that will provide the District guidance in moving forward with implementing their IP telephony program. Matt Finkelstein will be providing gardening consultant services to all Richmond Street K-5 classrooms. He is slated to meet with each classroom teacher twice in April through the conclusion of school. He is also contracted to support and advise the school garden committee and administration and provide ongoing garden maintenance. The firm of Christy White Associates will be providing mandated auditing services to the District for the next three years, with the total maximum audit fees to be capped at $30,000 per school-year, according to District-provided notes. Benjamin Joseph, who had served as the District’s senior accountant, has entered into an agreement with the District to provide his consulting services starting in July and running through November, with the cost to the District not to exceed $1,000. Network Solutions (NWS) and the District reached an agreement for NWS to provide their services, providing assistance with IP Telephony (VOIP) implementation. NWS educational technology consulting and project planning development services will include “evaluation criteria, evaluations and recommendations” for the rate of $125 per hour for 160 hours. Action items followed, with the Board declaring the week of May 2-6 as Certificated School Employee (Teacher Appreciation) week; approving new job descriptions for four District positions, including student information systems specialist; High School intervention specialist; accountant; and a substitute theatre technician position. The Board also approved the summer reading lists for the Middle School and the High School. Two information pending action items were on the meeting agenda; with the Board receiving information regarding the El Segundo teacher association’s proposed “successor of collective bargaining agreement.” Item two on the information pending action list was the “Educator Effectiveness Plan.” The District has received a three-year grant of $240,644, and is tasked to develop a plan on how the money will be utilized to support teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals educators to promote educational quality. This item is scheduled to be brought back for the Board’s approval at the May 10 board meeting. Moore then highlighted items on the District’s informational calendar, including two opportunities (May 3 and 12) for community members to have input on the District’s long-range facilities master plan via attending town hall meetings. The next regularly scheduled School Board meeting is set to commence on May 10 at 7 p.m. • School Spotlight from page 6 of someone who is my colleague and has a similar teaching background. With two of us in the classroom, we can have deeper conversations with more students to learn about their mathematical thinking.” With Kim observing and coaching, Sandowicz says she can better anticipate what her students are thinking in the moment, and then ask a set of questions to get them to the final stage of the algorithm. “As teachers, we use our expertise to change course according to the students’ needs.” Results of the intensive teacher mentoring are already apparent. “ Instead of saying to themselves, ‘I hate math,’ kids are seeing themselves as mathematicians,” says Sandowicz. “Their eyes are on fire; they’re excited. They are very engaged and can’t wait to share their learning. They understand that if they have a different understanding of how to solve the problem, then they can solve it the way they’re the most comfortable.” “Through their experience, students can develop their own understanding of concepts being presented,” said Quinn. “What we’re finding is that students depth of understanding is so much richer than before.”As students expand their mathematical thinking, Sandowicz points out, “The journey is more important than the answer.” For more information on the Cotsen Foundation’s “Art of Teaching,” please visit www.cotsen.org. – Provided by ESUSD • Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS A smile is the universal welcome. Max Eastman FOR THE CITY-WIDE CATCH BASIN SCREEN INSTALLATION IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO PROJECT NO.: PW 16-12 The City of El Segundo is accepting sealed bids in the City Clerk’s office, 350 Main Street, El Segundo, California 90245, until 11:00 a.m. on: TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 at which time they will be publicly opened. Bids will not be accepted after that time. As described in the Bidding Documents, the bids are for a public works project (“Project”) which consists of Catch Basin Screen Installation and related work as shown on the plans on file with the City’s Public Works Department. Work on the Project must be performed in strict conformity with Specifications No. PW 16-12 as adopted by the El Segundo City Council on April 19, 2016 which is filed with the Public Works Department. Copies of the Plans, Specifications, Contract Documents and Engineer’s estimate are available from the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department, City of El Segundo, 350 Main Street, El Segundo, California, 90245. Plans And Specifications are alternately available electronically via http://www.elsegundo.org/depts/works/ project_request_contact_form.asp A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 10 AM, at the West Conference Room, 350 Main Street in El Segundo, CA 90245. Bidders’ attendance at this meeting is mandatory. Questions regarding the bid shall be submitted by 6:00 pm on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 to http://www.elsegundo.org/depts/works/ project_request_contact_form.asp. The terms and conditions for bidding on the Project are described in the attached Bidding Instructions. This project requires payment of State prevailing rates of wages for Los Angeles County. The contractor must post copies of the prevailing schedule at each job site. Copies of these rates of wages are available from the State of California Department of Industrial Relations Prevailing Wage Unit, Telephone No. (415) 703-4774. The website for this agency is currently located at www.dir. ca.gov. Note that the Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by California Department of Industrial Relations. Pursuant to California law, the City must find bids failing to comply with all applicable Labor Code requirements including, without limitation, Labor Code §§ 1725.5 and 1771.4 to be nonresponsive. The contractor to whom the contract is awarded must assist in locating, qualifying, hiring and increasing the skills of minority group employees and applicants for employment, as set forth in Executive Order 11246 and 11375. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor Code. Compliance with the prevailing rates of wages and apprenticeship employment standards established by the State Director of Industrial Relations will be required. Affirmative action to ensure against discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion will also be required. The City of El Segundo hereby affirmatively ensures that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract. The Contractor’s duty to pay State prevailing wages can be found under Labor Code Section 1770 et. Seq. and Labor Code Sections 1775 and 1777.7 outline the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages and employ apprentices including forfeitures and debarment. Five percent (5%) will be deducted from each progress payment and retained by the City. The remainder less the amount of all previous payments will be paid to the Contractor. Pursuant to Public Contracts Code (“PCC”) § 22300, the Contractor may substitute securities for retention monies held by the City or request that the City place such monies into an escrow account. The Contractor is notified, pursuant to PCC § 22300, any such election will be at the Contractor own expense and will include costs incurred by the City to accommodate the Contractor’s request. In entering into a Public Works contract, or a subcontract, to supply goods, services, or materials pursuant to a public works contract, the Contractor, or Sub- Contractor, offers and agrees to assign to the awarding body all rights, title and interest in, and to, all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 [commencing with Section 16700] of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials pursuant to the public works contract or the subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the Contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties. Bids must be prepared on the approved NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Thursday, May 12, 2016 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: City Council Chambers 350 Main Street El Segundo, California TAKE NOTICE that the El Segundo PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated above on the following: Environmental Assessment No. EA-1126, Smoky Hollow Site Plan Review No. SHSPR 15-03, Administrative Adjustment No. ADJ 15-09, and Adjustment No. ADJ 16-02 Address: 140 Sheldon Street Applicant: SAGA Architecture c/o Lavinia Khongi Property Owner: Jon Ramey The Planning and Building Safety Department received an application for an Environmental Assessment (EA- 1126) for a Smoky Hollow Site Plan Review (SHSPR 15-03) to allow for the demolition of existing quonset huts and associated development that total approximately 2,705 square feet and the construction of a new two-story office and warehouse building of approximately 7,116 square feet (gross) at 140 Sheldon Street. The applicant is also requesting an Administrative Adjustment (ADJ 15- 09) to allow for the maximum percentage of tandem parking spaces to be exceeded by 0.7% and an additional Adjustment (ADJ 16-02) to allow for the loading area to be sited in the required 25-foot drive aisle for one required parking space in the Small Business (SB) Zone of the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan. The project NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Thursday, May 12, 2016 TIME: 5:30 p.m. PLACE: City Council Chambers 350 Main Street El Segundo, California TAKE NOTICE that the El Segundo PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated above on the following: Environmental Assessment No. EA-1148 and Adjustment No. 16-01 Address: 535 Indiana Street Applicant: Jan Bartosik Property Owner: Mirko Vukotic The applicant is requesting an adjustment to reduce the interior dimensions for the required garages associated with the four-unit condominium development previously approved by the Planning Commission on August 13, 2015 (EA- 1111 and SUB 15-02). The proposed garages do not meet the requirements in El Segundo Municipal Code (ESMC) § 15-15-5(I) because they constitute interior dimensions of nineteen feet by twenty feet (19’ x 20’) when twenty feet by twenty feet (20’ x 20’) are required. The applicant is also requesting a deviation from the required, additional one (1) foot horizontal clearance for the guest parking space (ESMC § 15-15-5(L)). ESMC § 15-15-5(L)(3) allows parking facilities to deviate from the parking clearance standards in order to comply the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The proposed reductions of the interior dimensions of the garages and the parking clearance are requested to accommodate a five-foot (5’) access aisle adjacent to the ADA-required accessible guest parking space. The project site is located in the Multi-Family Residential (R- 3) Zone on a block bounded by Mariposa Avenue to the north, Pine Avenue to the south, Illinois Street to the west, and Indiana Street to the east. The proposed adjustment application to allow a reduction of the interior dimensions for the required garages to comply with the ADA is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15303 as a Class 3 categorical exemption (New Construction) and § 15305 as a Class 5 categorical exemption (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations). The property is in an urbanized and developed area where it has adequate access and all public services and facilities are available. In addition, it is in an area that has no known value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species. Therefore, the project is not anticipated to have any significant impacts with regard to traffic, noise, air quality or water quality. The file for this project is available for public review Monday through Thursday and between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Planning Division, Planning and Building Safety Department, located at 350 Main Street, El Segundo. Any person may give testimony at the public hearing at the time and place indicated above. Please contact Project Planner, Raneika Brooks in the City Planning Division at (310) 524-2343 or rbrooks@ elsegundo.org, for further information. Note that any appeal of a decision made following a public hearing may be limited to the issues raised by evidence submitted before or during that public hearing. Sam Lee Planning and Building Safety Director; and, Secretary to the Planning Commission City of El Segundo Mailing Date April 28, 2016 Notification Date: April 28, 2016 Posting Date: April 28, 2016 El Segundo Herald Pub 4/28/16 H-25091 site is located on the block bounded by Franklin Avenue to the north, El Segundo Boulevard to the south, Sheldon Street to the west, and Penn Street to the east. Staff are recommending the Planning Commission deny the application; accordingly, environmental review is not required at this time because the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to projects the public agency rejects or disapproves (CEQA Guidelines § 15270). Files for the above-mentioned proposal are available for public review Monday through Thursdays between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Planning Division, Department of the Planning and Building Safety, located at 350 Main Street, El Segundo. Any person may give testimony at the public hearing at the time and place indicated above. Please contact Project Planner, Raneika Brooks in the City Planning Division at (310) 524-2343 or rbrooks@elsegundo.org, for further information. Note that any appeal of a decision made following a public hearing may be limited to the issues raised by evidence submitted before or during that public hearing. Sam Lee, Director Planningand Building Safety Department; and, Secretary to the Planning Commission City of El Segundo Mailing Date: April 28, 2016 Publication Date: April 28, 2016 Posting Date: April 28, 2016 El Segundo Herald Pub. 4/28/16 H-25090 Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and submitted to the City Clerk, 350 Main Street, City of El Segundo, in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside: “SEALED BIDS FOR PROJECT NO.: PW 16-12 CITY-WIDE CATCH BASIN SCREEN INSTALLATION PROJECT IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” The bid must be accompanied by a bid bond, made payable to the City of El Segundo for an amount no less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid for the base contract. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of the State Business and Professions Code. For these projects, those acceptable classes of license shall be “A.” The successful Contractor and his Sub-Contractors will be required to possess the correct license for their project classifications, and valid City Business Licenses from the City of El Segundo. The City of El Segundo reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity, and to take all bids under advisement for a period of ninety (90) calendar days. Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice shall become effective or enforceable against the City of El Segundo only when the formal written contract has been duly executed by the appropriate officer(s) of the City of El Segundo. DATED this 28th day of April , 2016 . CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA Tracy Weaver, City Clerk El Segundo Herald Pub. 4/28, 5/5/16 H-25087
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