Page 14 May 25, 2017 EL SEGUNDO HERALD State of the City from front page management program, equipment upgrades (e.g. new patrol fleet and in-car video/body camera systems), and research leading to a new RV/oversized vehicle ordinance. Fuentes also touched upon the department’s aggressive recruitment campaign that utilized virtual reality videos to target a wider applicant pool. “In 2015, there were 444 applicants for police officer, and in 2016 the number almost tripled to 1,215 applicants,” she said. The Mayor reported that the El Segundo Fire Department celebrated its own centennial on April 18 with a ceremonial badge pinning and historical march down Richmond Street. Accomplishments in the past year included completion of three initiatives— firefighter health and safety, leadership development, and purposes and values; three fire captain training days focusing on leadership, operational readiness, and administrative aptitude; a disaster preparedness fair as well as a public safety open house with the police department; and promotion of three fire captains plus the hiring of two engineers and six entry-level firefighters. Fuentes also revealed the department’s new purpose statement: “Through courtesy and service, the El Segundo Fire Department stands committed to protecting our community against all risks with professionalism, integrity, compassion, dedication and teamwork.” Fuentes congratulated Mona Shilling, who was promoted to Deputy City Clerk II; and also Lily Sandoval for achieving City Clerk I status. She remarked that the City Clerk’s office remained busy with new ordinances, resolutions, elections and public records requests. The Finance Department received kudos for garnering the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award for Operating Budget Excellence. The Mayor additionally welcomed new Finance Manager Julia Demers and Revenue Manager David Davis to the department. She added that the City adopted a general fund budget for the current fiscal year at $67 million, including maintaining 18 percent in reserves ($12.1 million) while also increasing economic uncertainty reserves and approving additional dollars for local infrastructure, technology and marketing. The Library hired three new assistants and one clerk over the past year. Fuentes lauded Library Director Debra Brighton, who published the historical work Images of America: El Segundo with sales proceeds supporting Centennial Committee programs and events. Meanwhile The Friends of the Library, chaired by Sari Brann, sponsored a traveling “historical photo exhibit” with a tent display of historical shots. El Segundo Unified School District received mention for various achievements, including three El Segundo High Engineering Pathway students who took second place in the Raytheon Engineering Games; an El Segundo High team of first-year engineering students who won first place at the regional Chevron Design Challenge as well as fourth place on the state level; Arena High student Jespa Awomah earning the Association of California School Administrators Every Student Succeeds Award: the District’s Marisa Janicek’s selection as Administrator of the year Region 14 by the Association of California School Administrators; and Superintendent Dr. Melissa Moore’s selection for a nationwide Leading Educator scholarship to attend the ASU Global Silicon Valley Summit. Fuentes also noted Chevron’s Partner in Educational Excellence Award and thanked the refinery for its role in building a K-12 Pathway for Project Lead the Way and STEM education. Vistamar School’s new Creative Common (to house its art, music, and digital media and film studios) is set for completion in late summer, and a new STEAM program is in the works. Past year highlights included a robotics team that made it to the state finals, and student athlete Luisa Delgado Heinz’s travels to the Middle East with the Mexico girls soccer team to play in the World Cup--as well as senior Brian Dawson’s signing with Regis College in Colorado to play Division 2 basketball. Wiseburn Unified saw one of its principals, Margaret Lynch, selected as Elementary Principal of the Year for the State of California by the Association of California School Administrators; and Peter Burnett Elementary students getting global notice on the band Coldplay’s Instagram page for providing artwork depicting the song “Up and Up.” Fuentes announced that Wiseburn High School is nearing the end of construction with a ribbon cutting in the summer and students coming in on August 22. The ongoing “Fill the Pool” campaign spearheaded by South Bay Sports, Health and Recreation continues with the goal to help fund the El Segundo Aquatics Center at the new Wiseburn High. Recreation and Parks partnered in the design of the new aquatics center; relocated the weekly farmers market to the 300 block of Main Street; re-landscaped the Police Station and Fire Station #1; and installed a new playground at Hilltop Park and resurfaced the one at Recreation Park. The Mayor confirmed that the Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields are “on track for a complete turf replacement this summer” and announced that El SegundoTV now has over 1,100 subscribers through its YouTube channel with 14,000 monthly views. The department also hired two certified Tree Maintenance Workers and a new Recreation Superintendent, and promoted a Tree Maintenance Worker to Park Maintenance Supervisor.’ Fuentes next welcomed Ken Berkman, who officially became Director of Public Works last week after serving in an interim capacity. Under his guidance, the department repaired or replaced nearly three miles of sewer main and one mile of water main— and also installed 560 smart water meters. Public Works underwent a reorganization that included reestablishing the City Engineer position to speed up infrastructure projects. Other highlights included co-naming Lairport Street Carl Jacobson Drive, completing the Richmond Street Rehabilitation and Improvement Project, and upcoming upgrades to police and fire facilities on Main Street. The Mayor also elaborated on economic development successes, thanking Economic Development Advisory Council Chair Al Keahi and the 15-member group for their efforts—as well as Chevron for awarding the City $660,000 in grant funding. The City’s “One Hundred at One Hundred” initiative surpassed its goal—with 118 new businesses joining the community in time for the centennial. Among the newcomers were Aerojet Rocketdyne, Kellstrom Defense, Guthy-Renker, Kite Pharma, eSalon, Sanrio, NYX, four hotels and many shops and restaurants. Fuentes expressed excitement about the arrival of the company NantWorks, which acquired the Trisonic development plus four additional buildings for research and development, office, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center. “Imagine--NantWorks is committed to finding a cure for cancer and an advanced personalized patient-centered health care solution that every individual, family and community deserves by 2020 with its Cancer Moonshot,” Fuentes said. “You heard correctly, a cure for cancer will be found. Right here. In El Segundo.” Other notable economic development news included the City hosting the Bisnow Future of El Segundo event earlier this month at INSITE, and last October’s Champions of Business Celebration (with a video shown from that event) at Vistamar School that recognized Continental Development Corporation President Richard Lundquist, Chevron and Kite Pharma for their contributions to local economic growth and success. 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