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. 26 - June 29, 2017 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................16 Classifieds............................4 Community Briefs...............7 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Entertainment......................8 Legals............................ 14,15 Letters...................................3 Memory Lane......................6 Real Estate........ 10-13,17-20 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast ESHS Students Take Second Place in Herndon Science Competition A team of five El Segundo High School students recently took second place at the 40th annual Herndon Science Competition at The Aerospace Corporation. The group created a device designed to keep a specific plant alive during a six-month trip to Mars without human interaction. In the photo beginning second from the left, the ESHS students are Nolan Young, Carson Doering, Matthew Tritasavit, Hayden Crabbs, and Shrenil Sharma. Photo Provided by El Segundo Unified School District. City Welcomes New Emergency Services Coordinator Randal Collins By Brian Simon exercise conducted and would also like to It had been over five years since the increase the public’s awareness of disasters City of El Segundo last employed its own as well as their personal preparedness levels.” in-house Emergency Services Coordinator. Collins views ongoing public outreach The position became one of the casualties and personalized connection with local of a difficult financial stretch when budget stakeholders as the major benefits of having dollars were at a premium. For a spell, the a full-time employee at the position as City brought in a contractor to handle the opposed to a contractor. “A big piece of tasks at hand--but at the urging of Mayor emergency management is collaboration and Suzanne Fuentes and with the blessing of building relationships,” he explained. “As an her colleagues, the City Council last year employee, I can network daily with department allocated monies to hire a full-time person. heads and other employees. I can be After an extensive search, the job went to involved in more meetings of various topics. Randal Collins whose first day was June 19. His duties in a nutshell are to prepare the City of El Segundo to deal with natural School Board Approves Investing Imperial or manmade disasters including mitigation, Proceeds, Budget and LCAP Plan planning and recovery stages. In welcoming the new hire, City Manager Greg Carpenter By Duane Plank Because the El Segundo Unified is, according spoke of Collins’ “impressive background The Tuesday evening meeting of the El to District-provided notes, “one that combines his education and valuable Segundo School Board, chaired by Director of approximately 80 school districts in hands-on work and volunteer experience” of Human Resources and Maintenance California that received the least amount that includes participation “in more than Dylan Farris, did not include any special of funding” under the current state funding 50 federal, state and local emergencies and presentations--a rarity. Farris was filling formula, the Board has ascertained the need disasters in commander and coordinator in for Superintendent Melissa Moore, who to “consider alternative revenue options.” capacities.” was unable to attend because she was taking The resolution notes the need and desire In introducing himself to the community care of a pre-scheduled medical issue. of the Board to “create a legacy fund, during last week’s Council meeting, Collins With no presentations on the agenda, or endowment that results in ongoing reiterated the uncomfortable but necessary the bulk of the 40-minute meeting revolved revenue that will benefit all present and warning that it’s only a matter of when, not around the ratification of consent future students for the express purpose if, a disaster occurs. His initial game plan and action items, including passing a of improving technology infrastructure, is to evaluate existing plans, policies and resolution to invest $16-million of the ongoing maintenance of District facilities, procedures and to discuss those with City proceeds ($22,625,000 in total) from the or capital outlay.” leadership to get feedback. “In the long-term, sale last year of the surplus El Segundo The District will allocate the remaining I hope to increase collaborative efforts with Unified School District-owned property $6,625,000 in proceeds to what is termed business and philanthropic partners,” Collins on Imperial Avenue. said. “I would like to see an annual full-scale I can evaluate systems that are working and are not working and discern how to apply them in disaster situations.” Born and raised in Greenwood, Indiana (a small suburb on the south side of Indianapolis), Collins served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1991 to 1997 and was in the Marine Reserve from 1997 to 2005. He studied at the University of Indianapolis where he earned his Bachelor’s degree majoring in Law Enforcement. Last year, he picked up a Master of Leadership from the USC’s Sol Friday See Randal Collins, page 16 Partly Cloudy 68˚/62˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 70˚/62˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 70˚/61˚ See School Board, page 14
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