Page 16 October 6, 2016 EL SEGUNDO HERALD Joint Pool from front page meeting current needs. “Keep your commitment to spending the aquatics fund for the aquatics complex,” said 53-year resident Lee Davis, Parks and Recreation Committee chairperson, who is also part of the pool design committee.The city has $1.8 million in a pool fund some say was originally intended to renovate the city’s indoor “Plunge,” located at the aging Urho Saari Swim Stadium facility in the heart of the city’s residential and downtown areas at 219 W. Mariposa Avenue. Community member Ron Swanson told council the quest for an aquatics complex in El Segundo began in 1997 and potential locations were met with a “not in my neighborhood” attitude, including renovations to The Plunge. He called the current situation of partnering with WUSD to build and operate a state-ofthe art facility with an Olympic-sized pool, the capability of holding two water polo games at one time, two shallow pools (one is a warm water pool), seating for some 500 spectators, a multi-purpose room, concession area, locker rooms with showers, and ample parking, “the Golden Goose that laid the Golden Egg.”“I encourage you to listen to the experts and make the best decision,” he told council. Community member Steven Winkler told council of the pent-up demand in the South Bay and surrounding areas for a well-designed pool that allows for multiple teams to practice at the same time. He cited his experience as a parent of a youngster who has participated in swimming, water polo, and junior lifeguards. “This pool as it now stands allows you to run Olympic type events,” he said. He also noted that “The Plunge is not really a place you can go and spend time with the family conveniently,” saying the new facility would be. He asked council to not look to save money now but to look at the center’s revenue potential. Riley Brady, an El Segundo resident since birth and boys and girls water polo coach at El Segundo High School, implored council not to shortchange the facility and those it would serve, saying he didn’t want the city to reach the point where all concerned “wish we just would’ve made it this way or that way.” He also said high school students would only be a small part of the community that would benefit from the facility. “There is a shortage of pools,” said Evelyn Colt, who children swim on a club team. “Kids are swimming until 8 or 9 at night because they can’t get in any earlier.” Consultant Isaac then went through five options to reduce costs. In the end, council voted to go with two options and send the project back to WUSD for its official thoughts about council’s new recommendations, thereby keeping the project moving forward and potentially on track to groundbreaking in January and completion perhaps a year later. Getting the pool design “right” is key because once the hole is dug into the ground and the steel ordered, the project is basically set in motion as is. Any changes after the hole is dug could derail the project entirely. Council’s approved changes lower the costs to an estimated $13,678,360. WUSD is funding $6 million of the aquatics center with another $6 million from the South Bay Sports, Health & Recreation, a nonprofit led by businessman Richard Lundquist, and any of the city’s $1.8 million it commits and approves. The city’s contribution stems from a legal settlement between the city and WUSD, whose only high schools are independent charter schools: Da Vinci Communications, Da Vinci Design, and Da Vinci Science, presently based on two campuses in Hawthorne. The nonprofit’s fundraising is underway, which council members stated is a concern. They don’t want to commit funds to a project and have it run short of the required funding.The options council approved included eliminating soft costs, reducing storage space, eliminating two onemeter diving boards (the deep water well will be kept and diving boards can be added in the future), eliminating the UV light water system for the warm-water teaching pool, eliminating purchases of a timing system, thermal blankets, lane lines and storage reels and five training blocks, all of which can be purchased later. The approved options also eliminate a more robust concession stand, effectively leaving space for outside vendors to be able to set up concessions. The more robust concession stand would have required meeting health department codes as well as needing to be managed by the El Segundo Parks and Recreation department, which presently has no staffing model in place to do so. City Council held off on making more changes, though they asked city staff and the consultant to research the proposed energy systems: natural gas powered cogeneration, solar, or electricity purchased from a utility company. Isaac noted that the project also includes a built-in 10% contingency, a higher-than-normal contingency but one that Vince Madsen, WUSD’s director of facilities planning, prefers to use. Dubbed “Douglas at 201,” WUSD’s three independent charter high schools will be housed on one campus in a former aerospace building currently under renovation and expected to open for the 2017-2018 academic year. The city and school district will jointly operate the aquatics center. Though WUSD serves residents of Hawthorne and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, nearly 50 percent of its land is located in El Segundo. • City Council from front page replacement (second on the list, $250,000) and crosswalk lighting on Main Street (third, $80,000). However, the top project of all by a considerable margin—retractable bollards on Main Street ($90,000)—did not receive funding. This prompted Councilmember Don Brann to wonder why and speculate that CIPAC members might not appreciate their recommendations being rejected. Katsouleas “On Tuesday night, the El Segundo City Council heard what will be the first of several department head pleas to justify staffing requests for this year’s budget.” indicated that the bollards are on next year’s budget. She added that when times were tough, CIPAC didn’t even meet for a couple of years and that this is the first time since 2011 that the Council could allocate general fund monies towards capital improvement projects. During presentations, the Council issued a commendation as well as an honorary key to the City to Dr. Wanda Austin, former President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation who retired on October 1 after a 37-year stint there. Mayor Suzanne Fuentes referred to Dr. Austin as a “national asset” before listing an array of achievements including service on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and NASA Advisory Council. Fire Chief Chris Donovan accepted a proclamation designating October 9-15 as Fire Prevention Week and urging the community to replace smoke alarms every 10 years as well as batteries for those devices twice annually. “Smoke detectors do indeed save lives,” Donovan emphasized. The Chief also introduced four recent department hires-- Mike Davies, Eric Anderson and Edan Douek and Nick Howell. Meanwhile, Police Chief Mitch Tavera presented his newest officers, Rey Lopez and Casey Perkinson (both El Segundo High alums). The Council additionally recognized the many volunteers who give their time to the City. Several dozen individuals were on hand for a photo opportunity, with 16 groups represented: Friends of the Library, Library History Committee, Library Youth Services, Library Literacy Tutors, El Segundo Police Department RSVPs, Senior Outreach/Meals on Wheels, El Segundo Senior Club, Recreation Park Youth Volunteers, Youth Drama, Teen Center Volunteers, Environmental Committee, Senior Citizen Housing Board Corporation, CIPAC, Centennial Celebration Committee, Recreation and Parks Commission, and Planning Commission. During public communications, a number of Police Service Officers expressed their disappointment with the City’s latest contract offer for their union. A few of the speakers mentioned that they agreed to take cuts and furloughs several years back when the City endured financial difficulties and thought the Council would in good faith restore their previous contract deals now that the fiscal climate is rosier. Another speaker, Paul Wilder, asked the Council to draft a letter or adopt a resolution to address the issue that the flag at the post office on Mariposa Street is not being lowered at night. “The flag is being disrespected,” he said. Mayor Fuentes agreed that the flag after hours should either be taken down and folded up or illuminated. “You’re right—it is a disgrace,” she said of the situation. Carpenter confirmed that a US Postal Service representative will attend an upcoming Council meeting to field questions about that matter as well as other areas of concern such as late mail delivery. During his report, the City Manager said that staff will provide the Council with a draft of a multi-year work program (for long-term planning) in late October or early November. He added that the City currently seeks community input on the topic of modulation regulations for residential properties. • Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE DEL AIRE PREFERENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Supervisors regarding the Del Aire Preferential Parking District (District). The District establishes permit parking for the unincorporated County of Los Angeles within the boundaries of the preferential parking district described as beginning at the intersection of the east right-of-way line of Aviation Boulevard and the City of Los Angeles boundary, then easterly along the City of Los Angeles boundary to its intersection with the west right of way line of La Cienega Boulevard, then southerly along the west right-of-way line of La Cienega Boulevard to its intersection of the north right-ofway line of 120thStreet, then westerly along the north right-of-way line of 120th Street to its intersection of the east right-of-way line of Aviation Boulevard, and then northerly along the east rightof way line of Aviation Boulevard to the point of beginning. Also, at such time as 116th Street and its associated right of way, from its westerly terminus west of Judah Avenue to its easterly terminus at Isis Avenue, isdetached from the City of Los Angeles, it shall become part of the Del Aire Preferential Parking District, and is subject to the provisions outlined in the ordinance. Parking without a permit is proposed to be prohibited Monday through Friday, 2 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., excluding holidays. The County proposes to charge a permit fee to cover the County's costs of issuing parking permits, fabrication, and installation of permit parking signs, and administration of the District for a 5-year period. The proposed fee is $75 per household within the District to be renewed every 5 years. Said hearing will be held on October 25, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street (corner of Temple Street and Grand Avenue), Room 381B, Los Angeles, California 90012. The Board of Supervisors will consider and may adopt the fee schedule. Further, notice is given that the Board of Supervisors may continue this hearing from time to time. Written comments may be sent to the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors at the above address. If you do not understand this notice or need more information, please call Mr. Paul Barbe at (626) 300-4731. Upon 72 hours notice, Public Works can provide program information and publications in alternate formats or make other accommodations for people with disabilities. In addition, program documents are available at the main office in Alhambra (900 South Fremont Avenue), which is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 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Para solicitar acomodaciones SOLAMENTE, o para mas información sobre la Ley Para Personas con Discapacidades (ADA) póngase en contacto con nuestro coordinador de ADA de Obras Publicas al (626) 458 4081 o TDD (626) 282-7829, de Lunes a Jueves de las 7 a.m. a 5:30 p.m. 10/6, 10/13/16 CNS-2929871# EL SEGUNDO HERALD El Segundo Herald Pub. 10/6, 10/13/16 H-25301 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF EL SEGUNDO 350 MAIN STREET EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245 TAKE NOTICE that the El Segundo City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., in the El Segundo Council Chamber, 350 Main Street, El Segundo, California. The public hearing will allow testimony regarding the proposed service rates, fees, and charges for the following: EL SEGUNDO FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE TRANSPORT FEE STRUCTURE *Basic Life Support $1,776.00 Transport *Advanced Life Support Transport $1,900.00 Travel to Hospital per Mile $18.00 Oxygen Administration $92.00 Volume Ventilator $172.00 Disposable Medical Supplies $27.00 Resident co-pay $0 *Patients can only be billed for Basic Life Support or Advanced Life Support, not both The purpose of this Public Hearing is to hear testimony of all interested parties for the purpose of considering fees and charges for the above-referenced City of El Segundo Fire Department Ambulance Transport Services. At any time, not later than the aforesaid hour set for the hearing, any person or organization may file a written statement with the El Segundo City Clerk, of his or her opinions with respect to the schedule of fees and charges for the Ambulance Transport Services. Any person or organization desiring to be heard will be given an opportunity to do so. If you have questions regarding this hearing, the Schedule of Fees and charges for the Ambulance Transport Services, or any other matter, you may call the City of El Segundo Fire Department Billing at (310) 524-2236. 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. A copy of the basis and/or study for the proposed fees will be available for public review in the Office of the El Segundo City Clerk located in City Hall at 350 Main Street, El Segundo, California, ten days before the hearing. To be published in the El Segundo Herald, October 6, and 13, 2016. Tracy Weaver Elected City Clerk City of El Segundo (310) 524-2305 El Segundo Herald Pub. 10/6, 10/13/16 H-25310
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