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spirit of what Chevron intended for the land.
“A guy wants to put a bowling alley there,”
he reported as an example, though he didn’t
indicate his support for that idea one way
or another. “I’m not opposed to looking at
what’s best as a park and recreation facility.”
The timing of the RFP was a key point
of contention among the Council members,
with potential implications connected to the
upcoming spring municipal election. Staff
presented an initial proposed timeline with
the Task Force meeting four or five times
between the beginning of December and the
end of January to develop the RFP and then
returning to the Council in February with the
draft for review and approval. Under this
schedule, the RFP would be released February
12 with responses due in late March and an
evaluation period between March 28 and April
6. The recommended selection would then go
to the City Council on April 17—just after
the election in which two Council seats will
be up for grabs.
Dugan, Mayor Suzanne Fuentes and
Councilmember Don Brann all asked to
push up the timeline to move things along
more quickly. They felt the City should be
able to get bids in the next couple of months
and wrap up a selection by February. Boyles
disagreed with the concept, questioning why
the Council would now rush things through
after “squandering five and a half years” on
TopGolf talks that ultimately led to nothing.
“Let’s see what happens with this election
and get those people involved,” he said.
Councilmember Carol Pirsztuk echoed the
sentiment, urging to do the RFP “the right
way” and “not cram it into a timeline.”
Fuentes, Dugan and Brann voted on October
3 not to move forward with TopGolf. At the
time, Pirsztuk asked City Attorney Mark
Hensley if the project proposal could come
back to the Council after the election. He
responded that it could if both parties decide
they wish to revisit the deal. With that in
mind, the RFP timeline could be significant
if, say, a pro-TopGolf candidate wins in April.
The Council members also debated about
the size and make-up of the Task Force. Staff’s
first option was to create a larger group of 15
(selected by the Council) encompassing the
general El Segundo community—including
two community members, two golf industry
professionals, a Planning Commissioner, an
Economic Development Advisory Committee
(EDAC) member, two Recreation and Parks
Commissioners, two City Council members,
and City representatives (one each) from
Recreation and Parks, Finance and Planning, as
well as the Economic Development Manager
and Administrative/Management Analyst.
Concerned that the larger group might be
more difficult to coordinate for meetings
and hence draw out the process, the Council
majority opted for a second option with fewer
Task Force members and a smaller scope of
responsibilities. Under this scenario, staff
initially proposed scrapping six members from
the first group—both of the golf pros, the two
community members, and the City Economic
Development Manager and Administrative/
Management Analyst. Boyles did not see the
need for Council members to sit on the Task
Force, but thought it vital to maintain two
Recreation and Parks Commissioners after
a suggestion to whittle them down to one.
After much talk, the Council (with Dugan
dissenting because of concern about the
direction of the group) agreed on a final
configuration that removes the two Council
members from the mix, but adds back in a
golf expert to be recommended by the Golf
Course Subcommittee. The Council also asked
to include a Chevron representative—with the
preference to kill two birds with one stone
by having Chevron’s Lily Craig represent
both the refinery and EDAC (since she serves
on that committee). Otherwise, the Council
would seek one individual from EDAC and
another from Chevron if Craig doesn’t join.
Meanwhile, staff’s direction is to expedite
the process to beat the original timeline. •
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on December 1. “They have a good plan on
their last steps,” Moore said. “I support them.”
Board Clerk Nancy Cobb posed multiple
questions to Gooden after the presentation,
looking for clarification on certain points
addressed by the team. Board Vice President
Emilee Layne added, “I like your action plan.”
Executive Director of Educational Services
Marisa Janicek then spoke about the California
Accountability Plan, Local Indicators, which is
a new state accountability metric that will give
parents access to important dashboard information
about how the District is progressing in
the mission to educate students.
Post-presentations, the assembled Board
(minus member Jim Garza, who was absent
on Tuesday) then tackled a plethora of consent
agenda items. Those included approvals
to upgrade The Learning Connection (TLC)
facilities that were housed on the northwest
portion of the Richmond Street Elementary
School property on Virginia Street.
Arguably the most important action item on
the agenda was approval of a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) between the Board and
the LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector
that will allow the District to maximize the
funds generated from the sale of the surplus
Imperial Avenue property.
Moore noted that the MOU moves forward
a legacy fund that will not only benefit current
students, but also those who will attend District
schools in upcoming years. “We believe this
agreement will exceed what we had expected
with the ground lease,” she said. Moore added
that the District does not have specific numbers
at this time, but “it is a very good deal for the
District and will result in additional revenue
dollars. School districts have a hard time being
able to generate funds. This is one way that
the District will be able to have an ongoing
revenue stream that can work for technology,
infrastructure, deferred maintenance, and capital
outlay. This is a very significant action.”
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Dr. Moore and her staff for “working with the
County Treasurer’s Office in developing an
investment strategy that will provide a constant
stream of funding at the highest rates available
for many years to come.” He added that “this
will provide a higher income amount than
leasing the land” would have garnered. Layne
mentioned the importance of maximizing the
Imperial sale funding, the possibility of an
upcoming school bond campaign, and the need
for an ongoing revenue stream.
The other significant action item on Tuesday
involved Richmond Street School and the
aforementioned “plan, design and supervision
of the installation of the TLC portable buildings
and parking lot at Richmond Street School.”
The only information pending action that
dotted Tuesday’s agenda was a Board policy
review, leading to Moore’s quick review of
informational calendar that features the muchanticipated
Thanksgiving break. The time off
commences the second the dismissal bell
rings on Friday, with students and staff on a
mini-vacation until the morning of Monday,
November 27.
Board member reports then followed, with
Jeanie Nishime thanking the parents for their
continued support of the District. Layne tearfully
lamented on the sudden passing of El
Segundo resident Nate Chittick last weekend.
“This really makes you think about what is
important,” she said. Watkins called El Segundo
a “small and caring town,” and adjourned the
meeting in Chittick’s memory.
With the holiday schedule in full swing,
the next, and only, regularly scheduled School
Board meeting in December is penciled in
for Tuesday, December 12. The Board and
the City Council will attend a joint session
two days later to delve into issues of
concern for both governing bodies. The
agenda will focus on the heavily anticipated
launch of the El Segundo Aquatics Center on
Douglas Street that is slated to open at the
new Wiseburn High School property in the
summer of 2018. •