The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 105, No. 50 - December 1, 2016 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................14 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Entertainment......................7 Food.....................................15 Legals............................ 12,13 Obituaries.............................2 Pets......................................14 Real Estate................8-11,16 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Clydesdales Visit Rec Park to Raise Money to Fight Diabetes Anarissa Cachila of El Segundo-based staffing provider Express Employment Professionals enlisted the help of the Express Clydesdales to help raise money for the American Diabetes Association. Nearly 30 million Americans battle diabetes, with millions more at risk of contracting it. Guests who stopped by Recreation Park the late afternoon and early evening of November 21 (which was officially proclaimed “Victory Over Diabetes Day in El Segundo) had the opportunity to take photos with the Clydesdales—while also being treated to food, soft drinks and raffle prizes. Mayor Suzanne Fuentes (L) and Anarissa Cachila (R) stand in front of a visiting Clydesdale at Rec Park last week. Photo by Mike Harriel. • City Council Looks to Fine-Tune Long-Term Strategic Plan By Brian Simon Last month, the El Segundo City Council got its first look at a proposed three-year strategic work plan to help achieve overall community goals and objectives identified during the summer. EDAC Reports on Activities in Meeting with City Council, Planning Commission By Liz Spear The El Segundo Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC), City Council, and Planning Commission recently met to share information on current business activity in the community. On Wednesday, November 16, the three groups held a public meeting at the home of retail developer CenterCal Properties at the company’s office in Smoky Hollow. After hearing a bit of history about CenterCal, which currently is working on The Waterfront redevelopment project in Redondo Beach, attendees heard from Ronen Olshansky, co-founder and CEO of Cross Campus, a Los Angeles-based on-demand workspace and business event venue that provides peak office experiences to a community of creative professionals. Cross Campus is at work on its fourth location at 840 Apollo Street in El Segundo. Other locations are in Downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena and Santa Monica. The three groups received updates on the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan courtesy of staff from MIG, a Pasadena-based company whose focus is on planning, designing and sustaining environments that support human development. MIG’s approach is strategic, context-driven and holistic, addressing social, political, economic and physical factors. MIG Drafted over several months by City staff and subject to Council tweaks in the coming weeks (as well as over time when necessary), the document assigns various activities designed to enhance customer service and engagement; support community safety and preparedness; develop as a choice employer and workforce; develop quality infrastructure and environment; optimize the impact of technology; and maintain financial sustainability. The Council members emphasized the need for metrics that provide a baseline to gauge the City’s effectiveness while also maximizing transparency through a reliable, up-to-date reporting process to the community. Among other points, the measuring methods will entail surveys that will focus both on complaints as well as the positives. Staff looked at examples from the cities of Manhattan Beach and in particular Glendale for valuable insight on how other municipalities measure their performance and then disseminate the information to the general public. Mayor Pro Tem Drew Boyles said he wants to see items such as resident and business satisfaction scores, local crime rates, response times, workers compensation/liability claims, and percentage of the population that is CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)-trained readily available to view online. “Department heads and the City at large have not in the past had clearly defined goals with metrics to define success,” Boyles said. “We will be moving the City to a performance-based organization, which will take considerable effort and time—but will allow department heads to define the success of their organizations with clear metrics that the City Manager can hold them accountable to and then report back to the Council and the general public. Going forward, the Council and community will know how we are doing as a city based on performance to goal, such as how we are doing in terms See City Council, page 4 See EDAC Reports, page 12 Friday Sunny 66˚/47˚ Saturday Sunny 68˚/49˚ Sunday Sunny 68˚/51˚
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