Page 16 December 9, 2021 EL SEGUNDO HERALD
Congratulations Fire Chief Deena Lee
Supportive El Segundo firefighters.
The Chief’s proud family members: Husband James Lee, Virgo Ponce, Imperial Ponce, Zack Ponce, mother Jeanne Guerrero,
Traci Plemons, Mikayla Plemons and Gena Welch.
The Chief addresses the crowd.
Featured Pets of the Week
are looking for an affable larger dog to add
to your family, meet Shadow! https://spcala.
com/adoptable/pet/?ss=LACA-A-982
Kermit, a male domestic short hair cat showed
up at our back door in October. He’s about 3
years old. He loves his human friends, but prefers
to be the only cat in the home. For playing and
sunning in the window, Kermit is a catch! https://
Provided by Hannah Collett, spcaLA
Shadow is a 4 year old male, Black Lab/
Retriever mix who came to spcaLA as a lost
dog. His owner did not claim him (microchip
your pets!) so Shadow’s here ready for a
second start. He likes toys and treats. He has
had successful meet and greets with other
dogs, but is still waiting for a home. If you
spcala.com/adoptable/pet/?ss=LACA-A-1557
Arlo is an 11 year old Hound mix boy
who came to spcaLA when his owner could
no longer care for him. He is friendly towards
people, and may get along with dogs of his
size and energy. He previously lived in a home
with children. He’ll be participating in obedience
training and enrichment while he’s at the
Re/Max Estate Properties Bill Ruane and Public Works Director
Elias Sassoon.
shelter waiting for his next journey. https://
spcala.com/adoptable/pet/?ss=LACA-A-1557
This is Blossom, a cute 1 year old female
adult American Rabbit looking for a new
home. Her fur is so soft and her ears are like
velvet. She prefers cilantro to spinach, is litter
box trained, and likes to hop and play. https://
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Shadow Kermit Arlo Blossom
City Council from page 2
would manage the park space and how much
of it would be available for city use versus
Raytheon use. El Segundo Planning Commission
member Ryan Baldino spoke to the council,
saying he wanted the council to make sure the
city did not once again lose public park space
due to the new development’s requirements and
contingencies based on Raytheon selling three
acres of land so the development can proceed.
Councilmember Scot Nicol took issue with the
Memorandum of Understanding Raytheon wants
to be implemented and approved by the city
council to proceed with the sale of the three acres,
saying it leaves too much room for interpretation
and wiggle room since it is not a “true binding
document” and said the document has “ambiguities.”
Councilmember Lance Giroux reminded all
that the public space/field use issue had existed
long before the Chargers project arrived and
said the city needs “that public drop-in park
space” to accommodate the city’s growing
population. “I don’t think we are asking anything
that is unfair. I think we’re simply asking
that you uphold your end of an agreement,” he
said. “We’re not asking for anything extra.” He
noted that there was zero plan by Raytheon
for the public park that Phase 3 was set to
trigger and that Raytheon was asking not to
happen in order to sell the three acres so the
Chargers project could proceed. At present,
Raytheon and the city’s Parks and Recreation
Department are working together to book the
use of the three fields on its campus property
in El Segundo. Nicol raised the issue of the
Butler Building and his understanding that the
building was not set to be rebuilt under previous
conditions, so why did the Butler Building
need to be built nearby now under the scope
of this new project and the deals surrounding
it. A Raytheon spokesman told the council
the storage space is “impactful” and needed.
To deal with the questions posed about the
MOU, the council took a recess to allow Raytheon,
Continental Development, the developer,
and the Chargers to craft an acceptable MOU
and avert scheduling another council meeting to
deal with the issue to keep the project on track
for the project’s second reading of the ordinance
at the Dec. 21 city council meeting. Mayor
Drew Boyles asked for clarity in the MOU,
saying, “there’s way too much uncertainty in the
agreement right now.” After amendments were
made to the language in documents, the council
passed the necessary amendments and had
the first reading of an ordinance that will receive
its second reading at the next council meeting.
Elias Sassoon, the city’s public works director,
provided an update on the reimbursements
to city residents due to the July emergency
sewage spill and flooding at the Hyperion
Plant located on the west side of the city near
the ocean. That emergency resulted in many
residents leaving their homes to stay in hotels
and/or purchase air conditioning and other
purifying equipment. As of Tuesday night’s
meeting, the City of Los Angeles, which owns
and operates Hyperion, has paid $3,667,571
in reimbursements and processed 85 percent
of the claims. He noted that South Coast Air
Quality Management District had received 24
complaints of odors in the past two weeks
and said Hyperion had received a Notice of
Violation on Nov. 30 from the water district.
In other city news, the city council honored
Ainsley Golden for her Eagle Scout Holiday
Project. Gulden will become the city’s first
female Eagle Scout officially in about 2-3
months, she told the council. Her project
adorns the gazebo in Library Park in the 600
block of Main Street and consists of painted
wooden candy and gingerbread men. The plan
is to use the figures every holiday season moving
forward. Given that, Gulden used exterior
primer and paint on the figures, she said. •