EL SEGUNDO HERALD December 21, 2017 Page 13 Eagles from page 5 Jones. El Segundo’s biggest roadblocks during Ocean League play will be Culver City and returning champions, Santa Monica. The Lady Eagles have started this season 1-2-2, but their schedule has included losses to Torrance--a favorite to win the Pioneer League--and perennial CIF Southern Section Division 1 powerhouse Mira Costa. The team returns home after the holiday break and will host Redondo on Tuesday January 2 at 3 p.m. Lynch Leading Eagles The El Segundo boys’ basketball team split its only two home games of December. The Eagles defeated Wiseburn-DaVinci 43-31, but fell to St. Bernard 34-21. El Segundo demonstrated in front of its fans how entertaining this group of 14 players will be. No, they won’t set any scoring records… but what they will do is play solid defense, dive on the floor for loose balls, be patient on offense with crisp passes and set screens to free up an open shooter. This will be an unselfish team that plays as if it is the best lineup on the floor each game. Three-year starter Michael Lynch has led the Eagles to a 4-1 start, easily the best since El Segundo began 5-1 to open up the 2004-05 season. The defense has been so stout to open up the 2017-18 season that the 34 points surrendered to St. Bernard was the most given up in the first five games. Lynch led an inspired Eagles team with 11 points against the Wiseburn-Da Vinci Wolves. He controlled the rebounding with 10 defensive boards. Miles Jones, who had eight points, hit a long-range jumper to give the Eagles a 9-6 lead. Matt Hunkins and Ryan Booker sank consecutive three-pointers to give El Segundo a 22-9 advantage. The Eagles shut out the Wolves in the second period 21-0 on their way to a 34-9 lead by the end of the first half. In the third quarter, the Wolves went on a 9-0 run before Dylan Aubert scored El Segundo’s only point of the quarter. In the fourth quarter, Robby Pederson’s three-pointer from the top of the key gave the Eagles a comfortable 40-23 lead. The Wolves would make it a game when Blake Cabrera drained consecutive three-pointers to make it 41-31, but that’s as close as the Eagles would allow their guests. The showdown between El Segundo and St. Bernard would be a good test and allow head coach David March to gauge where the Eagles are to start the season. Even with the loss to the Vikings, March was happy with how his team competed. “That’s [St. Bernard] a talented team, well-coached and physical and we weren’t intimidated and competed with them,” he said. To open the game, both teams played at a fast pace with plenty of defensive stops. After the Vikings took an 8-2 lead, Lynch, who led all scorers with 10 points, sank a three-pointer. Moments later, Aubert connected on a three-pointer to tie the game and then Aubert blocked a would-be easy layup on the other end. Kyle Freeman blocked a shot by Mook Harris and Aubert went on to score from outside to give the Eagles their only lead of the game to close out the first quarter. The Eagles struggled for open clear shots in the second quarter. Of the 11 El Segundo turnovers in the game, the only one the Vikings took advantage of was in the second quarter on the way to a 20-13 halftime Eagle deficit. The third quarter provided some exciting moments. Though the Eagles couldn’t make up the deficit, they continued to play a tight defense. Pederson played brilliantly and ended with five blocks in the game. The fourth quarter was a low-scoring affair in which the Eagles held the Vikings to a mere six points. Lynch’s three-pointer, which were the only points scored by the Eagles of the fourth quarter, closed the deficit to 30-21--but that was as close as El Segundo would get. The Eagles have a pair of road games before Christmas. They traveled to Mary Star on Tuesday and are at Calvary Chapel today at 6 p.m. The Eagles return home on Wednesday January 10 at 7:30 p.m. to host Culver City. Locals Make Olympic Development Soccer Squad Eagle soccer standout sophomores Casey Lund and Logan Pismopolous have made the final cut for the 2018 US Youth Soccer-Region IV Olympic Development Program. The Championships take place from January 5-8, 2018 at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix, Arizona. Lund and Pismopolous have been auditioning for the team for months and made the final cut of 18 players. The US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program was formed in 1977 to identify a pool of players in each age group. From this group and tournament that the locals will compete in, a national team will be selected for international competition. • City Council from front page by January 2. Hensley will draft an impartial analysis. The potential increase covers the sale of taxable goods within El Segundo as well as residents purchasing vehicles, vessels or aircraft outside the city. Meanwhile, current forecasts estimate that the City will have a budget deficit of more than $5 million by the 2022/23 fiscal year. Staying on the election topic, the Council later agreed to hold municipal contests in March rather than April starting in 2022. This is due to a new law taking effect next month requiring municipalities that didn’t achieve sufficient voter turnout to consolidate their elections with those of the State. The Council had the option to choose March or November and opted for the former for several reasons. Brann preferred it so as not to conflict with School Board elections in November. Mayor Pro Tem Drew Boyles thought the date would allow new Council members time to “get up to speed” before summer strategic planning sessions begin. Cities may maintain their existing municipal election dates until 2022, so the next two Council elections (2018 and 2020) will still take place in April. Also on Tuesday, the Council heard a lengthy presentation from John Dickey (who called in from the East Coast) of consulting firm Quality Solutions, Inc. with the results of business and residential surveys recently conducted to gauge customer satisfaction with the City. The online-only business survey garnered 202 responses, while 344 residents answered through a combination of email and regular mail. Quality Solutions utilized the industrywideaccepted Net Promoter Score (NPS) tool. Asked the likelihood they would recommend the City to another business, “promoters” gave El Segundo a score of 9 or 10, with “detractors” 0-6 and “passives” who are essentially on the fence in between. The City came out with an NPS score of 32 percent for the business survey (54 percent “promoters” minus 22 percent “detractors”). Dickey emphasized that El Segundo did comparatively well here, with a score higher than the typical 23-28 percent range for municipalities. Using a 0-5 rating scale, businesses weighed in on various areas. The City received the highest scores (over 4) for the business license renewal process; responsiveness, knowledge and competency of Fire Department and Field Inspection services; and availability and responsiveness of the Police Department. The lowest scores (under 4) were for business development and attraction policies; responsiveness, knowledge and competency of working with the Planning and Building Safety Department for plan checks, permits or inspection services; and City zoning policies. The residential score was even better for the City, with 70 percent promoters and only 11 percent detractors for an NPS of 59 percent. Dickey called these results “outstanding for any organization” and went so far as to recommend issuing a press release to nationally known newspapers as well as the Herald to “point out how delighted your residents are with the City and how it’s being run. This is a great success story here.” Residents especially lauded police and fire services and also gave good grades to library and recreation programs/facilities upkeep. They saw room for improvement in the condition of infrastructure (streets, sidewalks and public facilities), City Council responsiveness and overall vision, and water/sewer billing department customer service. The Council members expressed their desire to conduct future surveys and increase the number of responses. In the future, the questionnaires may go out to local companies along with business license tax renewals. For residents, the City may be able to reach more customers when water and utility accounts go online. The downtown portion of Main Street will get some much-needed beautification starting next month after the Council voted to allocate funds to install landscaping. The Downtown Committee comprised of members from local businesses, the City, Chamber and arts/design community met in late August to rank action items to improve the area. Landscaping topped the list—and the group also prioritized routine maintenance. Economic Development Manager Barbara Voss explained the need for upkeep. “We don’t want to spend money putting in plants and have them perish,” she said. The Committee met again last month to zero in on the types of plants, trees and shrubs that would thrive best along Main Street. While the Council gave the go-ahead on the plantings, it held off on a maintenance fee ($43,155 in 2017/18 and $57,540 annually thereafter) with outside contractor LandCare USA. Councilmember Mike Dugan wondered if the work could be absorbed within Recreation and Parks’ existing budget. He also felt merchants should contribute towards the maintenance costs. Boyles thought the City should “take a leap of faith” and pay for the first year, but ultimately agreed to wait (until after the plantings) to decide on maintenance. In a consent agenda item pulled by Boyles, the Council agreed to execute a “fresh start” refinance of the City’s unfunded pension liability covering three different plans. Doing so reduces the amortization periods for each and will save the City all told over $1.8 million in interest over the next 30 years. The move is one of several to curb the impacts of escalating pension costs. In another consent item, the Council authorized a contract with Vision Technology to create a hospitality and tourism website for the City. During Council member reports, Boyles mentioned that the City had reached a tentative agreement with El Segundo Unified School District last Thursday regarding the El Segundo Aquatics Center on Douglas Street. Under the resolution supported by the Council 4-1 (with Brann dissenting), the District would pay the City $400,000 towards the purchase of equipment for the new facility and then up to $1 million towards renovating The Plunge (calculated on the 24 percent school usage of the longstanding pool). District use of the Aquatics Center will run for a 10-year term with provisions for four additional 10-year renewals. During presentations (six of them), the Council welcomed new Public Works Department Water Supervisor Anthony Esparza, as well as Police Officers Dominic Fix-Gonzalez and Brett Hammond (just out of the Sheriff’s Academy and ready for a six-month training stint before going on patrol for El Segundo PD), and new Park Maintenance Superintendent Christopher Hentzen--a certified arborist who will oversee local trees. Finance Director Joseph Lillio accepted the Government Finance Officers Association’s award for his department in achieving the “highest standard of government finance reporting.” West Basin Municipal Water District Division IV Board member Scott Houston announced a grant award for water bottle filling stations, with a new fountain at City Hall and another at Center Street Elementary School. And finally, the Council issued a commendation for the annual El Segundo Community Christmas Dinner to be held at the Joslyn Center on December 25 at noon. • “The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.” – John Hickenlooper PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES HERE ABANDONMENTS: $125.00 ABC NOTICES: $125.00 DBA (Fictitious Business Name): $75.00 NAME CHANGE: $125.00 Other type of notice? Contact us and we can give you a price. 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Judge of the Superior Court El Segundo Herald Pub. 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21/17 H-25824 Order to Show Cause for Change of Name Case No. ES021050 Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES Petition of: JACK HU for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JACK HU filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JACK HU to JAYE JACK HU The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. 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