The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 7, No. 29 - July 20, 2017 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................6 Community Briefs...............3 Crossword/Sudoku.............6 Legals....................................7 Pets........................................5 Real Estate...........................8 Sports....................................3 TerriAnn in Torrance..........4 Weekend Forecast “A Night to Remember” at the James R. Armstrong Theatre On July 15, attendees grooved to “Old School” music at Torrance’s James R. Armstrong Theatre and enjoyed a concert featuring The Delphonics Experience, Soul Vibers Old School Review (pictured above during their set that showcased classic Motown hits) and Chemistry Sound. Photo by Daryl Lewis. School Board Establishes Surplus Property Advisory Committee By Cristian Vasquez In compliance with Education Code 17387 et seq., members of the Torrance School Board on Monday night approved the creation of a 7-11 Advisory Committee, along with the appointment of the members that will be responsible for reviewing Torrance Unified School District property for surplus and sale. “If you remember back in May, Andreas Chialtas from Atkinson, Andelson Loya, Rudd and Romo came and did a presentation regarding the use of excess property and the start of it is to establish a 7-11 committee,” said District Deputy Superintendent Dr. Time Stowe. “That [committee] represents various elements of the community in order to take a look at that property and determine whether or not it truly is excess. We have identified eight members of the community, each representing different groups.” Appointed to, and meeting all of the requirements established by law, the committee members appointed are: Ernest Lee, representative if the ethnic, age group, and socioeconomic composition of the District; Donna Duperron, representative of the business community, including store owners, managers or supervisors; Marianne Hamada and Brandon Matson, both representatives of renters and landowners but with preference to be given to representatives See School Board, page 6 Friday Sunny 74˚/66˚ Saturday Sunny 75˚/65˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 75˚/65˚ Council Approves MOU to Enhance HB Trench Infiltration Project By Cristian Vasquez The Mayor and Torrance City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), along with a transfer of funds for the Hermosa Beach Greenbelt Trench Infiltration Project, during Tuesday night’s meeting. Transferred from the Downtown Sewer Trunk Line Replacement fund, the $281,229.50 will go to increase the budget to be in compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) requirements, as well as Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) standards. In 2012, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted the 2012 NPDES Permit for discharges produced from municipalities separate from the storm sewer system within the coastal watersheds of the L.A. County permit. “The Permit identifies conditions, requirements and programs that municipalities must comply with to protect regional water resources from adverse impacts associated with pollutants in stormwater and urban run-off,” states the staff report signed by Engineering Manager John Dettle. “In addition, the Permit includes requirements for Enhanced Water Shed Management Plans (EWMP) to be prepared to determine Best Management Practices (BMP) projects needed to comply with the applicable Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL).” The initial MOU between the four cities was approved in December 2013 in order to launch Phase 1 of the Enhanced Watershed Management Plans (EWMP), leading to the first monies transfer from the City’s Sewer Enterprise Fund. However, a new MOU was required for the cities involved to move forward and to set the terms and conditions regarding the administration and cost-sharing for the Hermosa Beach Greenbelt Trench Infiltration project. This project was identified in the beach cities EWMP as necessary for compliance with the Santa Monica Bay Bacteria and Toxics TMLDs. Simultaneously, this project works alongside the City of Torrance Stormwater Basin Enhancement Project, which is designed to trap and filter out stormwater from the high-priority Herondo Drain Watershed. “The beach cities group is responsible for the enhanced watershed management plans and the Dominguez Channel Watershed and the Santa Monica Bay Watershed are within the cities in the group,” said Dettle. “This specific project is only addressing one watershed and it’s the Santa Monica Bay Watershed--the one that is tributary to the water.” Upon completion the project will be owned and maintained by Hermosa Beach, but the MOU’s cost-sharing formulas will take into account the treatment capacity provided through the Torrance Stormwater Basin Enhancement Project. Cost for the design of the infiltration project will be distributed as follows: City of Redondo Beach, $431,615.05; City of Hermosa Beach, $115,550.50; City of Manhattan Beach, $21,240.90; along with $400,000 from Prop 1 See City Council, page 7
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