The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 5, No. 36 - September 3, 2015 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................10 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Film Review..........................4 Food.....................................11 Legals....................................9 Real Estate.........................12 Sports.................................5,6 TerriAnn in Torrance..........2 Weekend Forecast Fall Sports Season Gears up Again North High’s quarterback #3 Mique Juarez evading the Seahawks at the season’s first game versus Redondo Union. Juarez and the Saxons came alive in the second half but pulled up short against the Seahawks, 21-26. For story, see page 5, and page 6 for more photos. Photo by Osvin Suazo, ozzy.suazo@gmail.com. • Friday Partly Cloudy 76˚/65˚ Saturday Sunny 78˚/64˚ Sunday Sunny 80˚/65˚ City Will Provide Access To Recycled Water For Landscape Irrigation By Cristian Vasquez In a unanimous vote, the Torrance mayor and city council approved a licensing agreement by and between the West Basin Municipal Water District and the city for the use a portion of city-owned property at the corner of Del Amo and Crenshaw Boulevard. With no expense to the city, Torrance City Manager LeRoy Jackson and Public Works Director Robert J. Beste recommended that the section of land identified continue to be used for the operation of disinfection facilities for recycled water. “The West Basin Municipal Water District has been providing recycled water to the American Honda Motor Company at Torrance Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue for their Acura Design Center sonce 2007,” states the staff report. “Recycled water is also used for irrigation of the entire American Honda campus, the medians of Del Amo Boulevard between Crenshaw Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue, and at Pueblo Park.” Initially the site was identified as a shortterm solution to maintaining the quality of water being delivered to Honda. The original agreement was set at five years, but in 2006 West Basin anticipated not needing the disinfection facility past 2011. “The District had plans to extend the Crenshaw Boulevard transmission main to Palos Verdes Peninsula customers,” states the staff report. “The disinfection facility is still needed to continue to provide treated recycled water to American Honda.” There is no fee attached to the approved agreement for the use of the property. The new 10-year license agreement includes the District’s commitment to building a 5-feet-tall fence around the facility, as well as providing the city access to recycled water for landscape irrigation. The fence is scheduled for completion by January 2016. The project also allows the city to assist Honda Motor Company to achieve its goal of maintaining a green building, which is if significant value for the city from an economic development perspective. Council Agrees To Subsidize Concert At Columbia Park Torrance Mayor Patrick J. Furey and the City Council unanimously agreed to approve a subsidy in the amount of $2,172.90 for a concert at Columbia Park, 4045 W. 190th St., that will take place on Sept. 27. From 3 to 5 p.m. The funds are being made available through the City Council Municipal Legislative Policy Program Budget, which will be left with a remaining balance of $7,122.10 after the concert. “I just wanted to comment that the band, Mystic Wave, is donating their services, 100 percent,” Councilman Mike Griffiths said. “So none of this money that is being subsidized is actually going to the band, which I find a little ironic in that the band is the star attraction here and they are not receiving a penny for their services.” City staff contacted the band, Mystic Wave, to request that they perform during the upcoming free concert. The band agreed to perform for the city, once again, but asked that the city cover the cost of a canopy, sound rental and all park services costs that are linked to the stage platform set up. “They [Mystic Wave] were actually there, again performing for free when we did our cultural festival for the Cherry Blossoms,” Mayor Furey said. “We invited them to come and they did, and we invited them again to come and they did. They are fantastic at playing anything from the 40s to jazz and up until the 80s and Tower of Power music. They had people dancing in the park. It was great.” Mystic Wave first performed during a city event on Aug. 2 at Columbia Park during a concert that the staff report described as “well-received by the community” and which included an encore performance due to audience demand. The subsidy provided by the city will allocated $610 to canopy and sound rental expenses, $120 for park rangers, and $1,442.90 for park services riser set up. Since the Cultural Services Division does not have the budget for Concerts in the Park, Community Services Director John Jones recommended that the city council subsidize the expenses as a “one-time expense.” “I wanted to take a moment just to thank the band for providing that service to our community for free; it’s hard for a band to stay together and pay for their instruments so it’s great that they will play for free,” Griffiths said. The staff report indicates that city staff continues to research funding options in order to return to the council with viable funding options that would allow the department to continue providing “high-quality musical performances” in the city’s parks. •
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