[0:09] All right, everyone. Welcome. Time is now 6.03. We are three minutes behind on the open session for tonight to generate 20th meeting in the first meeting of 2025.

[0:23] 226. 225 plus one. Wait, wait, start us off.

[0:26] We're going to talk today.

[0:30] After a long weekend, Tuesday is two Mondays.

[0:33] Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[0:34] Council Member Caldore here, Council Member Girou,

[0:37] Council Member Boyles is absent this evening,

[0:40] Council Member, I'm sorry, Mayor Pro Tembal Dino,

[0:43] and Mayor Pimental.

[0:44] Here and to lead us in the vocation,

[0:47] Pastor McKinney here, there we go.

[0:49] From the bridge followed by the pledge of allegiance by

[0:51] Council Member Girou, so Pastor McKinney, the floor's yours.

[0:58] That's right.

[1:01] That my father tonight, I was reminded driving over here

[1:07] that you're a God that loves to bless.

[1:10] And I'm reminded of the word that was given to JB as that he prayed Lord bless me that I may be a blessing.

[1:19] And when I pray that over our city, I pray that you would bless the city of El Segundo,

[1:25] so that El Segundo could be a blessing to others.

[1:28] I pray that you would guard the hearts of our leadership that you would strengthen them.

[1:33] I pray that you would give them wisdom and discernment, Lord God.

[1:37] In fact, your word says that if we lack wisdom, ask of you and that you give it to us generously.

[1:42] And so Lord, we pray for wisdom, and we pray that you lead in guidance, Lord God, and guide this great city.

[1:49] And Lord, as I pray every time I pray that you cover this city, that you protect Lord those that work in this city.

[1:55] Lord, our firefighters and police officers, Lord God, our school teachers and administrators, our city workers, Lord God,

[2:02] Lord, just protect them, I keep them safe.

[2:04] Lord, we pray against any kinds of tragedies

[2:06] Lord God that you would cover this city in those areas.

[2:09] And Lord, thank you for the families and else again,

[2:11] to thank you for the moms and dads,

[2:13] thank you for the husbands and wives.

[2:15] Thank you, Lord, for the children of this community, Lord God,

[2:18] and all the great things that this community

[2:20] is able to provide for families.

[2:22] We're thankful for that.

[2:23] And so Lord, tonight, thank you that you're here.

[2:26] Lead this meeting, and we pray this in your name, amen.

[2:49] Thank you, Pastor McKinney.

[2:50] And thank you, Council Member Giroux.

[2:51] We have one special presentation that this evening.

[2:56] Council Member Kilper, if you want to take us out.

[2:57] Absolutely.

[2:58] This is a commendation by the City of Elceagundo,

[3:02] whereas for more than 15 years,

[3:04] Mattel has shown exemplary generosity and an unwavering commitment

[3:08] to the Elceagundo community through its support

[3:10] of the annual joy around the world event.

[3:13] And whereas year after year, Mattel has donated more than 1500 toys,

[3:17] bringing joy, laughter, and smiles to thousands of children and families throughout the city of El Segundo.

[3:24] And where is this exceptional and sustained legacy of giving reflects not only on Matel's remarkable corporate generosity,

[3:31] but also its deeply rooted dedication to uplifting others, strengthening community bonds,

[3:36] and creating meaningful lasting holiday memories.

[3:39] Whereas the impact of Mattel's generosity resonates throughout the community by reinforcing the timeless values of compassion, kindness, and togetherness that define the spirit of the holiday season.

[3:53] And whereas in addition to its generous toy donations, Mattel's staff members have selflessly volunteered their time and energy at the joy around the world event each year, joyfully distributing gifts to children and families.

[4:05] And whereas Metell's enduring partnership and steadfast commitment have been instrumental in preserving and enhancing one of El Cigando's most cherished holiday tradition, bringing the community together in celebration of Goodwill and shared joy.

[4:19] Now, therefore, be it proclaimed on this 20th day of January 2026.

[4:24] The mayor members of the City Council of the City of El Cigando California, hereby proudly commend honor and express our deepest gratitude to Metell.

[4:32] It's dedicated staff for their outstanding service, remarkable generosity, and unsolvish commitment to the community, and extends sincere appreciation for their continued role in keeping the spirit of the holiday it's alive and thriving in Elcicando.

[4:47] Thank you so much, and I'm going to invite Alley Mancini up to say a few words.

[4:54] Good evening Honorable Mayor members of the council.

[4:56] Thank you, Councilmember Keldorf.

[4:58] You said that.

[5:00] That very eloquently, and which much nicer words than I will, but I want to express the same sentiment.

[5:06] We are so grateful for Mattel, and it's not just about the toys. It's about the spirit that they bring to the event.

[5:14] The community, the pride they have in not only what they do, but what they do with us and partner and the way that they partner with us to bring magic during this time of year,

[5:25] just so many people and not only in El Segundo but beyond so I want to extend my appreciation

[5:31] and gratitude as well and then I would like to invite Nancy Melinda up to say a few words

[5:37] as well.

[5:40] Thank you.

[5:41] Thank you for having us.

[5:43] What an honor.

[5:44] Good to see you again, Chris.

[5:46] We are so thrilled to be such a valuable part of this community.

[5:51] It is a very special place for Mattel as you know for all these years we've been here

[5:56] And we are thrilled to be a continuing part of your annual holiday celebrations.

[6:02] We brought our volunteers that we're here distributing those toys and we have Karen with us who's a key partner to me in all of our late relationships and Brittany and Isabella from the Philanthropy team.

[6:16] We value our partnership.

[6:18] We are here for the long haul.

[6:20] We are looking forward to 2026 in participating with you.

[6:25] And again, thank you for such a special honor on behalf of all that's here and I know all of our leaders that mentality all thought it was pretty cool that we were coming here tonight to receive this recognition. So thank you again.

[7:25] You can move there, you can go.

[7:27] Okay, if you go there, you can go further.

[7:33] You can go further.

[7:36] Thank you.

[7:37] Thank you.

[7:38] Please take care.

[7:51] Wait, forward is so much fun.

[7:53] I can go here, so go Carol and I rad it.

[7:55] And when the buses show up and the brave work wave of children, like running across.

[8:02] Amazing.

[8:06] All right, men, I'm clear, can't we look at public comments?

[8:08] We have one person to address the council this evening.

[8:12] Oh, very well.

[8:13] A gender is item or not a gender.

[8:14] Not a gender.

[8:15] All right.

[8:16] Better hot topic.

[8:17] Four minutes.

[8:18] Oh, is that from vector control?

[8:20] Oh, you're getting all five.

[8:21] There we go.

[8:22] Aaron, please, the floor is yours.

[8:24] Yes.

[8:24] I would like to invite Aaron Arge, who is with the L.A. county west vector control district.

[8:30] That was correct.

[8:31] Yes.

[8:31] I'm Aaron Arge.

[8:32] I'm the executive director with L.A. county west vector control.

[8:35] And I'm just prepared to really update the council and residents of the city on just the mosquito issue.

[8:40] It's been in the news and I've been keeping eye on all the media attention and I just wanted to make sure we update you on.

[8:47] What our agency is doing as well as just current status.

[8:50] So we are a basically a mosquito bateman district and we do disease surveillance as well for mosquito borne viruses.

[8:56] We cover over 400 square miles with LC-Gundled being within our district boundaries.

[9:00] We've been working in conjunction with the Hyperion

[9:03] Reclamation Plan staff, as well as in Friedman Contact

[9:06] with your Public Works Department over the past two months

[9:09] trying to address the mosquito issue.

[9:11] So right now we are engaged in trapping and surveillance

[9:15] within the neighborhood adjacent to the green belt,

[9:18] right behind the Hyperion plant,

[9:20] as well as doing inspections within the facility itself.

[9:23] So we've been working with the Hyperion staff.

[9:26] Right now, they have been involved in doing a lot of water removal, standing water removal, inspections, treatments, and we've been assisting in advising them on that.

[9:37] So in December, we saw spike in mosquito numbers.

[9:40] We alerted Hyperion because we do keep an eye on it.

[9:43] And since then, the numbers have come down in January, so it looks like we're going in the right direction.

[9:48] But I would expect that you're still going to see some resident complaints and some issues with mosquitoes over the coming weeks.

[9:53] because it does take a little bit of time for the numbers to go down

[9:56] once you've eliminated breeding sources.

[9:59] So, there's still going to be some issue.

[10:00] We probably, the next few weeks, but we do anticipate it going down. The factors that were involved in creating

[10:06] this situation, I think it was primarily, there was a rain event, there was a lot of standing

[10:10] water in the planet itself, and in that plant, obviously, it was huge, and there were many sources

[10:15] of standing water from the rain. In addition to that, with the regular cycle of their maintenance and

[10:20] their facility, there's always issues with standing water. So we've been working with them right

[10:24] how they appear to be getting a handle on it, and it looks like we're moving forward, things

[10:29] are going to be much better for the residents in that area adjacent to Hyde-Pran.

[10:35] But in the meantime, we just want to recommend that residents really need to make sure

[10:39] their windows and doors are screened, they keep those areas closed, while this misty activity

[10:44] is continuing, we need to make sure everyone is getting rid of standing water around their

[10:48] home.

[10:48] If they need an inspection, if they have drains or standing water within their property, they

[10:53] We can call us directly at 310 915-737-0 or go to our website at www.lewestvector.org and make

[11:02] an schedule of free inspection.

[11:03] We'll come out on a service request, do a free inspection of the property, see if there's

[11:06] any freeing sources needed to be treated there, while we're also working with that parent to

[11:10] resolve the situation on there, so as well.

[11:13] We hope this will improve the media attention seemed a little extreme, but it's one of those

[11:20] things and because of the time of year, it was a little unusual to see

[11:24] despite in the winter. It's not really accustomed to, but I think it was a

[11:28] rain event, then some warm weather, in addition to some maintenance issues in

[11:31] the facility that all combine to create the issue.

[11:36] City manager, we're okay to ask

[11:37] questions, or are you okay to ask questions?

[11:40] All right, council questions please. The number you gave to contact

[11:43] The vector control directly is 310, 915, 9170, 915, 73700, 73700.

[11:52] If I have mosquito, probably my house, this is a number I call to reach for the call,

[11:57] or go to our website, and either way, you can register a service request.

[12:00] Yeah, you put a service request on the website, different data call, you're like an hour.

[12:03] That's best. I have a question you mentioned, disease testing.

[12:07] Just some education on how that happens. Are you able to do that

[12:10] for collecting live mosquitoes, how does that work and have you done that here?

[12:16] Yes, so we have regular tracking schedule in the neighborhood and in the green dog.

[12:20] So when we get enough mosquitoes, they are sent to the state for testing for mosquito-borne viruses.

[12:24] So for the entire calendar year of 2025, none of the mosquitoes we sent in will positive, they were all negative.

[12:29] Now we have some outstanding samples for the past few weeks, we're waiting on results from those,

[12:34] but right now we're really looking at more of the nuisance problem as opposed to a disease risk.

[12:39] Thank you.

[12:44] Or are we able, or are we resolved, that issues we have with using insecticide in hyperion

[12:49] and does it interfere with their process?

[12:52] They have requirements regarding what can be going into the system.

[12:56] So a lot of the work with mosquitoes in high-crain is really more of a maintenance and exclusion issue.

[13:00] It's really getting rid of standing water pumping out batteries or clarifiers that are not in use

[13:07] that collect water.

[13:09] So if they pump out that water, let things dry out as well as closing vents, screening

[13:13] off vents that lead to underground sources, so it's really primarily a maintenance issue

[13:18] of exclusion and removing standing water, then there are some issues where there's open

[13:23] water that can't be screened off or sealed, and then that leads to a treatment.

[13:30] They are doing treatments now also on their own, we're guiding them in that situation.

[13:34] So I think going forward. It's really going to improve. It's just they need a little bit of time to see the numbers drop

[13:39] Because once the adults hatch off, you're going to see them for a while and then usually if you remove the breeding sources the numbers start coming down within a couple of weeks

[13:47] And then do you know your staff that are very active over here?

[13:50] Have they had any issue getting access to any private properties that they want to inspect or any construction sites?

[13:55] No, typically for the private properties the residents are calling us so they're letting us gain access

[14:00] We really haven't been seeing a problem with mosquito breeding much within the neighborhood, and in our inspections in the Greenbelt, we haven't seen any no breeding within the Greenbelt either.

[14:09] So primarily we're focused with getting high plane staff to continue with their process of the maintenance and the next conclusion.

[14:16] Have you guys done any investigation on LAX's property or in scattergots?

[14:21] We have.

[14:23] We haven't really been following much there either.

[14:25] Okay, so we're pretty sure we know where what this center of gravity is here.

[14:29] Yes,

[14:32] for the question city manager.

[14:34] One last thing that I want to mention is we do have an open spot for the city of Elcidando on our board of trustees.

[14:41] So if you're interested, contact me and you know, your service won't change.

[14:45] We still will be here no matter what whether you have someone on a board or not.

[14:48] But if anyone's interested, we do have an opening for a member from Elcidando.

[14:52] And that's a member, can it be anybody from the community?

[14:55] Or it kind of depends on your city.

[14:58] Some cities only assumptions.

[15:00] Council members are mayors to the board. Other cities will assign a resident, a voting, you know, resident of the city. It just depends on how your city operates. It can happen either way. We don't have a restriction on that alone.

[15:12] Thank you.

[15:12] Envectors control, or, or, or, or, or, all manner of disturbing, vermined pestilence, right? It's not just mosquitoes, we get.

[15:18] All right, that's it. Rats and bats. Well, mosquitoes are bread and butter. We don't deal with any vertebrates. No, no rats and bats. Have you somebody else?

[15:25] But we primarily deal with mosquitoes, we do some singing and second troll.

[15:29] Oh, okay.

[15:29] We're dealing with this attractive kind of

[15:32] legal situation.

[15:32] We also do some surveillance for tick-borne diseases in some of the local mountains.

[15:36] But our bread and butterism still doesn't.

[15:40] Council member Boyles, I think, is ready to be a volunteer for this.

[15:43] New Zealanders.

[15:44] Any further questions?

[15:47] I thank you so very much.

[15:48] I appreciate you giving me a good information.

[15:58] I will entertain a procedural motion to read all or to read by title only.

[16:03] So move up, then a second.

[16:07] All the different.

[16:10] All the different on the first, drew on the second.

[16:12] Let me get the magnum to tell, first.

[16:15] Let's drew a second.

[16:17] We sound the same.

[16:18] We'll pull the minutes last time.

[16:21] All right, do we have to do roll call, though?

[16:23] It's because we have one absent or do we do it just a, OK, best, four o.

[16:27] All right, consent, who has poles?

[16:28] Now

[16:32] I will caution that because it's the three day weekend we don't get to have the meeting with the City Manager yesterday, so I'm going to pull item four.

[16:42] So with that I will entertain a motion to approve items 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

[16:50] So moved. Do you rule on the first?

[16:52] All the milliseconds.

[16:53] All those in favor.

[16:55] All right.

[16:56] Oh, because we're good.

[16:59] Do you vote on that one?

[17:00] Sorry.

[17:01] I picked up.

[17:02] All right.

[17:02] Forero, item four, this is the construction contract

[17:06] award for electric vehicle charging installation project.

[17:09] Yes, my question is, so we have an expiring contract

[17:15] on our previous charger.

[17:17] We're putting all the chargers behind City Hall.

[17:21] Is there any reason why we didn't locate them

[17:23] in one of the vehicle yards or at our least parking garage?

[17:29] Yes, the reason is because we're adding six

[17:32] flux, quantity more than anything else. So we're going to be upgrading the other facilities with

[17:39] the next phase with the money that we have received, but we wanted to break it down and do the

[17:46] provide the six plugs for the fleet at the executive parking lot, as well as upgrade the existing

[17:54] connection that we have at the Holly at the same time, and then we'll be concentrating on upgrading

[17:59] all the facilities and adding plugs to police fire, yard, maybe even by the

[18:06] recon port, by the Chicago building and other places.

[18:10] So it's a convenience factor out priority work to put them behind this building,

[18:13] because this isn't where we typically would stage our electric vehicle.

[18:16] We just have the one from planning and like a golf cart.

[18:20] Yeah, there are a few cars from community development, one called from IT to the

[18:26] from public works, so this is really executive parking lot would be a convenient place as well as the fact that we are putting six plugs, so that allows the fleet to be able to be charged the most efficient owner in our smallest facility.

[18:43] And we will add these plugs in other facilities later on down the road, for police, for fire, for the yard.

[18:53] We plan to add more plug stare, but that'll be the second phase of the project.

[18:58] I don't want to answer your question.

[19:00] Let me answer my question.

[19:02] Some of you can see where I'm going.

[19:04] Some would question a lot.

[19:06] Putting the utility spend in our smallest facility as opposed to our larger ones.

[19:10] we entertain more vehicles.

[19:12] That being said, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna,

[19:14] I'll let it down or sprinkle good ideas on this.

[19:18] I just wanted to understand a logic.

[19:20] We already have some plugs in our yard already

[19:24] for EV stations, but we intend to add more plugs.

[19:29] Very well.

[19:31] With that, I will move approval by then four.

[19:34] I'll second.

[19:35] But then the second, I'll move approval by then four.

[19:37] Aye.

[19:37] has this for oh.

[19:46] All right. We are on to item nine, a public hearing is the time and place

[19:56] Proper notice was given in a timely manner. Has any written to me to get-

[20:01] Local government meeting, council.

[20:01] No. In communication has been received.

[20:04] The public hearing is now open. Mister George, who present on the sign name?

[20:07] Yes. Joe Lawrence, for my, uh, uh, Parks and Recreation and Library Department in our

[20:12] PANTIX Manager.

[20:18] Good evening on our full mayor and city council. Thank you for having me tonight to present on the

[20:24] Aquatics specific section fees. To provide some, um.

[20:33] So to provide some background on October 7, City Council approved the Aquatics Business Plan which established a roadmap towards the city meeting cost recovery goals on the Aquatics facilities.

[20:47] To support these goals, the plan identified key adjustments across Aquatics programs and services.

[20:53] I'll be reviewing Aquatics related fees and highlighting the specific areas that are changing as a result of the plan that you guys approved on October 7.

[21:01] The fees being reviewed include aquatic services and programs, facility rentals, and event pricing.

[21:09] Starting out with drop-in.

[21:13] Starting out with drop-in programs.

[21:15] These include activities such as lap swimming, recreation swim, unguided programs, allowing patrons

[21:20] to attend at their discretion during operating hours.

[21:24] Consistent with the business plan, we are keeping all resident pricing the same,

[21:29] while increasing non-resident pricing by one dollar.

[21:34] The slide also includes market comparables,

[21:36] which show that El Segundo remains aligned

[21:38] with surrounding agencies.

[21:43] In addition to the drop-in pricing,

[21:45] we have the drop-in passes.

[21:47] These are for individuals who frequently use our drop-in programs.

[21:51] They can purchase memberships

[21:52] that reduce the cost per swim by bulk purchasing passes.

[21:58] We have our annual 10-punch, 20-punch, and 30-punch.

[22:01] And just like on the drop in fees, we are only increasing the non-resident pricing, proportionally,

[22:09] proportionally consistent with the business plan.

[22:14] For our aquatic miscellaneous programs, the only item that we are increasing is the non-resident

[22:21] special event fee, which increases from $11 to $12.

[22:25] This would include programs such as our Halloween and Easter events.

[22:29] And, dive in movies and other special events that we would run at any of our Aquax facilities.

[22:39] On to our facility rentals.

[22:41] With the return of the plunge, we now have more opportunity to provide private facility rentals, such as birthday parties.

[22:47] These are ranging from 250 to 400 per hour depending on residency and for profit status.

[22:55] They have the option of adding on items such as the inflatable obstacle course or the key log roll.

[23:04] And hilltop pool rental pricing remains unchanged.

[23:08] Additionally, we are simplifying the additional staffing fee structure with clear hourly rates to cover light additional light guards, senior light guards, or front desk, as needed.

[23:21] All of these items would be on a per hour rental basis.

[23:27] onto the biggest change is our lane rentals.

[23:32] So the business plan introduced a new lane rental structure

[23:35] where we established a prime time and a non-prime time structure.

[23:41] The prime time would move from $18 an hour to $20 an hour

[23:45] and non-prime time would move from $9.80 to $12 per hour.

[23:50] For the instructional pool, the rates would be 10, 14 and 10.

[23:55] for prime time and dawn prime time.

[23:59] We are establishing prime time prior to 7 p.m.

[24:04] and non prime time after 7 p.m.

[24:06] But it also gives staff the discretion of determining when there are low use times

[24:12] and then allowing them to use those rates.

[24:15] This would particularly go into effect if there was low rentals

[24:19] and utilization on days like Sunday.

[24:25] For event rentals, we are keeping aquatic event rentals the same as for a pricing continues

[24:33] to align with market comparables.

[24:35] These rentals would also be subject to the newly formatted additional staffing fees as previously

[24:40] discussed.

[24:41] So if a really big rental came in, whether there's a lot of people in the water and we need

[24:45] to add a bunch more lifeguards, they would get tacked on without ever many lifeguards we need

[24:49] for the $30 per hour.

[24:54] And finally, we have swim lessons.

[24:55] So, during the October 7th meeting, City Council expressed a desire to meet.

[25:00] We maintain affordable swim lessons to support community wide water safety. There was also discussion about the possibility of moving closer to market rates.

[25:10] One proposal that we can provide is to keep the lower level, learn a swim lessons, subsidized and unchanged, while the upper lessons that focus more on stroke, refinement and preparation for competitive swimming

[25:26] would be closer to the market medium.

[25:30] As you can see here, our per class rate for the lower levels is $6.25 for residents.

[25:37] And the median for residents in the surrounding cities is $13.50.

[25:44] We would keep it the same to subsidize the learned swim levels to encourage water safety.

[25:49] And the proposal that we have is to increase the upper levels to the $100 price point which makes it $12.50 per class for residents.

[26:22] For private?

[26:24] Yes.

[26:25] That is correct.

[26:26] For private.

[26:28] Yes.

[26:29] Privates are four classes that you sign up for at a time and groups when lessons are eight.

[26:34] Thank you.

[26:38] Finally, for the presented plan, all presented rates, including the unchanged ones, would

[26:43] or CV-5% increase beginning each calendar year.

[26:48] That concludes all of the slides that I have for you today.

[26:51] If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer,

[26:54] go back to any of the slides, and discuss any portion

[26:56] of the presentation further.

[26:59] The public hearing is now open for public input.

[27:06] So you need not to have a motion to close the public hearing.

[27:08] It's a moment.

[27:09] Cut up on the first.

[27:11] Drew on the second, all in favor.

[27:13] Aye.

[27:13] Four oh.

[27:14] All right.

[27:14] Now we can discuss interrogate,

[27:20] I have one.

[27:22] I assume that these rates have been shared with the competitive teams and things like

[27:29] that as well.

[27:30] Has there been any discussion or any kickback for many of them saying we can't do this?

[27:37] As of this time late, there has not.

[27:39] Okay, so everybody's well aware that they've done all the math and we're good.

[27:44] Okay, no further questions.

[27:49] Did you save 5% a year after this, we would increase these rates?

[27:52] That was presented in the business plan, yes.

[27:55] Is there a reason why we would do these as opposed to CPI, like we do with the rest of the

[27:59] future schedule?

[28:00] I think the intention is to increase it per CPI.

[28:04] I was just looking about what was presented and it said 5% in the business plan.

[28:08] I think that doing it with what the rest of the city's fees would be fully acceptable.

[28:17] Because we have that for all our classes and everything else, right?

[28:20] That's right.

[28:21] That makes total sense.

[28:22] It should fall right in line.

[28:23] We're not trying to make a profit or you've cost recovery is what we say,

[28:27] but I agree with the mayor that should fall in line with all our other fee structures that we have.

[28:35] I'm going to need further.

[28:37] I think we have consensus city attorney.

[28:38] Will you read the resolution by title only?

[28:40] Well, hold on.

[28:41] Let me, I don't have any questions, but I do serve

[28:42] on the Eclipse subcommittee, and I know how hard Joe and Mark

[28:46] Carbillow have worked on this plan.

[28:48] So thank you for the time you put into this, the patients,

[28:51] that Eclipse subcommittee is very well-intended by the club

[28:55] swimmers who use that pool.

[28:57] So I'm absolutely certain they're well aware of what we're

[29:00] doing here, but thank you for your time and effort

[29:02] getting us done for us.

[29:04] I guess we'll just add a line to the public hearing

[29:06] script for the city of turning now,

[29:09] you read the resolution by telling me. Yes, and it will include the revision to have these adjusted by CPI every

[29:17] or annually. Thank you. A resolution adopting new fees for the else you've got to a

[29:23] aquatic section is ready for adoption. May the motion to adopt. They're moved. Go to the

[29:29] first. Second. You're on the second. All those in favor. Aye. Aye. Passes for oh. It is adopted. Thank you again

[29:36] very much and thank you for your committee. Thank you. I don't think your work is going to be

[29:41] quite done. I'm sure you get lots of input. That's people actually pay. Alright, item 10,

[29:48] staff presentation and update to the fire division chief and fire marshal classifications.

[29:54] Director Retic, here you go.

[30:01] May our members of the council, this item tonight is regarding two positions in the fire department. One, we have had challenges recruiting for, and the other one, we are going to be opening an upcoming recruitment.

[30:15] So the first position I'll talk about is the fire marshal position. The fire marshal was last filled in November of 2023. And since then, we have tried to recruit for it, and we found that they're very limited,

[30:31] candidates. We also had a fire chief that was qualified to perform those duties and so he was

[30:38] performing the duties. We have launched another requirement still very limited qualified candidates.

[30:45] So we did do an external salary survey. We found that our physician is significantly below

[30:52] market. However, our pay scale needs to fit in the city of El Segundo pay scale. So with this

[30:59] position, we are asking for an increase to the top step salary for it, placing at the

[31:06] same level as the environmental safety manager position, which is also in the fire department.

[31:13] We have placed the salary range.

[31:16] It's an increase of $1,000 and $25 per month at the top step.

[31:21] So we're hopeful that that will help us in assisting this and filling this really critical

[31:26] position for the fire department.

[31:28] And any time we do salary surveys or increases to salaries or looking at an example, we also take a look at the job description.

[31:38] So we did do that in this case, and this position belongs to the supervisor's bargaining unit.

[31:44] The supervisor and professional employees association.

[31:47] So we did update it to our current format or current language that we're using in all specs.

[31:52] And we did run it past the bargaining unit.

[31:55] They agree with the changes that were made.

[31:58] The exam plan for this recruitment.

[32:01] We are recommending no changes to the exam plan.

[32:04] The exam plan is basically, after we do the recruitment,

[32:07] what is the testing process to select the candidate?

[32:12] So for that, that is it for the fire marshal position.

[32:18] I can answer questions on that,

[32:20] I'd like me to proceed to the fire division, Chief.

[32:23] What would you jump into as far as Marshall questions?

[32:29] We used to carry two spots for fire marshals.

[32:32] And now we carry one, correct?

[32:33] We are one at a deputy.

[32:36] And the one we were feeling with the chief.

[32:39] We have one position.

[32:41] It's the fire marshall.

[32:42] We were filling it with the chief.

[32:44] When we were having difficulty recruiting,

[32:46] we were looking at hiring a potentially a deputy fire marshall.

[32:50] Maybe we could hire someone and train them and grow them into that position.

[32:53] But then the chief was taking on those duties temporarily at the time.

[33:00] Or maybe a misremembering this when we had one before she left and then we were feeling a second role with the contractor because we were behind on building inspections set.

[33:09] So chief Ali, we were temporarily using a contractor because during COVID we were behind on inspections and we used the contractor to bring us up to where we needed to be.

[33:22] So that was just a temporary basis.

[33:24] OK, is that model, is that model legal to use a contractor instead of a, instead of an

[33:29] in-house fire marshal?

[33:34] I mean, if we're doing a full-time understand that in an extremist, we could do it.

[33:37] We could do a lot of things a little bit, but if we're like, if this, if this is a position

[33:41] that is, was that a successful model, having a big, effectively a contractor, plus a dual

[33:47] had internal candidate, like we had a division chief who also could serve as it.

[33:53] We had a need to use a contractor to catch us up with the inspections that were behind

[33:59] during COVID, but we really do need this full-time position filled by an in-house employee.

[34:07] There are a lot of inspections that they do on new development, and as I understand we have

[34:14] a lot of things in the pike, there's a sparks project is coming up which will be a lot of inspections

[34:20] as well.

[34:21] I understand. I just just I'm just trying to remember that the track record of food we'd had

[34:26] You are correct a role for a while I thought it was a thought we had two of these billets

[34:29] But maybe I could be using that plus the coop or something. We have other positions which are prevention specialists that are part two of our Marshall

[34:38] They need council chief out of here

[34:42] And then here quite a while I've always had a fire marshal

[34:46] basically involve a fire prevention, my entire career. You are correct. We did

[34:50] sit some, I guess, kind of patch jobs with a contractor when she very

[34:54] was trying to do the job as a fire marshal and then a deputy that we're

[34:58] thinking about that to the groom them up.

[35:00] It's not ideal. It is a from a safety standpoint, important for our city, code enforcement. We have a lot of new construction happening here.

[35:10] We've got my inspector, inspector rain from some of our others. They've actually elevated their level to a higher level of inspection.

[35:17] It's now a two and we've done well to keep it up with it. We just find right now some leadership and supervision is going to be, and no, it's has been ideal or more advantageous for the department.

[35:28] So, we won't carry a deputy marshal and a fire marshal, it will be a fire marshal, and then the inspectors that fall underneath the fire marshal.

[35:39] But it definitely brings that guidance and keeps a lot of the programs that we're running smoother.

[35:46] We haven't had it for two years, they tell the line, but it's time right now to make this adjustment, maybe.

[35:57] Okay, fire division chief, so the person overalls in El Segundo, if you're going to run a

[36:05] promotional recruitment, meaning it's only open to City of El Segundo employees for promotion,

[36:10] you're required to send out notification 30 days in advance, with the upcoming promotion

[36:16] of one of our division chiefs, we will have a vacancy at the division chief level so we have sent

[36:23] out that notification that we will be posting an exam soon. But again, with that, we'll

[36:30] be posting exams. We like to take a nice review of the job description. And this one we

[36:35] did make changes to. I worked with GFali to make those changes. So the requirements were 8 years

[36:43] in the fire service, 4 years as a captain and bachelor's degree. So it's heavy on the education

[36:49] with the bachelor's degree. We are revising that to 8 years in the fire service three years

[36:55] as a captain and then several significant coursework through FEMA and the California State

[37:03] Fire Service Training Education System through the Office of the State Fire Marshall and

[37:08] there's several ICS courses that they have to take chief officers certification within 12 months.

[37:15] So a significant emphasis on professional training in the fire service rather than emphasis on the bachelor's degree.

[37:23] With the exam plan, how are we going to test the persons who apply for this position?

[37:29] We just modified it that slightly, we are going to do a written and an oral presentation in the exam plan.

[37:37] So that was the only change.

[37:40] So written exam, written exercise is a presentation

[37:42] of 20% and a view will be 40%

[37:45] and then tactical exercises will be 40

[37:48] with the candidates needing to pass each part of the process

[37:51] to be placed on the eligible list for higher.

[37:54] And so that's basically an overview of the fire division.

[37:58] Chief job description changes.

[38:00] There is no salary change at all.

[38:03] The only salary change is supported

[38:05] the fire marshal position. And Calbers does require us to have a resolution with the

[38:12] salary steps for any salary changes, so I have that available for your consideration tonight.

[38:22] Council questions?

[38:26] No, I do appreciate every time you revise one of these job descriptions

[38:30] the red line. I always find so entertaining and the things you don't think you have to put

[38:36] in there and then you read them out loud and you're like, well, I'm glad it says that. So I appreciate

[38:39] you might not detail you put in that. Thank you. Madam Clerk can we take all of these under

[38:47] the resolution or do we have to approve the classification change first and then adapt the

[38:51] resolution? You can do it all together. We can do an hope. The City Attorney in that case

[38:56] would you read this by title only? A resolution modifying the basic salary range for a full-time job

[39:01] classification. So you'd be improving that and then the approval of the descriptions for the other two

[39:07] positions.

[39:10] Wouldn't anyone like to move approval? Sure,

[39:12] audience members. I'm going to tell them from the second,

[39:16] all those in favor. Aye. For oh. Thank you very much,

[39:20] Director Renee.

[39:24] All right. Item 11, the Waste and Waste Water

[39:27] rate study for a request for proposal.

[39:32] Happy New Year Council.

[39:33] Good evening. Mayor Mayor Pro Tem City Council members. The

[39:37] item before he is to authorize the city to release a request for

[39:40] positive for the water and wastewater rate feast study. Being that city owns and operates its

[39:46] own water and wastewater facilities. It's financially fooded into conduct day feast study

[39:51] every five years. The last time we conducted a feast study was back in 2019 and it took effect.

[40:00] February of 2021. So we're at year 6 of our rate study. Due to Prop 2, 18, the restricts us to not increase any more rates after the fifth year, until you do another proper to 18 process. So as of now, being that we're in year 6, the water and waste water rates will not go up until we conduct a full fee study and then do a proper to 18 process.

[40:24] regards to cost, we budgeted $180,000 in the current budget.

[40:30] It's not in the general fund, it's split between the water fund and the wastewater fund.

[40:36] And regards to timeline, as we approach the council, we draft the RFP.

[40:42] We want to release the RFP of council approves us to release it tonight.

[40:48] We'll be posted January 22nd, we're expecting the proposal to be back February 27th.

[40:54] And then we will come back to Council on April 7th for a award of contract to the consulting firm.

[41:05] And then the fee study will begin.

[41:07] And at this point of course, it's preliminary, but we'll expect to do a

[41:11] a prop to 18 process in February of 27.

[41:15] And then the rates will go in effect April 27.

[41:19] So rate studies typically take 8 to 10 months after

[41:23] after we issue the agreement with the consulting firm. With that said, that concludes my presentation,

[41:31] and I'm available for any questions from Council. Thank you.

[41:35] Council questions?

[41:37] I don't have a question or a very helpful comment, but it just seems like a lot of money.

[41:42] I assume that's just the going rate of what it costs to do this every five years.

[41:46] Yes, we did the research. We kind of looked around and see what it was of most recent race studies

[41:50] has been done in other agencies, has done water race, water studies, and fortunately, unfortunately,

[41:57] it is a going rate of what they cost.

[42:00] I mean, at the end of the day, it does get kind of wrapped up back into the rates itself once

[42:05] it gets established, but that is the going rate of these days.

[42:09] The remarkable, right, that the Proposition 218 process is designed to save taxpayers' money

[42:13] and creates an industry that costs taxpayers' more money.

[42:17] I think it is worth noting for both people hiding under mosquito nets at home that are watching,

[42:24] that the city makes no money on water or waste water.

[42:28] We are simply a pastor entity, and the reason we have to do this study is state law requires

[42:34] us to rationalize exactly what that cost is in excruciating detail.

[42:42] So this does not go to the wreck park or punishment project.

[42:46] This is all we are just a pastor entity and further for the people watching where east of PCH

[42:53] Right, so Ellie County sanitation has their own rate study that is different from this and those

[42:58] Sanitization rates are charged as is a part of the property tax

[43:02] So it's slightly different and super confusing no wonder people at home don't get it

[43:06] But there is some opacity to it. We just want to stress that this is we are just we're just the bag man on this

[43:12] We are we're not making any money

[43:15] All right, and with that, take a motion to authorize the Chief Financial Officer to release the

[43:22] request for proposals.

[43:24] So moved, through on the first.

[43:27] I'll be back in.

[43:28] Keldorf on the second.

[43:29] All those in favor.

[43:30] Hi.

[43:31] Hi.

[43:31] Thank you very much, Director Schung.

[43:33] Thank you, Keldorf.

[43:36] All right, now to get even further into the weeds of municipal management.

[43:39] And item 12, the transfer of administration, investment management, and assets of the city's

[43:44] other post-employment benefits or OPEB, section 115 trust.

[43:50] Yes, thank you, Mayor, tonight I have Mark Schuster, thank you, we do have a presentation,

[43:58] Mark has a presentation, I just have a verbal.

[44:01] That's the sign that the people receiving these benefits remember, so that's what it is again.

[44:08] So, regards to the item before you announce it tonight, it's our OPEB, it's our other post employment benefit,

[44:15] or the retiree, retiree, medical pension portfolio that the city currently has.

[44:23] The city has two, what we call one-fifth section, one-fifth, 15th,

[44:27] rather it's just an IRS code to basically restrict if you put a side money for a particular purpose,

[44:33] for the section 115. That's where you can only spend it for. So the city has two section 115

[44:40] trust. One is the OPEP, which currently is sitting at $40 million, approximately $40 million.

[44:47] And then we have a second one 15 trust. That's our pension stabilization fund sitting at

[44:53] over $6 million. We got to why we are here tonight.

[45:00] Really, the Schoesters firm has been with us since 2019. He oversees our one of our 15-truss, our pension stabilization

[45:08] trust fund. And his firm has done a great job. We did present the option to move our OPEF fund

[45:18] over to Schoesters from CalPERS back in November to the Finance Committee as well to get their input.

[45:25] And ultimately, the reason for this is, is several folds, there's a benefit of enhancing financial performance due to customizing portfolios right now with CalPERS and we've been with CalPERS overseeing our OPEB for since 2008.

[45:45] And they really only provide cities or agencies that are with CalPERS, three options, three strategies.

[45:51] and we've always stuck with strategy one, which is the most, I would say, not risk high risk,

[45:58] but it's basically broken into 60, 40, meaning 40% in bonds and 60% in bonds, 40% in

[46:06] somewhat equities.

[46:07] And we don't really have any control whatsoever the city does not.

[46:11] You only have those three strategies.

[46:12] So with choosers firm, he provides more customizable profile.

[46:17] is currently has 11 portfolios that the city can select from.

[46:22] Really gives you more flexibility or us

[46:23] to city, more flexibility during risk times

[46:27] when the market shifts as you are aware

[46:31] and market has been performing really well.

[46:33] But there is times when markets shift and turn negative.

[46:36] And that's where we believe

[46:37] Schusser's expertise also helps us mitigate

[46:40] some of that risk as well.

[46:42] There's also various other funds that the Schusser

[46:45] advisory firm provides us such as Bidelity Vanguard, American Fund, BlackRock, PIMCO, those

[46:51] various funds that you've heard of in the past. Also the fees when we compare to CalPERS versus

[46:58] Schoesters firm, being that Schoesters has our pension stabilization trust fund as well

[47:03] he's giving the city a considerable discount on the fees as well. And lastly Schoesters firm,

[47:11] We meet on a quarterly basis, provides us updates on the, not only the financial market,

[47:17] but our overall portfolio on our pension stabilization, but also, shoots your firm,

[47:23] also oversees our 457B and 457A and 401B plan, just the various portfolios that staff

[47:34] can select on those indexes indexes as well, so shoots their provides actually two services

[47:40] for the city.

[47:40] With that said, ultimately Council, we felt that after our review and analysis that in the long term, it performance in our portfolio in our OPEB will really impact us on the long term if we perform well, we should have a less liability moving forward and really that will help us on our strength in our financial future as well.

[48:07] And so I will turn it over to Mark Schuster for his presentation as well.

[48:18] Good evening, Council.

[48:20] First, I wanted to open up to any questions before I go over a handful of slides.

[48:28] Are there any penalties for leaving the counter system on this on the open?

[48:32] There are not.

[48:34] Now I hope I can use your remote and see if it works.

[48:46] Try this again.

[48:52] on button. There we go. I'm going to hit a few slides here in first and foremost. We have

[48:59] had the opportunity to work with the city for the past 70 years starting off with the

[49:05] course, the 477 plans of which we inevitably reduce the fees for all of the employees over 93%.

[49:12] And we took over the 115 plans, 70 years ago, and have enhanced the performance dramatically

[49:18] within the Pence and Stabilization, and now wanting to bring that kind of same unified

[49:23] cost structure, and really more importantly, the structure of the 115, and I think it was about a

[49:30] year ago we had a conversation about flexibility. The trust can be customized, the portfolio

[49:35] can be customized to who the city of El Segundo is. So, our portfolio is allowed that,

[49:46] the

[49:46] three funds for OPEB, two funds, four pens and stabilization, and you can't customize it.

[49:53] And so if there was anything, whether it was the Truster, the Portfolio, that is extremely

[49:57] critical.

[49:58] And so that's something that...

[50:00] We brought to both agencies, cities throughout the state of California, and you can see here, I think,

[50:07] we're at 117 now that we are working with and bringing this kind of just different perspective

[50:13] and sophistication to the investment platforms that you all have available. Again, when it comes

[50:20] down to some of the pricing and all of this, I'm going to kind of share with you one more

[50:28] little piece here. It's really important and here you can see the 11 portfolio but it's not

[50:35] limited to 11. It could be 20. If again we wanted a certain asset class built within the portfolio

[50:42] we can build it and again the limitations of the calipers in both the OPEB and in the pension

[50:50] stabilization. As a reminder, you have your shooting for a discount rate on your OPEB.

[50:56] That's which your actuary comes up with. And so you look at allocations like a 60-40,

[51:01] a 70-30 and 80-20, so you can beat that hurdle rate along the way. Pension stabilization

[51:07] as you know, it's 6.8 percent. That is the mark that has been put aside by CalPERS.

[51:16] Again, as Paul mentioned, today CalPERS offers State Street.

[51:22] It's unlimited.

[51:23] We use a Schwab wholesale platform that allows us

[51:27] to go out and buy any type of money manager in the world

[51:30] that's prudent and that would assist us

[51:34] in building the type of platform for the city of El Cigando.

[51:41] The fees is Paul mentioned.

[51:43] We have a pension stabilization that you inevitably saw with the fees were in the reduction there and

[51:48] Evidentably the blended fee was 13 and a half basis points between parrs and

[51:54] Between calipers and we're doing this for 12 basis points with a complete open-arts of texture platform

[52:01] So a very very low cost when you look at

[52:04] Full basis points pun 1-8 to 1% for the for the entire platform fee in side

[52:11] And so with that, just wanted to see if there were any other questions that we can answer.

[52:17] Not a question, but I think, for example, thank you for the presentation at the finance

[52:22] subcommittee.

[52:23] You gave us a lot of detail.

[52:25] But even if you set aside the underperformance and lack of flexibility of calipers, the

[52:31] reduction in fees alone over a substantial period of time, it sounds like it's going to be pretty

[52:36] astronomical.

[52:36] It's dramatic. I mean, any time you reduce fees out of any compounding asset class, it is substantial,

[52:44] that clearly occurred with the move from parse, which was close to 60 basis points,

[52:49] calipers is very inexpensive. They're not expensive, but they're inexpensive because they're so limited

[52:54] into the platform that they offer and thus the work behind finding a fidelity versus a vanguard

[53:01] versus any other type of fund.

[53:12] Are we still fully funded on open?

[53:14] We dip just below it.

[53:15] Do we know how close we are?

[53:20] This would be the year we do years ago.

[53:25] We were at...

[53:27] We were a hundred percent.

[53:29] It depends on the...

[53:30] I mean, obviously we were right in the lightning a little bit.

[53:33] But when we do our updated actuaries this year,

[53:38] we probably get a better idea of what it was.

[53:40] but from that study of 20, 23, study, it was 55%.

[53:44] Was that because of the distortion from COVID?

[53:48] Or, I'm going to say COVID from what I recall reading,

[53:52] it was just overall performance.

[53:54] Because I don't know if we were ever 100% mayor,

[53:57] but I do know that at one point when I looked at it

[53:59] because they provided chart, it was that 78%

[54:01] and it was a peak, and then we dropped down to 55%.

[54:05] We had a, we were at 100% funding,

[54:07] Because that was a, we, you know, broke the champagne on the side of the boat and the whole thing.

[54:15] The call of Joe and Burbank, and we're going to ask him, I think somebody got transferred.

[54:20] Yeah, that's right.

[54:22] It's been on waste water.

[54:25] I, you know, there is

[54:32] a, we will be a hundred.

[54:34] Yeah, if you capture natural funding costs was the projection piece.

[54:38] Yeah.

[54:38] So we'll get their natural contribution and our contribution.

[54:41] So do we have a sense of where we sit on that?

[54:43] Can that metric?

[54:47] Double-close?

[54:48] Double-close?

[54:52] Most likely, I can always come back to counts after we do our updated actuarial.

[54:55] And we've definitely had some part numbers for you.

[54:57] What I suspect with that point, you'll look at the ASI class.

[55:00] That's as you want to invest in, too. That would probably govern that, right? Okay.

[55:03] It will govern that mayor and along with your discount rate, because you're looking to beat that hurdle rate going forward, and that is the objective.

[55:11] You have a rate over 6%. And so you'll look at that if you're able to drop that rate that would increase your liability.

[55:19] And of course, if you increase the rate, it lowers your future liability.

[55:25] Okay.

[55:25] To have any further questions, just excuse me, me, you can open it.

[55:29] Move on.

[55:29] What do you want us to do?

[55:30] It's a bit like a die-dactic moment here.

[55:33] All right.

[55:34] With that city attorney, you can take this entire thing in one resolution as well, correct?

[55:53] Or OPEB, pension 115, trust and minister by a Schuster Advisory Group LLC.

[55:58] It's ready for adoption along with the other approval of the other items on the agenda.

[56:04] Who would like to move adoption?

[56:07] All the innocoments?

[56:09] All second?

[56:10] Calendar for the second.

[56:11] All the favour?

[56:12] Aye.

[56:13] All right.

[56:14] Motion passes.

[56:15] Thank you very much.

[56:20] All right.

[56:20] We have no committee's commissions and boards here to present.

[56:24] Report city clerk.

[56:27] Welcome back, everybody.

[56:28] Happy 2026.

[56:30] Happy birthday to council member Drew Boyles.

[56:34] And that's it?

[56:38] Councilor Guilder.

[56:39] Yes.

[56:40] Happy New Year.

[56:41] just one thing I do have a request that we agenda is maybe not the next meeting but it's

[56:48] some and some point in the future a conversation about Hyperion a summary so I haven't

[56:54] been on council since the last time it was discussed and I think with the mosquito issue

[57:01] you know there are some things that I would love a sense of I know we've had plant management

[57:06] in GM management, just to summary of that,

[57:09] maybe staff hours spent last year dealing with them.

[57:16] And we can talk, I'm happy to talk about that in our one-on-one,

[57:20] or right now, don't know if anybody else feels similarly,

[57:23] just to recap of where we are.

[57:30] Keltra, Drew, nothing for me.

[57:35] Mayor Pertum.

[57:36] I just want to point out to everyone

[57:38] that items seven to consent was an award of contracts

[57:41] to make much need repairs at the fence post at REC Park, so thank you to public works for

[57:46] getting that moving. That's going to make a big difference out there as far as just the

[57:50] safety of the planning and the playing fields out there. And this is just one small piece of the

[57:56] much larger public works that we've got lined up for the city. So the more we can continue to get

[58:01] these done and better maintain our fields the better off will be. So thank you.

[58:09] Thank you Mayor

[58:10] program. Coming to the start of this year, Metro will be the Metro Board will be hearing

[58:16] the sea line extension on the 23rd. If anyone wants to dial in, wave your arms, I have

[58:22] my own concerns about spending $4 billion on four miles of track, which comes out to a very

[58:29] expensive track per foot. But so that's not 23rd and people that is that is $4 billion

[58:35] of your tax dollars and depending on where you drive or try to drive that could, depending

[58:42] what the recommendation is that could turn Hawthorne Boulevard into a very long construction

[58:46] project.

[58:47] So worth tuning in if you have time on your Thursday morning.

[58:51] Also on Thursdays the first meeting of League of Cities Taxation Committee, more exciting

[58:55] stuff on sales tax.

[58:56] We will all argue over who she could pay for Amazon, sales tax, and we will come to know

[59:00] resolution.

[59:02] Council of Mayors is next week. We'll be meeting with the Department of the Air Force to talk about the Air Force base and the importance to the area.

[59:11] And also the sanitation meetings, I know they'll be excited if you're updates. I won't tease you with what's agendas for coming up.

[59:18] And yeah, we have the first two meetings on that for the year and some of that will deal with the clear water project that is running the tunnels all the way to how to.

[59:27] P.V., that's been delayed by a cave in and we'll get a report on what the likelihood of any litigation about that is, I think our position is broadly that this is something that is only the liability of the contractor.

[59:40] And that's all for me, City Attorney.

[59:42] How do you see me?

[59:43] At the next meeting, I will come forward with an overview for the public to counsel on the legislation from 2025.

[59:51] It's just now taking effect or will be taking effect this year.

[59:56] Very well, city manager. Yes, man. Thank you. I uh

[1:00:00] Actually, I wanted, I was hoping to introduce our new fire chief, fire action. He's not even here now.

[1:00:09] Chief Ali, I know I individually, I shared with you that he was promoted from division chief to our new fire chief.

[1:00:16] And so his first official comments came tonight and we will be preparing a press release and so forth about his taking over the fire chief role.

[1:00:25] really excited about working with him as I know the rest of the executive team is.

[1:00:32] Also, the mosquito issue was appreciative of thank you allies for inviting the executive

[1:00:38] director of the vector control.

[1:00:40] He gave a really good update.

[1:00:42] I also want to thank Elias and Becky for working over the weekend, the long weekend,

[1:00:48] to ensure that vector control was coordinated with Hyperion and that we were also current

[1:00:55] on our website and all of our social media platforms,

[1:00:57] letting the community know what was going on.

[1:01:00] We will continue to do that.

[1:01:01] The phone numbers are all, have been posted,

[1:01:03] and will continue to update them as new information comes

[1:01:07] as the test results come from vector control.

[1:01:11] And thankfully, Hyperion is very cooperative, finally,

[1:01:15] on terms of assessing the situation,

[1:01:17] and working with vector control to debate the problem.

[1:01:22] And then also, Council Member Kelldoff, and with regards to Hyperion, yes, there's a whole new team

[1:01:30] starting with the Mayor Bass's office.

[1:01:33] There's a new deputy public works director that we've actually already contacted with.

[1:01:41] There's a person on to him now that works in a new role.

[1:01:46] is also an interim general manager for the sanitation district that's on board, so there

[1:01:53] are a lot of new people, we've scheduled meetings with each of them over the next couple

[1:01:58] weeks, and to stay abreast of what's going on with the ski notes, as well as all the other

[1:02:05] issues that you bring up and to be happy to report to you either in the water, water, bring it

[1:02:10] bring it to council to give a comprehensive overview of where things are, because there are always

[1:02:15] changing there.

[1:02:20] H-U-M-B is a, as you know, I report on the number of order complaints we had 24

[1:02:25] order complaints since December 15th and H-U-M-B staff does continue to respond

[1:02:32] to these and some of the routine maintenance matters that I period is undertaking

[1:02:38] and then finally on December 30th and 31st Hyperion did conducted semi-annual audit of its

[1:02:49] fence line monitoring equipment and during that time the systems were down for approximately

[1:02:55] three to four hours just in case folks were seeing some no results during that time.

[1:03:04] And that completes my report, thank you.

[1:03:08] Thank you, City Manager, and before we adjourn today, I think it's worth noting, there's

[1:03:14] a lot of things that make El Segundo work really, really well, and I think broadly, you know,

[1:03:18] there's cultural things that we do with our similar, but inside that, we have cast of characters.

[1:03:26] And early at the start of this year, we've lost two significant characters, the first Steve

[1:03:31] and long time resident, long time park vista resident,

[1:03:36] sort of your classic Elzagando, USC UCLA Guy,

[1:03:40] who would then light you up with the most

[1:03:43] incisive dissection of park vista rent increases

[1:03:47] that you could possibly read.

[1:03:49] That only a huge engineer could put together for you.

[1:03:53] And if any of you saw his self-written obituary

[1:03:55] in the Harold, it was just a delight to read

[1:03:58] and a hundred percent on brand for Steve who his very dry, well-received humor is something

[1:04:06] movements. And similarly, more in our age corporate, we lost Ron Beltramo, very young, very

[1:04:14] suddenly to all of us. Ron was a sort of consummate character. We had kids at Eagles Nest at the

[1:04:20] same time. It would casually bully you aside and say, we're having a birthday party. It's in

[1:04:25] and I have a lot of fish and you would say, Ron,

[1:04:29] I didn't know you live in Playa Del Rey and he would say

[1:04:30] it's not my house and it's not my fish,

[1:04:33] but the kids are gonna love to sushi.

[1:04:36] Ron and Beth, I think, taught half of this city

[1:04:38] how to scuba dive with their shop.

[1:04:41] Their children are an absolute delight.

[1:04:43] He much like Steve was fixated

[1:04:45] on the rates at Bart Fista.

[1:04:47] Ron could tell you exactly how he screwed up

[1:04:49] oversized vehicle parking because no one was more

[1:04:52] of a champion of the Sprinter van than Ron Beltromo.

[1:04:54] So we lost them both to be young. We miss them dearly if they are part of the characters that make the city so

[1:05:00] So enjoyable, and all the things that it does, and we will adjourn in their honor.

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