by Kevin Cody
Hermosa Beach Mayor Mike Detoy will deliver his State of the City address on Thursday, October 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lifeguard Headquarters parking lot at 1201 The Strand. The outdoor location was chosen, city public information officer Laura Mecoy said, to acknowledge the $2.3 million State grant the city has received to make electrical and structural improvements to the pier, including the 135 pilings that support the 1,141-foot-long pier. Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi was instrumental in obtaining the grant.
Mayor Detoy is expected to discuss recent council actions. They have included the decision to join the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, which generates energy from renewable resources. Residents can opt out of CPA if they prefer to continue receiving power from Southern California Edison, whose rates are expected to be lower.
The council has also placed three measures on the November 8 ballot: a .75 percent sales tax (Measure B); a business tax of up to 10 percent on cannabis sales (Measure T, if residents vote to lift the city’s ban on retail cannabis sales (Measure M)). and a measure to repeal the civil service ordinance (Measure U). A fourth measure on the ballot, Measure M, was placed on the ballot through the public initiative process.
Following the State of the City Address, a reception will be held at The Lighthouse Cafe on Pier Plaza, with a performance by the K Tel Allstars.
To register, go to hbchamber.net and open the calendar.
Hermosa Beach election primer
Hermosa Beach city officials will give a presentation on the four local measures on the November 8 ballot during a Town Hall meeting at the Community Center on Wednesday, October 26, at 6:30 p.m.
The city representatives making the presentation had not been decided at press time.
The city council has expressed support for Measures B, T, and U, and opposition to Measure M.
But the town hall presentations will be informational only.
State law prohibits taxpayer funds from being spent to advocate, or oppose measures that have qualified for the ballot, according to City Attorney Michael Jenkins. ER
