The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 4, No. 44 - October 30, 2014 Inside This Issue Calendar...............................3 Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................10 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Food.......................................5 Legals....................................9 Police Reports.....................3 Politically Speaking............7 Real Estate.........................12 Sports.............................. 6,11 TerriAnn in Torrance..........8 Weekend Forecast Houston, We Have a Pumpkin Two-year-old Lillian Donahue makes a convincing astronaut at the Simon Kidgits Club Halloween Spooktacular, held October 25 at the Del Amo Fashion Center. For more photos, see page 2. Photo by Christopher Barnes, christopherbarnesphotography.com Council Approves Use of Funds for Purchases Relating to 35th Annual Turkey Trot By Cristian Vasquez Based on the recommendation of the Community See City Council, page 10 City and Chamber Partner for Business Outreach By Brandon Matson for the Torrance Chamber of Commerce Photos courtesy of the Torrance Chamber of Commerce. The City of Torrance has partnered with the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) to increase business outreach efforts moving into 2015. The effort includes a commitment from both City and Chamber leadership to conduct joint business visits on a bi-weekly basis. The Chamber and City conduct ongoing internal operations to engage, communicate with, and support local businesses, but the collaborative outreach is an added approach to current efforts. “The TACC has unified the voice of business for over 100 years in Torrance and continually seeks new and innovative ways to promote the interests of business with government. Partnering with our City to visit local businesses helps to build a positive relationship between local business and government and promotes a healthy line of communication,” says TACC President and CEO Donna Duperron. Torrance Mayor Patrick Furey agrees that maintaining open communication between government and business is important, especially as businesses continually evolve and innovate. “Having an opportunity to visit with the various businesses - large and small - gives me an opportunity, as we go forward, to identify and to address policy changes that may have to be made to accommodate the needs of newer business models.” Service Director, the Torrance City Council approved appropriating $3,030 from the Race Donation Account in order to buy the 35th Anniversary Turkey Tort Fun Run participant sweatshirts. In addition, the council’s agreement authorized a change order to the three-year purchase order with Custom Embroidery. The change is in the amount of $3,030 so long as the combined total not surpasses $273,030. With the city’s Annual Turkey Trot Fun Run less than a month away, the final preparations are being taken care of by organizers. According to the staff report presented at the council meeting, every three years the Community Services Department is tasked with and carries out the development of bids for the purchase of clothing items for all department programs. This includes items such as T shirts, and sweatshirts that are worn by participants in the city’s youth and adult programs, day camp or other events, including the Turkey Trot. Items for events such as the Turkey Trot are bought throughout the year on an “as needed basis” according to the staff report. By issuing a bid for said items and issuing an annual purchase order “the city is able to obtain lower pricing for a larger quantizes and to streamline the ordering process by working with one vendor rather than requesting price quotes each time an item is to be purchased” said the staff report. On July 24, 2012 the city council approved a purchase order for silk-screened apparel to Custom Embroidery & Screen Printing by Icon of Torrance in the amount of $90,000 a year and which was not to be more than $270,000 in the following three years. The staff report indicates that said agreement included all purchases needed to the city’s Turkey Trot. “Of the total purchase requisition which was for three years, of that $91,000 a year, only $30,000 applies to the Turkey Trot,” Recreation Services Manager Richard Brunette said. “The turkey trot revenue from participation far exceeds that amount to cover not only the cost of the program and the cost of the sweatshirts.” The Harry Sutter Memorial Turkey Trot Fun Run was born in memory of long-time Recreation Program Administrator Harry Sutter, whose dream was to provide a shortdistance run that was recreation oriented for residents and their families to enjoy. Before the vision was coordinated into a full-blown event, Sutter died. However, the run-walk event has been organized and hosted every Thanksgiving Day morning since 1979. During the Turkey Trot, participants, staff and volunteers receive an article of clothing that commemorates that year’s event. On the item of clothing is artwork representing the along with the sponsors and donors for the year’s trot. The staff report indicates that every five years a crew neck sweatshirt is distributed to all participants while during the other four years, long-sleeved shirts are made available. Since this year marks the 35th anniversary of The Harry Sutter Memorial Turkey Trot Fun Run, the staff took to the task of investigating the cost of producing “a dark See Business Outreach, page 3 Friday Partly Cloudy 68˚/58˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 65˚/53˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 70˚/53˚
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