About Town Redondo: Robotics, General Plan public comment, BCHD committees

Public comment on city’s General Plan update closes April 15 

The Redondo Beach draft General Plan update is open for public comment until April 15.

The result of a seven-year effort by a 27-member General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), the document aims to update the city’s land use plans for the next 20-30 years. 

The plan was last renewed in 1992. The 2024 draft focuses on land use, byway of housing, infrastructure, mobility, conservation, recreation and parks, open space and environmental hazards/natural hazards. 

The draft can be found, and comments made at:  https://redondo.konveio.com/focused-general-plan-update. For questions, write to PLANredondo@redondo.org

High school robotics team qualifies for Worlds

The Beach Cities Robotics Team, made up of students from Redondo Union and Mira Costa high schools, won the Aerospace Valley Regional Competition in Lancaster April 6, qualifying for the “First Robotics” World Championship in Houston April 17-20.

This is the first regional championship in the local program’s 10-year history at RUHS/Mira Costa. 

The 30 team members, including mentors, now seek to raise money to help cover costs (https://gofundme/201e8bc).

BCHD seeks applicants for advisory committees

The Beach Cities Health District board of directors seeks qualified residents and youth to serve on its advisory committees; including Community Health, Strategic Planning, Finance, and Properties. 

Meetings are held quarterly in the evenings. The positions are two-year terms, open to those who live in Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. Committee members advise the board on issues within each committee’s focus. Applications to apply may be found at www.bchd.org/advisory-committees, due May 6. For questions, call Charlie Velasquez at (310) 374-3426. RB