Redondo Beach mayor plans power plant land summit
A view from the AES power plant to the south east. File photo. The last few months have been busy for Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand, as a series of land-use conferences have led him to hold a local conference of his own that centers on the future of Redondo’s century-old power plant. Next Thursday, Brand will host the Mayor’s Summit on Repurposing the Redondo Beach Power Plant and Edison Right-of-Way Land. The summit, he said, is the first in a possible series of meetings to educate the community on potential uses for both the power plant property and Southern California Edison’s land. “What’s different about this approach is that Redondo, and most cities, have a history of sitting around and waiting for a developer to bring them a plan, and decide whether they like it or not,” Brand said. “This is a more proactive approach for the community to get involved upfront and understand the process and the options going into redevelopment and repurposing.” Brand will be part of a panel discussion featuring land use and design experts including Larry Kosmont, the City of Redondo Beach’s real estate consultant, and Richard Wilson, a Chicago-based architect. Brand met Wilson at the Mayors’…
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