Redondo wants Hermosa to pay back money for Herondo drain
by Dan Blackburn Hermosa Beach city officials are bracing for a lawsuit in a years-long spat over an unpaid bill allegedly owed to neighboring Redondo Beach. The lawsuit centers around a faltering flood control project. Ted Semaan, Redondo Beach’s public works director, sent a “notice of default” earlier this month to his Hermosa Beach counterpart, Douglas Krauss, noting payment of $267,963.33 needs to be repaid by early November. In a closed session Tuesday, Hermosa Beach council members heard from City Attorney Michael Jenkins that the city faces a “significant exposure to litigation” over the matter. No action was taken by the council, according to Jenkins. The dispute involves plans for a rainwater diversion project originally envisioned for construction under the Greenbelt in south Hermosa, near Second and Valley streets. It would have captured runoff generated during rainstorms from the Herondo Storm Drain to an underground filtration system yet to be constructed. Redondo and Hermosa are part of the Beach Cities Enhanced Watershed Management Program in association with Manhattan Beach, Torrance, and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. The cities are required to…
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