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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 2, 2024
N.3 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE REDONDO BEACH POLICE
DEPARTMENT SHOOTING RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
CONTACT: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
• LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE • LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
r-_- HEADQUARTERS SPACE BASE DELTA 3 ( USSF)
T. llit_ r., LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
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11 Feb 24
Ms. Paige Kaluderovic
Council Member, District 3
City of Redondo Beach
415 Diamond Street
Redondo Beach CA 90277
Dear Council Member Kaluderovic
Los Angeles Air Force Base endorses and supports the City of Redondo Beach' s Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot( DCIP) Program application to renovate an existing shooting range to support numerous police departments and military bases in the South Bay area. An improved shooting range would benefit Redondo Beach Police Department, El Segundo Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department as well as Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, and Coast Guard Base Los Angeles Long Beach.
The potential partnership between the City of Redondo Beach and LAAFB would address the critical challenges and shortfalls of military and law enforcement firing ranges in the area.
The City of Redondo Beach has a need to upgrade their existing range due to its limitations and LAAFB members currently need to travel to March ARB, CA to qualify, which is over 80 miles from the base and takes approximately 2- 3 hours of travel, depending on traffic.
Using DCIP funding and sharing resources to construct a joint range would allow each partner, as well as other units in the area, to meet their respective requirements. I personally met with El Segundo Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, and the Torrance Police Department to discuss range limitations in the area. I also met with the Commanders of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, and Coast Guard Base Los Angeles Long Beach. We would all benefit from a shared firing range. I highly recommend approval of the City of Redondo Beach' s application.
We look forward to hearing the outcome of the DCIP application submission. If you have additional questions, please contact my Commander' s Action Group Chief, Lt Keenan Sweeney, at ( 310) 653- 5862 or sbd3. ccx. orgbox@spaceforce. mil.
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Commander
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