The City Council unanimously approved a second Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) tournament for this year during its Tuesday night meeting.
The late-summer tournament, scheduled for Sept. 17-19, is a smaller event than the Hermosa Beach Open this July 16-18. It was originally slated for play in Las Vegas--its location last year--before a last-minute venue change to Hermosa.
Comparable to the Open, the event requires a stadium constructed on the beach with four other courts nearby. The September event has 11 fewer courts than the Open and is closed to public competition.
Although originally projected to bring 3,000 spectators a day, AVP organizer and Hermosa resident Dave Williams said he anticipated considerably fewer--closer to 1,500 to 2,000.
Before the City Council heard the request, it was twice presented to the .
The commission first unanimously recommended approval of the AVP event at its March 23 meeting. After a complaint of improper public notice, the request was reheard and unanimously approved again April 6.
