Inglewood News AND LENNOX CITIZEN The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - March 24, 2016 “The Wizard of Oz” Delights For the past 10 years, the Lawndale Elementary School District (LESD) has enjoyed a ten-year partnership with P.S. Arts, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing arts education to underserved public schools and communities. Audiences were delighted to view the most recent collaboration between LESD and P.S. Arts, a reinterpretation of the classic “The Wizard of Oz”. Photo by Enrique Pivaral “The water continued to penetrate through the decorative stone face and rusting of the structural membrane is evident, ...the concern that black mold could become a problem if the leakage was not corrected.” Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................6 Classifieds............................3 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................2, 6-7 Looking Up...........................4 Police Reports.....................3 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Council Approves Payment for Emergency City Hall Roof Repairs By Cristian Vasquez Weatherproofing Technology materials, The Inglewood City Council approved which offered a twenty (20) year warranty,” paying Western Specialty Contractors indicates the staff report. $53,659.99 for emergency roof and caulking services [process of sealing cracks with a watertight seal] performed on city hall’s Northwest end of its roof. In the staff report presented to the council, it is stated that active structural leaks were discovered in the third floor overhang of the building. In an attempt to remedy the situation, epoxy injections were applied to the overhang, but the effort was ineffective. “The water continued to penetrate through In order to expedite the process of repairing the decorative stone face and rusting of the the roof and avoid extended damage due to structural membrane is evident,” states the heavy rainfalls, and due to the possibility staff report signed by City Manager Artie of black mold contamination, staff enlisted Fields. “There was also the concern that the services Western Specialty Contractors black mold could become a problem if the for the aforementioned emergency services. leakage was not corrected.” After several communication efforts with various firms, city staff determined that it was necessary to contract the services of Western Specialty Contractors for preliminary “cause and analysis inspection” of any failed waterproofing. The analysis included comprehensive testing and core samples based on an emergency basis. In response to early reports of the El Niño weather patterns that are projected to unleash a downpour on the Los Angeles area, the General Services Division of the Finance Department was given the task of correcting problems with the third floor’s overhang on the Northwest side of the building. “After reviewing the reports from Western Specialty Contractors, staff determined that it was in the best interest of the City to weather proof the structure with Tremco City Accepts, Re-appropriates Fiscal Year 2015 UASI Grant Funds The mayor and council approved an agreement with the City of Los Angeles accepting the Fiscal Year 2015 Urban Areas Security Initiative [UASI] grant funds in the amount of $165,000, as well as an agreement to re-proportion UASI grant funds left over from the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year in the amount of $325,000. “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the City of Los Angeles provides select jurisdiction within Los Angeles UASI federal grant funds,” states the staff report signed by City Manager Artie Fields. “UASI funds are designated for addressing the equipment, training, and planning needs of large urban areas, and to develop the capability to prevent, respond to, protect against, and recover from acts of terrorism and other critical events that threaten public safety.” In February the Inglewood Police Department was notified about the city being awarded the FY 2015 UASI funds; the money was designed to enhance the department’s current security camera infrastructure by purchasing equipment, and services, needed to install extra cameras at several intersections at street level. “The level of funding will be sufficient to install a minimum of eight (8) cameras and make various equipment upgrades to support new and existing cameras,” indicates the staff report. “The Department is in the process of working with the vendor to complete the project design. Once completed, a staff report requesting approval to proceed will be submitted for review by City Council.” The re-appropriation of the UASI funds [$325,000] is to complete purchases associated with the grant agreement approved on May 19, 2015 that were not completed before the fiscal year ended. For said purchases to be completed the rest of the funds must be budgeted for use during the current fiscal year. Of the total funds, $220,000 will be allocated to security camera enhancements while the remaining $105,000 will be used to purchase personal protective equipment. “As the administrator of the grant, the City of Los Angeles will provide funds on a reimbursement basis,” states the staff report. “All funds must be expended prior to the end of the calendar year in order to receive reimbursement. Although the Police Department intends to expend all funds prior to the end of the current fiscal year any remaining funds should be carried over into the next fiscal year.” • Friday Mostly Sunny 66˚/55˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 70˚/57˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 68˚/56˚
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