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 - October 15, 2015 Undefeated Morningside Fights On Patrick Jeune of Morningside tries to break a tackle by a Peninsula defender during Morningside High’s 24-21 victory over host Peninsula. More photos, page 4. Photo by Dirk Dewachter, www.dewachter.net. Contractor Found For Dominguez Channel Catch Basin Full Capture Device Project By Cristian Vasquez United Storm Water Inc. has been awarded a contract as the lowest bidder for the Dominguez Channel Catch Basin Full Capture Device Project. The agreement, which amounts to $110,234.60, includes a contingency of $11,100 that will be made available through the sewer fund. An invitation to bid was published on July 2 in various publications, the Inglewood Chamber of Commerce and the city’s website. As a result, two firms, G-2 Construction, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc., attended the mandatory prebid meeting at the Public Works office on July 14. The actual bid opening was hosted by the City Clerk’s office on July 29 and only a United Storm Water, Inc. submitted a bid. “United Storm Water, Inc. has already completed the Ballona Creek Catch Basin Inserts Project Phase 2 for the City in 2013,” states the staff report signed by Public Works Director Louis A. Atwell. “United Storm Water, Inc. installed Connector Pipe Screen (CPS) and Automatic Retractable Screen (ARS) in several cities within Southern California.” After evaluating the bids and references, the public works’ staff moved forward with the recommendation for Mayor James T. Butts and the members of the Inglewood City Council to award the contract to United Storm Water, Inc. The money for the contract was obtained by the city through staff’s submission of an application to receive funding through Cal Recycle for a Used Oil Competitive Program. The application submitted by city staff detailed the installation of every catch basin insert, as well as every automatic retractable screen in the city’s catch basins, which flow into the Dominguez Channel. Catch basins, also known as storm drain inlets and curb inlets, are storm drain system and are usually a grate or curb inlet designed to trap sediment, debris and other pollutants. Catch basins are mainly used as pretreatment to another storm water management process. Many localities across he United States have begun retrofitting existing catch basins in order to improve their effectiveness. One such step to ensure better results is to modify all catch basins with a hooded outlet to prevent floatable materials, such as trash and debris, from entering the storm drain system. The City of Inglewood (City) storm drain system consists of 54 miles of pipeline and 1,285 catch basins. “There are two watersheds within the City; the north portion, which drains to Ballona Creek and the south portion, which drains to the Dominguez Channel,” indicates the staff report. “The ownership of the system is slit between the City (27 miles of storm drain pipeline and 493 catch basins) and the County of Los Angeles Public Works Department (27 miles of storm drain pipeline and 792 catch basins).” Of the Dominguez Channel’s watershed, the City of Inglewood owns and provides maintenance to 223 catch basins while the County of Los Angeles owns and maintains the 474 catch basins. “The City-owned catch basins need to be maintained and operated by the City for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) permit compliance and therefore will be retrofitted with full capture devices,” states the staff report. “The full capture devices are are either a Connector Pipe Screen (CPS), an Automatic Retractable Screen (ARS), or a combination of both.” Permit Process For Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems To Be Expedited Ordinance No. 15-22 has been adopted by the Inglewood and City Council in order to amend Chapter 11 of the city’s municipal code to expedite the permitting process for small residential rooftop solar systems. Last year state legislators adopted Assembly Bill 2188, which requires all cities to adopt ordinances to create a faster, more streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar systems. These systems include “solar photovoltaic systems that are less tha 10 kilowatts alternating current and solar thermal systems that are less than 30 kilowatts,” states the staff report signed by Senior Economic and Community Development Manager Christopher E. Jackson. “The City currently expedites the review of such applications by reviewing and issuing the majority of applications over the counter.” City staff was already in the practice of expediting the review of such applications, so the only step left to take was adopting the ordinance mandated by the state in order to demonstrate compliance. Furthermore, AB 2188 requires that the expedited process also conform to the California Solar Permitting Guidebook, which was adopted by the Governor’s Office of Planting and Research. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................6 Classifieds............................3 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................2, 6-7 Looking Up...........................7 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................3 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast “The City-owned catch basins need to be maintained and operated by the City for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) permit compliance and therefore will be retrofitted with full capture devices” Friday Sunny 79˚/70˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 79˚/70˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 75˚/66˚
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