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 - January 28, 2016 Leuzinger Falls Short to North Leuzinger High’s Terrell Williams attempts a basket as North Torrance’s Saeed Galloway tumbles during last Friday’s Pioneer League boys’ basketball game. Photo by Joe Snyder. Public Hearing Set To Discuss Towing Referral Services By Cristian Vasquez for a Referral Towing Service permit to the Board of the Independent Cities Risk Inglewood’s City Council and mayor approved Inglewood Police Department in August of Management Authority [ICRMA] as an alternate a public hearing to take place on Feb. 9 at 2 2015. After conducting thorough background representative. p.m. during the regular city council meeting, to checks on both applicants, the police department The City of Inglewood is a charter member discuss and receive public input regarding the didn’t discover any irregularities. Also taking of ICRMA and is required, as are all members, applications from Bryant’s Inglewood Service, into account the years of “excellent service” to appoint a delegate representative, alternate Inc. and B & H Inglewood Tow, Inc. to obtain provided by both companies, when needed, the representative, as well as a substitute alternate permits for referral towing services in the city. city recommends that both companies receive representative to the ICRMA governing board. “The Inglewood police Department along an opportunity to be granted a Referral Towing On Oct. 26, 2004 the city appointed former with the Parking Enforcement section requests Service permit. Deputy City Administrator Jeff Muir as the numerous calls for tow services for both private “Inglewood is one of the few cities in which alternate representative. and City vehicles,” states the staff report signed the permit holders operate their respective “[Muir] would serve as in the stead of by Chief of Police Mark Fronterotta. “These storage garages within the City limits. This Councilmember Eloy Morales who was calls that are initiated by the City are referred allows for faster retrieval of a towed vehicle,” appointed as the City’s delegate representative,” to as City referral. A tow truck operator must states the staff report. “The IMC [Inglewood states the staff report signed by Campos. “The first obtain a Referral Towing Service permit Police Department] also caps the rates that City must replace Mr. Muir as a representative for the privilege of receiving said referral.” can be charged to tow a vehicle to equal the because he is no longer employed with the City.” Furthermore, each applicant is to pay the city average of the maximum rates permitted by The ICRMA consist of 20-member cities, the equivalent to seven percent of the portion the jurisdictions served by the Los Angeles within the Los Angeles and Orange counties of the permitee’s total receipts developed Police Department, the Los Angeles County areas, that pool their resources under a Joint from the business referred by the city. The Sheriff, and the California Highway Patrol in Powers Agreement [JPA] in order to support Inglewood Municipal Code [IMC] details the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.” their individual self-insurance programs. Since in chapter eight, article six, how the city The granting of the permit will make it 1980, when ICRMA was created, members processes the act of granting referral towing possible for both companies to obtain city of the Independent Cities Association [ICA] service permit. All applicants are required to referrals for a 36-month period, if all city attempted to capitalize on the opportunity to turn in a form provided by the Inglewood and state requirements for towing are met and reduce liability insurance costs by unifying cities Police Department, in addition to providing followed in a strict manner. in order to increase their purchasing power. fingerprints and a picture. “The City’s FY 2015-2016 budget contains After months of research and studies by “The applicant shall furnish the City a policy a revenue estimate of $50,000 in General Fund a great deal of entities [actuaries, brokers, or certificate of liability insurance in which monies from tow referral fees,” states the staff underwriters, and risk management consultants], the City is named as an additional insured,” report. “Granting of the requested permit will the City of Inglewood, along with the cities states the staff report. “The City also has the facilitate the collection of these referral fees.” of Arcadia, Downey, Huntington Park and right to inspect the storage garage to ensure City Attorney Appointed as Alternate to Manhattan Beach purchased excess liability that all terms and conditions of the IMC are Governing Board of Independent Cities onethird coverage. The cost of the insurance was being met.” Risk Management Authority the cost of the prior year’s fee, while Bryant’s Inglewood Service, Inc. and B & Inglewood’s City Attorney Kenneth R. obtaining twice the coverage limits of their H Inglewood Tow, Inc. submitted applications Campos was appointed to the Governing individual prior year’s purchases. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................8 Classifieds............................2 Film Review..........................2 Finance..................................7 Food.......................................8 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................5 Police Reports.....................2 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 70˚/54˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 64˚/54˚ Sunday Showers/ Wind 59˚/46˚
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