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 - February 25, 2016 Students and Teachers Participate in Family Financial Literacy Joining Hawthorne School Board Member, Alex Monteiro, Hawthorne School District Superintendent, Dr. Helen Morgan, Hawthorne Middle School Principal, Rudy Salas, Chevron External Affairs Manager, Lily Craig, Board Chair, Stephen Smith and Joshua Mitton of California Council on Economic Education (CCEE) are some of the students and teachers that participated in the three hour session on Family Financial Literacy. Photo provided by Chevron Police Department to Purchase Armored Vehicle with Asset Forfeiture Funds By Cristian Vasquez delayed due to the vehicle’s location or if in that was made available via the Sustainable Members of the Inglewood City Council use by another agency.” Communities and Climate Change Reduction approved the use of $362,600 in asset forfeiture By acquiring a rescue vehicle the department chapter of Proposition 84. funds by the city’s police department for needed will cut down on response times to emergency “This program awards competitive grants for expenditures. Also approved by the council was situations within its boundaries. Lenco Armored the creation of new parks and new recreation a purchase order to Lenco Armored Vehicles Vehicles has submitted a competitive bid opportunities in proximity to the most critically for a BearCar in the amount of $322,600. contract with Los Angeles County to build underserved communities across California,” “The Police Department routinely receives and deliver such rescue vehicles. The police states the staff report signed by Parks, Recreation funds from continuing coordinated vice/ department also budgeted $25,000 for Non- and Library Services Director Sabrina Barnes. narcotics abatement efforts with federal law POST training, which is used for sworn and “Projects funded by this program must benefit enforcement agencies that result in the seizure civilian personnel and is not refundable. This the health of families, youth, senior citizens, of cash and other assets,” states the staff training focuses on several areas, such as: and other population groups by meeting their report signed by Inglewood Chief of Police leadership, resource management, personnel recreational, cultural, social, educational, and Mark Fronterotta. “Federal guidelines require evaluations, incident management, less-lethal environmental needs.” that Asset Forfeiture funds be maintained tactics, ethics and supervisory/managerial In order to develop the Center Park property in an escrow account and used exclusively accountability. With $15,000 the department into a new recreational opportunity, the city by the Police Department for capital outlay, plans to purchase office supplies and other purchased almost an acre of land from the equipment, vehicles, furniture, training, or any equipment as needed by the police force. Inglewood Unified School District. The land other approved purpose.” “Typically, these funds are used to purchase acquisition and development is to be paid It is required for the police department to new items to replace items that are older and for by the grant awarded to the city. On Dec. request authorization from the council to use no longer suitable for use,” states the staff 17, 2015 an invitation to bid was sent to Bid asset forfeiture funds. The $322,600 will be report. “A majority of the funds will e used America, the Inglewood Chamber of Commerce used for the purchase of a rescue vehicle to purchase new equipment, furniture and and advertised to draw interested contractors. [$322,600], Non-POST training in the amount supplies for the administrative offices within During the mandatory pre-bid conference on of $25,000 and $15,000 will be allocated toward the Department. Previously, the Department Jan 5, a total of 13 contractors responded; of the purchase of office equipment, furniture requested $20,000 for this purpose; however, that group, seven contractors purchased bid and miscellaneous items. The BearCar Rescue some additional offices required updates.” document, but the city clerk only received vehicle slated for purchase will be utilized by and opened two bids by the Jan. 20 deadline. members of the Inglewood Police Department Council Orders Staff to Rebid Access Pacific submitted a bid priced at during emergency incidents where victims need Center Park Improvement Project $1,555,771 while Los Angeles Engineering, to be extracted, which will also increase the All bids received by the city for the Center Inc. submitted in the amount of $1,534,350. safety of responding personnel. Park Improvement Project were rejected and However, staff determined the bids to exceed the “Currently, the Department shares a rescue ordered rebid by the Inglewood City Council. project engineer’s estimate and recommended vehicle with several other agencies within the On March 22, 2012 the city was awarded the city council reject all proposals. South Bay area,” states the staff report. “This a Proposition 84-Safe Drinking Water, Water “Staff reviewed the bids and recognized has provided access to a much needed resource Quality and Supply, Food Control, River and the high value of the bids,” states the staff required during critical incidents. However, Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 grant. report. “Staff determines to modify the scope because the vehicle is not always stored within The city received a total of $2,670,000, out of work and reclassify the bid items to allow the City response times could be significantly of the $368 million statewide grant program maximum flexibility.” • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................4 Classifieds............................2 Community Briefs...............3 Finance..................................3 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals................................ 6-7 Looking Up...........................4 Pets........................................8 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Mostly Sunny 72˚/55˚ Saturday Mostly Sunny 70˚/56˚ Sunday Mostly Sunny 74˚/56˚
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