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 - April 7, 2016 Shoring Easement Agreements Approved With Several Property Owners for New Senior Center By Cristian Vasquez site are City streets and an alley way; thusly A temporary agreement between the City of Public Works will provide the appropriate Inglewood and private property owners along approval for tieback anchors along these Market Street will facilitate the construction sides,” states the staff report. “However, with efforts to build the new senior center to be respect to the west side, the tieback anchors located on 111 N. Locust St. will extend slightly beyond the width of the The shoring easement agreements were alley way and under the adjacent private approved and entered between the City of properties along Market Street.” Inglewood, the Successor Agency to the Inglewood Redevelopment Agency and businesses located on 110 N. Market St., L.L.C. and 118 N. Market St. L.L.C., as well as with Fishman Enterprises, L.P. Also approved was bestowing authority to the agency general counsel to negotiate all Temporary shoring easement agreements outstanding issues. were chosen instead of other options as it “The Contractor has designed the shoring is considered less expensive than any other for the Project using tieback anchors,” states form of underground braces. Several of the the staff report signed by City Manager/ properties west of the site of the senior Executive Director Artie Fields. “The tieback center project had given the go-ahead to the anchors will potentially be required along all successor agency to install tieback anchors sides of the development. Due to the length within their respective properties. All tiebacks of the tieback anchors, the will encroach required during the shoring phase will be under certain private property adjacent to de-tensioned, once the shoring period ends, the senior center.” and be abandoned in place. Each property On Feb. 26 a groundbreaking ceremony owner will receive $1,500 to cover legal costs was hosted by the city to launch the senior associated with the reviewing of the city’s center development project. The ceremony temporary showing easement agreement. represented the beginning of the early Council Approves Invoice Payment, work construction phase, which consists of Future Videography Services From shoring and excavation needed in order to Against the Grain Films complete the project’s subterranean parking Payment of an invoice to Thomas Bunn facility. Within two weeks, March 15, the DBA Against the Grain Films in the amount Successor Agency green-lit the agreement of $12,850 was approved by the city council to install tieback anchors located at 151 N. for videography and other related services. Locust St., the property located north of In addition, Bunn was selected to continue the project and owned by Regency Towers providing videography services to the Public Senior Housing, L.P. Works Department for the city’s Earth Day “The east, south and west sides of the Project Celebration at a fee of $3,940. “It is common practice for special events within the City to be captured on video for broadcasting and archival purposes,” states the staff report signed by Assistant City Manager Michael D. Falkow. “This allows for future viewing of the evens by the community in addition to creating a historical record.” City staff has reported satisfaction with Bunn’s services and encouraged the city to solicit his video, photography, editing and production services on several occasions. Bunn’s work history with the city includes events such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, Earth Day, Memorial Day, the City’s Year in Review 2015, as well as the Mayor’s State of the City Address. “In the past, Mr. Bunn and Against the Grain Films has been under a short term agreement, but due to the significant number of events the City has recently had, it has become necessary for staff to seek bids for these services in order to comply with the City’s purchasing ordinance,” states the staff report. “During this process, the need [to] continue capturing the City’s memorable events has not stopped creating several invoices that need to be processed that exceed the City’s Claim’s Review limitations.” The city’s most recent events needing invoices to be paid, which make up the $12,850 approved for payment, include professional photography services [$450], video production services for Black History Month [$2,220], video production services for a town hall meeting in District 1 [$1,600] and videography services for the Mayor’s State of the City Address for this year [$8,580]. • On Feb. 26 a groundbreaking ceremony was hosted by the city to launch the senior center development project. Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................4 Classifieds............................3 Food.......................................4 Hawthorne Happenings....4 Legals............................2, 6-7 Looking Up...........................6 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................3 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Rainy 66˚/56˚ Saturday Rainy 65˚/55˚ Sunday Mostly Cloudy 64˚/54˚ Monarchs Slide Into Action Morningside’s Tomas Morena steals second base as Lawndale shortstop Jesus Sanchez awaits the ball in last week’s non-league baseball game. Photo by Joe Snyder
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