The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Daily News on a Weekly Basis - Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - September 29, 2016 Rescue Diver Trains with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron in the Philippines Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class (NAC/AW/SW) Tomio Seki, assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12, from Los Angeles, raises a double rescue hook during search and rescue proficiency training aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk. The rescue hook is part of a rescue hoist used to raise and lower rescue equipment and personnel to and from the aircraft. Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke. Public Hearing Set For Residents to Comment on City’s Urban Water Management Pan By Cristian Vasquez The Inglewood City Council established Oct. 4, as the date for this year’s public hearing regarding the city’s Urban Water Management Plant. Localities that provide water to more than 3,000 customers are required by the state’s Water Code Section 10610 [Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983] to adopt an Urban Water Management Plan in fiveyear increments. “Due to the ever-increasing water demand, state and local governments are concerned with the limited water supply and resources,” states the staff report signed by Public Works Director Louis A. Atwell. “The State of California mandates that each local government shall adopt a UWMP to help the State in implementing its plan to protect the interest of the people, the business sector, and the economic climate.” The adoption of the UWMP is mandatory in order for the city to become eligible for state grants, loans and any available drought assistance. The city first submitted an UWMP to the Department of Water Resources in 1985 and has followed up with updates every five years, since. Each city’s UWMP addresses issues such as: water service area, existing and planned sources of water including groundwater, reliability of water supply for average [single dry year and multiple dry years], water exchange on short and long term basis, current and projected water use [10 to 20 years], supplier’s water management plan, evaluation of water demand management, urban water shortage contingency analysis, recycled water and its potential use, and the reliability of supplier’s water services. “The City hired the services of Psomas, Inc. to prepare the 2015 UWMP,” states the staff report. “The 2015 UWMP reflects the updated information and fulfills the requirement mandated by the State. Copies of the Final Draft of UWMP will be available for public review as of September 15, on the city’s Website, in the City Clerk’s Office, and in the Public Works Department.” The city’s 2015 UWMP will be delivered to the Department of Water Resources office no later than 30 days after the public hearing and its adoption. Mayor Granted Signatory Authority With Documents Regarding City’s Summer Food Service, Child and Adult Care Food Programs The city council approved giving Mayor James T. Butts signatory authority to sign any documents related to Agreement No. 16-180, regarding the provision of the Summer Food Service Program [SFSP] and the Child and Adult Care Food Programs [CACFP], without the need for any subsequent documents coming to council. In 1997 the city received grants form the California Department of Education [CDE] to fund provisions of the SFSP. Recently the CDE restructured its meal program in order to make the expansion from SFSP to CACFP; the expansion will allow for yearround meal service. “The SFSP has been a successful operation throughout this time with the use of commercial food companies as meal providers,” states the staff report signed by City Manager Artie Fields. “The CDE required a competitive process for agencies of the SFSP and CACFP who contract for meals from vendors other than public or private schools and whose contracts for those meals would total more than $150,000 during a program year.” A $565,342.50 agreement with Preferred Meals [June 7, 2016] will provide breakfast, lunches and snacks for the free SFSP, as well as dinners and snacks for CACFP until June 11, 2017. Under that same agreement, Preferred Meals is committed to preparing meals using CDE-approved menus, as well as delivering meals to program sites. “Preferred Meals will provide all documentation related to its services and adhere to all regulations specified in the agreement, in addition to complying with the Los Angeles County Health Department guidelines and those of other regulatory agencies,” states the staff report. “City staff will serve the meals, clean the serving and eating areas, provide outreach to the community, provide documentation, and adhere to all regulations specified by the CDE, Health Department, and other regulatory agencies.” Preferred Meals, along with the city, will be subjected to state and federal agencies, and they will be required to provide all documentation regarding work in their respective service areas. “Under the SFSP, required documents were typically received at one time prior to the start of the summer based program and approved as part of one staff report,” states the staff report. “Due to the meal program expansion, the CDE requires additional and more frequent documentation for operation of the year-round CACFP. Documents may include, but are not limited to menu cycles, agency certifications and responsible parties’ lists. The documents are routinely non-financial and time sensitive with a very short ‘turn around’ times.” • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................5 Classifieds............................3 Finance..................................4 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................2, 6-7 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................3 Seniors..................................7 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 73˚/63˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 73˚/62˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 70˚/60˚
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