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 29, 2015 School Garden Built in One Day A Lowe’s Hero Volunteer and students working together at the Environmental Charter School – Inglewood (ECMS-I). In partnership with Lowe’s and ECMS-I, The Nature Conservancy conducted a one-day garden build Wednesday on the school’s campus. The garden was built using drought-resistant plants native to southern California, allowing the school and its students to take action to address the drought in California. Environmental Charter Schools are located in South Los Angeles, and more than 80% of the students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Most will be the first in their family to go to college. Photo credit: Apples and Honey Photography. Permission Granted For Use of IUSD Properties For After School Recreation Program By Cristian Vasquez a minimum of two Recreational Leaders to Inc. is set to expire on October 31, 2015. The Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts was given supervise and provide program participants agreement has the option of being extended authorization to sign a permit that will allow with homework assistance, arts and crafts, for two additional terms of one year each, for the use of Inglewood Unified School instructional reports, recreational play and upon the written agreement of both parties.” District [IUSD] properties for a provision other enrichment activities such as reading.” Police Seek Public’s Help regarding the city’s After School Recreation ASRP at Beulah Payne will operate until To Solve Kidnapping Program [ASRP]. June 9, 2016, Monday through Friday from The Inglewood Police continues its search The property to be affected is Beulah Payne 2-4 p.m. A recreational leader will be assigned for two men who were reported to have Elementary School whose principal, Karen as a facilitator responsible for coordinating forced a woman and small child into the Horowitz, petitioned that it be included in the education, enrichment and recreation trunk of a car. the city’s ASRP, along with the nine other programing. The incident took place outside of a discount IUSD school sites. Third Party Administrative Services store, in the parking lot of the Inglewood “Principal Horowitz stated that although Will Handle City’s Workers’ Shopping Center in the 2800 block of West Beulah Payne has IUSD’s ARC after-school Compensation Claims Imperial Highway, on Oct. 17 at around program on site, the program is full and there An approved amendment to agreement 11:10 a.m. are approximately 50 children waiting to No. 14-021 with AdminSure, Inc. to handle Police reported that witnesses saw two men enroll,” states the staff report signed by Parks, the city’s workers’ compensation claims has in their 20s approach the woman and child as Recreation, and Library Services Director been approved and extended by the Inglewood they made their way toward silver, late-model, Sabrina Barnes. “Principal Horowitz stated Mayor and City Council. four-door Mercedes-Benz equipped with rims that she will refer the children on the waiting AdminSure, Inc. was one of the vendors that and tinted. As the victim and child reached list and the additional parents inquiring about responded to the city’s Request For Approval on the driver’s side door, the suspects forced the an after-school program to the City’s ASRP.” July 8, 2013 for pricing in handling workers’ woman to give up her keys, resulting in her On June 30, Mayor Butts and members compensation claims for the city. On Oct. 29, and the child being pushed into the trunk of of the City Council received and authorized 2013 the city approved a two-year agreement the vehicle. the submission of permits in order to operate with AdminSure, Inc. The staff report states Witnesses reported the suspects driving IUSD’s nine ASRP sites. Those site include that the third-party services provided have east on Imperial Highway. Both men were Bennett-Kew, Centinela, Highland, Hudnall, thus far been exceptional and in the first year described as African-American, 5 feet 3 inches Kelso, Oak, Worthington, La Tijera and of full services, 2014, the city experienced a tall and an estimated to weigh 140 pounds. Parent Schools. Through the addition of, 27 percent reduction of claims. Furthermore, One suspect was described as having short and by assigning, Beulah Payne as an ASRP this year and only into the ninth month of the hair and wearing a gray striped T-shirt, and site the city council is ensuring that 50-75 calendar year, claims are down by 40 percent. blue jeans. The other suspect was wearing school children and their families will be With more than 200 claims yet to be settled black pants, a denim blue jacket, white shirt benefit from the after school program. It is or closed, the city is confident that extending and black baseball cap. estimated that the fees generated at Beulah the agreement with the current vendor will The victim was described as a light-skinned, Payne for the ASRP will generate $24,000 eliminate the remaining claims. African-American in her 20s. She was wearing in additional offsetting revenue. “It is imperative AdminSure continues to a blue denim jacket with similar pants and a “The current City staffing levels (a Senior manage the workers’ compensation claim colorful scarf. The young child was described Recreation Leader, a Recreation Leader II, and process to maintain consistency allowing as African American with braided hair and 20 Recreation Leaders) budgeted for the ASRP more time to settle the old claims that were was wearing a pink T-shirt and diaper. is sufficient to cover adding one more program left unattended by the prior third-party IPD asks that anyone with information site,” states the staff report. “The City will administrator,” indicates the staff report. “The about the incident call the Inglewood Police provide staff for the program, which includes City’s current agreement with AdminSure, Department at (310) 412- 5240. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................6 Calendar...............................3 Classifieds............................3 Film Review..........................7 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................2, 6-7 Looking Up...........................2 Pets........................................8 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 84˚/63˚ Saturday Sunny 84˚/64˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 81˚/63˚
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