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 - November 12, 2015 YAL Garden Planting and Cleanup 50-60 parents and children attended the cleanup at the Youth Activities’ League garden planting at the Compton YAL garden. The Sheriff’s Youth Foundation of Los Angeles County assists at-risk youth in Los Angeles County through sports programs, homework assistance, and emotional havens for troubled teens. Visit sheriffsyouthfoundation.org for more details. Photo courtesy of Sheriff’s Youth Foundation of Los Angeles. City’s Housing Authority Enters Inter-Agency Agreement With Los Angeles County By Cristian Vasquez targeted services.” and retaining wall.” Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts and HACoLA offices are located at 700 W. In June 2009 and July 2010, the mayor members of the City Council approved an Main St. Alhambra, 91801. The IHA’s main and city council approved using $1.2 million agreement between the Inglewood Housing office is located inside Inglewood City Hall, in CDBG funds to improve the facilities at Authority and the Housing Authority of the at One Manchester Blvd., 90301. Edward Vincent Park via the installation of County of Los Angeles in order to provide artificial turf. In April of 2011, more funds housing assistant to all American military were allocated so that the turf installation veterans. included both fields. On June 7, 2011 an “The Housing Authority of the County of agreement was approved with PSOMAS for Los Angeles (HACoLA) received federal grant Professional Design/Engineering Services, funds from the United States Department of whose final design plans were completed by Veteran Affairs to provide supportive housing January 2012. As a result, the construction services to United States military veterans of the artificial turf fields was set to begin living in Los Angeles County,” states the in the summer of 2012. staff report presented to the council. “The “In order to proceed with this project, purpose of these grants, Veterans Affairs Vincent Park To Undergo it was necessary to engage PSOMAS, the Supportive Housing, or VASH, is to provide Turf Renovation engineering firm on record, to revisit and revise housing and supportive services.” The City Council moved forward with the the original PS&E package based on the new The IHA has been a part of this agreement Vincent Park Turf Replacement Project by design recommendations,” indicates the staff with HACoLA for several years, with the awarding a $2.5 million contract with Los report. “Subsequently, on July 14, 2014, Public contest and terms of said agreement never Angeles Engineering, Inc. The contract also Works Department Staff concurred with the having changed. Through the agreement, the includes a $108,000 contingency fund, putting new design recommendations and therefore city will be capable of providing clinical the total cost of the project at $2,619,839 to recommend that a $41,000 professional and employment preparation services to all be paid for through Community Development services contract be awarded to PSOMAS.” veterans considered in good standing from the Block Grants and other grant funds. By October 2014 the council and mayor various United States Armed Forces branches. Vincent Park’s 55 acres of recreational approved a professional services contract HACoLA received VASH grants since space includes athletic fields for football, with PSOMAS in order to update the PS&E 2009 from the United States Department of soccer and baseball, as well as picnic areas, related to the Edward Vincent Artificial Turf Housing and Urban Development [HUD] in a swimming pool complex, amphitheater Project. The city received three bids for the order to assist an estimated 1,518 homeless and tennis courts. Since 2009 the city has original project but the price discrepancies veterans and their families. The housing units been taking steps to restore and maintain the were so significant and to avoid legal issues, to be made available to lease for veterans recreational space in the park at a pace that all bids were rejected and the project put up will be covered by the agreement only if said matches the community’s use of the facilities. for bid once again. During a pre-bid meeting units fall within the IHA’s jurisdiction. The “The two soccer fields (hereafter referred on Aug. 6 there were nine construction firms agreement will extend until Sept. 30, 2020. to as multi-purpose fields) have been used in attendance at the Vincent Park soccer field. “The provisions in this agreement allow extensively throughout the year by various By Aug. 19 the bid process was opened and the HACoLA to conduct its VASH program Inglewood groups,” states the staff report four proposals were received. within the jurisdiction of the City of Inglewood signed by Parks, Recreation and Library “Staff reviewed the bid proposals and and the program area of the IHA,” indicates Services Director Sabrina Barnes. “Plans are verified the references,” the staff report the staff report. “IHA does not offer a VASH prepared to rehabilitate the multi-purpose states. “Staff determined that Los Angeles program within its current operations and fields at Edward Vincent Park to include two Engineering, Incorporated is the lowest relies on HACoLA to provide these ‘specially’ synthetic turf fields, score boards, benches responsive bidder.” • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................5 Classifieds............................3 Food.......................................8 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................2, 6-7 Pets........................................5 Police Reports.....................4 Sports....................................4 “The purpose of these grants, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, or VASH, is to provide housing and supportive services.” Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 75˚/52˚ Saturday Sunny 73˚/55˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 66˚/54˚
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