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 26, 2015 Remembering Inglewood’s History Downtown Inglewood, Market St. looking south, United Artist Theater and Fox Theater, circa 1960. Courtesy of the Inglewood Public Library historical photo archives. Ordinance Adds Community Center to List of Public Facilities Available for Rent, Use By Cristian Vasquez Depending on the type of facility use and Inglewood’s Mayor and City Council its duration in any given event, additional introduced an ordinance to revise Article 8, part-time hours may be filled by staff. The Chapter 2 of the city’s municipal code in Parks, Recreation and Library Services order to designate a community center in Department will be responsible for monitoring district 2 as a public facility available for the facility’s use and as such will make all rent or use. proper or necessary recommendations to the “The City Council plans to allow the public mayor and city council members. to rent or use the District 2 Community Center (except the portion designated as a police substation),” states the staff report signed by Parks, Recreation and Library Services Director Sabrina Barnes. “In order to do so, the Community Center must be identified in the City’s municipal code as a public facility along with the applicable fees, rules and regulations regarding use of the venue.” Since October of 2014 the City of Inglewood City’s Public Notice Lists Section 8 has been part of a lease agreement with Housing Choice Voucher Program Thrifty Oil Co. [TOC] to lease the sites Waiting List as Open located at 65000 S. La Cienega Blvd. One The City of Inglewood Housing Authority of the terms in the lease agreement required has declared that the Section 8 Waiting List that TOC build a community center [District will open on Dec. 2, 2015 at 8 a.m. and close 2 Community Center] and a police substation on Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. at the site, to be used by the community. IHA will be receiving applications for the The ordinance will take effect mid December Section 8 waiting list, but the application will and allow people from the pubic to rent the only be made available online. center’s conference room, patios and other “No paper applications will be hand-given,” amenities except for the police substation itself. states the notice. “Due to limited funding, not “Additionally, it will restrict use of the all applicants will be placed on the waiting Community Center to resident organizations list. We will accept enough applications to or groups,” states the staff report. “No fee develop a 24-month waiting list.” will be charged for the use of District 2 Persons interested in applying are Community Center. However, all other rules encouraged to gather and have ready the and regulations, restrictions and definitions following household-information to complete related to use of City Facilities as outlined the application process: social security in Article 8, Chapter 2 apply unless stated number(s) for all household members, total otherwise per the attached ordinance.” gross income of all household members, first and last name with middle initial, birthdates and birthplace, gender and race, mailing address and current phone number and veteran status. The waiting list rank order will be selected at random by a computer. IHA will not be able to confirm the receipt of an application until the final waiting list is posted. Furthermore, a confirmation number will be provided after an application is submitted. A confirmation number is needed to find one’s position on the waiting list; it’s recommended that applicants record this number for future reference. For people providing an e-mail, the confirmation number will be snet via e-mail. IHA is not responsible for incomplete applications and people must only submit one application, any duplicate applications and applications containing the same household members and social security numbers will not be accepted. It is the applicant’s responsibility, once on the waiting list, to keep all personal contact information current. Persons on the waiting list can contact the City of Inglewood Housing Authority at One W. Manchester Boulevard, Suite 750, Inglewood or by calling (310) 412-5221 if there is a change of address, phone number or family composition. Person’s interested can apply at www. waitlistcheck.com/CA082. For those interested without Internet access or access to a computer, tablet or smart phone, they may utilize a computer at any of the city’s libraries, Inglewood One-Stop [101 S. La Brea, Suite #503 (310) 680-3700], Inglewood Senior Center [330 Centinela Ave. (310) 412-5338] or St. Margaret’s [10217 S. Inglewood Ave. (310) 672-2208]. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................6 Classifieds............................3 Community Briefs...............7 Food.......................................8 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................5 Police Reports.....................3 Sports....................................4 Seniors..................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 63˚/46˚ Saturday Sunny 63˚/48˚ Sunday Sunny 63˚/46˚ “The City Council plans to allow the public to rent or use the District 2 Community Center (except the portion designated as a police substation)”
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