Lawndale Tribune AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - July 17, 2014 90 Years Young in the South Bay On Sunday, July 6th, there was a musical and fun-filled 90th birthday celebration for Frances Dillon (Frankie), now the oldest resident on her block, having lived at her home on Firmona Ave in Inglewood since 1942. Talented mariachi group Mariachi Perla serenaded Frances with her favorite festive songs. Neighbors and friends got in the mood and sang and danced and ate delicious home-cooked food. The party was organized by her niece Reyla Graber, but a lot of thanks goes to terrific neighbors who got involved by planting flowers, cooking and serving wonderful food, decorating the house and garden, and bringing lovely flowers and gifts. And Frances? She is still smiling and talking about her 90th birthday party! Photo by Reyla Graber. Inside This Issue Business Briefs...................3 Calendar...............................3 Classifieds............................3 Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Finance..................................6 Food.......................................8 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................5 Police Reports.....................3 Seniors..................................2 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Partly Cloudy 71˚/64˚ Saturday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 72˚/64˚ Sunday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 77˚/64˚ Inglewood City Council Approves MOU to Seek Grant Funding By Cristian Vasquez With Councilman Ralph L. Franklin absent from the vote, the rest of the Inglewood City Council members approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Inglewood and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. The MOU between the city and the L.A. County Flood Control District seeks grant funding from the State Department of Water Resources, in addition to Proposition 84 and Integrated Regional Water Management Program. The MOU also approved a payment by the city in the amount of $17,440.71 to LACFCD, which represents the city’s portion of the fee to be paid in preparation of the application. The State’s DWR created what is known as the Integrated Regional Water Management Program [IRWMP], which encourages the development of regional strategies that will allow for the management of water resources. In addition, the program would also provide funding for the planning and implementation of any types of projects. The funds provided are also intended to facilitate the management of water supply, water quality, environmental interests, drought protection, flood protection and the reduction of the dependence on imported water. The MOU was proposed when city staff identified three potential projects worthy of grant funding under IRWMP: the construction of well No. 7, transfer station cover structure and well No. 2 rehabilitation. An evaluation conducted by hydrogeology consultant Richard C. Slade and Associates concluded that these were areas the city needed to address. The consultants further concluded that in order for the city to increase its water supply with lower-priced groundwater and in order to reduce its dependency on imported water, well No. 2 was to be rehabilitated, at an estimated cost of $250,000, of which 25 percent will be funded by the city [$62,500] and the remaining 75 percent [$187,500] will be covered by the funding being requested of the state. City Pays Outstanding Printing Service Debt to L.A. Business The city council unanimously approved the payment of an outstanding debt in the amount of $7,898 to L.A. Business Printing, for the services of preparing and mailing 48,000 community development brochures as part of the Citizen Participation Plan. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] requires that all cities receiving HUD entitlement funds through either Community Development Block Grant [CDBG] or the HOME Investment Partnership Program must develop and implement an annual citizen participation plan. The citizen participation plan is intended for the city to receive is intended for the city to receive input from the community with regards to the priorities of the community in order to determine how to use the entitlement funds provided by HUD. In particular the plan allows for low- and extremely low-income residents to actively participate and have an impact on the city’s annual action plan. Through that action plan, HUD has a specific summary of the types of activities, actions and funding resources that can be used to pin point priority housing and community development needs. Outreach efforts include public hearings, usually a minimum of six. The city also established a direct-mail brochure as a means to for the community to participate in the planning process. The brochures reach 48,000 Inglewood residents, which notifies them of available funding and upcoming meetings. L.A. Printing provided the lowest bid for the bilingual (English and Spanish) six-page and full color brochure requesting input from the community • “The funds provided are also intended to facilitate the management of water supply, water quality, environmental interests, drought protection, flood protection and the reduction of the dependence on imported water.”
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