The City Service Center was built in 1971 on 9 acres, is the residence of the Police Department, Park and Recreation and the Public Works Department. More then 200 employees work at this facility performing the day-to-day operations that are needed.
The vehicular shop has 4 offices that are used by a Fleet Services Superintendent, Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Administrative Analyst and Administrative Specialist. The City owns and operates 530 vehicles/equipment that is maintained by 9 Mechanics and Custodial staff. Staff produces 250 work orders and 500 repairs each month.
All City vehicles/equipment are repaired and maintained at the Facility, the shop has 17 vehicle bays, 10 underground hoist and 3 aboveground hoist and 4 bays without hoist, including a welding shop, small equipment shop and a parts room that stores over six hundred lines of parts.
The Facility also stores 30,000 gallons of underground fuel for all City vehicles/equipment. The City is projected to complete the construction of a new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station and of a new City owned automated carwash system.
On March 17, 2005, the City of Inglewood dedicated the new fueling infrastructure that was designed and built by Petroleum Engineering that replaced the fuel supplies and vapor lines, fuel dispenser pans, pumps, and update the existing Fuel Management and Monitoring System. The new fueling system keeps the City of Inglewood in compliance with State regulations, and enables the City to modernize the technology needed to manage its complex fuel system.
Problem
According to petroleum inspection reports and tests performed by certified petroleum companies, there were deficiencies in the City’s fueling infrastructure and the gas island at the City Service Center primarily due to wear, age, and new compliance requirements.
The fueling infrastructure, constructed 20 years ago, has three underground 10,000-gallon tanks that store gasoline and diesel fuel. At the present time, the construction and design of this fueling station does not meet the requirement mandates by current codes and regulations.
The fueling station consists of the following components:
Three 10,000-gallon underground fuel tanks.
Supply and vapor lines for the fueling structure.
Three fuel dispensers for gasoline and diesel fuel.
One Fuel Management System and card reader.
One Fuel Monitoring System.
South Coast Air Quality Management Board (SCAQMD) enacted a new State ordinance (SB989), which requires agencies distributing motor fuel to pressure test all secondary containments pipes and to check for leaking fuel and other structural deficiencies.
If the fueling station does not meet the standards set forth by the State ordinance (SB989), then the agency will be required to make all necessary changes and improvements in the fueling system in order to bring it into compliance by December 31, 2003.
Corrective Actions
The City of Inglewood Public Works Department engaged Charles E. Thomas Equipment Company to perform various tests stipulated by the SB989 State requirements. The inspection report indicated that there were significant structural deficiencies in the fueling system:
Fittings and connections to the underground supply pipes failed the pressure test and need to be replaced.
The fuel dispensers did not have the required dispenser pans underneath each fuel pump.
The supply line fittings at the fuel dispensers are stripped and could not be tested.
The vapor recovery lines require secondary containment.
The following items (not a SB989 State requirement) are inadequate and need to be brought up to standards:
The current Fuel Management System is 20 years old and needs consistent repairs and maintenance.
The Fuel Monitoring System is 15 years old, and the system does not have the technology to effectively manage and operate a complex fueling system.
During the rainy season, water leaks into the manhole covers that protects the underground fuel tanks causing the overfill containment pumps and sensors to set-off the Fuel Monitoring Alarm System.
New Components will be Installed
The project will consist of the following new components:
New raised concrete fuel island with new side aprons.
New fuel pumps, one diesel and two gasoline dispensers.
New card reader.
New fuel management software system.
New fuel monitoring system.
New piping, vents and manhole lids.
Schedule/Fueling
Beginning Monday, October 4, 2004, fuel will not be available at the City Service Center for approximately 30-45 days during the renovation of the fuel pump project.
During that time, temporary fueling arrangements have been made through OUR OFFICIAL FUEL SUPPLIER. Two portable 500-gallon diesel tanks are available at the Service Center, located north of the City Warehouse. Gasoline will be available at a retail commercial Union 76 gas station located at 4558 West Imperial Avenue.
Should the Union 76 station become unavailable, we have credit cards for any Chevron station as a back-up plan.
On March 17th, 2005, the City of Inglewood dedicated the grand opening of the new automated carwash system that is saving the City $25,000 each month. Located at the City Service Center, 222 West Beach Avenue Inglewood California. Read More
City of Inglewood One Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90301 Phone: (310) 412-5111
