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HOLY TRINITY
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
3315 VERDUGO ROAD,
LOS ANGELES, CA 90065
Tel. (323) 255-8583
Fax (818) 688-3965
E-mail: preot@biserica.org
Rev. Fr. Constantin
Alecse, Parish Priest
Non-Profit
Org. - Tax No. 95-2281840
SUBMITTED BUILDING PLANS AWAIT
THE LOS ANGELES BUILDING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
September 17, 2003
Dear members of the Parish Council &
Building Committee,
Dear parishioners & supporters of Holy
Trinity Church,
Now, with the summer season over, and everyone
returned home from vacations, I hope this letter will find each one of you, and
your families, in the best of health.
Since the end of August 2004, when the parish
office has sent out the “invitation” to the 65th Church Anniversary
– November 6-7, 2004 to everyone on the parish mailing list (parish leadership,
building committee members, parish membership-at-large and all the supporters
and benefactors of this church), new developments occurred in as far as the
building project is concerned.
Below is a summary of those developments:
Sometimes before and/or on August 17, 2004, the
following plans and documents (Phase I)
were submitted for approval to the Building Department of the City of Los
Angeles, California:
Note
- Grading and drainage plans include the following:
a) Research
data of: utilities, survey centerline ties, benchmark descriptions and
locations.
b) Boundary
survey: Boundary analysis, setting of boundary monuments, spot elevations.
c) Grading
and drainage plans: Complete site development plan, grading specifications,
drainage details, fill and cut quantities, retaining walls structural
calculations and wall sections, hydrology and hydraulic calculations, erosion
control plan, NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination) System, SUSMP
(Standard Urban Storm water Mitigation Plan).
d) Horizontal
control plan: The horizontal control plan for the entire project site will tie
in mathematically, by using the “staking plan”, all of the improvements to the
property line.
e) Construction
survey: Construction staking and setting of horizontal and vertical controls.
f)
Street improvement: Field survey for street
design plans, and mapping of the survey data.
g)
Design street (and equestrian trail); Inform
all utility companies and request their response, as requested by the City
h) Process
clearance of the CUP No. 2,9,14,15,18 (partial), 19 & 20.
i)
Street lighting: Design street lighting plan.
Corrections & Approvals
(up-to-date):
a) Health
Department approved the kitchen plans, with corrections.
(Approval: # 304-289 of September 8, 2004)
b) Soil
and Geological Report.
On August 10, 2004, the LA Building Department sent us a letter requesting additional information regarding “the stability or safety of the proposed development”. Namely, they request a “liquefaction analysis”, or to “provide recommendations as to whether the property is subject to liquefaction potential, and provide calculated seismically induced settlements and differential settlements”.
Fr. Alecse is working presently with Mr. Al Wing, of R.T.Frankian & Associates (hired by the Church to produce the “Soil & Geological Report) to resolve this matter.
c) Fire
Department approval & Fire Hydrant.
On September 14, 2004, Architect Garo Minassian informed the parish office that the Fire Department gave their approval for our Architectural plans with the condition that, before we start any work on the property, “an application for a fire hydrant” be submitted with DWP, drawings be made and a “Fire Hydrant” be installed at the property, “before any lumber and other flammable materials be permitted to be brought on the property”. Mr. George Boghossian (civil engineer) offered to submit such an application on our church’s behalf.
Currently, we are working to secure the
following services:
a) Engineering
services for traffic management study and (traffic signal?) reports, based on
the “report study of the Department of Transportation. (This issue is handled
with the help from the Civil Engineer, Mr. Bogossian’s office); The Power &
Traffic Signal Wiring plans will be handled through the Arrow Design Firm.
b) A
Landscaping Architect, for: landscaping & irrigation plans.
c) Public
Announcement (PA) & Telecommunication System.
Our parishioner, Mr. Octavian Cinca will work closely with the electrical engineer to produce the sound and telecommunication system plans.
The church volunteers
of the Building Committee are invited to attend a Building
Committee Meeting, on Friday October 1, 2004 at 7:00 pm,
at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, to discuss the following:
Looking forward to seeing you all at our Building
Committee Meeting, on Friday October 1, 2004 at 7:00 pm.
Respectfully yours,
Marian Serban Fr. Constantin Alecse Constantin Jercan
Parish Council President Parish Priest Committee Chairman
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