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 19, 2015 Operation Christmas Child Packs Gifts for Familes Around the World Volunteers Nicole and Jazmin pack boxes during Operation Christmas Child, a charitable event that distributes gift-filled shoeboxes to needy families around the world. During National Collection Week (Nov. 16 – 23), Samaritan’s Purse collects the gift-filled shoeboxes at more than 4,000 drop-off sites in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. If you would like to contribute gifts, visit www.samaritanspurse.org for more information on drop-off sites. Photo courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse. City Leaders Introduce Ordinance to Change Time of Weekly Council Meetings By Cristian Vasquez with two daytime meetings the city’s older Inc. after four months of reviewing and An ordinance was approved and introduced population could more easily access the city analyzing existing super graphic agreements. by members of the Inglewood City Council council’s meetings. Through the approval of a Memorandum that will change the weekly council meetings’ “Further, the weekly change in meetings of Understanding, staff and WOW Media, scheduled times from 7 p.m. to 2 p.m. on a has been confusing at times for the public,” Inc. have agreed to the installation of 10 permanent basis for all four of the weekly states the staff report presented and signed by billboard displays. The billboards will be meetings during any given month. City Manager Artie Fields. “The attendance located at: Century Boulevard and the 405 As of the introduction of the ordinance, the for the day meetings and the night meetings Freeway, La Cienega Boulevard and 97th City of Inglewood hosts its council meetings has been observed to be almost equal, with Street, Century Boulevard and East Overhang, during the first and third Tuesday of the greater attendance for day meetings.” Century Boulevard and East Freeway on-off month at 2 p.m. while the meetings during Despite the change to four, day-meetings the ramp, Manchester Boulevard and Ash Avenue, the second and fourth Tuesday of the month staff report states that the council will have 8901-9133 S. La Cienega Blvd. will have two take place at 7 p.m. flexibility with regards to scheduling public billboards, Ash Park, and Century Boulevard “The reality is that we get slightly more hearings or other special hearings. and the 405 Freeway East. people that come to day meetings and most “This is a ‘it just makes sense’ thing,” Mayor The agreement requires a one-time signing of the people that come to the meetings are Butts said. “Plus, what we said was that if bonus of up to $3.1 million made payable to the same for both,” Mayor James T. Butts there is a public hearing that we thought was the city, as well as establishing a “two-tiered said. “The fact of the matter is that now the of widespread appeal, we could always hold media payment scenario with a minimum 50 meetings usually don’t last more than 45 that [meeting] at night. We can call a public percent gross media payment.” That payment minutes. What we are forced to do for the hearing or special meeting for any time of could increase to 80 percent gross media night meetings is that we have to ask day staff day that we want or any time of night that payment only if certain revenue thresholds stay past seven o’clock and take off part of we need.” are met. In addition, there will be a $5,000 the day the next day.” While there is no concrete number presented to $10,000 monthly rent payment per face, Furthermore, for staff that is not on salary, that indicates how much money will be saved for each of the billboards installed. the city must pay overtime when staying for by the city with the change in schedule, the “With the advent of the renovated Forum, council meetings, even if the staff member is city does expect a increase in employee the redevelopment of the Hollywood Park not called to speak. For many years the city productivity to take place. site, and the proposed mixed-use development hosted all four meetings at 7 p.m.; however, “This is to be more expeditious in using pursuant to City of Champions Initiative, the on Jan. 22, 2013 the council introduced staff time and because there is no impact in City has been approached by a variety of Ordinance No. 13-01, which established the quantity of people that attend [council companies interested in entering into various the council meeting schedule that currently meetings], we will have all day meetings,” agreements with the City proposing various establishes two day meetings and two evening Mayor Butts said. “Now staff can be at their media opportunities,” states the staff report meetings. That ordinance was prompted by desks, doing their work. If they aren’t called, signed and presented by Senior Economic and a series of requests presented to City Clerk then they won’t sit around for nothing like Community Development Department Manager Yvonne Horton, including a petition with they did before.” Christopher E. Jackson. “These agreements more than 130 signatures on behalf of the Council Approves Billboard have resulted in significant revenue to the city’s senior citizens requesting that two Agreement with WOW Media, Inc. General Fund and have been used to augment daytime council meetings be established. The Inglewood city council approved a deficits experienced by the City resulting Those in support of the petition argued that billboard lease agreement with WOW Media, from the most recent economic downturn.” • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................4 Classifieds............................3 Film Review..........................5 Food.......................................8 Legals............................2, 6-7 Looking Up...........................2 Police Reports.....................3 Sports....................................4 Seniors..................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 79˚/57˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 77˚/55˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 73˚/57˚
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