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 - February 7, 2013 Inside Rights Heroine Myrlie EversSenator Wright Honors CivilThis Issue Calendar...............................2 Classifieds ...........................2 Police Reports....................3 Hawthorne Happenings......3 Hometown Recruits .........3 Evers was recognized in both Houses of the Legislature and also met with California Governor Jerry Brown. On June 12, 1963 – fifty years ago this summer – Evers’ husband, NAACP Field SecretaryIn recognition of Black History Month, Senator Roderick D. Wright (D-Inglewood) honored a great heroine of the Civil Rights movement – Myrlie Evers – at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Medgar Evers, was gunned down in Jackson, Mississippi, leaving Evers widowed with three children. She emerged from that tragedy to raise their three children, enjoy a long and successful career and continue the fight for Civil Rights for which her husband had given his life. When the NAACP found itself in dire straights, Evers assumed leadership of the organization and returned it to prominence and fiscal solvency. Just last month, at the second Inauguration of President Barack Obama, Evers became the first woman and first layperson to give the Invocation at a Presidential Inauguration. Seen here: Myrlie Evers, right, with daughter Reena Evers-Everett, Senator Rod Wright and Governor Jerry Brown. Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Wright. Legals ...............................5-7 City Council Approves a Human Signs Ordinance; Food ......................................8 Receives 2012-13 Budget Mid-Year Review By Nancy Peters feet in area or cover more than 20 percent of may not exceed $500 plus $15 per kilowatt for Following several presentations of Planning any building to which it is affixed. Flags and each kilowatt above 15 kilowatts for residential Commission recommendations and a few feather banners may not exceed 40 square feet solar energy systems and $1,000 plus $7 per Sports ...................................4 continuances of considering the ordinance in area or one 100 feet in length. The fees kilowatt for each kilowatt between 51 and 250 amendment to regulate human signage twirlers for human signs and temporary signs shall kilowatts--or $5 for each kilowatt above 250 hired by businesses to advertise products and/or be equivalent to the fees currently charged for kilowatts for commercial solar energy systems. services, the Lawndale City Council approved an temporary signs. The Council presented a plaque to Paul Jordan ordinance amendment at its Monday, February The mid-year budget review for 2012-13 for his 40 years of service to the City as an 4 meeting. This approval, as well as all other indicated that business license fees appear to be employee in the Municipal Services Department. votes at this meeting, was recorded with the $10,000 ahead of original projections. Building Jordan continues to be employed, currently on absence of Mayor Pro Tem Larry Rudolph, permits are also increasing by as much as a part-time schedule, as a parking enforcer. Weekend signs and human signs in commercial and fees and forfeitures are up, but estimates in the Martinez to the Beautification Committee.In public comments, a complaint about trashThe Council also confirmed the appointmentof local resident and South Bay realtor John$153,000, while use of the Community Centeris $65,000 ahead of estimates. Vehicle impoundand court fees are down, while parking fines,The ordinance amendment had its firstwho is still recuperating from a recent illness.reading and includes the use of temporary Forecast signage in these nonresidential zones of the $77,000. The property tax pass-through is an up, as well as the lack of dog owners cleaningleft on sidewalks and on streets was broughtbudget need to be reduced by approximatelyindustrial zones as well as allowing more city. The human signs shall not be allowed increase of $149,530 over what is currently up after their pets on lawns and on sidewalks. in the median along Hawthorne Boulevard, budgeted. The City Manager said he will review the cannot stand within 12 feet of any intersection The expenditures need an adjustment as the way that these violations can be reported by and may not block any traffic signals from the mid-year shows a more accurate reflection of citizens and how punishments may be levied Friday view of motorists, bicyclists, or pedestrians. No what the expenses will be by the end of the against offenders. Sidewalk cracks were also Showers human signs must be stationed or positioned adjustment is in the electricity estimates for the who use wheelchairs can find themselves in aa complaint noted at the podium, as citizensbudget term at June 30, 2013. The largest singlesign may be larger than eight square feet and 58˚/46˚ on the sidewalks--not on the street. Also, no year with a $93,500 increase over the budgeted dangerous or at least precarious situation due to more than two human signs may be permitted amount. An additional increase comes from the depth and width of some sidewalk cracks. per establishment at any one time, with a a personnel expenditure due to hiring a new Public Works is currently reviewing all areas maximum of four additional with a permit Public Works Director in November. However, of the city where cracks exist on sidewalks Saturday year. The topic of human signs and costumes year, the City will have a $10,300 increase and will schedule repairs.Skateboards and bicycles are not allowed oneven with the increase of expenditures at mid-and for no longer than 30 days in a calendar Sunny or masks being included for the human sign in the general fund balance from the original sidewalks, and especially not on the City Hall/ to wear was briefly discussed, but continued positive projections. Civic Center Plaza. Violators will be monitored 57˚/47˚ for a future meeting. The consent calendar was approved with the and reported to Code Enforcement. Temporary signs may include banners, exception of the Senior Travel Club Policy, A “No Pedestrian Crossing Allowed” sign decorative flags and feather banners, although all which was returned to the Senior Travel Club is being considered on Manhattan Beach or a combination of these may not be allowed without approval and for reconsideration of Boulevard, near the 405 Freeway intersection. Sunday flags and feather banners shall be affixed of any caregiver companions to a senior done by the City Attorney and a report givenA review of the legality of such a sign will bewording limiting the age to 50 years or olderat the same time in one establishment. Banners, Sunny securely to a structure, face of the building, requiring assistance on any trip. The Council prior to the next Council meeting. 59˚/48˚ not flutter freely. No sign can block traffic or be determined by the club policy, as a caregiver Council will be held Tuesday, February 19,The next meeting of the Lawndale Cityagreed that the age of a caregiver should notroof or an existing permanent sign, and may impede visibility of any traffic signal, alley can be competent regardless of age. 2013 at 6:30 p.m., instead of Monday, February or street intersection or driveway, and may A resolution was adopted that concurs with 18, which is a federal holiday with all City not project into the public right-of-way. The the permit fess for rooftop solar energy systems business suspended for the observance of size of a banner may not exceed 40 square as passed down by State Senate Bill 1222. Fees President’s Day. •
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