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 -March 7, 2013 Inside Training, EmploymentSoCal ROC Serves South Bay with Job This Issue Calendar...............................2 Classifieds ...........................2 Food ......................................8 Hawthorne Happenings......3 Legals ...............................6-7 Despite having served the South Bay with career technical education for 46 years, the Southern California Regional Occupation Center finds the status of its services and resources in an uncertain situation. Read more on page 5. Photo courtesy of SoCal ROC. • Police Report......................3 Council Takes Care of Business As Usual By Nancy Peters Sports ...................................4 recent medical setback, Mayor Pro Tem flat-grading the intersection. updated in the second reading to the correctto the “California Health Code” have beenaccumulation by replacing pavement andAfter several months recovering from a Larry Rudolph returned to the Lawndale City The Councial also approved the Firmona terminology of “California Health and Safety Council dais for the Monday, March 4 regular Avenue Storm Drain Project to go out to Code” as the State refers to the code in all meeting and received a warm welcome from bid. The project will improve drainage at their writings. his colleagues. Rudolph thanked everyone the intersection of Firmona Avenue with City Manager Steve Mandoki reported who sent cards, visited him and called to Manhattan Beach Boulevard and all streets the hiring of someone who will respond check up on his recovery and he reported up to 162nd Street where concrete piping and to graffiti sightings on the weekends and that he is feeling stronger each day and was catch basins will be installed so that standing take care of removal, etc. Mandoki also glad to get back to the business of the City. water during any storms will be drained noted the City will give its support to the The Council acted on ordinances and properly from the gutters and intersections. Lawndale Relay for Life, scheduled for June resolutions in the consent calendar after a Project start is scheduled for June 17, with 8. Flyers will be available at counters in City discussion about several of the items. The completion projected for early August. Hall and the event will be promoted on the City-sponsored youth soccer program has The Manhattan Beach Boulevard and City’s website. The city will also put a team Weekend for all games. The Council and one citizen “No Pedestrian Crossing” signage will be in question as the current site is chargingtogether for participation from its employees.The location of the Relay for Life is stillMansel Avenue intersection will no longerallow pedestrian crossing in any direction.contracted with the Soccer South Bay RefereeAssociation for refereeing and officiating Forecast contract and why there appeared to be so many jaywalkers will be subject to ticketing and track and field, making it cost-prohibitive toa large amount of money for rental of theinstalled within the next six weeks and anyinquired as to the reason for a $23,457 different amounts for officials. Community fines. use Leuzinger High School. The committee Service Manager Mike Estes explained that The park regulation ordinance had a second is in search of a location to hold the event, the age brackets of the players, the sizes of reading and automatic approval and brings which is 24 hours long, and needs a large Friday the playing field, the length of the matches, the regulations in line with the new allowance space to set up a walking track as well as a Chance of determine the cost per match per official. The City property, lining up with the Lawndale Councilmember Pat Kearney is in touch withplace for participating teams to have booths.for alcoholic beverages, by permit only, onand the number of referees for each game Showers fee is $28 for the younger-aged matches. For Community Center permitting alcoholic the Lawndale School District to inquire if 56˚/47˚ for one referee is $38--but the older divisions which the facility is rented. Addams School would be available for useWill Rogers School track or the track at Janebeverage consumption during any event forthe mid-ages (eight- to 10-year-olds), the cost require two referees since the games are for The allowance for vending trucks and/or by the Relay for Life. a full field and a full roster of 11 players food trucks to sell their goods within the city The next meeting of the Lawndale City and each referee costs $31 per match. The limits, based on following the new municipal Council is scheduled for Monday, March Saturday agreement is for three years, with the option code, was approved. However, all references 18 at 6:30 p.m. • Partly after the first and/or second year.for the City to cancel the contract at any time Cloudy In addition, the Council approved street D-Fenders Drawing Winners 62˚/49˚ improvements will include new baseball/ Congratulations to the following prize Steven Levyand parks improvement projects. Park softball diamonds and drainage issues winners for the D-Fenders vs. Texas game Second Prize (Pair of General Admissions addressed at each park. Street improvements on March 6: tickets to the game) will include repairs to damaged sidewalks, Christine Jensen Enter the second drawing for three Sunday curbs and gutters, and alley gutters, as well Grand Prize Winner (VIP table and seats chances to win prizes for D-Fenders vs. Sunny ramps across the city landscape. New striping, fan packs) Monday, March 11. To enter, please sendTulsa game on March 13. Entry deadline isfor four, halftime meal and four D-Fendersas mitigation and resolution to any ADA 67˚/57˚ pavement markers and signage will be Norma Comfort your contact information to pressrelease@ completed wherever needed. The 154th Street First Prize (Two courtside seats to the heraldpublications.com or call 310-322- and Condon intersection will be improved game and two fan packs) 1830. • with the elimination of the standing water
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