Lawndale Tribune 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 - April 17, 2014 City of Hawthorne Hosts Entrepreneurs at Business Breakfast A full house crowd of small business owners and entrepreneurs attended a business resource breakfast on April 11 at the Hawthorne Memorial Center, located at 3901 W. El Segundo Blvd. in Hawthorne. The free event was courtesy of the City of Hawthorne, Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce and the El Camino College Small Business Development Center and featured panelists who spoke on how to create effective marketing strategies and increase sales. Pictured is Hawthorne Mayor Chris Brown (on right) who addressed the attendees along with David LaSalle from the South Bay Work Force Investment Board. For more information on upcoming programs, contact the Small Business Development Center hosted by El Camino College, (310) 973-3177, www.southbaysbdc.org. Council Approves In-Kind Support for Music, Art and Dance Festival By Cristian Vasquez In support of the Inglewood Cultural Arts, Inc.’s Afro-Latin Music and Dance Festival, the Inglewood Mayor and City Council at its most recent meeting approved in-kind sponsorship of the event by allowing the use of the amphitheater at Edward Vincent Park. The Inglewood Cultural Arts, Inc. (ICA), a nonprofit organization, will host the Afro- Latin Music and Dance festival during the summer but sought to secure usage of the outdoor amphitheater as performing space during the free, all-day event. ICA, which focuses on promoting and enhancing the city’s quality of life through diverse and rich educational arts programs, organizes the festival to highlight the African influences in the traditional music and dance of a variety of cultures. With representatives from across the general Los Angeles area, the festival will host artists from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico and Africa, as well as African American performers. The City will not provide any money in its sponsorship of the event, although the in-kind support through the amphitheater is equivalent to $2,000 in value. The ICA is financially responsible for all costs associated with the event, including the use of City staff. City Agrees on Contract to Undergo Lighting Upgrade Project at Edward Vincent Jr. Park In a unanimous vote, the Council and Mayor James T. Butts approved the contract to lowest bidder Carolino Construction Corporation to begin work on a lighting upgrade project at Edward Vincent Jr. Park. The agreement, in the amount of $437,000, includes an $80,000 contingency fund and will be paid for through Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG). Four contractors attended the mandatory pre-bid meeting and job walk at the park on February 20. However, when biding was open on March 5, only Carolino Construction Corporation and Howard Electric Company submitted proposals. Howard Electric Company’s proposal was priced at $548,700. “After the bids were evaluated and references were verified, it was determined that Carolino Construction Corporation was the lowest responsive bidder,” stated the staff report. “Carolino Construction Corporation will be contracted to modify the restroom concession room into a high-voltage panel room, install transformers and other electric components required for upgrading the electrical system.” Located on 700 Warren Lane, Edward Vincent Jr. Park, has a wide range of facilities in its 55 acres of space including various baseball fields and tennis courts. As of the opening of the bidding process, the park consists of four Southern California Edison electric panels, which power the baseball fields, tennis courts and restrooms. All three of the above-mentioned facilities are in need of an electrical system upgrade that will improve lighting panels, pole lights and a conduit system. The four electrical panels and four SCE meters will be combined into one electrical panel and one SCE meter in an existing restroom that is located between the baseball fields and tennis courts and which will be modified to meet the needs and demands of the much-needed upgrades. City, Turner Construction Reach Agreement for Use of Hollywood Park Race Track for Training Purposes The Mayor and Council approved an agreement with Turner Construction that will grant local law enforcement access to the Hollywood Park Race Track in order to carry out personnel training exercises. Currently, the Inglewood Police Department conducts training exercises at a wide range of law enforcement training facilities throughout the Southern California region. On occasion, the department requests the use of other locations in order to create a more real life-type scenario for its personnel. As a result, the department requested that the Council approve an agreement with Turner Construction, which would allow police personnel to undergo different training exercises. Due to the structures at the location, the department would be able to recreate different scenarios to help develop personnel’s tactical training. The department will have access to the property until the demolition process at the Hollywood Park Race Track begins. • Inside This Issue Calendar...............................3 Classifieds............................2 Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Food.......................................7 Legals...........................2,8-11 Looking Up...........................5 Pets......................................12 Police Reports.....................2 Politically Speaking............4 Seniors..................................4 Sports....................................6 Weekend Forecast With representatives from across the general Los Angeles area, the festival will host artists from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico and Africa, as well as African American performers. Friday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 63˚/55˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 64˚/55˚ Sunday Sunny 71˚/56˚
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