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 - June 19, 2014 Inside This Issue Business Briefs...................2 Calendar...............................3 Classifieds............................2 Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Food.......................................5 Legals.............................4,6-7 Pets........................................8 Police Report.......................4 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Mostly Sunny 78˚/63˚ Saturday Partly Cloudy 78˚/63˚ Sunday Sunny 78˚/63˚ Morningside’s MESA Team Takes First Place in Science Competition Five juniors from Morningside High took first place in a science competition sponsored by Aerospace Corporation. They earned a cash prize for their six months of work on “Nanoclean,” a project which uses a magnetic, oil-based liquid called ferrofluid and a neodymium magnet to clean up ocean spills. Pictured here (L-R) are Carlos Diaz, Kymiah Charles, Morningside High teachers Tracy Allen and Jane Hang, Alondra Cervantes, Jahaziel Garcia, Principal Reginald Sirls and Cristina Berron. Photo courtesy of Inglewood Unified School District. Lawndale City Council Continues Appointments to Commissions By Nancy Peters After the elections in April for mayor and two Council members and the appointment of the fifth member to complete the City Council on May 19, appointments continue to all city commissions and committees by the newly seated City Council. At recent meetings, four Planning Commissioners were named. The Beautification Committee and the Parks, Recreation, and Social Services Committee members were all appointed on June 2. Monday night the City Council appointed five members to the Cable Commission from the candidate’s pool of eight applicants. Lenore Bemis, Andrew Gardiner, Bob Givens, Jeremy Lara, and Joseph Madrigal will serve for two years. The appointments of 10 members to the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (SCAC) were chosen from the field of 12 applicants. Appointees are: Betty Jean Bailey, Oscar Bernal, Penny Bolton, Ruthi Davis, Margie Heinemann, Harlika O’Balles, Sally Riddle, Emelda Santos, Maureen Williams-Grimes, and Theresa Garcia. With only two candidates not appointed, Council member Daniel Reid suggested the Council explore changing the policy and consider appointing 12 members to the SCAC so that applicants who all meet the requirements could serve, since they showed a desire to volunteer. Resolutions for the appointments to the Cable Commission and the SCAC will be amended to include the names of the appointees before they become part of the public record. The California Emergency Services Act requires that each municipality appoint standby officers in the case of an emergency and the elected officers are not available to make decisions contained in the city’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). Mayor Robert Pullen- Miles appointed Johnny Castro and Wanza Tolliver to serve as first and second standby officers respectively. Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Osborne retained Chris Beamer and Frank Flores as his first and second standby officers. Council members Larry Rudolph and Pat Kearney both retained their previous standby officers—Anthony Molino and John Clark and Tabitha Gomez and Jason Nall, respectively. Council member Daniel Reid appointed Rhonda Gorman and Ken Baum as first and second standby officers for his two-year term. Wanza Tolliver, a business owner and resident in Lawndale, was reappointed as the Lawndale representative to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board for a four-year term beginning on July 1, 2014. These appointments were all made after each appointee was informed of the expectation of the duties should the need arise to call on any or all of them if an emergency situation occurs and the EOP goes into effect. In other business, the City Council approved the ordinance requiring that all construction and demolition debris be diverted from any landfills and not be disposed of in any way that does not include complete recycling of the concrete, roofing materials, wood, metal, and any other recyclable matter that can be reused in some way by the city or any agency that accepts recyclables. The Council approved the three-year contract with MV Transportation, Inc., to continue the fixed route transportation services for the Lawndale Beat Bus Service for the total amount of $1,225,110 over the entire contract. The Sheriff’s Department offered the Public Safety Report, which included apprehension of a suspect who was found with burglary tools used in stealing vehicles. The suspect matched the description given to the deputies as the victim witnessed what was occurring. The suspect was arrested and booked. The Sheriff’s Department will join with the city and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which serves Lawndale, in enforcing the possession or use of illegal fireworks before, during, and after the July 4th holiday. Citations will be issued. Persons could be arrested, jailed, and subject to fines up to $1,000, plus all court fees. It was reported that 25 tons of illegal fireworks were recently confiscated and an additional 1100 pounds of illegal fireworks were confiscated in Gardena. The Fire Department is on the lookout for any and all illegal fireworks and citizens are urged to call the local fire station and report any illegal fireworks that are discovered in neighborhoods. Illegal fireworks can cause devastating fires, injuries including loss of limbs, and even death, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Citizens are encouraged to not purchase fireworks but instead to attend professional fireworks shows that are held throughout the county for the Independence Day festivities. A new Sheriff’s Department captain will soon be appointed to the Lawndale Service Center and replace Captain Eli Vera, who will be reassigned on June 23 to a new location within the Sheriff’s Department. The County Library in Lawndale will host a Summer Reading Program for youth, teens, and adults with special programs scheduled every Wednesday at the library at the Civic Center at 3 p.m. Special guests, entertainment, activities, and prizes for reading levels will be available to all. The annual Health, Safety, and Pet Fair will be held at the Civic Center on Burin Avenue on Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pet licensing and immunizations will be available for all pets who are leashed and with their respective owner(s). Special programs will be available for all participants with information booths from many vendors in health and safety, and local veterinarians, SPCA, pet adoption services, etc. The Los Angeles County Fire Department will have the earthquake simulator on hand for all to experience. First Alert will be donating free smoke alarms for low-income families to obtain. The next meeting of the Lawndale City Council will be on Monday, July 7, at 6:30 p.m. •
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