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 - August 15, 2013 Inside The Beach Boys Immortalized This Issue Calendar...............................3 Classifieds ...........................3 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings......3 Legals ...............................6-7 The Beach Boys monument in Hawthorne celebrates the site of the childhood home of the Beach Boys. Located at 3701 W. 119th Street, in Hawthorne, it stands on the former location of the Wilsons’ home, which was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway. Photo by wwww.christopherbarnesphotography.com Pets.......................................8 City Council Denies Legal Claim Filed by Dog Owner By Nancy Peters Members of the new commission must be Report will be submitted to the Los Angeles Politically Speaking...........4 With the room nearly fully occupied, the residents of Hawthorne. The resolution to County Congestion Management Program. City Attorney’s Consent Calendar contained establish a Senior Citizens Commission for A new unmarked Police Department vehicle one item at the Hawthorne City Council those residents with an interest in senior purchase was approved in the amount of meeting on Tuesday, August 13 with a citizen matters was inadvertently omitted $30,353.23 and services of TTG was approved recommendation to deny a claim filed by the from this evening’s agenda and will be part for Fire Safety Engineering at the Air Traffic Sports...................................2 owners of the Rottweiler that was shot and of the agenda for the August 27 Council Control Tower at Hawthorne Municipal Airport. subsequently died after an incident involving meeting. This commission would come under The Council also approved destruction of the dog owner and the Hawthorne Police the guidance of the Recreation and Parks Police Department internal records for the Department. The claim alleged emotional Department. calendar year 2007. However the resolution distress on the minors in the family at the City Risk Manager Dennis Hernandez to destroy miscellaneous Finance Department loss of the family pet. The Council voted presented a proposal for a $201,871 premium records was pulled from the agenda to validate 5-0 to deny the claim filed by the Rosbys for earthquake insurance in the amount of that no records relating to HUD actions are on behalf of their children. $7 million with a five percent deductible of part of the destruction action, despite the In a public hearing, which included a appraised real estate property value for City electronic copies of all records that are part Weekend store and drive-through would be an asset to buildings owned by the City of Hawthorne. equipment at Holly Park, to include picnicof the archives. The Holly Park Homeowners’Association petition for replacement ofHall, the Memorial Center, Sports Center,Senior Center, and the three Fire Stations--allpresentation by a representative of McDonald’sCorporation who defended the way the new Forecast built at the southeast corner of Rosecrans starting point for any FEMA dollars that part of the 2014 budget process at the costtables, barbecues and benches, will be madeThe five percent deducible would be thethe community as part of a complex being Avenue and Yukon Avenue, several members could be granted in the case of any damage of $19,800. of the public voiced their opinions against caused by an earthquake that would adversely The City Manager was approved as the the drive-through in particular--stating that affect the construction integrity of any of chief labor negotiator for the City employee Friday the quality of life would be compromised the buildings covered by the insurance. contracts for the Hawthorne Executive Group AM Clouds/ property in an eight-unit townhome on Yukon Fault Line is a major reason to purchase this Association as the contracts come up forand the Hawthorne Municipal EmployeesThe seven-mile proximity to the Inglewoodfor those who live directly adjacent to the PM Sun Avenue. Another comment was in favor of earthquake insurance. The buildings have a renewal of terms. the building of a McDonald’s, after many combined appraisal value of $62.7 billion. The Mayor Danny Juarez directed Planning 76˚/65˚ citizens had been queried on their opinions Council will take the earthquake insurance Director Gregg McClain to investigate the of the fast food chain adding to its presence recommendation under advisement and put individual homeowner property encroachment in Hawthorne. a resolution on a forthcoming agenda. issue at a property at Imperial Highway and Saturday The Council voted 5-0 in favor of the The five vendors for the city-wide tree Grevillea Avenue and advise the property AM Clouds/ drive-through at the corner of Rosecrans Director of Public Works Arnold Shadbehr owners of how to deal with the encroachment.The filing period for candidates who aretrimming project were presented andconstruction of the McDonald’s with a PM Sun and Yukon under a Conditional Use Permit, was asked to choose the bidder who meets seeking public office in the November 5 thus overturning the denial by the Planning all the requirements, including the lowest election was closed on Friday, August 9. City 74˚/64˚ Commission of the same petitioned bid amount in accordance with the State of Clerk Norb Huber publicly thanked his staff construction. California precedence set for bidding projects. for their excellent work in coordinating all the Other business included the approval Shadbehr suggested that it is not always the paperwork that needed to be filed with the Sunday of a four-way stop sign installation at the lowest bidding vendor who is chosen if one Los Angeles County Registrar. All information AM Clouds/ Street. The Hawthorne Police Department with every effort made to choose the best to filing. There are candidates for City Clerk,for each candidate had to be validated prioror more of other requirements are not met,intersection of Ramona Avenue and 141st PM Sun will make a point of patrolling that specific vendor to service the city. City Treasurer, two City Council seats, and 73˚/63˚ the new signs. (CMP) was deemed to conform to the names of those who filed papers to appear onthe Mayor’s position. Those interested in theThe Congestion Management Programarea to remind drivers of the placement of A resolution was approved to establish California Government Code under which the the ballot can research the Registrar’s website. a Veterans’ Affairs Commission to give a CMP is developed. With no citizen input at the The next City Council meeting will be held “voice” to veterans who live in the city. public hearing, the CMP Local Development on Tuesday, August 27 at 6 p.m. •
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