Story Created:
Nov 5, 2009 at 11:31 AM PST
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Nov 5, 2009 at 11:31 AM PST
HUNTINGTON PARK — The city will honor its businesses at a special luncheon and awards presentation ceremony next August.
The City Council Oct. 19 allocated up to $1,500 for the event with efforts to begin by February.
Erica Frausto, manager of the semi-autonomous Business Improvement District, noted that the City Council approved the concept last July and named council members Ofelia Hernandez and Andy Molina to a subcommittee to work with Dante D’Eramo, executive director of the Greater Huntington Park Area Chamber of Commerce on the program.
The BID is a group of business owners who are overseen by the city and authorized to plan and fund programs to promote businesses,
Frausto said staff has proposed next August to conduct the first annual Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards program, with top businesses honored in five categories: Small Business of the Year, Medium Business of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Overall Outstanding Business of the Year and Huntington Park Business Corporate Supporter of the Year.
Henry Gray, director of community development, whose staff is liaison to the BID, said a six- to eight-member committee will be appointed to select the businesses to be recognized. The committee will include members of the BID, the Chamber of Commerce and city staff.
Gray said the Business Recognition program would promote merchant sales and business retention in Huntington Park and would also promote the city.
In other action Oct. 19, the City Council:
• Accepted a state grant of $22,780 for two “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement periods in the coming year. Police Chief Paul Wadley said the money will be used to pay overtime costs for officers conducting seat belt checks Nov. 17-30 and May 24 to June 6, 2010.
• Set a special meeting for 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at City Hall, 6550 Miles Ave., to discuss items with Assemblyman John A. Perez, D-Los Angeles, who represents the 46th Assembly District that includes Huntington Park and Maywood.
• Contracted with Honda World for the purchase of a pickup truck, $36,215; and a mini-van, $33,172, for the Police Department. Honda World of Downey was the lone bidder for the vehicles. The money will come from the Police Department Asset Forfeiture Fund, said Public Works Director Patrick Fu. The forfeiture fund comes from assets of criminals arrested in the city.
• Contracted with Nobest, Inc. of Westminster, lowest of nine bidders at $474,003, to resurface sections of five streets. They are Rita Avenue, from Clarendon Avenue to Randolph Street; Fishburn Avenue, from Randolph to Slauson Avenue; Riverside Avenue, from Randolph to 61st Street; 60th Street, from Carmelita Avenue to the east city limits; and handicapped ramps at a bus stop on Pacific Boulevard, Fu said.
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