CITY HALL ROUNDUP : Inglewood puts a new twist on family planning.

EXTENDED FAMILY: Inglewood has so many sister cities that some council members are starting to complain, “Oh brother.”

Councilman Anthony Scardenzan’s hometown of Pedavena, Italy, was Inglewood’s first sister city.

Since then, other cities have been added: Port Antonio, Jamaica, to appeal to black residents; Kyongju, South Korea, as a symbolic reach to Korean-American merchants, and Tijuana, Mexico, to acknowledge the city’s growing Latino population.

But the council earlier this month decided enough is enough. It refused to extend its municipal family tree to include Freetown, Sierra Leone, a proposal made by Councilman Garland Hardeman.

“You can’t have a sister city for every citizen in Inglewood,” Mayor Edward Vincent said. “We have enough sister cities.”

Hardeman accused his colleagues of voting against the African city as a personal attack on him. If he cannot get Freetown adopted officially by the city, Hardeman said he will bypass the council and form an unofficial Inglewood sister city.

In human terms, that’s like a second-cousin once removed.

EXTRA! EXTRA!: The May sickout staged by Hawthorne police officers to protest stalled contract negotiations “didn’t seem to bother the city at all,” said Greg Chidley, vice president of the Hawthorne Police Officers Assn.

So the officers, who are seeking a 4% raise, found another way to make their point: They spent $3,500 on a full-page advertisement in The Daily Breeze Monday blaming the City Council for the impasse and urging residents to pressure council members for a settlement.

“It’s not that we’re airing our dirty laundry,” Chidley said. “We think the city doesn’t have any incentive to settle our contract. Without the public on (council members’) backs, they won’t respond to anything.”

The tactic seems to have helped.

At a council meeting Monday night, several council members urged City Manager James H. Mitsch to take another look at the city’s finances. In an interview this week, Mitsch said capital expenditure cutbacks equaling about $900,000 over the next two years may allow the city to come up with some money for raises, but that it will be a tight squeeze.

“I can’t talk numbers with you, but I think we’ll be able to come up with something,” Mitsch said.

SINGING THE BLUES: A decades-old tradition of jazz on weekend mornings at the Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach came to a screeching end Tuesday when the City Council cut back the club’s hours of entertainment.

In reaction, owner Paul Hennessey, who operates a string of South Bay taverns, said he may shut the internationally known Hermosa Beach institution.

“It will make it almost impossible to operate,” he said. “There is not a business in the United States that can have its hours cut by 50% and continue to operate.”

The restrictions are part of a sweeping effort by officials to regulate noise in the city, especially on the block-long stretch of Pier Avenue that is home to the legendary jazz club and several other bars with live entertainment.

The council, in its 4-1 vote, limited live music at the Lighthouse from 2 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on weekends and from 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. during the week. The Lighthouse had been offering live music on weekends beginning at 8 a.m. The council also ordered the Lighthouse to comply with a number of noise-reducing restrictions, including closing the windows while bands are on stage and installing double doors to keep the sound from drifting into residential neighborhoods.

“We are a residential community and would like to keep it that way,” Councilman Albert Wiemans said.

So don’t look to Hermosa Beach for a serving of jazz and eggs.

LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

Gardena: The City Council lashed out at Southern California Water Co. on Tuesday for first encouraging residents to conserve water and then raising rates to make up for their cut in revenue. The resolution, introduced by Councilman Mas Fukai, opposes a proposed 31% rate hike over the next two years that is being considered by the California Public Utilities Commission. Hawthorne has approved a similar resolution. A water company spokesman acknowledged that the rate increase is “a hard pill to swallow” but said the funds are needed to handle increased costs and expanded service.

Inglewood: In an attempt to project a rosier image, the City Council allocated $135,000 to construct a float for next year’s Tournament of Roses Parade. The city first participated in the parade in 1916 and had a float every year from 1949 to 1960. Next year’s float theme is “Voyage of Discovery.”

Rancho Palos Verdes: The Planning Commission on Tuesday held the first of several public hearings on a proposed housing tract and golf course that Barry Hon and Ken Zuckerman want to build jointly on vacant land south of Palos Verdes Drive South near San Pedro. The commission heard testimony from a dozen residents, many of whom said the project’s environmental impact report does not fully address vegetation and wildlife issues. Citizens can comment on the environmental report in writing until July 22.

San Pedro: A citizens committee studying the recreational needs of the community said San Pedro needs a significant number of new sports facilities over the next five years. Those facilities, the committee recommended, should include new gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools, recreation centers for teen-agers and senior citizens as well as a 10,000-seat stadium. The committee, appointed by harbor-area Councilwoman Joan Milke Flores, identified many potential sites for the facilities, but did not study how to pay for their construction.

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

Carson: The City Council is to vote on whether to restart the Kids Club child-care program and apply for state licensing. The council will also consider the $29.5-million budget for fiscal year 1991-92.

Hermosa Beach: The City Council will hold a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday to review a cost-benefit analysis of the annual Fiesta de las Artes.

Lennox: The county will hold a community meeting on the latest redevelopment plan for Lennox at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Lennox Middle School. This proposal no longer includes using the power of eminent domain to evict homeowners to create commercial districts.

Manhattan Beach: The City Council will consider what to do about parking at the El Porto beach lot, where a proposal to replace hourly meters with attendant parking at a $7 daily rate has riled surfers. The council will weigh reducing the fee and offering discounts or grace periods for early morning surfers and early evening sunset fans.

Redondo Beach: The City Council will discuss how to serve the city’s bibliophiles now that the Veterans Park main library has closed; also, discussion is scheduled on whether to increase the percentage of homeowners whose approval is required for proposed local historic districts from 85% of the homeowners to 100%.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Avalon: 7 p.m. Tuesday, 209 Metropole. 510-0220. Televised live on Channel 3 (Catalina Cable) and repeated Saturday morning.

Carson: 6 p.m. Tuesday, 701 E. Carson St. 830-7600. Televised at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Channel 26 (Continental Cablevision) and repeated the following Wednesday.

El Segundo: 7 p.m. Tuesday, 350 Main St. Televised live on Channel 22 (Paragon) and repeated at noon Wednesday.

Inglewood: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1 Manchester Blvd. 412-5280. No cable telecast.

Lawndale: 7 p.m. Thursday, 14717 Burin Ave. 973-4321. Televised live on Channel 60 and repeated several times during the week.

Lomita: 7 p.m. Monday, 24300 Narbonne Ave. 325-7170. No cable telecasts.

Los Angeles: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles. In San Pedro, 548-7637; in Wilmington, 548-7586; in Harbor City/Harbor Gateway, 548-7664; in Westchester, 641-4717. Televised live on Channel 35; meetings repeated individually at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and collectively on Sunday starting at 10 a.m.

Manhattan Beach: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1400 Highland Ave. 545-5621. Televised on Channel 3 (MultiVision) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Rancho Palos Verdes: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hesse Park, 29201 Hawthorne Blvd. 377-0360. Televised live on Channel 3; repeated at 7:30 p.m. the following Tuesday.

Redondo Beach: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 415 Diamond St. 372-1171. Televised live on Channel 8 (Century); repeated at 3 p.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Sunday.

Torrance: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 3031 Torrance Blvd. 618-5880. Televised live on Channel 22 (Paragon), and replayed at 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.