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CITY HALL ROUNDUP : Flores’ move to provide specific council agendas omits one thing: details.

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DETAILS, DETAILS: Los Angeles Councilwoman Joan Milke Flores recently spearheaded a motion directing the city clerk to clearly identify every detail involving council actions, from project names to account numbers to sub-account numbers.

But the queen of precision was herself somewhat imprecise about what prompted the new policy.

“A recent agenda item involving the reallocation of grant funds did not clearly describe the City Council districts affected by (the) modification,” the item said. “This led to some unnecessary delays.”

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The agenda item in question was about a motion that sought to rechannel $500,000 in grant money. Flores was disturbed that the motion was so vague that no one knew it sought to redirect money from the Fishermen’s Cooperative in San Pedro to Los Angeles’ post-riot rebuilding.

The motion passed, but Flores was successful in having it reversed.

Niki Tennant, Flores’ press secretary, said she isn’t sure why the anti-vagueness motion was itself so vague, but she guessed that its lack of specificity was by design, not oversight.

“It’s probably because this was not just a problem with us, but is an issue” that has come up before in the council, she said. “It’s just that this time we caught it and felt we should do something.”

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OFFICER REMEMBERED: “Victor One,” a docudrama about the only Inglewood police officer murdered in the line of duty, will premiere Wednesday night at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood.

Sgt. George Aguilar, a narcotics undercover officer, was shot in 1988 while chasing four men and a juvenile fleeing the scene of a bungled armed robbery. One of the suspects, Leslie Holget, killed himself as officers moved in to arrest him. Joevone Elster, Patrick Carr and Van Otis Wilson were convicted and sentenced to prison for stays ranging from 15 to 33 years. The 16-year-old was sent to the California Youth Authority until he turns 25.

The film was produced and directed by Martin Green, an independent filmmaker who often works as a technical adviser to the Inglewood Police Department.

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Several of Aguilar’s fellow officers who responded to the scene the day of the shooting play themselves in the movie. Actor Danny Trejo, who appeared in the made-for-TV movie “Drug Wars: The Camarena Story,” plays Aguilar.

“Victor One” was Aguilar’s police code name, which he called out over his car radio during the chase that ended in his death.

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TEED OFF: Who said golf is a game for the privileged classes?

The Palos Verdes Estates City Council struck a blow for the petty bourgeoisie Tuesday by denying a request from the Palos Verdes Golf Club to increase initiation fees for new members from $15,000 to $20,000.

The club, which has a concession agreement with the city to operate and maintain the city-owned facility and grounds, wanted the increase to improve the clubhouse.

Rather than grant the request, the council tied it to an annual review of the conditions of the concession agreement. The review will be completed by the end of the year, and if the golf club has been living up to the agreement, it may get its fee increase together with a renewed concession agreement.

The fee hike request was aimed at golfers who want to be members. Members of the public--who are allowed to tee off on Mondays after 10 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays after 2 p.m., and Wednesdays and Fridays after 3 p.m.--will continue to pay proletariat prices of $85 a round.

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STAR SEARCH: Organizers of the 13th annual Conchas Club Golf and Tennis Celebrity Classic, which is raising money to renovate the San Pedro Peninsula Hospital, admit that their talent lineup is a little less star-studded than some celebrity-watchers might have hoped. But all is not lost.

Ralph the doorman from “The Jeffersons”; Phyllis, Bobby Ewing’s secretary from “Dallas,” and Ralph Malph from “Happy Days” are among almost 20 television and sports greats who will lend their names and skills to the tournament, which will be held Monday at the Rolling Hills Country Club. (The actors’ real names are Ned Wertimer, Deborah Tranelli and Donny Most, respectively.)

“We don’t have people that are overwhelmingly popular, but we have some good character actors,” coordinator Shawnee Irwin said.

Fans who want to rub elbows with their favorite TV bit players must pay $125 for a tennis game and $250 for a round of golf. Organizers are hoping the event will bring in at least $7,000 to pay for renovations at the hospital’s emergency room.

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GO SEE CAL: It looks as though Torrance residents are again leaving vehicles with for sale signs in the windows in the parking lot at Wilson Park.

Mayor Katy Geissert, who has complained that the cars make the park look tacky, proposed last week that the city open a vacant plot for residents who want to sell their cars.

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The city could make a few extra bucks by charging them a fee for permission to leave their cars on the lot, she suggested.

Then Wilson Park could return to being just that, a park.

LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

Hermosa Beach: The City Council voted Tuesday to lower height limits for apartments and condominiums from 35 feet to 30 feet in certain zones. The issue was so controversial that the council decided to put the new limit before voters in November, 1993.

Torrance: In an effort to save on city travel costs, the City Council on Tuesday chose an exclusive travel agent. By using only Flying Dutchman Travel, the city hopes to save money on air fares, hotels and car rentals.

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

Manhattan Beach: The City Council is expected to vote on a program that would provide residents with incentives to start back-yard compost heaps. The city would provide residents with $5 subsidies toward the cost of compost bins.

Lawndale: The council will consider a measure that would hold apartment owners responsible for drug activity in their buildings. Apartment owners could be prosecuted if they fail to evict tenants known to be dealing drugs.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Avalon: 7 p.m. Tuesday, 209 Metropole. (310) 510-0220. Televised live on Channel 3 (Catalina Cable) and repeated Saturday morning.

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Carson: 6 p.m. Tuesday, 701 E. Carson St. (310) 830-7600. Televised at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Channel 26 (Continental Cablevision) and repeated the next Wednesday.

El Segundo: 7 p.m. Tuesday, 350 Main St. (310) 322-4670. Televised live on Channel 22 (Paragon) and repeated at noon Wednesday.

Inglewood: 7 p.m. Tuesday, 1 Manchester Blvd. (310) 412-5280. No cable telecast.

Lawndale: 7 p.m. Thursday, 14717 Burin Ave. (310) 973-4321. Televised live on Channel 60 and repeated several times during the week.

Lomita: 7 p.m. Monday, 24300 Narbonne Ave. (310) 325-7110. No cable telecasts.

Los Angeles: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles. In San Pedro, (310) 548-7637; in Wilmington, (310) 548-7586; in Harbor City/Harbor Gateway, (310) 548-7664; in Westchester, (310) 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. (310) 545-5621. Televised on Channel 3 (MultiVision) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Rancho Palos Verdes: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Hesse Park, 29201 Hawthorne Blvd. (310) 377-0360. Televised live on Channel 3; repeated at 7:30 p.m. the following Thursday.

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Redondo Beach: The City Council canceled its regularly scheduled meeting this week because it will be unable to achieve a quorum. A special meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 22, 415 Diamond St. (310) 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. (310) 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.

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