A summary of selected City Hall actions...
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A summary of selected City Hall actions last week that affect the Westside.
CITY COUNCIL
* MURAL RESTORATION--Allocated $40,000 from the Cultural Affairs Department budget to help build a viewing area and canopy for David Alfaro Siqueiros’ ‘America Tropical’ mural at Olvera Street. The Getty Conservation Institute will restore the mural, which so outraged city officials that shortly after it was unveiled in 1932, it was painted over. The 18-by-80-foot mural depicts an Indian crucified with an American eagle above him and below, two revolutionaries, one of whom is pointing a rifle at the eagle. In 1987, conservators from the Getty Conservation Institute took the first steps to restore the mural. Dr. Neville Agnew, institute associate director, said the restoration could be complete by the end of 1996. The cost is estimated to be $2 million, with the bulk of that coming from Getty fund raising.
* EARS PROGRAM--Authorized the Department of Aging to use $139,000 to extend for three months a contract with Response USA for the EARS program, which provides electronic devices to summon help for low-income residents who are at least 60, frail and live alone.
* FIRE HAZARDS--Denied the appeal of 17 homeowners who objected to being fined when the city removed fire hazards from their property. Fire Inspector Mike Theule said that of the 1,065 people told to remove weeds, brush and other possible fire hazards, 17 refused to comply. The fines ranged from $300 to $2,900 for a West Los Angeles property owner who had 450 cubic feet of recyclable materials at his home.
* GREEN LINE OPENING--Approved a motion that will waive $9,200 in fees for 200 banners announcing the opening of the Metro Green Line on Aug. 12.
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