Neighborhood Improvement Strategy Area

Invites you to

Meet the New South Division Commander

Commander Joe Stilinovich

Long Beach residents are invited to the Willmore Community Police Center located at 910 Daisy Avenue on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 from 6:00 pm. to 7:30 pm.

The newly appointed Commander to the Long Beach Police Department’s South Division will give an overview of the division and area.  The workshop will give an opportunity for residents, community leaders, and business owners to exchange information and communicate directly with command staff and officers.

Get to know the Long Beach Police Department Commander’s South Division Office and learn how the office handles cases

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Willmore Community Police Center

910 Daisy Avenue

Translation in Spanish will be provided.

For more information and to RSVP please call

Teresa Gonzalez at (562) 570-1146 or email: teresa.gonzalez@longbeach.gov

* * * Light refreshments will be provided! * * *

The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  If special accommodation is required or to request this information in an alternate format  please contact Teresa Gonzalez at (562) 570-1146, 48 hours prior to the meeting

Photos of the evening are being posted to the WCHA Facebook site.  Enjoy.

In lieu of this months meeting, Willmore City Heritage Association is hosting the 2nd Annual Auction and Opportunity Drawing.  We hope all  WCHA members and friends will attend.  This community fundraiser is taking place July 21, 2010 at the Bembridge Heritage Homesite.

The event is a potluck, so bring your favorite food item to share. Donation tickets for drinks will be available.  Anticipated items include a Newhall coffee roster gift basket, Stickley chair, retro lighting, Maya hotel package, Symphony tickets, nearly new XBox with games, and many other exciting things.

Come meet your neighbors and make new friends while benefiting our community!

Please RSVP via the WCHA Evite or email neighbors@willmorecity.org.

Please visit “Neighbor’s Post” Web Page for more information

http://willmorecity.org/?page_id=271

Your Neighbors,

WCHA

In light of recent events, the WCHA Board has moved to add a page to the website titled, “Neighbor’s Post”.

This page has been constructed to serve as an informational board for special events or activities that are local community driven, where neighbor-to-neighbor communication can occur.  An e-mail of approved Neighbor’s Corner posts will be sent to all Willmorecity.org subscribers, once it has been approved for posting by the WCHA board. This message board is not endorsed by Willmore City Heritage Association and is purely informational for the benefit of the community.

If you have an event you would like to have posted on this page, please send an e-mail to neighbors@willmorecity.org and your post will be reviewed.

Please allow 1-3 days for your event to be posted.

Cheers,

WCHA Board

Greetings everyone,

At long last, the T-shirts proudly displaying our WCHA logo are finished and ready for purchase.

If you pre-ordered your shirt, come to tomorrow’s meeting to pick it up. Cost for shirts is $20.

We have plenty of shirts, so if you’d like to buy one  ( and wear it with pride ) we’d love to see you tomorrow!

Cheers,

WCHA Board Members

Do you know a local hero?  The Ford Heroes F150 Contest  by Ford and ABC’s Extreme Makeover is available to help a local hero who is working to help his or her community. Tell them about the person you know and what makes that person a real hero. The winner will receive a 2009 Ford F-150, and $250,000 for his or her cause.   

How to Enter: 

Please visit their website  at www.theheroesF150.com and click on “Enter Contest” to submit your nomination. You will be asked to describe — in 250 words or less — why the nominated hero fits the definition of being ‘an individual who is dependable, family and/or community oriented, with a strong work ethic and commitment to his/her family, and/or co-workers and/or community’ 

Deadline: 

The promotion ends on Sunday, May 31, 2009 and submissions must be made by 8:59 a.m. (PMT). 

For more information please visit their website at: 

The Prize: 

• Contest Grand Prize – A 2009 Ford F-150 (ARV $50,000) and up to $250,000 to be used as recommended by the winning Hero for the construction of a new public or non-profit facility or building or improvements/renovations to an existing public or non-profit structure/building or facility which would improve and enhance the community and the quality of life of its residents in which it is situated.

The Neighborhood Resource Center has computers with internet access available to assist you to prepare your nomination.  Please reserve computer time in advance by calling (562) 570-1010. 

Please let me know if you submit a nomination.  Remember to print out a copy of your essay for your records and to share with your local hero.   

Good luck!    
Neighborhood Resource Center 
425 Atlantic Avenue 
Long Beach, CA 90802 
(562) 570-1010 
Margaret_Madden@longbeach.gov

Margaret Madden

Single family residence: authorized two permits per street address per calendar year. Each permit has a $16.00 fee. 

Multi-family residence: authorized one permit per street address per calendar quarter. Each permit has a $16.00 fee. 

Multi-family garage sale (also known as block sale) counts as one garage sale for each participating family and each participating family and address must be included on the permit. Each permit has a $16.00 fee. 

Each garage sale permit is for 3 consecutive days. If inclement weather on 2 of 3 days, then replacement permit may be requested within one week. 

Hours of operation: garage sales may only operate between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 

What can you sell at a Garage Sale? 

Only the personal property of persons named on the permit may be sold. 

“Personal Property” does not include property that has been consigned to, or acquired by, the permitee(s) for the purpose of resale. 

The personal property for sale shall be set out for display in any open garage, yard, or patio—it must not block a public thoroughfare! 

How do you obtain a permit? 

At City Hall, 4th floor, Business License Section: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or you can  HYPERLINK “http://www.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5024″ \t “_blank” download the application, fill it out and return with your payment to City Hall, 4th Floor Business License Section .

At the South City of Long Beach Police Substation: Seven days a week, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

At the North, East, and West City of Long Beach Police Substations: Schedule varies. Please contact the desired substation before you apply. Their contact information is located at the bottom of the Garage Sale Regulations Summarized page, attached to the  HYPERLINK “http://www.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5024″ \t “_blank” application. 

For proof of identification and address you must bring a driver’s license (or California Identification Card). If your current address is not on your driver’s license, you must also bring a utility bill indicating you live at the address. 

For a multi-family garage sale, the representative needs to submit a signed application and copy of utility bill for each participant to City Hall. 

What types of signs are authorized? 

Only one sign is authorized and it must be on the garage sale property. 

The sign can be no larger than 4 feet in height nor 6 square feet in area. 

No signs pointing to or advertising the garage sale other than the one above are authorized. 

How is the Garage Sale ordinance enforced? 

There is License Inspector coverage from the City’s Business License Section seven days per week. 

On Saturdays and Sundays there is special emphasis on garage sales. 

There is a Garage Sale Hotline, (562) 570-YARD, for requesting garage sale information after hours or for calling in garage sale complaints. 

What are the penalties for violating the Garage Sale ordinance? 

The first violation is an infraction with a $200.00 fine. 

The second violation is an infraction with a $400.00 fine. 

Third and subsequent violations are misdemeanors with a fine not to exceed $500.00 and/or up to 90 days in County Jail. 

What has changed? 

Garage sale hours are shorter: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. rather than 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

You can now get garage sale permits at police substations or by  HYPERLINK “http://www.longbeach.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=5024″ \t “_blank” downloading the application. 

Multi-family residences are restricted to one garage sale per calendar quarter. 

There is full-time weekend enforcement of the garage sale ordinance. 

The first and second violations are infractions rather than misdemeanors.

Garage Sale Permit fee is now $16.00 (sixteen dollars).

WECA Monthly Meeting

May 14, 2009

7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Park Community Room

4th & Golden Ave.,Long Beach

Agenda

Call Meeting to Order

Flag Salute

Welcome & Introductions

Presentation

Tom Reeves, City Prosecutor

Update on the Prosecutor’s Office; as well as the City’s sex offenders ordinance, from the Prosecutor’s perspective.  There will be time for a question/answer session immediately following the presentation

Reports

Report:  Officer Mary Antunez, LBPD 

Report:  Sherell N. McFarlane, Deputy City Prosecutor

Report: Ashleigh Griset, Community Recreation Supervisor, Cesar Chavez Park Update

Report:  CPAC, Bernadette Levstik

Report:  Shirley Buchanan, Downtown Residential Council

Report:  Candidates for WECA Board of Directors, Nominating Committee  

Announcements 

Adjourn (8:30 p.m.)

For Further Information:

WECA Mailing Address:  P. O. Box 32953, Long Beach, CA 90832-2953

Bernadette Levstik, President, blovey9@aol.com

Shirley Buchanan, Secretary, sebfwyflyr@aol.com

Ben Rockwell, Treasurer, rocky.ben@verizon.net…562  432-0448