CALABASAS COUNCIL TO REVIEW SECURITY.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer CALABASAS - Panic buttons, security planters Planters is an American snack food company under Kraft Foods manufacturing, best known for its nuts and the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them. Started by Italian immigrants Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1906, it was incorporated in 1908 and video cameras are among the proposed measures being considered for City Hall following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The City Council on Wednesday will review staff's proposal, which would cost about $15,900 to implement. Mayor Leslie Devine, however, wants her peers to also consider authorizing an $8,250 walk-through metal detector detector: see particle detector. . ``What are the minimal things we can do that can assure people that when they come into our public building for a public meeting, no matter what our national government is doing, they are relatively safe,'' said Devine, noting the possibility of war with Iraq. Along with planters in the front entrance of City Hall to block vehicles from coming through, staff recommends a digital security lock device for the rear door; improved security lighting at the back door and parking area; and deputies doing periodic checks during council meetings. The metal detector would require an armed security guard with a $250 handheld wand A handheld optical reader used to read typewritten fonts, printed fonts, OCR fonts and bar codes. The wand is waved over each line of characters or codes in a single pass. to monitor the equipment. The cost for a security guard would be $18 an hour. ``We are one of the premier cities surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the major metropolitan area of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ,'' Devine said. ``Sometimes we've got to get out of our little local heads and say, where are our position in this world and what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in this world around us?'' IF YOU GO The Calabasas City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 26135 Mureau Road, Calabasas. CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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