CITY COUNCIL TO STUDY VALLEY SITES FOR LAPD.Byline: Harrison Sheppard Staff Writer At the urging of several City Council members representing the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , the city decided Tuesday to include sites in the Valley as it searches for locations that could house LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. operations if a new police headquarters is built. Councilman Tom LaBonge Tom LaBonge (b. Los Angeles 1953), member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 4th district. He has served since 2001, taking over the position upon the death of John Ferraro. suggested the department look at the end of the Red Line subway in North Hollywood where, he said, there are several office buildings that could be used for police work. The proposal relates to the efforts by LaBonge and other council members to decentralize de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. more city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , in the wake of the secession campaign's clamoring clam·or n. 1. A loud outcry; a hubbub. 2. A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control. 3. A loud sustained noise. for more local control in communities. ``With the technology we have today, many of the functions performed (downtown) in the '50s can now be done through the telecommunications system,'' said West Valley Councilman Dennis Zine. ``(We could take) some of the entities in Parker Center Parker Center is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administration Building, ground for the center was broken on December 30, 1952 and put them in the Valley or put them in the west part of the city or the east part of the city. ``It doesn't have to go by the old tradition when Parker Center was established, when the city didn't have the population and we didn't have the technology we have today.'' The council unanimously directed staffers to continue studying a temporary move from Parker Center to a downtown building at 600-650 Spring St., a building the city already leases for engineering offices. At LaBonge's urging, the study was expanded to include a possible move of several police functions to the Valley. Chief Legislative Analyst Ron Deaton said most of the Police Department's functions need to be centrally located, but he will look into which could operate off-site. The city is studying plans to replace Parker Center because it is considered obsolete, with aging systems, cracking walls and a noticeable tilt in some areas. The department hopes to be out of the facility sometime this year, first relocating to a temporary home while a new facility is built. Deaton said the temporary move alone could cost $20 million to $30 million. The department needs about 250,000 square feet, he said. |
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