PARTY POOPERS? PLAN BASH FOR Y3K, PANEL SAYS.Byline: Alexa Haussler Staff Writer For all those people disappointed and even embarrassed by Los Angeles' millennium bash, take heed Verb 1. take heed - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" listen, hear focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and : City officials promised Monday to do better next time - in Y3K Y3K Year Three Thousand . That's right, Y3K. ``If anybody a thousand years from now gets ready to plan it, we'll tell them what not to do,'' Councilwoman Rita Walters Rita Walters (1930-) is currently the commissioner of the Los Angeles Public Library. Prior to this position, she served on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 9th district. During that time, she chaired the Arts, Health & Humanities Committee. joked during a meeting of the Arts, Health and Humanities Committee. The issue came up as part of a brief - and at times sarcastic - discussion about a previously released city audit that cited poor planning as the chief snarl of the fizzled celebration. ``It reiterated my belief that this was a monumental disaster,'' said Walters, committee chairwoman. Poor planning and inadequate fund-raising plagued the $6 million New Year's Eve bash, ultimately financed mainly with taxpayer dollars, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the audit, released two months ago by City Controller Rick Tuttle. ``What we found overall was that was very poorly done,'' Lillian Sedlak of the Controller's Office told the committee Monday about management of the parties. Councilman Alex Padilla said the city should have planned better and even poured more money into the event. ``If we are going to do it, let's do it right. And if we are really committed to having a big event a thousand years from now, I really hope the council is willing to do it right,'' he said. As a cornerstone of the city's Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 celebration, more than 87,000 tickets were given to residents to attend the five community events held around the city. Officials say attendance was about 18,700, with the largest number - some 5,000 - attending festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. at the Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. . Plans for skydivers dropping from airplanes throughout the day had to be shelved because of rainy weather. A laser light show at the Hollywood sign failed to come off as projected because of opposition from area residents. Walters said she has heard unconfirmed rumblings that some city officials have another celebration in mind for the upcoming New Year, which technically is the beginning of the new millennium. ``Let's hope it stays in their minds,'' she said. |
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