RESOLUTION NO. 8455
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
ASSEMBLY BILL 1869
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2024 the City of Hawthorne adopted Ordinance No. 2248 adding Chapter 12.38 (Municipal Message Center Network) to the Hawthorne Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 12.38.030 of the ordinance authorizes the development of up to six municipal message centers with the locations to be subject to the final approval of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hawthorne has within its geographic boundaries, two major freeways, the Interstate Highways 405 and 105; and
WHEREAS, Interstate Highway 105 took ten years of construction that concluded in 1993 that effectively cut-off portions of the City from the direct connecting streets to the City’s downtown/civic center, hindering emergency services, adding blight and diminishing economic conditions and the influx of homeless campsites along the freeway; and WHEREAS, in recent few years, the neighboring City of Inglewood went through multiple large new developments with several new large sports venues, including SoFi Stadium, Kia Forum and Intuit Dome, which added vehicular traffic and parking congestions in the City of Hawthorne; and
WHEREAS, the Interstate Highways 105 and 405 that connects to the LAX International Airport and the new stadiums in the neighboring city have caused the City of Hawthorne to bear the burden of the added congestion and became a pass-through City; and WHEREAS, the State Assembly woman Tina McKinnor and Senator Steve Bradford graciously introduced Assembly Bill No. 1869 (AB 1869), which would exempt the City of Hawthorne’s Municipal Message Center Network from the State’s Outdoor Advertising Act that restricts the advertising displays within the view of public highways; and WHEREAS, with the passage of AB 1869, the City of Hawthorne’s Municipal Message Center will alleviate some of the said negative economic impacts caused by the 105 Freeway development and the burdens of a drive through community to the neighboring venues by drawing attention to the local businesses while providing important public service announcements; and
WHEREAS, the increase in revenue generated from the Municipal Message Center would provide an opportunity for the City of Hawthorne to increase number of needed public parks, housing and increase the size of city staff, particularly the number of police officers, that are disproportionately low, when compared to other cities in the area,.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, hereby resolves as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Hawthorne, California hereby incorporates by reference all the recitals herein and finds that they are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Hawthorne strongly support AB 1869.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause this Resolution and this certification to be entered in the Book of Resolutions of the Council of the City.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and adoption thereof.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9th day of April 2024. _____________________________
Alex Vargas, Mayor
City of Hawthorne, California
ATTEST:
Dayna Williams-Hunter, City Clerk
City of Hawthorne, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________
Robert M. Kim,
City Attorney
City of Hawthorne, California