Hawaiian Gardens public meetings in 2021
16 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Finance Committee
The Hawaiian Gardens Finance Committee holds a special meeting to conduct a budget workshop. The committee includes City Manager Ernesto Marquez, Finance Director Linda Hollinsworth, Mayor Luis Roa, and Mayor Pro Tem Victor Farfan.
- Budget Workshop (Discussion Item C.1)
Special Events Committee
The Special Events Committee is meeting via virtual video teleconference. The body will discuss the City of Hawaiian Gardens Scholarship Program Event.
- Discussion on City of Hawaiian Gardens Scholarship Program Event
Special Events Committee
The Special Events Committee is meeting to discuss the City of Hawaiian Gardens Christmas Tree Lighting event. No other business items are listed on the agenda.
- Discussion on City of Hawaiian Gardens Christmas Tree Lighting event
Special Events Committee
The Special Events Committee is meeting to discuss the City of Hawaiian Gardens Christmas Tree Lighting event. The meeting is open to the public with limited seating and mask requirements. No other substantive items are on the agenda.
- Discussion on City of Hawaiian Gardens Christmas Tree Lighting event
Finance Committee
The Hawaiian Gardens Finance Committee is meeting to discuss two items: a review of pension obligation bonds and a budget workshop. The meeting is open to the public with limited seating and mask requirements, and will be held in person only.
- Pension obligation bonds review
- Budget workshop
Finance Committee
The Hawaiian Gardens Finance Committee is holding a special meeting to discuss updates on pension obligation bonds, audit schedules, and a budget workshop. The meeting takes place at City Hall Executive Conference Room located at 21815 Pioneer Blvd.
- Pension Obligation Bonds Update
- Audit Schedules
- Budget Workshop
Planning Commission Cancellation
The Hawaiian Gardens Planning Commission meeting scheduled for April 28, 2021, has been cancelled. The notice was posted on April 22, 2021, by Planning Secretary Shavon Moore-Cage. No items were discussed or decided.
- Meeting cancelled
- Original date: April 28, 2021, 6:00 PM
- Location: City Council Chambers, 21815 Pioneer Boulevard
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Hawaiian Gardens City Council is meeting to consider routine reports and several action items. Key decisions include authorizing the city manager to finalize rate discussions with Waste Resources Inc. and potentially setting a Prop 218 hearing, changing two public safety officers from part-time to full-time, and hiring an executive recruiting firm for the upcoming city manager vacancy. The agenda also includes consent calendar items such as receiving monthly reports and approving a food services agreement for the summer program.
- Authorize city manager to finalize rate discussions with Waste Resources Inc. and set Prop 218 hearing if rate adjustment considered
- Change two Public Safety Officers from part-time to full-time via budget amendment
- Authorize hiring executive recruiting firm for city manager vacancy
- Approve Resolution No. 011-2021 with Revolution Foods, Inc. for summer food program services
- Receive and file Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2020
Public Housing Authority
The Hawaiian Gardens City Council will hold a virtual meeting to discuss and potentially approve a Fourth Amendment to a real property purchase and sale agreement for the Green Property. The meeting will also include routine items such as waiving full readings of ordinances, receiving Section 8 reports, and authorizing facsimile signatures for housing warrants.
- Approve Fourth Amendment to purchase and sale agreement for Green Property
- Waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda
- Receive and file Section 8 Warrant Register Report for March 2021
- Receive and file Section 8 Monthly Status Report for February 2021
- Approve Resolution No. 001-2021 authorizing facsimile signatures for public housing warrants
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The City Council will hold a regular meeting with several routine consent items, including approving warrants, minutes, and a street sweeping contract amendment. The main discussion item is a resolution to hire Cabrera Capital Markets as bond underwriter and authorize the city manager to contract bond counsel and a municipal advisor to explore issuing pension obligation bonds to refund outstanding CalPERS obligations.
- Resolution No. 008-2021: amend street sweeping agreement with Nationwide Environmental Services
- Resolution No. 009-2021: authorize facsimile signatures on city warrants
- Resolution No. 010-2021: contract Cabrera Capital Markets as bond underwriter for pension obligation bonds
- Receive and file Treasurer's Reports for December 2020
- Receive and file warrants processed Feb 13-26, 2021
City Council meeting
The Hawaiian Gardens City Council is meeting to consider routine consent calendar items, including approving side letter agreements with AFSCME for both rank-and-file and management bargaining units, and receiving monthly reports from various city departments. The agenda also includes closed session discussions on labor negotiations and a performance evaluation for the City Manager.
- Resolution No. 006-2021: Side letter agreement with AFSCME Rank & File bargaining unit
- Resolution No. 007-2021: Side letter agreement with AFSCME Management bargaining unit
- Receive and file monthly reports for January 2021 from Building and Safety, Engineering, Public Works Permits, Planning, and Code Enforcement divisions
- Receive and file Finance Department warrants processed January 30 to February 12, 2021
- Closed session: labor negotiations with AFSCME chapters and performance evaluation for City Manager Ernie Hernandez
Council Meeting
The Hawaiian Gardens City Council will hold a virtual meeting to consider several routine items, including approving warrants and a workforce development program, and will discuss the LA County vaccination rollout, a possible DMV kiosk at City Hall, and a tree planting update. The meeting is remote-only due to COVID-19, with public comments accepted via e-comment, written correspondence, or phone callback.
- Adopt Resolution 003-2021 for FY 2020-2021 'Earn and Learn' work experience program (Feb-June 2021)
- Ratify Emergency Executive Order No. 07 (COVID-19) declaring local emergency
- Discuss placement of a California DMV kiosk at City Hall
- Authorize Clean Power Alliance 'Power Ready Program' site intake form
- Receive and file warrants totaling $693,496.30 for Jan 16-29, 2021
Council Meeting
The Hawaiian Gardens City Council is meeting virtually due to COVID-19, with public comments accepted remotely. The main action is a proposed urgency ordinance to prohibit price gouging by third-party food delivery services during declared emergencies. The consent calendar includes routine reports and rejection of two government claims.
- Adopt urgency ordinance ORD-2021-596 to prohibit price gouging by third-party food delivery services during emergencies
- Reject government claim by Linda Suniga
- Reject government claim by Claudia Raya
- Ratify Emergency Order No. 6 (COVID-19)
- Receive and file code enforcement, engineering, and planning reports for Nov-Dec 2020
Public Housing Authority Meeting
The Hawaiian Gardens Public Housing Authority is holding a virtual regular meeting to consider approving a third amendment to the property purchase agreement for the Green Property at 22434 Norwalk Blvd. The amendment would extend the closing date for the sale to Hawaiian 1311 LLC (Holiday Inn Express) to May 1, 2021, and grant the City Manager authority to extend it further by up to six months. The meeting also includes routine consent items such as receiving status reports and approving minutes. Public comments are accepted remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Public hearing and approval of Third Amendment to Green Property Purchase Agreement (APN 7076-033-910) with Hawaiian 1311 LLC, extending closing to May 1, 2021
- Grant City Manager authority to extend closing date by additional six months (total 12 months)
- Receive and file November 1, 2020 program status report
- Receive and file December 1, 2020 status report
- Receive and file November 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021 warrant register reports
Planning Commission
The Hawaiian Gardens Planning Commission will hold public hearings on three items related to adding a hydrogen fueling system to the existing 76 gas station at 11807 E. Carson Street: a conditional use permit, a variance to increase the wall/fence from 6 to 12 feet, and design review. They will also consider a resolution for three new residential dwellings and an ADU at 12305 214th Street, plus a consent calendar item for a second one-year extension of conditional use permits for a 7-Eleven at 12300 Carson Street.
- Conditional Use Permit for hydrogen fueling system at 11807 E. Carson Street (Resolution 2021-001)
- Variance to increase wall/fence from 6 to 12 feet for hydrogen equipment enclosure (Resolution 2021-002)
- Design review for hydrogen fueling structure at 11807 E. Carson Street (Resolution 2021-003)
- Design review for three new residential dwellings and an ADU at 12305 214th Street (Resolution 2021-004)
- Second one-year extension of conditional use permits for 7-Eleven at 12300 Carson Street (Resolution 2021-005)
City Council
The Hawaiian Gardens City Council held a regular virtual meeting on January 12, 2021. They approved a consent calendar including a second one-year extension for a tentative tract map and conditional use permit for an 18-unit condominium project at 21821 Hawaiian Ave., and adopted a resolution fixing employer contributions under the Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act. The council also discussed and approved several items: replacing three Planning Commission members, authorizing the City Manager to contract with Curative for COVID-19 testing at the City Hall van site (21815 Pioneer Blvd), receiving the FY 2020/21 budget update, and adopting Resolution 002-2021 opposing future state and county restrictions on city businesses. The meeting included a closed session on labor negotiations with AFSCME, with no reportable action.
- Approved second one-year extension for Tentative Tract Map No. 7294 and Conditional Use Permit for 18-unit condominium project at 21821 Hawaiian Ave., valid until Jan 22, 2022
- Adopted Resolution 001-2021 fixing employer contribution under Public Employees Medical and Hospital Care Act
- Replaced three Planning Commission members: Axzel Roman, Ana Navarro, Fabio Hernandez
- Authorized City Manager to contract with Curative for COVID-19 testing at 21815 Pioneer Blvd
- Adopted Resolution 002-2021 opposing future state and county restrictions on city businesses