Hawthorne meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Hawthorne Council agenda: data center moratorium, e-bike rules, $4.59 million in warrants

Hawthorne's City Council met Oct. 13 with an agenda that included an interim ordinance to prohibit the establishment or expansion of data centers, an ordinance enacting electric bicycle regulations, and approval of $4,589,983.55 in warrants covering 09/22/2026 to 10/13/2026. Minutes from that meeting have not been published, so the record supplied here does not establish what the council decided on any of these items.

That caveat applies across the board this week: all four recent meetings below are documented by agenda only, with no minutes yet available.

City Council, Oct. 13

Beyond the data center ordinance, listed as Interim Ordinance U-2271, and the electric bicycle rules, listed as Ordinance No. 2266, the agenda included two Police Department grants: $137,800.00 for traffic enforcement and $110,000.00 for motorcyclist safety.

Two public works progress payments were also scheduled for approval: $803,939.97 for Moneta Garden Mobility and $419,937.57 for the New Senior Center.

A warrant is a payment the city authorizes; the $4,589,983.55 figure is the total listed for approval for that period, not a record of money already spent. The agenda describes U-2271 as an interim ordinance but does not state its terms or how long it would last.

Planning Commission, Oct. 7

Commissioners were scheduled to review Conditional Use Permit CU-2025-0004, a request to allow a massage establishment in an existing commercial structure at 14115 Hawthorne Blvd. City staff recommended that the commission deny the permit. The same agenda listed Color Approval EC-2026-0007 for 4004 W. 120th St. No minutes have been published, so the commission's action is not yet part of the public record.

Civil Service Commission, Oct. 15

The commission's agenda listed approval to open recruitment for an ITS Administrative Technician, plus approval of eligibility lists for Community Services Technician and Senior Video Specialist, both described as classified full-time roles. Results were not available.

Veterans Affairs Commission, Oct. 5

The commission's regular meeting agenda listed approval of minutes from Dec. 1, 2025, March 2, 2026, and Sept. 21, 2026, along with discussion items on the Veterans Banner Project, a calendar of events for commissioners, events and outreach for fundraising, and legislative updates. No contracts, ordinances, or public hearings appeared on that agenda.

Coming up

The Veterans Affairs Commission meeting scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is set for Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in the City of Hawthorne Council Chambers.

No other meetings appear in the upcoming list for the next 14 days. Residents who want details on any item above should consult the posted agendas and, once available, the approved minutes.

Hawthorne Council to vote on data center moratorium; recent commission agendas await minutes

Hawthorne's City Council is set to vote Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, on an interim ordinance that would prohibit the establishment or expansion of data centers in the city. The same agenda includes electric bicycle regulations, a batch of warrants, two police grants and two public works progress payments.

No outcomes are confirmed for the three commission meetings held in the past two weeks. Those agendas have not yet been matched by published minutes, so this roundup reports what was scheduled, not what was decided.

City Council, Oct. 13: data centers, e-bikes, payments

The council will take up Interim Ordinance U-2271, which would prohibit data center establishment or expansion. Also on the agenda is Ordinance No. 2266, which would enact electric bicycle regulations.

Money items include approval of $4,589,983.55 in warrants covering 09/22/2026 to 10/13/2026. The council will also consider Police Department grants of $137,800.00 for traffic enforcement and $110,000.00 for motorcyclist safety.

Two progress payments are listed: $803,939.97 for Moneta Garden Mobility and $419,937.57 for New Senior Center. Progress payments are installments on work already under way; the agenda does not state total project costs.

Planning Commission, Oct. 7: massage establishment on Hawthorne Blvd.

The Planning Commission was scheduled to review Conditional Use Permit CU-2025-0004, which would allow a massage establishment in an existing commercial structure at 14115 Hawthorne Blvd. City staff recommended the commission deny the permit. The commission's decision, if any, is not yet reflected in published minutes.

The same agenda listed Color Approval EC-2026-0007 for 4004 W. 120th St.

Civil Service Commission, Oct. 1: job description and eligibility lists

The Civil Service Commission was set to approve minutes from its Sept. 17, 2026 meeting and a job description for Senior General Services Public Works Director. It was also scheduled to approve eligibility lists for five classified full-time positions: Building Inspector, Senior Engineer, City Maintenance Superintendent, and — in a combined item — ITS Facility Support Specialist and Police Captain.

Eligibility lists are the rosters from which departments hire for classified jobs. No hearings, written communications, secretary's report or new recruitments were listed on that agenda.

Veterans Affairs Commission, Oct. 5: banners, events, fundraising

The Veterans Affairs Commission was scheduled to approve minutes from three prior meetings — Dec. 1, 2025, March 2, 2026 and Sept. 21, 2026 — and to discuss the Veterans Banner Project, a calendar of events for commissioners, events and outreach for fundraising, and legislative updates. No contracts, ordinances or public hearings appeared on that agenda.

Coming up

• **City Council regular meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026:** vote on Interim Ordinance U-2271 (data centers), Ordinance No. 2266 (electric bicycles), warrants, grants and progress payments.
• **Civil Service Commission regular meeting, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026:** approval to open recruitment for ITS Administrative Technician, and eligibility lists for Community Services Technician and Senior Video Specialist.