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During public comment, Reynaldo Rodriguez said he has heard “huge” fireworks detonated in alleys near Horace Street and asked the council to consider ways to address a small number of people using powerful explosives. “These things are huge… you can feel the explosion,” Rodriguez said, and urged the city to create a plan to identify and report those incidents.

In response, the city attorney said he had instructed the sheriff’s captain and sergeant to plan a more proactive enforcement effort. Public-safety staff said the city ordered digital street signs to inform residents about new fines associated with illegal fireworks, has started a social-media campaign, and will distribute flyers to schools, businesses and homes. Staff said citations will be issued by the sheriff’s department; council members noted the practical challenge that officers must observe a person actually lighting fireworks to issue a citation.

No new ordinance or specific enforcement tactic was adopted at the meeting. City staff and the sheriff will proceed with outreach and the planned education campaign; the council urged residents to report illegal fireworks activity to law enforcement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council - 6/11/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A resident reported large, explosive fireworks in Hawaiian Gardens; city staff and the city attorney said the city and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are planning enforcement, signage and public-education to reduce illegal fireworks use.","taxTitle","Hawaiian Gardens City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",71956,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6204222,"Council adopts two-year budget covering fiscal years 2025–27; reserves and capital projects highlighted",1640,3672000,5312000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614&start=3672&end=5312","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614/thumbnail_3672000.jpg","/articles/6204222/Hawaiian-Gardens-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-adopts-two-year-budget-covering-fiscal-years-202527-reserves-and-capital-projects-highlighted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6204222-1f5be54412e3ff64110a575e96962c34/orig.mp4?Expires=1773078546&Signature=B4zMI3M32m2mPhKJUhuHbL4x1MaPAvh788wL0SaSVZtN9ZbsSGqm61-tLYT1KZGkEU7gi3BFmZGepU9MtxPLXzmVyt0xfyRcf1wLjSLI-22f4lVWJTOKvT87okp9H2tSqruZzHPjJCtC8tPbJOvIBWc5RrpHoiMBfC~Zi6eos683AYiROtUNAlH2gWm6giyV7GgLQiVa3lWn~cy3hOFT2viCPvFSEQcf0prCHwbusDUYGZuRcv2OS9kpYBY8ScSrVFarYJMDtLiIjJW6ixjOJMNva5MMH83tvz1ye8nonDR8cth5DVHXFm6zx9PySC5Ud6OXHKMWuxfxDZNOI3VsAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hawaiian Gardens City Council adopted a two-year budget for fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27 at its June 11 meeting, approving Resolution No. 11-2025 by roll-call vote.

Finance staff presented the budget as operationally balanced and aligned to council goals including public safety, community revitalization and fiscal stability. The presentation said the city expects increased revenues in part because an agreement with the local casino is anticipated to end in November, which staff said would increase other revenue streams. Staff reported the casino accounted for a large share of current revenues (presented as roughly 61.62 percent of the city’s revenue mix in the staff slide deck) and listed other significant revenue sources such as sales tax, Measure H and vehicle license fees in lieu of property taxes.

Budget highlights included increased compensation adjustments from a classification-and-compensation study, maintained and expanded public-safety programs (SAO team, ShotSpotter, Flock cameras, intersection cameras and the Sky Knight helicopter), a new full-time parking-enforcement officer plus two part-time parking-enforcement staff, funding to resume the YAL program (a youth anti-violence/leadership grant-backed program), continued streets and sidewalk rehabilitation, facility repairs and a planned Norwalk Boulevard streetscape design. Staff also identified a generator replacement estimated at about $100,000, new finance software implementation, and vehicles for recreation and public works.

Staff said the Carson Street Beautification project finished under budget and that the city had multiple capital projects planned, including Ferguson Field improvements and renovations to C. Robert Lee (for which staff noted a $1,000,000 grant from a congressional office). The presentation addressed grant carryovers: staff said they expected about $364,000 carried forward for youth-program grant funding and that the city will pursue future grant rounds.

Council members asked questions about program staffing, grant timelines and the prudence of including casino-related revenue projections; staff said consultants are reviewing historical data and that the budget can be revised if council takes a different course in the coming months. The council approved the resolution by roll call (Roa: yes; Vargas: yes; Mayor Pro Tem del Rio: yes; Mayor De Pala: yes). Council Member Farfan had been excused.

Staff and council discussed unfunded liabilities and retiree medical funding: the budget includes an annual $300,000 allocation toward medical liabilities, while staff said the city has not set aside a separate reserve specifically for pension unfunded liabilities. Council directed staff to continue monitoring and to consider reserve strategies in future budget work.","Hawaiian Gardens adopted Resolution No. 11-2025, a two-year operational and capital budget for fiscal years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027, maintaining public-safety spending, adding parking enforcement, and allocating funds for capital repairs and software upgrades.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6204227,"Council approves $5,000 donation to Hawaiian Gardens VFW for kitchen renovations",351,3297000,3648000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614&start=3297&end=3648","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614/thumbnail_3297000.jpg","/articles/6204227/Hawaiian-Gardens-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-5000-donation-to-Hawaiian-Gardens-VFW-for-kitchen-renovations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6204227-021ad3a6f00f62c10c522f88cd865aa0/orig.mp4?Expires=1773078546&Signature=mni~McW9ujgI-KD~uT2KDcCRap5Ki-xUdM~lR6rjaB9ijgWqTNMXzueCKxQgUUBf0Kk60Tu7Geqm5WmcfNGsZjnF5gjpF0NSR02bYMUuo3iiJUzCoZDhfdHU2BsfZYFPxBisMGsw4Al2N-4qEZm6H9ilgMVIjnOVA7dN1Tw-PtGs9bax50T~8Jf6RXLeh-cBjhqwbulQDjGW6dmHtwbWhwryadi1PXDFTZl5qYI6eZTg35ndenR56E7x~NFRQ9o4k4JDDBDDzthW7nHe8LX~rLtQrsZCg74pDhWqUbNVyAVKEbu7UZGvk1U9HePMOAU~JdkJ6m~RDmiGnPcXpRKOAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hawaiian Gardens City Council voted June 11 to approve a $5,000 donation to Hawaiian Gardens VFW Post 71943 to support kitchen renovations, council members said.

Shadiq Anderson, senior vice commander at the local VFW post, told the council the post’s kitchen is “rather dated” and limits the organization’s ability to provide trainings, cater events and deliver community services. “The only thing we need is renovations there,” Anderson said, and requested $5,000 to help get the kitchen operational.

City staff noted the donation request was submitted outside the updated timing recommended in the city’s donation policy but recommended the council still consider the request. Council Member Roa moved to approve the donation; the council approved the motion on a roll-call vote (Roa: yes; Vargas: yes; Mayor Pro Tem del Rio: yes; Mayor De Pala: yes). Council Member Farfan was excused.

Council members and the mayor expressed support for the VFW and thanked members for their service. Staff and council discussed outreach and resource options that could help the post expand or finance other facility upgrades, including city business grants and beautification programs; staff agreed to share program information with the post. Anderson said the post uses social media and an email newsletter to promote events and outreach and that, once renovations are complete, the post would invite the council to a meal.

The donation was approved as a one-time contribution; no additional appropriation or amendment to the city budget was proposed at the June 11 meeting.","The City Council approved a $5,000 donation to Hawaiian Gardens VFW Post 71943 to help renovate a dated kitchen that staff said limits the post's community meal and training services.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6204232,"City accepts Carson Street Beautification Phase 2, authorizes notice of completion",528,2695000,3223000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614&start=2695&end=3223","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614/thumbnail_2695000.jpg","/articles/6204232/Hawaiian-Gardens-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-accepts-Carson-Street-Beautification-Phase-2-authorizes-notice-of-completion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6204232-0d534cb565768feae2f380275e878ae9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773078546&Signature=AHdYuzx~1g0c8j7iCZPtBSmkgqkwDLbT0bD9tZ7xOW7y8QLFL0-exuuUPhaNIbqKgO~M65VaNXaIabcLSgFdC9~ROBuweczigEjVa~irYHks0Wm1uLmRzBMyNezbDJKY5LhIlDCuJyFhOX20FPv1JTigNWluuJDshuVHg2tq21rChisKTItnMiNTVd4MEPytd2Swk5MHx~K7ni8GenJuGl1j2L7Sbk7ThnI1DK7~wCkBjtGTeCjgg6yG18pTgNvSRpBU2lGYW~aSB6YM9772mAFL3Bbf7b8sMz15JOYRwba7PzjYwgmsWff5T15olIoGi9qXeQNIDpuwd~iyPZBlrw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hawaiian Gardens City Council voted unanimously June 11 to accept the Carson Street Beautification Phase 2 construction improvements and authorize the city clerk to file a notice of completion.

City staff told the council the Phase 2 project (Project 108) covered Carson Street between Norwalk Boulevard and Bloomfield Avenue and included new ADA curb ramps, sidewalks and drive approaches, drought-tolerant landscaping, upgraded irrigation, pedestrian lighting, traffic signal loop detectors, pavement milling and overlay, new bus shelters and signage. The construction contract was originally awarded to Hardy and Harper Inc. for $4,480,000, and Moon Valley Nurseries received a separate contract for $190,525.60 to remove and replace 26 palm trees, staff said.

A staff presentation stated the overall project budget was $5,970,011 with a construction contingency of $718,000; the project finished about $219,219.48 under the estimated budget. Staff also said the City of Cypress contributed $30,000 toward intersection improvements and that the two cities executed a memorandum of agreement describing the shared scope.

Public works and project staff described the work as improving pedestrian accessibility, roadway functionality and public safety along the Carson corridor. Nimo Rambari, who spoke during presentation remarks, called the project “a significant milestone” for the city’s arterial improvements. Council Member Roa moved to accept the improvements and authorize filing the notice of completion; the motion passed on a roll-call vote (Roa: yes; Vargas: yes; Mayor Pro Tem del Rio: yes; Mayor De Pala: yes). Council Member Farfan had been excused from the meeting.

The council accepted the project completion formally and recorded the contracts, savings and the intercity memorandum of agreement in the public record. No amendments to the approved scope or additional funding requests were made at the meeting.

Staff played a short construction video and acknowledged the contractor, landscaping vendor and the City of Cypress for their contributions as part of the presentation.","Hawaiian Gardens council accepted construction improvements for the Carson Street Beautification Phase 2 project, authorized filing a notice of completion and recorded project costs and funding partners, including a memorandum of agreement with Cypress.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6204237,"Norwalk Boulevard merchants tell council bike-lane study must protect street parking",251,163000,414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614&start=163&end=414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3779518-1a5e194cc9df6a2b507ea007c94b2614/thumbnail_163000.jpg","/articles/6204237/Hawaiian-Gardens-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Norwalk-Boulevard-merchants-tell-council-bike-lane-study-must-protect-street-parking","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6204237-407885132d2f06e0935b5ddeb8c3d23d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773078546&Signature=ejZgvrhXJhDO7UqyoPCKJAL8KdICQHheQAFYVyqR4XlpMhBZIT-5QIlqdShWxAlpCrmZGTtT1g0K5m1edmfKYIGteOBLAqHwlJCvWeRl0UCjcfIPGwc8gBtUBwHycrb3Q0HISDADDu6IFqdjXOXBdFeGVHaYQHaNlg-M2KnLLmJbEfPKLbhYLJmN8mY0osvq0x9KoOSg1EBhxbh-6~iHt5QOyjHIQHlmuERtklN2Gv0yViWoxWsRZTA2X2rrL94tz0B9fsYpgHPegPCYvvKdKCn-mr7jeWLx-vTW5XHDmWLIw0j0Cb5EUgBvn3hsyDdftsjFl8XvwW~JUtzuaSx2Gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Business owners along Norwalk Boulevard told the Hawaiian Gardens City Council on June 11 that they learned too late about a city study of bike lanes and warned that removing street parking would harm small merchants.

The comments came during the public-comment period. Kathleen Wickelman said she represents her mother, Helen Gonzalez, who owns three commercial units; Wickelman said property owners received little or no notice about the proposal and as a result did not have an early opportunity to weigh in. “Nothing was mailed nor emailed to the property owners,” she said. “A few people here and there received flyers, but that information did not get passed on to all the property owners and businesses that would be impacted by these bike lanes.”

Wickelman said her group is not opposed to bike lanes in principle but is opposed to removing curbside parking on Norwalk north of Carson. “We would have had the opportunity to speak up sooner,” she said, and urged council to consider alternatives that would preserve parking. She suggested moving the bike lane onto the sidewalk and removing a line of palm trees to create space, while acknowledging additional barriers and costs would be required for that approach.

Kyok Kim, who identified himself as a small-store owner on Norwalk, told the council that most nearby shops “100% rely on the street parking” and that losing curb spaces would make it difficult for small businesses to survive and to keep tenants. Susie Vigil, another Norwalk business owner, said she is at her shop Monday through Friday and that no one had come to the door to explain the proposal; she said that losing parking “would ruin the businesses” and suggested the city pursue downtown-revitalization options that preserve customer parking.

Nimo Rambari (listed in meeting materials as a public works/rec staff member) was thanked by speakers for explaining the process and directing them to project information. Council members did not take action on the study at the meeting; the discussion consisted of public comment asking that city staff ensure direct outreach to affected property owners and evaluate alternatives that retain parking.

City staff did not present a formal motion or vote on the bike-lane study during the June 11 meeting. Council members asked for public input and were told by speakers they had included a written proposal with alternative design suggestions.

The Norwalk discussion appeared only in public comment; the council did not adopt or reject any specific design at the meeting. Speakers asked the city to notify property owners directly and to consider designs that would preserve on-street parking or otherwise mitigate economic impacts on small businesses.","Multiple Norwalk Boulevard business owners told the Hawaiian Gardens City Council they were not directly notified about a proposed bike-lane study and urged the city to avoid removing on-street parking that they say their customers rely on.","actionData","errors"]

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