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AGENDA ITEM NO. 1.
CITY OF HAWTHORNE City Council AGENDA BILL For the meeting of 05/13/2025 Originating Department: Licensing |
City Manager:
Department Head:
SUBJECT:
Fireworks Drawing pursuant to procedure delineated in Hawthorne Municipal Code (“HMC”) Section 8.34.085 (B).
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
None.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to HMC § 8.34.060, the VFW Post 2075, American Legion Post 314 and Wounded Heroes of America are deemed “certified applicants” since all three organizations timely filed a request for an application for a permit to sell fireworks. Pursuant to HMC § 8.34.060 (B), a total of six certified applicants (including the VFW, American Legion and Wounded Heroes) have submitted applications to sell safe and sane fireworks in the City. The city has received seven applications and, therefore, all seven certified applicants will be permitted to sell fireworks in the City.
Listed are the 2025 participants who have submitted and qualified for the 2025 fireworks stands drawing along with the 2025 available locations.
2025 Applicants are as follows:
1. Del Aire Baptist Church
2. District 37 Little League Baseball
3. Hawthorne American Legion Post 314
4. Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce
5. Hawthorne LAX Rotary Club
6. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2075 (VFW)
7. Wounded Heroes of America
A drawing will occur during the city council meeting, at which time each group will select a location at which to conduct its sales.
Public drawing procedure: Except for the VFW, American Legion and Wounded Heroes, the name of each eligible applicant is read aloud in plain view of all persons attending the meeting prior to placing the names of the eligible applicants into a tumbler. The Business License Department employee shall pick the names of the eligible applicants from the tumbler one at a time and, as the name of each applicant is picked out of the tumbler, the name shall be read aloud and posted in writing in the plain view of all persons attending the city council meeting. The process of picking the names of the applicants out of the tumbler shall continue until all names in the tumbler have been selected.
Location booth determination: After the drawing is completed, all the certified applicants will meet outside the presence of the city council to determine the location of the fireworks booths for the selected applicants. The VFW, American Legion and Wounded Heroes shall receive the first three preferential locations of their fireworks booths. Thereafter, in the order that the other applicants were selected, each selected applicant shall in turn, advise the business license supervisor of its choice of location. Before the conclusion of the city council meeting, the business license supervisor shall publicly advise the city council of each selected applicant’s chosen location. The following are the available locations for fireworks stands:
2025 Submitted Disclosure Location Statement / TNT FIREWORKS attached.
1. 14441 Inglewood Ave (Walmart Market)
2. 4775 W. Rosecrans Ave (CVS)
3. 5050 W. Rosecrans Ave (Oceangate Plaza)
4. 11873 Hawthorne Blvd (Ralphs)
5. 2851 W. 120th St. (Starbucks Shopping Center)
6. 393 W. Rosecrans Ave (Northgate Plaza)
7. 5033 El Segundo Blvd. (Coast Fitness Plaza)
Listed are the 2025 participants who have submitted and qualified for the 2025 fireworks stands drawing along with the 2025 available locations.
2025 Applicants are as follows:
1. Del Aire Baptist Church
2. District 37 Little League Baseball
3. Hawthorne American Legion Post 314
4. Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce
5. Hawthorne LAX Rotary Club
6. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2075 (VFW)
7. Wounded Heroes of America
A drawing will occur during the city council meeting, at which time each group will select a location at which to conduct its sales.
Public drawing procedure: Except for the VFW, American Legion and Wounded Heroes, the name of each eligible applicant is read aloud in plain view of all persons attending the meeting prior to placing the names of the eligible applicants into a tumbler. The Business License Department employee shall pick the names of the eligible applicants from the tumbler one at a time and, as the name of each applicant is picked out of the tumbler, the name shall be read aloud and posted in writing in the plain view of all persons attending the city council meeting. The process of picking the names of the applicants out of the tumbler shall continue until all names in the tumbler have been selected.
Location booth determination: After the drawing is completed, all the certified applicants will meet outside the presence of the city council to determine the location of the fireworks booths for the selected applicants. The VFW, American Legion and Wounded Heroes shall receive the first three preferential locations of their fireworks booths. Thereafter, in the order that the other applicants were selected, each selected applicant shall in turn, advise the business license supervisor of its choice of location. Before the conclusion of the city council meeting, the business license supervisor shall publicly advise the city council of each selected applicant’s chosen location. The following are the available locations for fireworks stands:
2025 Submitted Disclosure Location Statement / TNT FIREWORKS attached.
1. 14441 Inglewood Ave (Walmart Market)
2. 4775 W. Rosecrans Ave (CVS)
3. 5050 W. Rosecrans Ave (Oceangate Plaza)
4. 11873 Hawthorne Blvd (Ralphs)
5. 2851 W. 120th St. (Starbucks Shopping Center)
6. 393 W. Rosecrans Ave (Northgate Plaza)
7. 5033 El Segundo Blvd. (Coast Fitness Plaza)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN:
None.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
NOTICING PROCEDURE:
72 hours posted notice pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.