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AGENDA ITEM NO. 7.
CITY OF HAWTHORNE City Council AGENDA BILL For the meeting of 09/23/2025 Originating Department: City Attorney |
City Manager:
Department Head:
SUBJECT:
ORDINANCE NO. 2258 (Second Reading): AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.06.020 (MEETINGS) OF CHAPTER 2.06 (CITY COUNCIL) OF TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION, CIVIL SERVICE AND PERSONNEL) OF THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL CODE AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Introduce Ordinance No. 2258 on September 9, 2025 and Adopt Ordinance No. 2258 on September 23, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
Section 2.06.020 of the Hawthorne Municipal Code provides for the regular city council meetings. It provides that the City Council shall meet for its regular meetings two times per month on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m.
At a recent meeting, the council directed that due to summer breaks and family vacations, similar to other agencies, the council should not hold a regular meeting from the second meeting of July through the month of August.
CEQA:
The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act because the Ordinance does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 15378(b)(4).
At a recent meeting, the council directed that due to summer breaks and family vacations, similar to other agencies, the council should not hold a regular meeting from the second meeting of July through the month of August.
CEQA:
The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act because the Ordinance does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 15378(b)(4).
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
NOTICING PROCEDURE:
72 hours posted notice pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.