The council recap recording listed a number of consent-calendar approvals and action items the council approved or received. Cedric Wheldon said the city approved establishing a professionally organized farmers market in partnership with local Los Angeles farmers markets and the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce to create a community hub that supports local businesses.

On the consent calendar, the council received and approved the Quarter 1 financial report for fiscal year 2025–2026 and renewed professional services agreements with LDM Associates Incorporated for administration of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other federally funded grant programs.

The recording lists several capital project progress payments and approvals: Progress Payment No. 2 for Project No. 25-09 (Police Department roof replacement) to Chapman Coast Roof Company Inc., $119,415.52; Progress Payment No. 7 and final acceptance for Project No. 23-08 to Partis Air Inc., $119,596.93 (Memorial Center HVAC upgrade); Progress Payment No. 5 for Project No. 24-02 to Martinez Landscape Company Inc., $2,090,367.47 (New City Yard); Progress Payment No. 10 for Project No. 24-03 to PCN 3 Inc., $1,629,549.28 (new senior center); and Progress Payment No. 2 and final acceptance to American Wholesale Lighting, $50,266.45 (Police Department lighting project). The recording also stated council approved pollution liability insurance for 3136 Rosecrans Avenue.

For public safety funding, the recap states the Hawthorne Police Department was awarded $200,000 to be used for narcotics enforcement and that the amount has been adopted into the year’s budget. The council also approved a purchase order of $26,325 to buy a mobile surveillance trailer from WANCO.

What’s next: the recording summarizes approvals but does not supply vote tallies or meeting minutes; readers should consult the official city minutes or agenda packet for formal motions, votes, and contract documents.