Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Parking Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hawthorne council adopts paid parking pilot for Hawthorne Boulevard and select lots
Summary
The council adopted ordinance 22-61 to create a pilot paid-parking program on Hawthorne Boulevard and nearby lots; the pilot includes curbside $1/hour (2-hour max), median rates with a free first hour and a $3 daily max, monthly permits and enforcement by a contracted vendor using license-plate readers.
The Hawthorne City Council voted to adopt ordinance 22-61, establishing a pilot paid-parking program on sections of Hawthorne Boulevard and several nearby municipal lots.
Public Works and consulting staff presented the pilot design, which includes mapped pilot zones (Hawthorne Boulevard from El Segundo to Rosecrans Ave., Jack Northrop Avenue segments, and several municipal lots such as the 129th/130th lots and a corner of Jim Thorpe Park). The consultant explained the program goals: create turnover in prime curbside spaces, encourage use of underutilized lots for longer-term employee parking, and generate revenue for future parking infrastructure.
Key elements of the pilot as presented by Public Works/consultant: • Curbside parking: $1 per hour; 2-hour maximum to prioritize short visits and customer turnover. • Median parking: first hour free; $0.75 per hour for hours 1–5; daily maximum $3; monthly median permit $55. • Jack Northrop Avenue: $1 per hour with a different daily maximum and a monthly permit option ($100/month cited for that corridor). • The 129th/130th lots are intended to be used for employee/longer-term parking with discounted rates to shift employees off curbside spaces. • Enforcement will be provided by a contracted vendor (LAZ Parking) using pay stations, mobile payments and license-plate readers; the vendor must be locally based for quick response per the RFP.
Several residents and a neighborhood association representative raised concerns about spillover into adjacent residential areas and asked how residential permit parking will be handled; staff said the pilot is phase one and residential preferential parking will be a planned phase two, with additional community outreach scheduled for the summer.
Council discussion touched on enforcement capacity, options for staffing parking compliance and the potential for using pilot revenues to invest in parking structures. The council moved, seconded and voted to adopt the ordinance and begin the pilot program; staff will continue community outreach, install pay stations and report back on pilot performance and proposed fee adjustments after the pilot period.
Next steps: staff will start implementation actions (signage, pay-station installation, outreach), proceed with vendor setup and continue to design a residential permit phase for later in the year.
