Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council · Held
Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council meeting, August 18, 2026
From the minutes: The Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council's board on Aug. 18, 2026 approved, on one consent vote of 10-0 with one abstention, a Community Impact Statement opposing a CERT training requirement for neighborhood council boards and up to $1,500 for outreach (our sum): up to $1,000 for One Alley at a Time events and up to $500 for giveaways and a tablecloth, according to the draft minutes. The agenda had 20 items. No Central San Pedro statement appears on CF 26-0906-S4 as of Oct. 1, 2026.
Outcomes for the August 18, 2026 meeting of the Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Anderson Memorial Senior Citizen Center, 828 S. Mesa St., San Pedro, CA 90731 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 12, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 15 |
The council posted draft minutes of this meeting in its meeting files. The Sept. 15 agenda listed them for approval.
- Attendance: 11 of 15 seated board members were present. Two seats were vacant (draft minutes).
- Consent vote: Adrian Fernandez moved and Victoria Browder seconded approving items 8.a, 8.b and 8.d through 8.h as presented. The motion passed with 10 yes votes, none opposed and one abstention, by LaMar Lyons (draft minutes).
- Social media policy (8.c): Voted on separately, with added wording that posts may be archived but not deleted after 30 days. Fernandez moved and David Hanson seconded. The draft records 9 yes, none opposed and 2 abstentions (William Cordray and Lyons). It also lists Cordray among the yes votes (draft minutes).
- July expenditure report (9.a): Approved with 9 yes, none opposed and one abstention (Lyons). Ash Morgan was out of the room (draft minutes).
8.b. Community Impact Statement opposing a CERT training requirement
- What it asks: A statement opposing a requirement that a majority of neighborhood council board members get and keep CERT training. The agenda prints the file as “CF-0906-S4”. The draft statement in the meeting files names CF 26-0906-S4.
- The council file: A motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Monica Rodriguez. The Council adopted it as amended on Aug. 19, 2026, the day after this meeting, 13-0 with two members absent (CF 26-0906-S4).
- What happened: Approved on the consent vote, 10-0 with one abstention (draft minutes). No Central San Pedro Community Impact Statement appears on the file as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-0906-S4).
8.d. Up to $500 for outreach giveaways
- What it asks: Buy pens, magnets and other giveaways and a new tablecloth for outreach tables (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $500 (agenda).
- What happened: Approved on the consent vote, 10-0 with one abstention (draft minutes).
8.e. Up to $1,000 for One Alley at a Time events
- What it asks: Fund One Alley at a Time events. The agenda’s outreach report lists one with Tim McOsker’s office at Oliver and Mesa (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $1,000. The budget in the meeting files lists $250 for snacks, $150 for water, $300 for flyers and $300 for plants. Items 8.d and 8.e total up to $1,500, our sum (agenda).
- What happened: Approved on the consent vote, 10-0 with one abstention (draft minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8.b | Consent: Community Impact Statement opposing CF 26-0906-S4, which would require most neighborhood council board members to take CERT training | Approved on consent 10-0-1 |
| 8.d | Consent: up to $500 for giveaways and a tablecloth for outreach tables | Approved on consent 10-0-1 |
| 8.e | Consent: up to $1,000 for One Alley at a Time events | Approved on consent 10-0-1 |
| 1 | Call to order and roll call | |
| 2 | Public comment | |
| 3 | Board member comments | |
| 4 | President's report: two vacant seats, social media, a possible summit, trainings and bylaws | No action |
| 5 | Public safety report | |
| 6 | Public officials' reports | |
| 7 | Homelessness liaison report | |
| 8.a | Consent: approve minutes of the July 21, 2026 meeting | Approved on consent 10-0-1 |
| 8.c | Consent: amend the social media policy so posts stay up at least 30 days | Approved as amended 9-0-2 |
| 8.f | Consent: accept the resignation of Matthew Quiocho | Approved on consent 10-0-1 |
| 8.g | Consent: appoint Matthew Zaney as Port Committee chair | Approved on consent 10-0-1 |
| 8.h | Consent: approve an affidavit for $159.59 in 2025-26 Amazon receipts | Approved on consent 10-0-1 |
| 9.a | Approve the July 2026 monthly expenditure report | Approved 9-0-1 |
| 10 | Outreach Committee report | |
| 11 | Planning and Land Use Committee report, including the John S. Gibson 400 truck and chassis parking lot project and a Phillips 66 refinery update | No action |
| 12 | Sustainability Committee report on the Phillips 66 refinery site remediation plan | |
| 13 | Adjournment |