Harbor City Neighborhood Council · Held
Harbor City Neighborhood Council meeting, September 16, 2026
On the agenda: The Harbor City Neighborhood Council's board agenda for Sept. 16, 2026, had 12 numbered items, including a $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant for Kanaka's free math tutoring, up to $3,000 to sponsor a Nov. 1 Dia de Los Muertos event and a $500 sponsorship of the LA Congress of Neighborhoods, up to $8,500 in all (our sum). It also had interviews for the youth board seat and appointments of a secretary and signers. Minutes were not posted in the ENS agenda index or the council's meeting files as of Oct. 1, 2026, so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 2, 2026, minutes for the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Harbor City Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | Harbor City Library, 24000 S. Western Ave., Harbor City, CA 90710 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 11, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 15 |
9.6. $500 for the LA Congress of Neighborhoods
- What it asks: A Silver-level sponsorship of the LA Congress of Neighborhoods on Sept. 26, which lists the council in the program, on the website and on social media and gives it a quarter-page ad (agenda).
- Amount: $500 (agenda).
9.7. $5,000 grant to Kanaka
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kanaka for free math tutoring and other academic programs for students in Harbor City (agenda).
- Amount: $5,000 (agenda).
- Who it affects: Harbor City students (agenda).
- The request: The grant request in the meeting files describes free tutoring in Algebra I and Algebra II at Harbor City Park, twice a week from 3 to 6 p.m., for about seven months starting in early November 2026. It says the money would pay tutors and buy supplies.
- What’s next: The same grant is on the agenda of the board’s Sept. 29 special meeting.
9.8. Up to $3,000 for a Dia de Los Muertos event
- What it asks: Sponsor District One-five’s Dia de Los Muertos event on Nov. 1, 2026, from 3 to 6 p.m., paying for a DJ, photo booth, face painting and snacks, with a council table (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $3,000. Items 9.6 to 9.8 total up to $8,500, our sum (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | $500 Silver-level sponsorship of the LA Congress of Neighborhoods, Sept. 26 | Not posted yet |
| 9.7 | $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kanaka for free math tutoring and academic programs for Harbor City students | Not posted yet |
| 9.8 | Up to $3,000 to sponsor District One-five's Dia de Los Muertos event, Nov. 1, 2026 | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Pledge of Allegiance | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Roll call | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Reports from LAPD, CD 15, the Mayor's Office, Reps. Nanette Barragan and Ted Lieu, Sen. Laura Richardson, Assemblymember Mike Gipson, Supervisor Janice Hahn and EmpowerLA | Not posted yet |
| 5 | Board member announcements | Not posted yet |
| 6 | General public comment | Not posted yet |
| 7.A | LA County Vector Control presentation by Brenda Valencia | Not posted yet |
| 8.A.1 | Approve minutes of the Aug. 19, 2026 board meeting | Not posted yet |
| 8.A.2 | Approve minutes of the Aug. 26, 2026 special board meeting | Not posted yet |
| 8.B.1 | Approve the July 2026 monthly expenditure report | Not posted yet |
| 9.1 | Announce vacant board seat 9, term ending June 2029 | Not posted yet |
| 9.2 | Appoint a secretary | Not posted yet |
| 9.3 | Select a youth board member from two candidates | Not posted yet |
| 9.4 | Appoint a second bank card holder | Not posted yet |
| 9.5 | Appoint a second signer and an alternate signer | Not posted yet |
| 9.9 | Reconsider the council's Budget Representatives, Chris Wilson and Jennifer Corral | Not posted yet |
| 10.A | Youth Advisory Committee report | Not posted yet |
| 10.B | Digital Communications Committee report | Not posted yet |
| 10.C | Outreach Committee reminders on the Jazz Festival, Trunk or Treat and Halloween events | Not posted yet |
| 10.D | Mental Health and Recovery Committee report | Not posted yet |
| 10.E | Planning and Land Use Committee report | Not posted yet |
| 10.F | Budget and Finance Committee report | Not posted yet |
| 11 | New business from board members | Not posted yet |
| 12 | Adjournment | Not posted yet |