Harbor City Neighborhood Council · Held · Special
Harbor City Neighborhood Council special meeting, October 9, 2026
On the agenda: The Harbor City Neighborhood Council held a special stakeholder meeting and board retreat on Oct. 9, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Miches De La Baja, 25720 Western Ave. Its agenda listed one action item, a $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant for Kanaka's free math tutoring for Harbor City students, which was also on the Sept. 16 and Sept. 29 agendas, plus a Department of Neighborhood Empowerment presentation on 2026-27 budget changes and the 2027 election and board planning for 2026-27. Minutes were not posted on the council's agendas and minutes page as of Oct. 10, 2026, so outcomes are not known.
Agenda only. As of October 10, 2026, minutes for the October 9, 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 | Miches De La Baja, 25720 Western Ave., Harbor City, CA 90710 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted October 5, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 15 |
The agenda set the meeting for Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Miches De La Baja, 25720 Western Ave., with President Chris Wilson to call it to order. It names the next board meeting as Oct. 21, 2026 (agenda). The council’s Oct. 9, 2026 email newsletter, “TODAY! HCNC Board Retreat at Miches De La Baja,” announced the meeting for that evening at the same place and time and linked the agenda and supporting documents (newsletter sign-up is on the council’s website). Minutes were not on the council’s agendas and minutes page as of Oct. 10, 2026.
The agenda listed no action items for the retreat itself. Alfonso Manzo of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment was listed to cover 2026-27 neighborhood council budget changes and the 2027 election. The board was then set to review 2025-26 and plan for 2026-27, including how it handles monthly expenditure reports, grant requests and digital communications, a calendar of events and possible targets for event participation, outreach and recruiting board members (agenda).
5.1. $5,000 grant to Kanaka
- What it asked: A motion to support a Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kanaka for free math tutoring and other academic programs and services for students in Harbor City. It was listed as unfinished business (agenda).
- Money: $5,000 (agenda).
- The request: The grant request in the Sept. 29 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.
- History: The same grant was on the Sept. 16 and Sept. 29 agendas. The council’s agendas and minutes page had no minutes for those meetings or for Oct. 9 as of Oct. 10, 2026, so whether the board voted on the grant is not known.
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | $5,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kanaka for free math tutoring and academic programs for Harbor City students | Not posted yet |
| 7.2 | Board strategic planning: review of 2025-26 and goals, an events calendar and outreach targets for 2026-27 | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Pledge of Allegiance | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Roll call | Not posted yet |
| 4 | General public comment | Not posted yet |
| 6 | Board retreat overview and ice breaker | Not posted yet |
| 7.1 | Department of Neighborhood Empowerment presentation on 2026-27 neighborhood council budget changes and the 2027 election | Not posted yet |