Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council · Held
Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council meeting, August 13, 2026
From the minutes: The Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council's board on Aug. 13, 2026, voted 6-0 to ask LAUSD and City agencies for a safety review of the bus stop at 204th Street and Denker Avenue, to form an ad hoc committee on truck traffic on Denker Avenue and to hold a town hall with Jones Chemical Inc., Council District 15 and LAPD, according to the minutes. On the Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kids Are 1st for a Nov. 7 health and safety event, listed at $3,800, the minutes record a 6-0 vote to approve it and a 6-0 vote on a motion to amend the amount to $2,000. The agenda had 17 items.
Outcomes for the August 13, 2026 meeting of the Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Council Member Tim McOsker's Harbor Gateway office, The Enclave, 970 W. 190th St., Suite 150, Torrance, CA 90501 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 8, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 15 |
The council posted minutes of this meeting, labeled approved, in its meeting files. Six of seven seated board members were present and two seats were vacant. Every recorded vote was 6-0 (minutes).
7. Safety review of the bus stop at 204th Street and Denker Avenue
- What it asks: Prepare a formal request that LAUSD Transportation and City agencies review safety at the LAUSD bus stop at 204th Street and Denker Avenue (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 6-0, on a motion by Morgan Griffin seconded by Gustavo Alcala (minutes).
8. Ad hoc committee on Denker Avenue truck traffic
- What it asks: Form an ad hoc committee to work with Council District 15 and City agencies on increased truck traffic on Denker Avenue between Torrance Boulevard and Del Amo (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 6-0, with stakeholder Rick Thomas as chair, on a motion by Wafaa Elgendy seconded by Griffin. Under the same item the board voted 6-0 to hold a town hall with Jones Chemical Inc., Council District 15 and LAPD, on a motion by Gustavo Alcala seconded by Griffin (minutes).
10.c. Storage rent increase
- What it asks: Approve an increase in Extra Space Storage rent from $312 to $361 a month starting Sept. 1, 2026 (agenda).
- Amount: $49 more a month, our calculation (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 6-0 (minutes).
10.d. Storage budget amendment
- What it asks: Raise the yearly storage budget from $3,800 to $4,332 and cut meeting facility fees from $2,000 to $1,468 (agenda).
- Amount: $532 moved between budget lines, our calculation (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 6-0 (minutes).
10.e. Up to $2,000 for web services
- What it asks: Pay the Mail Room for 2026-27 web services, as set in the council’s administrative packet (agenda).
- Amount: Up to $2,000 (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 6-0 (minutes).
10.f. Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kids Are 1st
- What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kids Are 1st for a health and safety event in Harbor Gateway on Nov. 7, 2026 (agenda).
- Amount: $3,800 on the agenda (agenda).
- What happened: The minutes record two votes. A motion by Celia Alcala, seconded by Griffin, to approve the grant at $3,800 passed 6-0. A motion by Anne Kim, seconded by Martha Vallejo, to amend the grant to $2,000 passed 6-0 (minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ask LAUSD Transportation and City agencies for a safety review of the school bus stop at 204th Street and Denker Avenue | Approved 6-0 |
| 8 | Form an ad hoc committee to work with CD 15 and City agencies on truck traffic on Denker Avenue between Torrance Boulevard and Del Amo | Approved 6-0; town hall with Jones Chemical Inc. also approved 6-0 |
| 10.c | Approve a storage rent increase from $312 to $361 a month starting Sept. 1, 2026 | Approved 6-0 |
| 10.d | Raise the storage budget from $3,800 to $4,332 and cut meeting facility fees from $2,000 to $1,468 | Approved 6-0 |
| 10.e | Up to $2,000 to the Mail Room for 2026-27 web services | Approved 6-0 |
| 10.f | Neighborhood Purpose Grant to Kids Are 1st for a Nov. 7, 2026 health and safety event in Harbor Gateway, listed at $3,800 | Approved 6-0; motion to amend the amount to $2,000 passed 6-0 |
| 1 | Call to order | |
| 2 | Approve the agenda | Approved 6-0 |
| 3 | Approve minutes of the July 15, 2026 meeting | Approved 6-0 |
| 4 | Reports from government, LAPD, Budget Advocates, City departments and committees | |
| 5 | Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District presentation on mosquito safety | |
| 6 | Statement that the council has no members and that JCI Chemicals has not "joined" it | |
| 9 | General public comment | |
| 10.a | Approve the June 2026 monthly expenditure report | Approved 6-0 |
| 10.b | Approve the July 2026 monthly expenditure report | Approved 6-0 |
| 11 | Board announcements, including the Oct. 3 board retreat | |
| 12 | Adjournment |