Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council · Held
Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council meeting, October 8, 2026
On the agenda: The agenda for the Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council's board meeting on Oct. 8, 2026, at Council Member Tim McOsker's Harbor Gateway office listed 14 items, including moving board meetings to the Halldale Elementary auditorium with $800 for January to June 2027, $3,000 for the Mailroom's website and email services and $1,500 for the Breakfast with Santa event at Normandale Recreation Center. Six spending motions totaled $6,850, our sum. Minutes were not posted as of Oct. 9, 2026.
Agenda only. As of October 9, 2026, minutes for the October 8, 2026 meeting of the Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.
| Where | Council Member Tim McOsker's Harbor Gateway office, The Enclave, 970 W. 190th St., Suite 150, Torrance, CA 90501 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted October 4, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 15 |
The agenda set the general board and stakeholder meeting for Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. It was posted on Oct. 4 (City agenda index). It listed the next regular meeting for Nov. 12 and said the “Metro Water District” was to present then on a pipeline project planned from November 2026 to April 2027.
8. Move board meetings to Halldale Elementary
- What it asked: The agenda asked the board to hold the council’s meetings in the Halldale Elementary auditorium at 21514 Halldale Ave., Torrance (agenda). The Oct. 8 meeting was set at Council Member Tim McOsker’s Harbor Gateway office.
- Money: Item 11.c asked for $800 for the room from January to June 2027 (agenda).
11.b. Website and email services
- What it asked: The agenda asked the board to use the Mailroom for the council’s website and email services in fiscal year 2026-27 (agenda).
- Money: $3,000, the largest amount on the agenda (agenda).
11.c. Meeting room at Halldale Elementary
- What it asked: The agenda asked the board to pay LAUSD’s Halldale Elementary for monthly board and stakeholder meetings from January to June 2027 (agenda).
- Money: $800 (agenda).
11.d. 2027 calendars
- What it asked: The agenda asked the board to buy 2027 calendars for community outreach (agenda).
- Money: $1,000 (agenda).
11.e. Outreach flyers
- What it asked: The agenda asked the board to pay for outreach flyers (agenda).
- Money: $400 (agenda).
11.f. Breakfast with Santa
- What it asked: The agenda asked the board to table and host an activity at Breakfast with Santa at Normandale Recreation Center, 22400 Halldale Ave., Torrance, on Dec. 19. The agenda said the event is free and open to the public (agenda).
- Money: $1,500 (agenda).
11.g. Cleanup day supplies
- What it asked: The agenda asked the board to pay for a cleanup day in Harbor Gateway South on Saturday, Nov. 14. Item 9 asked the board to hold the cleanup (agenda).
- Money: Up to $150 (agenda).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hold board meetings at the Halldale Elementary auditorium, 21514 Halldale Ave., Torrance | Not posted yet |
| 11.b | $3,000 for the Mailroom's website and email services in 2026-27 | Not posted yet |
| 11.c | $800 for board meetings at Halldale Elementary from January to June 2027 | Not posted yet |
| 11.d | $1,000 for 2027 calendars for community outreach | Not posted yet |
| 11.e | $400 for outreach flyers | Not posted yet |
| 11.f | $1,500 to table and host an activity at Breakfast with Santa at Normandale Recreation Center on Dec. 19 | Not posted yet |
| 11.g | Up to $150 for the Nov. 14 cleanup day | Not posted yet |
| 1 | Call to order | Not posted yet |
| 2 | Approve the Oct. 8, 2026 agenda | Not posted yet |
| 3 | Approve the Sept. 10, 2026 minutes | Not posted yet |
| 4 | Accept a board member's resignation effective Sept. 10, 2026 | Not posted yet |
| 5 | Presentation by the Department of Cannabis Regulation | Not posted yet |
| 6 | Reports from government offices, LAPD, the Budget Advocates, City departments and committees | Not posted yet |
| 7 | Volunteer sign-up, including tabling at the Normandale Halloween event | Not posted yet |
| 9 | Hold a cleanup day in Harbor Gateway South on Nov. 14 | Not posted yet |
| 10 | Appoint a Budget Advocate representative for 2026-27 | Not posted yet |
| 11.a | Approve the September 2026 monthly expenditure report | Not posted yet |
| 12 | General public comment on items not on the agenda | Not posted yet |
| 13 | Board member announcements and upcoming events | Not posted yet |
| 14 | Adjournment; next meeting Nov. 12 | Not posted yet |