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Torrance City Council Meeting Summary – January 21, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, January 21, 2025
BodyTorrance, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 21, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

3:02

We'll call the city council meeting to order.

3:04

It's five oh three PM.

3:06

City clerk, may have a roll call, please.

Speaker 2

3:07

Council Member Gerson.

Speaker 1

3:09

Here.

Speaker 2

3:10

Councilmember Coji.

Speaker 1

3:11

Here.

Speaker 2

3:12

Councilmember Kalani.

3:13

Present.

3:14

Councilmember Lewis.

3:16

Here.

3:16

Councilmember Matucci's absent at this time.

3:19

Councilmember Shake.

Speaker 1

3:20

Present.

Speaker 2

3:21

Mayor Chen.

Speaker 1

3:22

Present.

Unassigned speaker

3:28

If

Speaker 1

3:28

you're here, you know you are

Unassigned speaker

3:29

here.

Speaker 1

3:30

Moving on to the flight salute and invocation.

3:32

We are those who make it possible for us to be here today.

3:36

So I'm gonna make this part brief.

3:49

And Councilwoman Lewis in the invocation.

Speaker 3

3:52

Thank you, Mayor.

3:53

Ready to begin.

3:54

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

3:59

And to the Republic for which it stands.

4:02

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for

Unassigned speaker

4:07

all.

Speaker 1

4:33

Moving on to oral communications number one.

4:36

This portion of the meeting is reserved for comments on items that are not on the agenda under Ralph and Brown Act.

4:48

Request clarification referred to items of staff.

4:51

Time starts when you step up to the microphone.

Unassigned speaker

5:00

I don't see any.

Speaker 1

3:50:30

Good evening.

3:50:31

We have been in close session, and just for the record, that Councilman Mitucci joined us for the closed session at six oh three PM.

3:50:42

City manager and city attorney, anything to report out?

Speaker 4

3:50:46

Nothing to report, Your Honor.

3:50:47

Okay.

Speaker 1

3:50:49

All right.

3:50:52

At this moment, I'll take a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting.

Speaker 4

3:51:01

To Tuesday, January twenty eighth, two thousand twenty-five at five PM for closed session with regular business commencing at six thirty PM in the Leroy J.

3:51:10

Jackson Council Chamber.

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Summary of Proceedings

Torrance City Council Meeting Summary – January 21, 2025

The Torrance City Council held a brief regular meeting on January 21, 2025, beginning at 5:03 PM. Roll call was taken with Councilmember Matucci initially absent (joined later at 6:03 PM for closed session). The meeting included a pledge of allegiance and invocation. No public comments were made under oral communications for non-agenda items. The city manager and city attorney reported nothing from closed session. The meeting was adjourned to January 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM for closed session, with regular business commencing at 6:30 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • No consent calendar items were presented or discussed.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public addressed the council.

Discussion Items

  • No substantive discussion items were taken up during the open meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • The council adjourned the meeting to January 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM for closed session, with regular business to follow at 6:30 PM.

Meeting Transcript

We'll call the city council meeting to order. It's five oh three PM. City clerk, may have a roll call, please. Council Member Gerson. Here. Councilmember Coji. Here. Councilmember Kalani. Present. Councilmember Lewis. Here. Councilmember Matucci's absent at this time. Councilmember Shake. Present. Mayor Chen. Present. If you're here, you know you are here. Moving on to the flight salute and invocation. We are those who make it possible for us to be here today. So I'm gonna make this part brief. And Councilwoman Lewis in the invocation. Thank you, Mayor. Ready to begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Moving on to oral communications number one. This portion of the meeting is reserved for comments on items that are not on the agenda under Ralph and Brown Act. Request clarification referred to items of staff. Time starts when you step up to the microphone. I don't see any. Good evening. We have been in close session, and just for the record, that Councilman Mitucci joined us for the closed session at six oh three PM. City manager and city attorney, anything to report out? Nothing to report, Your Honor. Okay. All right. At this moment, I'll take a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting. To Tuesday, January twenty eighth, two thousand twenty-five at five PM for closed session with regular business commencing at six thirty PM in the Leroy J. Jackson Council Chamber.

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