GARDENA CITY
COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
Study Session Notice and Agenda
Nakaoka Community Center Auditorium
1670 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California
Website: www.cityofgardena.org
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
6:00 p.m.
TASHA CERDA, Mayor
MARK E. HENDERSON, Mayor Pro Tem
RODNEY G. TANAKA, Council Member
PAULETTE C. FRANCIS, Council Member
WANDA LOVE, Council Member
MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk
GUY H. MATO, City Treasurer
CLINT OSORIO, City Manager
CARMEN VASQUEZ, City Attorney
LISA KRANITZ, Assistant City Attorney
IVY TSAI, Assistant City Attorney
If you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options:
1. PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING by emailing the Deputy City Clerk at [email protected] by 4:00p.m. on the day of the meeting and write "Public Comment" in the subject line. Written public comments will be provided to the City Council and will be part of the record but will not be read aloud
2. ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT: The City Council will hear from the public only on the items that have been described on this agenda (GC §54954.3).
If you wish to address the Council, please complete a “Speaker Request” form and present it to the City Clerk. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council will be given three (3) minutes to speak.
3. The City of Gardena, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk's Office by phone (310) 217-9565 or email [email protected] at least 24 business hours prior to the scheduled general meeting to ensure assistance is provided. Assistive listening devices are available.
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS Treat everyone courteously;
Listen to others respectfully;
Exercise self-control;
Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints;
Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions
Thank you for your attendance and cooperation
1. ROLL CALL
2. PRESENTATION
2.A. Fiscal Transparency and Budget Learning Session
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON STUDY SESSION
The City Council will hear from the public only on the items that have been described on this agenda (GC §54954.3).
4. ADJOURNMENT
The Gardena City Council will adjourn to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00pm followed by the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall lobby not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is available on our website at www.CityofGardena.org.
/s/ MINA SEMENZA
MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk
Date Posted: May 1, 2026