Torrance City Council recesses to closed session, schedules April 21 meeting

Mayor Chen called the Torrance City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. and led a brief opening that included a Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation.

The city clerk conducted roll call; councilmembers listed on the record included Gerson, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Maducci and Sheikh. The mayor reviewed rules for public comment under the Ralph M. Brown Act and said no members of the public had signed up to speak.

The council took a brief round of councilmember remarks and acknowledgments. Mayor Chen thanked Earl Evans and Jane Oguzaki for organizing a Historically Black College and University college fair at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center and recognized American Honda Motor for sponsoring an HBCU academic competition that awards scholarships and prizes.

Mayor Chen announced the council would recess to closed session to confer with the city manager and city attorney on real property negotiations (item 4a), existing litigation (4b) and labor negotiations (4c), citing the California Government Code sections noted during the meeting. The council later returned from closed session; when asked if there was anything to report out, the city manager said, "Good evening, your honor. Nothing to report." The mayor then took a motion to adjourn and reconvene for a closed session on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., with regular business scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Leroy J. Jackson Council Chamber. The motion was seconded and the mayor announced that the motion carried; specific vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript.

The meeting concluded with brief farewells and adjournment.