Council Meeting - October 27, 2026

The Gardena City Council meeting on October 27, 2026, approved two labor agreements unanimously. The five-year agreement with the Gardena Police Managers Association (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2030) established a hard 650-hour vacation accrual cap and a process to pay down existing balances. The three-year SMART agreement (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028) covers 87 GTrans bus operators and includes wage and benefit changes; the stated financial impact was $1,777,943. The transcript records five affirmative votes on each agreement.

The council also considered a negotiated, ongoing fire-services agreement with LA County Fire, effective January 1, 2027. Staff said service and staffing levels would remain unchanged and estimated the negotiated terms would save about $4 million over three years on fire protection compared with the County’s initial proposal. The council discussed alternatives, including creating a city fire department or joining a JPA, which staff described as substantially more expensive and time-consuming. The transcript does not clearly capture a motion or vote on the fire agreement. Other business included a future review of proposed parking-standard changes on Gardena Boulevard and a city treasurer’s report on investments; no related purchasing action was recorded.