Jon Kaji
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 52:31
- Avg per meeting
- 4:23
- Segments
- 1048
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Top issues during term (20)
Mid-Year Economic Development and Tourism Growth
Allocation of $100,000 annually in general fund operating budget for commercial facade assistance.
Proposed Mixed-Use Senior Apartments Appeal
None directly to the city, though litigation risks exist from the applicant.
Closed Session Labor and Real Estate Negotiations
Potential for increased municipal revenues from future commercial and ground leases.
World War II Japanese-American Incarceration Monument
Requires a $7.9 million general fund appropriation on top of existing state and donor commitments.
Homelessness Response & Interim Housing Operations
Saves the city approximately $1.7 million annually in operating subsidies.
Seaside Ranchos Holiday Lights Traffic and Cottage Food Regulations
Potential future infrastructure and staffing costs if automated enforcement is implemented.
District 4 Council Vacancy Appointment Process
None.
Hillside Overlay Privacy and Home Additions
Potential cumulative property value impacts reaching tens to hundreds of millions of dollars across hillside neighborhoods.
Public Art and Cultural Tourism
Expenditure is none for the city, with private property investment in public art.
Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating Budget
Encompasses the city's entire annual operating and capital budget.
Zoning Amendment along Pacific Coast Highway
None directly to the city general fund.
Alta Loma Park Right of Entry Concerns
Potential impact on park maintenance and neighborhood property values.
2026 General Municipal Election Planning
Estimated total cost of $754,019.19 from the general fund.
Collection of Delinquent Utility Fees via Property Taxes
Recaptures overdue utility revenues, which have historically achieved a 97.5 percent recovery rate.
Hawthorne Boulevard Relinquishment to City Control
The state will transfer 11.55 million dollars to the city to fund roadway and sidewalk improvements before the handover.
Remote Meeting Rules & SB 707 Compliance
Estimated expenditure of $16,210.00 from the General Fund.
2025 Urban Water Management Plan
None for plan adoption; ongoing investments in local wellfields and desalters continue.
Nike After Dark Tour LA 2026 Event Planning
Covered by event permit fees and applicant cost reimbursements.
Commission Fingerprinting Requirement Policy
Minimal cost of $19 per fingerprint check.
Municipal Workforce Vacancies and Recruitment
Staffing costs remain within budgeted parameters.
Decisions during term (186)
Recorded while Kaji was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar Approval
Adoption of Election Results Resolution No. 2026-66
Delinquent Utility Fee Special Assessments (Resolutions 2026-71, 2026-72, 2026-73)
Execution of Caltrans Relinquishment Agreement 07-5364 for Hawthorne Boulevard
Adoption of Commemorative Resolutions for Outgoing Officials
City Clerk - Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.
City Treasurer - Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of March 2026. Expenditure: None.
Community Development - Approve Final Parcel Map No. 84284 and Accept City Easements for Public Service Vehicular Access and Emergency Vehicular Access Purposes and Street and Highway Purposes and Determine a Statutory and Categorical…
Finance - Accept and File Projected Capital Improvement Project Procurements for the Six-Month Period Beginning July 1, 2026, and Ending December 31, 2026. Expenditure: None.
Transit - Award Contract Service Agreement to Remove, Dispose, and Replace a Transit Scissor Advantage Lift. Expenditure: $401,152.55 (Non-General Fund).
Public Works - Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Sections 15269(a) and 15269(b), and Authorize Payments for Emergency Slope Repairs and Water Main Design Services between Vista Montana and Vista…
Public Works - Adopt Categorical Exemption under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15269(b) and Authorize Payment for Emergency Storm Drain Repair at 226th Street and Maple Avenue. Expenditure: $348,205.28 (Non-General…
Consent Calendar Approval
Tri-Party Agreement Amendment for Recycled Water (Item 8L)
Executive and Management Compensation Resolution (Item 8P)
Adoption of 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan
Adoption of Amended City Council Rules of Order (SB 707 Compliance)
Approval of Torrance Galaxy Night Ticket Purchase
City Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.
SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3967
Voting record (10)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Approval of Item 8-O: Entitlements for Mixed-Use Development on Hawthorne Boulevard
Felt it was the wrong project in the wrong location but was forced by state laws.
Direction on Logo Concepts for Torrance Municipal Airport
Item 8A: Minor Hillside Exemption Denial for 439 Via Linda Vista
Appointment of Linda Barnett to District 4 City Council Vacancy
Commission on Aging Readvertisement Motion
Adjournment to June 23, 2026
Adoption of Pipeline Franchise Ordinance No. 3967 with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Item 9C)
Recused himself from voting on the item.