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JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. (JCI) / Harbor Gateway Facility / Feasibility Study / City Regulatory Enforcement Authority

Council File 26-1141

In progress — the City is working to obtain a chemical facility's feasibility study and review any consent order before it's finalized, ensuring the city retains regulatory control over the polluting site.

Introduced
2026-08-18
Last changed
2026-09-18
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-18
Mover
TIM MCOSKER
Second
BOB BLUMENFIELD

This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.

Brief

Councilmember Tim McOsker moved to direct a feasibility study of JCI Jones Chemicals' Harbor Gateway facility and to clarify the City's regulatory enforcement authority over the site. The motion, seconded by Bob Blumenfield, was referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee on August 18, approved by the committee on September 8, and adopted by full Council on September 18 by an 11-0-4 vote. The item is now subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51.

Full summary

JCI Jones Chemicals operates an industrial facility in Harbor Gateway that has been under ongoing City scrutiny for public safety and regulatory compliance issues, addressed in at least two prior council files. The company reportedly commissioned its own feasibility study examining options for the site, and City agencies including the Fire Department, Department of City Planning, and Department of Building and Safety were beginning to use that study to shape next steps — including a potential consent order governing the facility's future operations. Councilmember Tim McOsker, whose 15th District includes Harbor Gateway, introduced this motion on August 18, 2026, because the Council lacked direct access to the feasibility study and had no guarantee it would see any consent order before it was finalized. The motion directed the City Attorney, coordinating with LAFD, DCP, and LADBS, to obtain the feasibility study and deliver it to Council District 15, along with a legal assessment of how much of it could be publicly disclosed. A second directive required the same agencies to provide any proposed consent order to Council District 15 prior to its adoption, again with a disclosure assessment. The explicit goal was to ensure that whatever enforcement or compliance agreement emerged would not inadvertently surrender any of the City's regulatory authority over the site. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee took up the motion on September 8, 2026. Three of five members voted yes, with Blumenfield and Lee absent; the committee recommended the full Council adopt the motion without changes. The Council did so on September 18 by an 11-0-4 vote, with the item subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51. The file remains open through September 2028, with the City Attorney now directed to act on both requests.

Activity (5)

  • 2026-09-18 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-09-15 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 18, 2026.
  • 2026-09-08 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-09-04 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 8, 2026.
  • 2026-08-18 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

Documents (7)

Council votes (1)

  • 2026-09-18 Adopted — 11-0-4 · Regular

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