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Votes at a glance

- Confirmations: Items 11, 12 and 13 moved for confirmation of nominees to city boards and commissions. Items 12 and 13 were recorded as confirmed with 13 ayes each; item 11 proceeded through confirmation roll call and was closed with no public opposition (vote recorded as 13 ayes where stated).

- Public hearings and ordinances: Item 1 (abatement/assessment hearing) approved (13 ayes). Item 2 (three street-lighting districts) was opened and continued to Sept. 26. Item 6 (Planning/Land Use Management report) approved (13 ayes). Item 8 (protest hearing; street-lighting district abandonment ordinance) adopted (13 ayes).

- Business Improvement District: Item 9 (Toy District Business Improvement District renewal) adopted on roll call (13 ayes). Public commenters included the district’s executive director who supported renewal.

- Building and safety assessment (Item 10): Council adopted the assessment and related action following public comment and staff report (vote recorded as 12 ayes).

- Items 14–22: Items on which public hearings had been held were presented and adopted as listed; item 22 was called special and the public-safety-committee report (22b) was approved (12 ayes) per the clerk’s roll call.

- Items 24–44 (no public hearing items): Grouped on the agenda and adopted by roll call (12 ayes as recorded on the transcript for that block of items).

- Item 30 (easement/encroachment): Adopted with direction to engineering and Bureau of Street Services to require removal of an encroachment; staff estimated removal could take up to two months (vote recorded as 12 ayes).

- Substitute amending motion on the downtown convention-hotel item (Item 46): The council approved a substitute motion as amended after debate (final recorded roll call on the substitute-as-amended: 11 ayes).

- Continuation and receiving/filling motions: The council received and filed continuation items from the previous day’s agenda as recorded (11 ayes on receiving and filing the continuation matters).

- Special findings items (Special 1 and Special 2): The council made the required urgency/findings for two “not on the agenda” special motions; both findings votes were recorded as 10 ayes and the special items were adopted.

- Closed session item 45(d): The council rescinded a prior action in response to a court order in the Canyon Homeowners Association matter; vote recorded as 10 ayes.

Notes on procedure and missing details: The transcript records many roll-call tallies but does not always list each member’s individual vote names for every item. Where the transcript did not provide specific dollar amounts, ordinance numbers, or mover/second names, this summary marks those details as not specified. The council also recorded multiple continuances to later meeting dates (for example, several items continued to Sept. 19, Oct. 3 or Oct. 10).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 09/05/01","oneSentenceSummary","A roundup of the council’s recorded votes and formal outcomes from the Sept. 5 meeting, including confirmations, public hearing outcomes and committee report adoptions.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6613222,"Council orders removal of private encroachment on city street and sets two-month timeline",114,4058000,4172000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777&start=4058&end=4172","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777/thumbnail_4058000.jpg","/articles/6613222/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-orders-removal-of-private-encroachment-on-city-street-and-sets-two-month-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613222-501865fa25378917fdf6d35439de55e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172858&Signature=kT9JRcsqVuOgB3jrIvhlnH3WoMlv85a9Yy5nQD~F5k36LsDsHSU7itxadZj~eJgiH4U33y2Ymro~ngKpKzCeVek4hSWkoI6FAxEx3wQKbe3V9KRB4Yif~VPEBfRR6LETryxJAvarYMm-UPcmBRVpQvP5SPsOzjH7vr8z-D0QnIIUSnNRJZeWJUsipW-0X4gcyCTSU0T-AGAt0oRzfVMbjA8cz8UNt~KpGrHRjgdEoGIypWl0R1sLvGF2DRzOalxxPJshy~PyjMWS5fbm5f~oZgTesiP0MA9qtT-h5noyLZQj-Wby1uh8dBT6wQIzOpjLWYdhTZSWF7zB7GEd3c3s4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Sept. 5 directed city engineering and the Bureau of Street Services to require a property owner to remove an illegal encroachment that has reduced a public street near a redeveloped housing area, and the council adopted the related item by roll call (12 ayes).

Councilmember Reyes said private encroachment had taken “half the street,” interfering with access to recently redeveloped housing and public improvements, and asked the bureau for a clear timeline to restore the right-of-way.

Jim Washington of the Bureau of Street Services told the council the bureau had communicated with engineering and would refuse a revocable permit for the encroachment. “Once we receive that communication from engineering, we will go forth and order the property owner to remove and restore the right of way to its previous condition,” Washington said. He added that, absent a timely response from the owner, bureau crews would remove the encroachment.

When pressed on timing, Washington said the process “could take as long as 2 months,” which prompted Reyes to say many families in the neighborhood were relying on the street’s reopening.

The council adopted the item calling for staff action and ordered follow-up; the clerk recorded the roll call as 12 ayes.","Councilmember Reyes secured commitment from Bureau of Street Services to order a property owner to remove an illegal encroachment blocking part of a street serving redeveloped housing, with staff estimating removal could occur within two months; council adopted the related easement/encroachment item (item 30) 12 ayes.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6613226,"Council approves lien to recover city costs for emergency debris wall after noncompliant Pacific Palisades developer",387,3090000,3477000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777&start=3090&end=3477","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777/thumbnail_3090000.jpg","/articles/6613226/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-lien-to-recover-city-costs-for-emergency-debris-wall-after-noncompliant-Pacific-Palisades-developer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613226-3bd94b8e20de517dd548cc5b79995b0c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172858&Signature=WhnOnHxzsaUMV3itaqGT5~4McBFO3O0pu41r5Taob2gpUOQwkj43Hwnnd6zIiujG72HmEnD-6vwWEua1s5eyuH9S1aNG1zBFLG2jXEiZFrpDQEPEzHMjefgZaXxYitm0IXr~wkqIrzVGguVSfUUDoRwSBa149ulXlKHd8UtsxPOV2kEIGusfSQJ-bWkXOTF4hU1YfKsrQqOa0Hhj8hSVK9EQkp8UQORepdRV7k5Sf3bfuQ9epbJUhtIHUGOX9Wgu4EQuTRt380TUcwE5aTAg7UfTYiQQBI3M7dmp9pT9EOqLXUlZQp22QfH~j7QTx8BHKsT4Ew5EYy6jNH7CSKkyMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Sept. 5 approved placing a lien on a Pacific Palisades property to recover costs the city incurred building a street-level debris barrier after the developer failed to construct required retaining walls and comply with city orders. The clerk recorded the roll call as 12 ayes.

Residents from the Castlemar area addressed the council during the public hearing, urging enforcement and asking the city to hold the developer responsible for the cost of remedial work. Mary Anne Pearl, a neighbor, urged that the developer be “held responsible for the full cost” of the city’s emergency work and for endangering adjoining properties through unauthorized excavation.

City staff explained the owner began removing soil instead of building the retaining structures the city required to stabilize a steep cut slope. When the developer did not comply, the city constructed a barrier at street level to protect vehicles and adjacent properties. The motion before the council authorized placing a lien for the city’s costs.

The council adopted the lien motion by roll call (12 ayes). Staff and the Department of Building and Safety will proceed to record the lien and pursue cost recovery consistent with city procedure.","Council approved a lien to recover city costs after the Department of Building and Safety and other departments built a street-level barrier to protect public safety when a developer failed to construct required retaining walls; item adopted 12-0 (recorded as 12 ayes).",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6613232,"Council rescinds earlier action after court order in Canyon Homeowners Association case",224,6068000,6292000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777&start=6068&end=6292","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777/thumbnail_6068000.jpg","/articles/6613232/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-rescinds-earlier-action-after-court-order-in-Canyon-Homeowners-Association-case","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613232-18b294a2fe2ebc134c00bb7c0cbdf7e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172858&Signature=BG8SOaAxjluBSIMe9xQkM-HA7yLsqiDXNYsadkqdatmehu-YdUg3Ww8zfm31Y-Yxj3szCkUNKP4dFDBF-Eav~rmouQNlw1GbrAroOJ3NjjRrZJ~lSoENkkgskzwdUx3cgRB~HAc6aJtg25X9p3kc~-fko5S9y8KeIAx4YRZ07zSaZeFenjxOZcFD6CtpR~ed-TgibeCfwgW8s2e6vekP7rOd2ZbCN6ThXLMW9U18-mTc8glVB2-rdxVPt1NITkQF5827nVJcMwvMxuMzg~3gP9OZmvaEHhdeakz1BOSlSdAcVcpVc0CQs0QNF~LCAnV7Kj45LGErhiwab86xh0admg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Sept. 5 rescinded a prior council action related to a hillside development after a court ordered the council to set aside a condition it had added to a Board of Zoning Appeals determination. The clerk recorded the vote as 10 ayes.

A speaker for the property owner argued in open comment that the council no longer had the legal authority to re-modify or veto the board decision because the statutory period for council review had expired. The speaker noted ongoing council consideration of broader hillside-ordinance amendments but said that, for this case, the court ordered the council’s earlier action set aside.

After the closed-session discussion and return to open session the council voted to rescind its prior action in the case titled Canyon Homeowners Association v. City of Los Angeles. The clerk recorded the roll call for item 45(d) as 10 ayes on the rescission.

The council’s action complies with the court order; staff and the city attorney will proceed consistent with the court’s instructions and any applicable appellate timelines.","The council voted to rescind a prior decision on a hillside project after a court ordered the action set aside; the rescission carried on a recorded 10 ayes.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6613237,"Los Angeles City Council adopts substitute motion to advance downtown convention-hotel talks with safeguards and minority-participation requirement",1296,4467000,5763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777&start=4467&end=5763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2875998-fd982652a29f8c949a3e085738809777/thumbnail_4467000.jpg","/articles/6613237/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Los-Angeles-City-Council-adopts-substitute-motion-to-advance-downtown-convention-hotel-talks-with-safeguards-and-minority-participation-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613237-65e2eb10ab1995f1e918a55494fff0ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172858&Signature=SsHtWR7Rc4Vw9O71TSIb-Hyftinz9buxAgXc2te98qUbSCs1s6BUzxI-FhZK0JHhBBIXQaBG9VlxOhvrTwf0Mjtn-FpcULE-4A6qJ-aqipMJPpkdVaSyskYxD0wcSex1hkUF55Ng5h3Q3eQ-ivxMEg2byJrmwUmeGOQFAQm4iXlKd8G~2Rzp1CNThMby-AtAS~voX~PXXDAY~seC9p0yNB2BkgtErNQoYt5LP8~0dBckr79Sr9mb2beG2QaT8DNuEQSH8lDIuPEhDXLcBH2NYVfTmJdUwb7tKFlNYxrk2ra-Oe2771guFmb9FaT24GWZi7pGIn5t1ewjAuHk5GzPkA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Sept. 5 adopted a substitute amending motion to advance development steps tied to a proposed downtown convention hotel, while adding deadlines, reporting requirements and explicit discussion of minority participation in the project. The substitute motion, as amended, passed on the council floor with the roll call showing 11 ayes.

Councilmember Perry said the substitute motion reflected follow-up talks with the project team and was intended to “address the issue and the concerns raised as we move forward in this process towards the development and construction of a hotel.”

The motion directs staff to continue negotiations that aim to identify potential revenue options, minimize subsidy needs and set time frames for further decision-making so council can reassess the project sooner than a previously discussed 20-year horizon. It also calls for explicit discussions about minority participation and for the city administrative officer and the Community Redevelopment Agency to be included in those discussions.

George Reikens, general manager of the Los Angeles Convention Center, told the council the city has pursued a downtown hotel “for the last 15 years” to improve the convention center’s competitiveness and boost transient-occupancy-tax revenue. “A downtown hotel near the convention center will be a major component of our ability for attracting conventions in the long term,” Reikens said.

Council debate focused on trade-offs between approving development now to spur market activity and the city’s exposure to future subsidy. Councilmember Holden said he considered the underlying contract a poor deal but said the city faces choices about how to “cut [its] losses” and that subsidizing or using bed-tax revenues might be necessary to secure a hotel. Councilmember Reyes emphasized the multi-year convention booking cycle and urged realistic timing: “it’s not gonna happen next year... it’s gonna happen in 4 years,” he said.

Other members pressed for stronger taxpayer protections and clearer milestones for returning to the council. Councilmember Pacheco supported the motion’s direction and said he was prepared to commit public subsidy toward making the hotel viable: “I’m ready to do that today,” he said in debate about a potential $12 million contribution mentioned during the discussion.

Procedure and votes: the council first approved a motion to substitute and then voted to adopt the substitute as amended. The clerk recorded the final vote on the substitute-as-amended as 11 ayes.

The substitute requires follow-up reports and sets a schedule for staff and the development team to present additional financial detail and minority-participation proposals to the council. The item will return for further council consideration with the requested analyses and timelines.

Key documents referenced in debate include the substitute amending motion and prior entitlements for the arena development; the motion also directs coordination with the city administrative officer and the Community Redevelopment Agency so the council can review subsidy needs and inclusion plans.","Council approved a substitute amending motion to move forward on development entitlements tied to a proposed downtown hotel adjacent to the convention center, adding timelines, minority-participation discussions and reporting requirements; the substitute was adopted 11-0 (recorded as 11 ayes).","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Key actions taken by Los Angeles City Council on Sept. 5

Council orders removal of private encroachment on city street and sets two-month timeline

Council approves lien to recover city costs for emergency debris wall after noncompliant Pacific Palisades developer

Council rescinds earlier action after court order in Canyon Homeowners Association case

Los Angeles City Council adopts substitute motion to advance downtown convention-hotel talks with safeguards and minority-participation requirement