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Key actions and outcomes

- Ordinances (Items 3, 4, 12): Council opened and closed the public hearings and approved the ordinances. The clerk recorded \"12 ayes\" on the roll call for these items; the items were approved.

- Alcohol-license applications (Items 1 and 2): Councilmember Jack Weiss moved to deny both applications without prejudice; Councilmember Eric Garcetti seconded. The council adopted the motion (11 ayes).

- Appointment: John Bavarian to the Board of Taxicab Commissioners (Item 5): A public hearing was held in committee and the appointment was confirmed (recorded as 11 ayes).

- Appointment: Howard Coleman to the Board of Transportation Commissioners (Item 6): The council confirmed the appointment; the transcript records a roll with a tally of 5 ayes at the time of confirmation.

- Congestion-management program report (Item 9): After committee reconsideration and a staff presentation, the council adopted the local implementation report and transmitted the accompanying resolution to the Los Angeles County MTA (11 ayes). (See separate coverage for details and discussion of credits/debits.)

- Pollution Prevention Week proclamation and double-sided printing request (Item 26): Council adopted a resolution declaring the week of Sept. 18–24 as Pollution Prevention Week and approved a one-week instruction to the city clerk to provide double-sided copies where possible; the motion passed (11 ayes).

- Assessment protest and administrative-fee waiver (Item 29): A property assessment dispute (1215 W. 41st Street) was discussed in public comment. The Department of Building and Safety agreed to waive the 40% administrative cost related to fencing and barricading—an amount specifically identified in the hearing as $2,974.37—and the council referred the matter to the Public Works committee to finalize possible installment arrangements. No final confirmation of the assessment was taken today; the matter was referred for committee action.

- Closed-session settlement (Item 31): The council approved a city-attorney recommendation to settle a pending matter for $125,000; the council directed the settlement be executed forthwith.

Procedural notes

Attendance and quorum: The council established a quorum after roll call showed 12 members present earlier in the meeting; later recorded votes show 11 ayes on several items as some members stepped out.

Motions and movers: Many items were carried on motions from committee reports or from individual councilmembers (example: Weiss moved denial of the two alcohol-license items; Garcetti seconded). Several items were deemed open-and-closed for public hearing because no public cards were present.

The clerk will file and transmit adopted ordinances and resolutions as prescribed. Items referred to committee (notably the assessment dispute) require follow-up committee action before final council disposition.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 09/21/01","oneSentenceSummary","The council recorded multiple formal actions at its Sept. 21 meeting: passage of several ordinances, confirmation of commission appointments, denial of two alcohol-license applications, referral of an assessment protest with a partial fee waiver, and approval of a $125,000 settlement in closed session.","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},6613179,"Council adopts congestion-management report, will transmit resolution to MTA after questions on credits and debits",1066,6354000,7420000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2876450-42dc81b487a332b689c55ada45146a34&start=6354&end=7420","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2876450-42dc81b487a332b689c55ada45146a34/thumbnail_6354000.jpg","/articles/6613179/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-adopts-congestion-management-report-will-transmit-resolution-to-MTA-after-questions-on-credits-and-debits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613179-84b3855f8bbcddd7323a483d20847010/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176695&Signature=Z0NHIDF8DCpWCuAwZgolZMgsYIhBPsjQG05OdfqgXWJzpK7I6x1bsvxYzNHWEnTFpFWQ-ItwWhvhHfeJRFElgk2fS-dkkrL-vuzIlAB0FTw4KHldfbs~v4NTfD8jRWU1LOKCdXLGPN06H18tQA-S6kG0HIugQt2e5CfpkvhYJOT7qvQj~RBdUyCr1tGuaBLIJoRur4mbP08owRyqB2OJQNkHo69FrL6PYKXv2paqrOr~YXonuCPJnKJKGszd2hwvlRlQOkMFu9GT7RfuN0~4B7zWb13mZx-BG56ynh-NBQG2NDfUJONNpmIqhV6rsSMwnlyp-ym5TK5zGpMyTSs8gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt the city's local implementation report on the county congestion management program and approved forwarding the accompanying resolution to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The action followed a staff presentation from the Department of Transportation and questions from council members about how debits and credits are calculated and applied.

Alan Rivkin of the Department of Transportation told the council the congestion management program is overseen by the county MTA and requires local cooperation to account for traffic \"debits\" (new development that degrades system performance) and \"credits\" (transportation improvements funded or required by the city or developers). \"In order to receive gas tax funds from the raise in the gas tax, in 1992, that we should cooperate with this congestion management program,\" Rivkin said during the staff briefing.

Councilmember Mark L. Holden, who brought the item forward, pressed staff on how credits are tallied and whether the city can apportion credits against planned development. Rivkin said the credit/debit accounting ties to the MTA's transportation improvement program and that the city would revisit the process with the MTA to clarify apportionment.

After discussion, Holden moved to adopt the committee report and accompanying resolution and to transmit it to the MTA. The council reconsidered the item (it had been previously noted and filed) and adopted the item on an 11-0 roll call.

The report includes a multi-year accounting of project credits the city has accrued for transportation improvements; DOT staff told the council those credits have been substantial and are used in the MTA planning process to determine eligibility for certain gas-tax-funded programs. Staff said a follow-up report on the performance of new traffic-enforcement cars (''e-cars'') and related citation trends will be provided to council within six months.

Vote: item adopted on reconsideration, 11 ayes. The council instructed staff to forward the adopted resolution and coordinate with MTA on credit/debit apportionment.","After a staff presentation and questions from council members, the City Council adopted the local implementation report for the county congestion management program and directed staff to forward the accompanying resolution to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.",{"_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},6613183,"City Council backs state domestic-partnerships bill, sends resolution to mayor",193,7239000,7432000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2876450-42dc81b487a332b689c55ada45146a34&start=7239&end=7432","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2876450-42dc81b487a332b689c55ada45146a34/thumbnail_7239000.jpg","/articles/6613183/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-Council-backs-state-domestic-partnerships-bill-sends-resolution-to-mayor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6613183-6be356dce8b7e901863e8c0179fdb657/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176695&Signature=ajS-WjF7yb87ETELliXuarhCxruSArnsLFuM82xOESx0CcKb-Wpm9xHVpNcWqh9fabpIAbZ3q3009otDdM6grlfT2GOAprvxRsV3GAegwe7NEobSrHJa9QP6l-~fsCEkIyIlNsHr6YjEiB917JEx6QY~ZNyfVUMahhViYZqPJYgoQ7kjKZOyWYmY3mA~c7VNShPsWAoBkOibosTLa1pbfav93SAThTNEUtgmZgr1reyQccd6EqaHVG8e7Nk9WSvjJXZfUTVOM-1gWkFv8JPt-CwqmEQfQvvRwTNJYhO8PahYGTEPZfgPsFqAxTmx99J8beRZEYE8X0Xva58ZPaookg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting AB 25, the state bill expanding legal protections for domestic partners, and directed the city clerk to transmit the resolution to the mayor. The motion passed on a recorded vote of 11 ayes.

Councilman Eric Garcetti, who introduced the motion in the special meeting, said the bill would allow domestic partners to claim unemployment benefits after relocation, file disability benefits for an incapacitated partner, obtain employer-based health coverage for partners, make medical decisions, and pursue wrongful-death claims on behalf of a partner. \"I urge you all to support this,\" Garcetti said during the presentation before the vote.

The resolution as approved directs the city to communicate the council's support to the governor and other state officials. Garcetti noted the bill's protections extend across age groups and household types, highlighting that many registered domestic partners in California are elderly.

The council heard no public opposition during the special hearing. With the council's action, the resolution will be transmitted to the mayor's office for further transmission to state officials as appropriate.

The vote: 11 ayes; item approved and sent forthwith.","The Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt a resolution supporting AB 25, a state bill expanding domestic-partnership rights, and ordered the resolution sent to the mayor.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Council confirms appointments, acts on ordinances, refers assessment protest; approves closed-session settlement

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