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nd reaffirm its position that the Los Angeles Police Department must cooperate fully with prosecuting authorities in the investigation related to Rampart and that proposed changes to department policy must be reviewed by the Police Commission before implementation.

The vote came on a special, same-day motion, introduced by the council
s a response to a Police Commission meeting earlier that morning. Councilmember Sekowsky (motion introducer) asked the council to make findings that the need to act had arisen after the agenda was posted and to publicly confirm the commission\recision; the findings were approved and the council then debated the substantive motion before approving it by a recorded vote.

Why it matters: Councilmembers who spoke during the debate framed the action as an effort to restore public confidence, keep investigative work confidential where necessary and to clarify civilian oversight of the LAPD. The discussion also opened the door to follow-up work on resources and possible structural changes to civilian oversight.

City Attorney James Hahn, in related remarks later in the meeting, also urged use of federal resources where appropriate and described ongoing coordination with state and federal authorities. Councilmembers who spoke during the debate included Feuer, Wax, Padilla, Holden, Burton, Ridley Thomas, Goldberg and others. Feuer said he rose \"in strong support of this motion,\" saying leaders must \"stand together with one voice\" so the probe is not imperiled by internal disputes. Councilmember Holden urged an end to divisive public argument, saying, \"This divisiveness must stop and stop now.\" Councilmember Goldberg emphasized the need to define and resource civilian oversight and suggested potential charter or structural changes after the immediate investigative steps.

What the motion does and does not do: The resolution reaffirmed the commission's statement that department policy changes affecting cooperation with prosecutors should not occur without Commission direction. The council instructed relevant committees to pursue follow-up actions: the Public Safety Committee signaled it will take up motions on Rampart and related oversight and Budget and Finance will consider funding requests to support an independent investigative capacity for the commission and inspector general. Several members urged the commission to use outside federal resources, including the U.S. Department of Justice, to help complete the inquiry.

Outcome and next steps: The council adopted the motion on a unanimous recorded vote (13 ayes). Members also said the item marks the start of further work, including committee hearings and coordination with the Police Commission, the City Attorney, the DA's office and federal authorities to clarify the roles, funding and procedures needed to ensure a sustained, independent review and to protect the integrity of criminal prosecutions.

Ending: Council leaders said they would return with committee reports and budget requests to give the Police Commission and inspector-general functions the resources to complete the work without political interference.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 03/17/00","oneSentenceSummary","The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on March 17 to endorse the Police Commission\nnd reaffirm its position that the Los Angeles Police Department must cooperate fully with prosecuting authorities in the investigation related to Rampart and that proposed changes to department policy must be reviewed by the Police Commission before implementation.","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},6550913,"Votes at a glance: Council approves ordinances, routine items and continuances on March 17, 2000",42,6211000,6253000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5371095-447d347917a43168c47a2e67e470065c&start=6211&end=6253","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5371095-447d347917a43168c47a2e67e470065c/thumbnail_6211000.jpg","/articles/6550913/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Votes-at-a-glance-Council-approves-ordinances-routine-items-and-continuances-on-March-17-2000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550913-c283a3d43540badd5a9cf931e1402bf3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156040&Signature=iI0qcbCl7Cman1k2qweaqvydKZzpt91FyszVzaJOL7V-MTuUYe5rpe3JTGFJboCoY9wZE3ef7vVQN9PuY~7M1TUM6Li~xfNvtIY5Y1tCqiuNpFm8jVXe5LOjlUhTwTT20Nz~WvdYqN5SDAL721sEreiWyXf6k5bE9FKxJi56SE6S9dodTysYeBWjHFKPqEyoUY~IwjAh1O5NYYj80vjhZ~~o0O-bIWvkCxrrNLqXsEoTr1khaBstMD7L2azhvZ-GrOCfyt5BjjveKMXJZMFyNxdr4gMLmgmZO0Zuwox4zi2eEdicagU1VudpNtvXytowbm11hiaZdQ80MYkFnUGiGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council approved a set of routine and ordinance items at its March 17 meeting and recorded continuances for others. The following items and outcomes were announced on the record during the meeting.

Key votes and procedural outcomes reported on March 17, 2000:
- Approval of minutes: motion carried by unanimous consent.
- Ordinance items (taken out of order): Items 2, 3, 4 and 10 were placed on second reading/approved forthwith by unanimous vote (announced as 14 ayes on the record during that segment).
- Item 11: continued to March 31 (no objection, unanimous vote recorded).
- Item 16: continued to March 29 (no objection, unanimous vote recorded).
- Item 1 (public hearing notice): no public comment; item approved (recorded as 14 ayes).
- Items 5 through 9 (regular agenda items for which public hearings were held): approved (recorded as 14 ayes).
- Items 12 through 15 (regular agenda items for which public hearings had not been held): no public comment; approved (recorded as 13 ayes).

Other procedural actions:
- The council approved the findings to permit same-day briefing on the Smith & Wesson settlement (recorded vote noted in the meeting; see separate briefing article).
- The council approved a same-day special motion regarding Police Commission policy (see separate account of the Rampart-related motion).
- Several adjournments in memory were entered and a public comment period was held (speakers included a public commenter urging robust policing). The council closed public comment and concluded the session with ceremonial adjournments.

Ending: These votes reflect the council's regular agenda processing for the March 17 meeting; separate items of substantive policy or briefing (Rampart motion, Smith & Wesson briefing, OPG RFP amendment) are detailed in separate articles.","At its March 17 meeting the Los Angeles City Council approved multiple ordinance and agenda items by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and continued several items. This roundup lists major procedural outcomes recorded during the session.",{"_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},6550917,"Council narrows rules for police vehicle storage: Northeast auxiliary lots must lie inside division",575,8406000,8981000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5371095-447d347917a43168c47a2e67e470065c&start=8406&end=8981","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5371095-447d347917a43168c47a2e67e470065c/thumbnail_8406000.jpg","/articles/6550917/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-narrows-rules-for-police-vehicle-storage-Northeast-auxiliary-lots-must-lie-inside-division","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550917-877c562e056521dd7d09fde47e69148c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156040&Signature=UbWjbXgCrN055V9v~aS4F8GtOXeViQDPzg4AkD26Lq6GZh13SCjz9i2Ium833B-kIRDgNm15qRAvUJISRWJUktNp1dPvvE29lKy7qyr3RjveyG-hY3t6v2zr54PN45OGbpu5-TR15JgR9q~~sdH1cb2M6MC~7na14sjdZGwUrig1ev1Sg56UixyUOuIn9Fh3mZJIQfqxp2K7IFmpnAYfl8OOQHbPUg6J1Mm1XNH4HnHcf6vArpPiId1H0HEXbc1IUrwlD8Ipp9OsGvSPJfAfevU~DKG-Ct7-oq5qgdyF~3l4xFt2NVZ~y8n~0TqZWCVvv0hIEaiN51h3GHJPnpPGKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council voted on March 17 to amend the Request for Proposals (RFP) for official police garages (OPGs), requiring that the auxiliary (secondary) storage lot for the Northeast Division be located inside the Northeast Division boundary rather than outside it.

Councilmember Alex Hernandez introduced the amendment after describing neighborhood concerns that auxiliary lots outside some divisions had created concentrations of storage facilities and related nuisance and crime reports. Hernandez said the RFP as drafted treated divisions differently based on existing configurations and would effectively lock in advantages for current OPG operators. He proposed an amendment to require the Northeast auxiliary lot be within the Northeast Division; Councilmember Goldberg seconded and requested that the rest of the RFP proceed to bidding while staff addresses the Northeast specification if more time is needed.

Detective Carson, the staff representative assigned to the contracts issue, told the council the RFP
imed to give bidders guidelines on space needed to store large numbers of impounded vehicles and that zoning constraints drive much of the current configuration; he said some existing OPGs currently store \"upwards and above 600 vehicles.\" Police staff also said primary storage facilities must be within the geographic division they service, but auxiliary locations had been allowed outside division boundaries where zoning made it necessary.

Council action and effect: The council approved Hernandez's amendment and the RFP as amended on a recorded vote (12 ayes). The effect is to require bidders for Northeast Division OPG services to identify an auxiliary lot inside the Northeast Division boundary. Councilmembers said they still want the overall RFP process to proceed promptly; several members urged staff to standardize the RFP language across divisions to avoid inadvertently favoring incumbent operators.

Clarifying details: Staff said the RFP due dates were imminent (bids due mid-2000) and that the primary facility requirement remains in force. The amendment applies only to the Northeast Division auxiliary site requirement; other divisions' specs remain as in the revised RFP but staff committed to clarify variable size and location guidelines to promote open competition.

Ending: The council directed staff to issue the amended RFP and to return on request with clarifications to ensure fairness across divisions.","The City Council approved an amendment to the police-official-garage (OPG) request-for-proposals requiring that the auxiliary (secondary) storage lot for the Northeast Division be located within Northeast Division boundaries. The change responds to council concern about concentration of vehicle-storage sites and neighborhood impacts.",{"_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},6550923,"City Attorney briefs council on Smith & Wesson settlement; council approves briefing findings",354,8055000,8409000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5371095-447d347917a43168c47a2e67e470065c&start=8055&end=8409","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5371095-447d347917a43168c47a2e67e470065c/thumbnail_8055000.jpg","/articles/6550923/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-Attorney-briefs-council-on-Smith-Wesson-settlement-council-approves-briefing-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550923-3cf6996b7bbcd2c3aee5eecf2c775a85/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156040&Signature=NDKpA06uhrpJLsvQvybk1~n4vjdef05ARkpUatmR8D9nlbBfMMJhhfzfni7O27r~j414FZB52TqyuAkw408kD0TyYmbt9-s9pDcwhKZz3hVUq55Ta849QO2j16-xwbshqGZ2gObVwrKrS0ghxzJ8QjvI7gj4uiCGori7n9IPXxQDMYEz52338Or7skgo0zFwtRc~Jy0-I93vHbmvbQgJ5q9czDnYMJwcGFLkZHq4624u7q1qyzDQfK1ht22FOfoRg6GKrgz2nyBlf9RAa~uPxDY9ikRZNppUic6u3ejCkJVC1YApWYSbg4hYl1V2Y1Sdw-DyoLh13Gq1VV5mUdqi~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Attorney informed the Los Angeles City Council on March 17 that Smith & Wesson has reached a nationwide settlement with the White House and Department of Housing and Urban Development over firearm-safety commitments and that the city
ttorney's office will dismiss Smith & Wesson from the city's pending litigation while pursuing the remaining defendants.

City Attorney James Hahn described the settlement as \"historic,\" listing provisions he said are included in the agreement: designs to reduce the chance a child under 6 can fire a gun; immediate external gun locks and internal locking mechanisms within two years; chamber-load indicators and magazine-disconnect devices; warnings about safe storage; a program to have bullets traceable through Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms testing; and a commitment to spend 2% of annual sales on development of personalized-gun technology.

The council began the item by finding that \"the need to act arose after the posting of the agenda\" to allow a same-day briefing; the finding passed on a recorded vote. The council then heard Hahn's presentation and asked questions; the City Attorney said the settlement represents a floor for negotiations and that the city will continue litigation against other manufacturers who have not agreed to comparable measures.

Why it matters: The settlement, as described by Hahn, requires a major manufacturer to adopt design, safety and marketing changes that the city and other jurisdictions had sought in litigation. Hahn told the council the suit against Smith & Wesson will be dismissed and the city will pursue remaining defendants to obtain comparable changes.

Council action and next steps: The council approved the procedural findings needed for the same-day briefing by recorded vote (finding vote recorded as 13 ayes). Councilmember Feuer said he would bring a motion asking the city to purchase weapons only from signatories to the settlement. Hahn said no further council action was required immediately, but recommended continued litigation and coordination with federal and state authorities.

Ending: Hahn told the council that the settlement was the result of lengthy negotiations involving the White House and federal agencies and said the city would continue the litigation against other manufacturers who had not agreed to the Smith & Wesson terms.","City Attorney James Hahn told the Los Angeles City Council that Smith & Wesson reached a national settlement to implement safety features and marketing changes; the council approved findings to allow a same-day briefing. Hahn said the city will dismiss Smith & Wesson from the city's suit and continue litigation against other manufacturers.","actionData","errors"]

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