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Votes at a glance: Council approves several items, continues others (Aug. 1)
Summary
The council adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions, approved amendments on supplemental items, continued or held some matters for later consideration, and approved a closed-session contract amendment.
At its Aug. 1 meeting the Los Angeles City Council took votes on multiple agenda and supplemental items. The actions below reflect roll-call totals and clerk announcements recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Items 7–9 (regular agenda, public hearings held): approved, recorded as 10 ayes (clerk announcement at 00:26:38).
- Items 17 (as amended), 20, 22, 23, 25–33: approved forthwith, recorded as 10 ayes (clerk announcement at 00:29:04 on remaining roll).
- Item 38 (supplemental; public hearing held): approved, recorded as 10 ayes (clerk at 00:29:33).
- Supplemental items 39 (amended), 40 (technical amendment/controllers instruction), and 42: approved as amended, recorded as 11 ayes (clerk at 00:31:03). Councilman Feuer moved the amendment to item 39 to add “disability” to the diversity factors; it was seconded and adopted prior to the roll call.
- Items noticed for public hearing (items 1–5): after closing public hearings the council approved them, recorded as 12 ayes (clerk at 01:01:28).
- Items 12–16 (ordinances for which public hearings had not been held): approved, recorded as 12 ayes (clerk at 01:04:26).
- Item 36a (contract amendment considered in closed session to the law firm named in the transcript): council adopted the city attorney’s recommendation in closed session and approved the contract amendment on return to open session; roll recorded as 11 ayes (clerk at 01:21:05). The motion authorized adding $50,000 to the account and adjusting firm rates per the firm’s year 2000 schedule (transcript language).
- Item 30e amendment (street closure/dates): amendment adopted, roll recorded as 11 ayes (clerk at 01:22:51).
- Item 41 was continued to the next day at the request noted on the record. Several commission appointments and other items were continued one day or otherwise held on the desk as announced by the chair.
Where the transcript recorded a clerk tally but did not list individual votes, this summary records the tally as stated. For items with more detailed debate or public hearings, separate articles cover substantive discussions (for example, the mercury-free resolution and H.R. 40 endorsement).
