Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Council Procedure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Council actions Sept. 19 — convention center approved; several routine items cleared
Summary
On Sept. 19 the Los Angeles City Council passed the Convention Center expansion package after amendments and adopted or cleared several other agenda items and committee reports. This roundup lists each recorded vote and key procedural instructions from the meeting.
The Los Angeles City Council took the following recorded actions on Sept. 19, 2025. The list below reports the motion title (as available in the record), who moved or sponsored the motion when recorded in the transcript, and the recorded vote outcome. When the transcript did not include full bill text, the item is described using the meeting record language and any clarifying details are marked “not specified.”
Votes recorded during the regular meeting and a special meeting (item numbers refer to the clerk’s agenda):
- Item 13: Items 1–7, 9 and 10 were presented together earlier in the meeting. The roll was opened and the items were approved with a recorded vote of 10 ayes on the initial roll call for that block (transcript). (Outcome: approved)
- Item 14 (as amended by motion Harris‑Dawson & McOsker): Amended motion carried. Recorded vote: 13 ayes. (Outcome: approved)
- Item 8 (as amended by motion Park & McOsker): Recorded vote: 13 ayes. (Outcome: approved)
- Item 12 (amendment introduced by Councilmember McOsker): The item was amended and adopted as amended. Recorded vote: 11 ayes, 2 no votes noted in the clerk’s summary during the meeting; subsequent posting showed the item moving forward as approved and the council voted to make it urgent forthwith; final recorded votes on related procedural steps were 13 ayes for urgent forthwith. (Outcome: approved as amended; details in committee files.)
- Item 15 (special meeting; Los Angeles Convention Center expansion): The council considered multiple related motions and amendments (motions labeled 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e in the clerk’s log). The final set of amendments and the motion to proceed with the project as amended passed in the special meeting. Recorded roll-call votes during the special meeting include: a local‑hire reporting instruction (15e) passed 13–0; the principal project motion and associated amendments passed on final action with a recorded vote of 13 ayes in favor. (Outcome: approved; council instructed CAO/CLA to prepare bond/fund ordinances, weekly project updates, and quarterly public local-hire reports.)
Notes and procedural points
- The record shows several corrected committee reports and late amendments were posted to the council bulletin board and made available in the chamber before the special meeting’s public comment period. The City Attorney and CAO asked that additional amendments be submitted before public comment when feasible.
- For items that lacked full ordinance text in the transcript, the council directed staff to prepare and return fund and lease/leaseback ordinances by specified dates (example: staff were directed to return required ordinances by Sept. 24, 2025, per a motion recorded on the floor).
Where to find full documentation
- The transcript references corrected committee reports and council-file numbers (for example, Council File 15-1207-S3 for some budget and finance committee materials). The clerk’s online docket, the official council-file documents, and the City Administrative Officer reports provide the full motion language and financial attachments for each item.
If you rely on these votes for budgets, contracting, or follow-up reporting, consult the official council files and the CAO/CLA materials the council directed staff to prepare. This roundup reports only what was recorded on the meeting transcript and does not substitute for formal ordinance text or clerk-certified minutes.
