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Votes at a glance: select actions and settlements from the March City Council session
Summary
Key roll‑call outcomes from the Los Angeles City Council session include confirmations, land‑use approvals, adoption of the Census outreach plan, CRA funding motions, a DWP refinancing action and closed‑session settlements.
The following summarizes notable motions, votes and closed‑session settlements recorded during the council meeting.
- Confirmation: Joseph Gentile to the Employee Relations Board — vote recorded as 12 ayes (item 17). The council thanked the appointee for serving.
- Item 5 (public convenience and necessity for a market) — approved, roll call recorded as 12 ayes.
- Planning/PLUM item (Stanton Groman appeal, 11979 Pinnacle Place) — adopted as amended; vote 15 ayes. Amendments increased the rear setback, reduced rear ridge height, moved the house footprint forward and included the applicant’s agreement to dismiss related litigation.
- Item 15 (Studio City Hand Car Wash sign) — PLUM committee report and negotiated compromise adopted; vote 15 ayes. The record reflects extensive public comment with community groups urging enforcement of the Ventura Boulevard Specific Plan and the owner proposing conditions and concessions.
- Item 28 (Census 2000 outreach plan) — committee report adopted and plan approved; vote 15 ayes. The plan targets hard‑to‑count populations, proposes QACs in housing developments, mobile QACs, and an expanded homeless outreach effort; staff cited state funding and program requirements.
- CRA motions (31 series) — council approved time‑sensitive items to secure MTA deadlines and sent other items to committee. Votes included sending 31b and 31c to committee (15 ayes) and approving 31a/32a to meet deadlines (15 ayes). Council discussion identified roughly $3.6 million in CRA special revenue funds available for allocation and a $350,000 request for Esperanza Community Housing Corp’s market noted in the record.
- DWP bond action (special item): Council approved findings and a refinancing/redemption motion related to Department of Water and Power variable‑rate bonds to capture favorable market rates; roll call recorded 15 ayes.
- Closed‑session settlements: Anthony Escobar et al. v. May Company Department Stores — the city accepted a $300,000 settlement to come into the city (roll call recorded 13 ayes). Cabral v. City of Los Angeles — the council approved a settlement payment of $800,000 (roll call recorded 12 ayes).
These items represent the notable substantive motions and recorded votes in the transcript. Many other consent and routine items were approved during the session by recorded votes noted in the record.
