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Votes at a glance: actions recorded in the meeting
Summary
The January meeting recorded routine approvals, appointment confirmation, continuances, approvals of hearing items and administrative motions. The excerpted transcript shows the clerk recording votes and several items approved unanimously or by recorded tallies noted in the minutes.
This meeting transcript excerpt shows the following formal actions recorded by the clerk or announced in the public portion of the agenda excerpt:
- Approval of the minutes: Moved by Mrs. Zukowski, seconded by Mr. Padilla; recorded as unanimous (no objection).
- Commendatory resolutions: No objection; recorded as unanimous approval.
- Continuances: Item 4 — applicant consents to continuance to January 19; Item 5 — applicant consents to continuance to January 12. Both recorded with no objection.
- Confirmation: Item 10 — Confirmation of Dr. Sharon G. Watson to the Commission on Children, Youth and Their Families for the term ending 06/30/2002. Motion moved by Councilmember Goldberg; clerk recorded “11 ayes” and announced confirmation.
- Required public hearing items: Item 1 — moved by Councilmember Goldberg; clerk recorded “12 ayes.” Item 3 — public hearing closed, clerk recorded “13 ayes.” Item 2 had public comment and a request for clarification by a speaker who asked to defer; later the council moved item 2 as amended by 2a and the clerk recorded “15 ayes.”
- Items with special calls and approvals: Items 6 and 9 were called special. Item 6 included an extended discussion by Councilmember Chick about workers' compensation costs and the item was recorded as approved on the agenda. Item 9 (preferential parking district) was called special and approved; the transcript records that Councilmember Walters wanted to vote no and the record reflects that dissent.
- Items 7 and 8: Clerk recorded the roll and tabulated votes; the excerpt shows these were approved (clerk recorded “13 ayes” in that sequence).
- Items 11 through 31: Public hearing closed and clerk recorded approval of those items (transcript excerpt records approval; roll calls noted in the minutes excerpt).
- Executive session: Council made findings that the need to act on Porter et al. v. City of Los Angeles arose after posting and moved into closed session pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(a); the clerk prepared the roll and recorded the council's motion to go into closed session. The transcript does not include closed-session deliberations or whether any settlement was reached.
- Motions for posting and referral: No objections; unanimous.
- Requests for excusal: Several councilmember excusal requests were approved unanimously as recorded.
Ending: The council adjourned after memorials and the clerk recorded adjournment; the publicly available portion of the transcript closes with the adjournment announcement.
