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.