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Council approves motions on composting resolution, housing financing and multiple agenda items; police foundation transfer passes amid dissent
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council approved a package of items including a resolution supporting SB 279 on organics management, several housing finance measures, and a transfer to the Los Angeles Police Foundation; the council recorded recusals and split votes on a small number of items.
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a range of resolutions and motions across environmental policy, housing finance and other routine items, with several measures adopted unanimously and a handful recorded with dissenting votes or recusals.
Highlights
- The council adopted a resolution supporting Senate Bill 279 related to organics diversion and composting, championed by Councilmember Blumenfield; the roll call showed 14 ayes.
- The council approved a public-convenience-or-necessity (PCN) application (item 1) and an item to note and file (item 18). Both measures passed on recorded voice votes (14-0).
- Item 23, a transfer of $35,000 from a street furniture fund to the Los Angeles Police Foundation as described in the council file, was adopted 11-3. The clerk recorded 11 ayes and 3 no votes on the item.
- Councilmember Price recused himself from items 2 and 3 because his wife’s employer had worked with an applicant; with him recused the council adopted those measures 13-0.
- The Los Angeles Housing Department report regarding supplemental tax exemption and multifamily conduit revenue note for the McDaniel House project (item 27) was adopted on a 14-0 vote after a motion from Councilmember Hutt.
- A number of consent and non-controversial items were adopted as a block, including items 16, 17, 19–22, 24–26 and 28–30; the clerk recorded 14 ayes on that roll call.
Councilmember Blumenfield framed the SB 279 resolution around the climate benefit of diverting organic waste from landfills and reducing methane emissions, saying the measure would “help cities like ours better deal with waste generated by organic material.” The council approved that resolution 14-0.
Several speakers used the public-comment period to urge the council to approve a separate item scheduled for the following day: a proposed "Olympic wage" for airport and tourism workers. Public commenters — including airport and hospitality workers and union representatives — urged immediate passage of the wage proposal with no amendments.
Recusals and procedure
Councilmember Price announced a recusal on items 2 and 3 before votes began. The clerk removed him from the chamber for the consideration of those items; the council proceeded and later recorded 13 ayes on the measures after the roll was closed.
A handful of items produced split votes. The clerk’s roll call on item 12 was initially announced as 12 ayes and 2 nos but was later recorded for the public record as 11 ayes and 3 nos; the final tally printed in the official minutes should be consulted for the authoritative count.
What changed and what’s next
Most of Tuesday’s approvals were procedural: resolutions of support, administrative approvals, and directives to departments to prepare reports or execute financing consistent with council instructions. Items that direct staff to prepare reports or undertake financing steps (for example, the McDaniel House financing) will return to committees or the full council with implementing documents, approvals and, where required, contracts or bond authorizations.
Tomorrow’s agenda includes a high-profile vote on wages for tourism and airport workers that several public commenters urged the council to adopt without delay; speakers said they will watch the council’s vote closely.
