Council approves routine items, sets closed‑session settlements for review

The Los Angeles City Council voted on a package of routine items and advanced several closed‑session settlement recommendations during the meeting.

The council opened and counted votes for agenda items 1 and 3–6 and 15–19; those items were approved with a recorded tally of 13 in favor. Councilmember Price was excused on item 8; the vote on that item was recorded separately and passed with 12 in favor. Item 2 and item 7 were continued: Item 2 was continued for one week, and Item 7 was continued without objection to the next meeting (the transcript indicated continuation to April 22). Item 11, an ordinance requiring 12 votes, was paused pending further consideration.

The council also addressed a block of closed‑session items (20–26) that staff presented as recommended expansions of settlements or appropriations. Staff read the items and the recommended amounts into the record: for example, item 20 recommended expanding a resolution in the Armon Valderried case up to $250,000; item 21, the Leslie Connolif case, up to $250,000; item 22, Marshall Pursenger, up to $350,000; item 24, Angelina Flor Mata Alcántara vs. County of Los Angeles, up to $550,000; item 25, Stephany Acosta v. City of Los Angeles, up to $750,000; and item 26, Francisco Hernández Telem v. City of Los Angeles, up to $150,000. The council indicated those items were before them and opened the list for votes; the transcript does not record final roll‑call tallies for each closed‑session item in the public portion.

Procedural votes also included approval of an excused absence for Councilmember Price; the council recorded that the member would be excused and the vote was taken with the membership present. The council president noted which items would be moved to closed session and which required additional votes or deadlines; several items were referred to the Budget and Finance Committee for further consideration.

Votes recorded in the public session (as read into the record): - Items 1, 3–6, 15–19: approved, recorded as 13 in favor. - Item 8 (excuse for Councilmember Price): recorded as 12 in favor. - Item 2: continued for one week (April 22). - Item 7: continued to a future meeting with amendments being circulated.

Several closed‑session items (20–26) were read with recommended settlement amounts; the council instructed staff to open and close the roll for voting on those items and to return results as required. The transcript provides the recommended amounts but does not contain a public roll‑call listing of each councilmember’s vote for those closed‑session settlements.