Votes at a glance: Key City Council and CRA actions, Sept. 19, 2001

The following is a concise summary of formal actions and recorded votes taken during the Sept. 19, 2001 City Council meeting and associated Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) proceedings. Items are listed with the text of the motion where available, the mover (if recorded), and the recorded tally when provided in the minutes.

- Item 14 — Confirmation: Keith Allen Neeson to the Industrial Development Authority. Vote recorded: 10 ayes. Outcome: Confirmed.

- Items 16–19 — Confirmations: Multiple nominees to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (mayoral nominees; includes item 19 Tony Lucente). Vote recorded: 11 ayes on the confirmations. Outcome: Confirmed.

- Item 29 — Chinatown redevelopment (Community Redevelopment Agency action and Council action): CRA adopted resolutions certifying environmental findings and approving the proposed first amendment to the Chinatown Redevelopment Plan (agency motions carried). City Council adopted written responses to objections, certified the environmental findings and elected to receive the city’s share of tax-increment reimbursements; the council recorded 11 ayes for the council resolutions. The implementing ordinance requires a second reading and was continued for one week. Outcome: Resolutions approved; ordinance returned for second reading.

- Special 1 — Emergency briefing findings: Council made findings that the need to act on the special briefing arose after the agenda posting and approved the briefing. Vote recorded on findings: 11 ayes. Outcome: Findings adopted; briefing received.

- Special 3 — Resolution regarding airports and federal action (emergency travel/airport legislation request): Findings on special 3 were recorded (10 ayes). The council adopted Special 3 as presented (vote recorded 10 ayes). Outcome: Adopted; staff to pursue federal legislative support.

- Special 2 — AB 60 (driver’s license identification legislation): Council made the required findings and adopted the motion supporting state-level change to allow driver’s licenses for certain non-citizen residents; recorded vote: 10 ayes. Outcome: City resolution of support adopted and to be transmitted per the motion.

- Item 1 — Hollywood Entertainment Business Improvement District (second reading / public hearing): Council approved the bid extension/renewal as noticed; vote recorded: 10 ayes. Outcome: Approved.

- Item 2 — Highland Park Business Improvement District: Council approved formation/renewal; vote recorded: 10 ayes. Outcome: Approved.

- Item 3 — Easement/sewer item (resumed hearing and related action): Council approved as noticed; vote recorded: 10 ayes. Outcome: Approved; ordinance to come back for second reading when required.

- Item 30 — Confirmation: Kim Thompson to the Environmental Affairs Commission (waiver by committee). Vote recorded: 10 ayes. Outcome: Confirmed.

- Item 33 — Confirmation: Kenneth L. Ashford to the Affordable Housing Commission. Vote recorded: 10 ayes. Outcome: Confirmed.

- Item 34 — Confirmation: Steven Van to the Police Permit Review Board. Vote recorded: 10 ayes. Outcome: Confirmed.

- Item 66 — Wilmington truck-routing/signage substitute motion: Council adopted a substitute motion directing signage and enhanced enforcement of truck routes (including LAPD commercial enforcement) and related steps; recorded vote: 10 ayes. Outcome: Adopted; staff and LAPD to implement and report.

Notes and procedural items: - Several agenda items were continued or remanded to committee or to department staff by unanimous consent. - The CRA’s agency votes were recorded in the joint hearing and transmitted to the City Council for its consideration; the council adopted resolutions responding to CRA materials and county comments.

If you need the full roll-call list for any specific item (member-by-member yes/no/abstain) or copies of the agency or council resolutions, those documents are available in the City Clerk and CRA files for Sept. 19, 2001.