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Votes at a glance: Council confirms appointments, acts on ordinances, refers assessment protest; approves closed-session settlement
Summary
The council recorded multiple formal actions at its Sept. 21 meeting: passage of several ordinances, confirmation of commission appointments, denial of two alcohol-license applications, referral of an assessment protest with a partial fee waiver, and approval of a $125,000 settlement in closed session.
The Los Angeles City Council completed a set of formal actions on Sept. 21, 2001. Major outcomes included the approval of ordinances, confirmation of commission appointments, the denial of two alcohol-license applications without prejudice, referral of an assessment protest with an administrative-fee waiver, and approval of a closed-session settlement.
Key actions and outcomes
- Ordinances (Items 3, 4, 12): Council opened and closed the public hearings and approved the ordinances. The clerk recorded "12 ayes" on the roll call for these items; the items were approved.
- Alcohol-license applications (Items 1 and 2): Councilmember Jack Weiss moved to deny both applications without prejudice; Councilmember Eric Garcetti seconded. The council adopted the motion (11 ayes).
- Appointment: John Bavarian to the Board of Taxicab Commissioners (Item 5): A public hearing was held in committee and the appointment was confirmed (recorded as 11 ayes).
- Appointment: Howard Coleman to the Board of Transportation Commissioners (Item 6): The council confirmed the appointment; the transcript records a roll with a tally of 5 ayes at the time of confirmation.
- Congestion-management program report (Item 9): After committee reconsideration and a staff presentation, the council adopted the local implementation report and transmitted the accompanying resolution to the Los Angeles County MTA (11 ayes). (See separate coverage for details and discussion of credits/debits.)
- Pollution Prevention Week proclamation and double-sided printing request (Item 26): Council adopted a resolution declaring the week of Sept. 18–24 as Pollution Prevention Week and approved a one-week instruction to the city clerk to provide double-sided copies where possible; the motion passed (11 ayes).
- Assessment protest and administrative-fee waiver (Item 29): A property assessment dispute (1215 W. 41st Street) was discussed in public comment. The Department of Building and Safety agreed to waive the 40% administrative cost related to fencing and barricading—an amount specifically identified in the hearing as $2,974.37—and the council referred the matter to the Public Works committee to finalize possible installment arrangements. No final confirmation of the assessment was taken today; the matter was referred for committee action.
- Closed-session settlement (Item 31): The council approved a city-attorney recommendation to settle a pending matter for $125,000; the council directed the settlement be executed forthwith.
Procedural notes
Attendance and quorum: The council established a quorum after roll call showed 12 members present earlier in the meeting; later recorded votes show 11 ayes on several items as some members stepped out.
Motions and movers: Many items were carried on motions from committee reports or from individual councilmembers (example: Weiss moved denial of the two alcohol-license items; Garcetti seconded). Several items were deemed open-and-closed for public hearing because no public cards were present.
The clerk will file and transmit adopted ordinances and resolutions as prescribed. Items referred to committee (notably the assessment dispute) require follow-up committee action before final council disposition.
