Votes at a glance: council approves ordinances, items and closed-session actions

The Los Angeles City Council took the following formal actions during the meeting (selected items recorded on the council floor):

- Item 1 (ordinance as amended): Council adopted the item with a technical correction and approved it for second reading on September 19. Roll call: 11 ayes.

- Items 9–11 (public hearings previously held): Adopted on roll call. Roll call: 11 ayes.

- Items 12–14: These are ordinances and were held for second reading on September 19 as noted on the record.

- Item 15: Adopted following public comment (no changes requested). Roll call: 11 ayes.

- Item 16 (application to become a federal renewal community / enterprise zone-style program): Council adopted an amendment to authorize submission of the application if certification requirements are met and approved the item as amended. Roll call: 11 ayes.

- Item 17 (state wildlife conservation grant for coastal open space restoration/preservation): Adopted and sent forthwith to the mayor. Roll call: 11 ayes.

- Item 37 (LA Marathon course change): Council adopted the revised course after debate. Final recorded roll call: 9 ayes, 2 noes.

- Confirmation votes: Fire Commission appointments (five nominees) were confirmed by roll call (11 ayes); David Fleming was confirmed to the Ethics Commission by roll call (11 ayes).

- Closed session and related authorizations: Item 42 — authorization to appropriate $350,000 for outside counsel — was approved on the record (10 ayes). A settlement request considered during the special meeting was approved (settlement amount recorded in the clerk's minutes as $2,700,000); the transcript did not include a separate roll-call tally for the settlement on the public record.

These items and vote tallies are taken from the clerk's roll-call announcements and on-the-record tabulations during the meeting.