Votes at a glance: key approvals and settlements from April 1 City Council meeting

The Los Angeles City Council took votes on a range of agenda items on April 1. The items below summarize formal actions recorded on the council floor. This is a concise summary of votes and dollar amounts as presented on the record; for full text and documents, see the City Clerk’s file for April 1, 2025.

- Port ordinances for ballot placement (related items): Adopted, recorded vote 14–0. - Agenda Items 26–33 and 37 (consent items referenced by the presiding officer): Adopted, recorded vote 14–0 (as presented on the record). - Item 29 (Finance and Budget report presented by committee): Adopted, recorded vote 14–0. - Item 36 (vote by separate ballot as requested): Adopted, recorded vote 11–3 (three no votes recorded on the record). - Settlement recommendations and claims (items summarized by the City Attorney’s office in open session): - Item 50: Recommendation to pay $195,000 (case Jesse Cabrero v. City of Los Angeles) — adopted, recorded vote 14–0. - Item 51: Recommendation to pay $200,000 (case Jesús Soriano v. City of Los Angeles) — adopted, recorded vote 14–0. - Item 52: Recommendation for enforcement or collection in Brian Grantwood case — adopted, recorded vote 14–0. - Item 53: Recommendation to pay $200,000 (case Ana María Anaya v. City of Los Angeles) — adopted, recorded vote 14–0. - Item 55: Recommendation to reject the United States v. City of San Fernando settlement offer — adopted, recorded vote 14–0. - Closed-session authorizations and later open-session ratifications: The council ratified previously considered closed-session items and recorded votes as presented (multiple items, vote tallies recorded on the record).

Several other consent and administrative items were considered and adopted during the meeting. Councilmembers also approved procedural continuances for a set of items (continuances scheduled for May 2 and May 6, 2025) and set dates for hearings and special sessions as announced on the record.