Votes at a glance: Council approves settlements, contract increase and multiple agenda items

The Los Angeles City Council recorded multiple formal actions on March 25, including approval of several settlement‑payment resolutions, passage of the original contract authority item after a proposed substitute failed, and recorded votes on other agenda items.

Contract authority (Item 1): Councilmember Soto Martínez offered a substitute motion to modify the recommended action on item 1. The council first voted on whether to substitute; the substitute failed on a 4‑to‑9 recorded vote. The council then voted on the original recommendation; the clerk announced the result as 10 yes, 3 no and the original recommendation was approved. The adopted language directs modification of a contract (form 25‑0169 referenced in the staff…