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City Council adopts wildfire state of emergency; routine items approved in unanimous votes
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt a wildfire-related state of emergency and approved routine agenda items, including minutes and combined resolutions, in votes taken during the meeting.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt a measure declaring a state of emergency tied to the recent wildfires and moved through several routine agenda items during the meeting.
The council approved the minutes from March 19, 2025, and moved combined resolutions for items 1 through 6 before taking up the item listed as number 7, the state of emergency measure. The council adopted the wildfire emergency measure by a recorded tally of 11 ayes. Earlier, Council Member Price recused himself from items 2 and 3; those items were later voted on in his absence and recorded as 11 ayes.
The council took the votes with little debate on the floor. The meeting then proceeded to presentations and a public-comment period before the council formally considered and adopted item 7. After the final tally was announced, the clerk recorded, "Measure is adopted."
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes, 03/19/2025 — Motion moved by Martinez; seconded by McCosker — outcome: approved (vote not separately tallied in transcript beyond roll call affirmation). - Combined resolutions, items 1–6 — moved and seconded on the floor — outcome: approved (no extended debate recorded). - Items 2–3 — Council Member Price recused from consideration; clerk recorded the vote as 11 ayes in his absence — outcome: approved. - Item 7 — measure declaring a state of emergency related to recent wildfires — outcome: adopted; tally recorded as 11 ayes.
The meeting record shows the council posted and referred several additional motions following the vote. Public comment occurred before the council formally considered item 7; speakers used their time to raise wildfire recovery concerns and to press the council on unrelated but urgent environmental issues, including oil-field maintenance operations and calls to restore protections that advocates say were removed by a court ruling.
The council closed public comment and proceeded with the roll call to adopt the emergency measure. After adoption, the clerk and council president confirmed referral and posting of further motions for committee consideration.
