Council approves several procedural items, settlements and continuances; summary of votes

At the close of its meeting the Los Angeles City Council recorded a series of procedural votes, continuances and closed-session approvals.

Notable outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes and on the floor include:

- Settlement approvals: The council adopted the City Attorney's recommendation to approve a $175,000 settlement (item 13a); the vote on that closed-session recommendation was recorded as 10 ayes. Separately, the council approved a $450,000 settlement on item 11 (open roll recorded as 9 ayes, 1 no). The council did not discuss details of the settlements in open session beyond the clerk's announcement of the votes.

- Continuances and procedural approvals: Several agenda items were continued to later dates (examples in the record include continuances to March 8, March 17 and March 24 for specified items); minutes and mandatory resolutions were approved unanimously. Item 3c was referred back to committee. Ordinance items on the continuation agenda were held on the desk where noted.

- Other formal actions: The council approved a number of calendar and procedural motions by voice or recorded vote (approval of minutes, adoption of mandatory resolutions, various item continuances and committee referrals). The desk was cleared for executive session and the council adjourned in memory of several community and legal leaders.

This summary lists formal final outcomes recorded in the public transcript; the meeting included many other discussions and public hearings whose follow-up actions (committees, reports or requests to other agencies) are recorded in separate motion actions (for example, the referrals on the smart-shuttle item and the Belmont cluster motions described in separate articles).