Votes at a glance: Council approves single‑family protections, youth redistricting input and multiple settlements

The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 26 voted on a range of measures spanning housing policy, redistricting outreach, settlements and funding for community services. Several items were approved with recorded tallies; one land‑use resolution drew a recorded no vote.

Key outcomes

- Item 2 (resolution supporting state legislation to protect single‑family homes): Approved by voice vote (14 ayes). Councilmember Nazarian introduced the resolution and said he would actively pursue related state legislation to prevent large out‑of‑state entities from purchasing single‑family homes and converting them to rentals.

- Item 20 (resolution regarding development in high‑fire‑severity zones / overdensification): Approved, recorded as 13 ayes, 1 no. Councilmember Raman said she voted against the item in committee and cautioned that the resolution’s wording could be overbroad and risk shifting housing demand into hazardous areas; she urged tailoring any legislation to allow density where appropriate and restrict it only in truly high‑risk zones.

- Item 21 (motion to develop a framework for youth participation in the independent redistricting commission): Approved (14 ayes). The motion instructs the Youth Development Department, in collaboration with the Chief Legislative Analyst, LAUSD and community organizations, to develop structures for meaningful youth engagement in redistricting.

- Item 29 (funding for New Economics for Women at the Van Nuys Family Resource Center): Approved; Councilmember Price recused from this item and the vote was recorded with the remaining members (14 ayes recorded after recusal). The motion allocates additional discretionary funds to support services at the family resource center.

- Item 12 (separate vote requested by Councilmember Price): Approved, recorded 12 ayes, 1 no on the separate vote.

- Closed‑session settlements (Items 32–42): Council approved several settlement recommendations reported from the Budget and Finance Committee, including amounts read into the record such as up to $2,850,000 for a Suigiyama et al. case and multiple other settlements; the closed‑session items were approved (14 ayes recorded when presented to council).

- Special Motion 2 / 2A (Bird Global Inc. bankruptcy settlement): Council approved an amended motion authorizing up to $900,000 to settle claims arising from Bird Global Inc.’s bankruptcy and to transfer funds between liability accounts to effect the settlement. The amended special motion was read into the record and approved (12 ayes recorded).

Other votes and procedural notes

- Items 3–7, 9, 11, 13–17 and 19 were presented for a block vote and passed as announced by the clerk.

- Item 1 (Hagerty contract oversight) was the subject of questions and a separate motion directing quarterly reports; Item 1 was approved (14 ayes). (See separate coverage on contract oversight.)

- Multiple items were continued or called special for separate comment or roll call as noted in the official agenda; the clerk announced recusals and quorum counts where applicable.

Recusals and disclosures

- Councilmember Price recused himself from Items 10, 12 and 29 due to a caution disclosed on the record that his wife’s employer had worked with organizations tied to those items. The clerk recorded recusal where noted.

Why it matters: The items approved include policy positions the city will carry to the state (single‑family protections), local procedural changes to include youth in redistricting, and financial actions including settlement payouts and discretionary funding for community services. Several votes included separate roll calls and recusals, which affect the recorded tallies and the council’s quorum for particular actions.