City Council adopts multiple consent items, considers committee settlement recommendations and continues fire-relief item to March 4

The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 18 adopted a package of consent items, considered settlement recommendations from its Budget and Finance Committee and voted to continue an item related to residents and businesses affected by recent fires to March 4, 2025.

Council President Marcus Herrs Tosen opened the meeting and the council approved items listed on the consent calendar after clerks opened and closed the roll and counted votes. The clerk recorded the adoption of agenda items 14–21, 25–28, 30 and 32 as presented on the agenda; the meeting record shows the council concluded those votes with members recorded in favor.

The council’s Budget and Finance Committee brought three closed-session settlement recommendations for council consideration: a proposed settlement of approximately $112,000 in Stop LAPD v. City of Los Angeles (agenda item 38); a proposed payment of $94,999.99 in Sgt. Joel Cedama v. Los Angeles Police Department (agenda item 39); and a proposed payment of $105,000 in Nicole Jennifer Pasitas v. City of Los Angeles (agenda item 40). Committee members described these as recommended settlement amounts; the committee recommended the items be considered by the full council as part of the closed-session items and the clerk proceeded to place them for consideration on the agenda.

Councilmember Hernández moved to continue agenda item 33, which stakeholders and councilmembers described in debate as involving relief for residents and workers affected by recent fires, for two weeks; the motion was seconded and recorded. The council first recorded an 11–0 vote in favor of the continuance; later in the meeting, after Councilmember Price returned to the dais, the council recorded the reconsideration and the item was continued with a 12–0 count to March 4, 2025.

Votes at a glance - Adopted on consent: Items 14–21, 25–28, 30 and 32 (recorded as adopted by the clerk during the Feb. 18 meeting). Vote tallies: recorded as in favor per the roll call procedure. - Continued: Item 33 — Motion to continue to March 4, 2025. Initial roll: 11 in favor; reconsideration after a member returned: 12 in favor; outcome: continued to March 4, 2025. - Budget & Finance recommendations for closed-session settlements (items 38–40): committee recommended consideration of settlement payments of roughly $112,000 (Stop LAPD v. City), $94,999.99 (Sgt. Joel Cedama v. LAPD) and $105,000 (Nicole Jennifer Pasitas v. City); the committee placed those items for council consideration in closed session and the clerk advanced them for action on the agenda.

The meeting record reflects roll-call style handling of the consent calendar and the paused scheduling and later reconsideration of item 33 to accommodate recusal requests and members leaving the chamber. The council also approved procedural items to refer certain ordinances and to set future hearing dates as noted in the clerk’s statements during the meeting.