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Why it matters: the votes clear routine business from the council’s agenda and place several legal cases on the closed‑session calendar with specific settlement recommendations; several community items (including item 9 as an amended budget motion) were also moved and recorded for action.

The council recorded the following formal outcomes on the public record during the meeting:

- Items 2 and 15–18: The council voted to approve these items; the secretary reported “12 affirmative” votes.

- Item 14: The item was opened for a separate vote and was recorded as 10 affirmative, 2 negative.

- Item 9: A motion by (recorded as) Gerald Blasky Harris Dawson to adopt the budget and finance report as amended (moved as a motion tied to 9A by Padilla Rodríguez) was put to a vote; the secretary recorded 11 affirmative votes when the list was closed.

- Item 1 (ordinance): The council continued item 1 to Aug. 8, 2025; the secretary announced the continuance on the record.

- Motions presented and referred: The transcript notes that motions on the floor were presented and referred to the appropriate committees (no additional detail given in the public record excerpt).

Closed‑session calendar and recommended settlements: The council clerk read items 20–38 as closed‑session matters concerning litigation and settlement recommendations. The transcript lists case captions and recommended settlement amounts as read into the record; the statements were presented as recommendations for consideration in closed session (the transcript does not record final approvals for those settlements in open session). Examples read into the record include the following (verbatim as spoken in the meeting):

• \"In the case called NRS v. City of Los Angeles... recommendation to reject\" (item 20; recommendation language recorded by the clerk).

• \"Alejandro Valencia Méndez et al. v. City of Los Angeles... recommendation to expand up to $600,000\" (item 21).

• \"Dakotazar v. City of Los Angeles... recommendation to expand up to $110,000\" (item 22).

• \"Gilbert Penate v. City of Los Angeles... recommendation to expand up to $150,000\" (item 27).

• \"Jason Armendáriz v. City of Los Angeles... recommendation to expand up to $1,500,000\" (item 34).

• \"Rentaba v. City of Los Angeles... recommendation to expand up to $313,700,000 plus interest\" (items in the 30s, as read in the record).

The clerk repeatedly prefaced those items as recommendations from the city attorney for closed‑session consideration; the public transcript reads the amounts and captions but does not show final vote results for the closed‑session actions.

What the record does not show: The session excerpt does not include roll‑call votes for the closed‑session settlement approvals on the public record, nor does it include any executed settlement agreements. The transcript also does not provide full motion language for each referred motion beyond the item numbers.

Next steps: Several items were referred or continued for later action; item 1 was continued to Aug. 8, 2025, and the closed‑session litigation items were set for consideration in closed session as read into the minutes.

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Council recognition of KCON mattered to downtown businesses and cultural groups because speakers described the convention as both a cultural exchange and an economic driver that attracts international visitors and creates local jobs. The council and city tourism staff emphasized the role of conventions in filling hotel rooms and supporting small businesses.

Councilmember John Lee opened the council’s remarks on KCON and thanked fellow members for their participation. “Gracias, concejal Jarablaski, por empezar, y gracias, concejal Price, por reunirnos a las festividades. Estamos orgullosos de reconocer a K-Kong,” Lee said during the presentation. Councilmember Price and others described KCON as an event that attracts global visitors and generates tourism revenue for Los Angeles and local businesses.

Representatives of CJ America, which sponsors cultural and commercial programming related to K-pop and Korean culture, addressed the council. The transcript records a CJ America executive thanking Councilmember John Lee and others “for being sponsors of this resolution and highlighting K‑Con as a convention of pop culture.” A City tourism official told the council the convention center hosts hundreds of events a year and that KCON brings significant international attendance.

Separately, the council received the Miss Chinatown court — a group of youth ambassadors and winners from the long‑running Miss Chinatown Los Angeles program — and representatives from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember (recorded as) Hernández introduced the court and the chamber president, Chester Hong, who described the role of the organization in preserving traditions and serving the neighborhood. Several young court members and youth ambassadors briefly addressed the council about community service and cultural representation.

Speakers repeatedly framed both recognitions as contributions to Los Angeles’ cultural diversity and local economy. City officials thanked the organizers and urged residents to participate in upcoming events.

The presentations concluded with certificates and promotional materials; speakers asked community members to attend KCON and upcoming Chinatown events. No substantive policy votes or funding decisions were taken during the ceremonial presentations.

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Council passes several consent items, splits vote on one measure; closed‑session settlements listed for consideration

City Council honors KCON anniversary and Miss Chinatown court at ceremonial presentation