The Los Angeles City Council convened on October 29, 2025, to consider consent calendar settlements, hear public comments on multiple topics, and vote on several agenda items. The meeting included public testimony on the proposed ban of 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and Kratom, the Olympic wage, labor rights, and community protections. Councilmembers also made announcements and adjourned in memory of community members.
It's considered these items and they can be voted on open session, sir. Should I read the settlement amounts? Yes, please. Yes, sir. Item 24. In the case entitled Dory Batong Bacal versus City of Los Angeles et al. There is a recommendation to expend up to 150,000 in settlement. For item 25, in the case of Agavni Kachatrian versus City of Los Angeles, there's a recommendation to expend 175,000 in cent settlement. Item 26 in the case entitled Navid Ascarini versus City of Los Angeles et al. There is a recommendation to expend up to 150,000 in settlement. Item 27 in the case entitled Caesar Chavez 888 LLC versus City of Los Angeles. There's a recommendation to expend up to 750,000 in settlement. Item 28 in the case entitled Rosalina Reyes et al. versus City of Los Angeles et al. There's a recommendation to expend up to 2,625,000 in settlement. Item 29 in the case entitled Robert Mark Evans versus City of Los Angeles, there's a recommendation to expend up to 750,000 in settlement. Item 30 in the case entitled Magdalena Sacarian versus City of Los Angeles. There's a recommendation to expend up to 475,000. Finally, item 31 in the case entitled Juan Velasquez et al. versus Daniel Stephen Oriana et al. There is a recommendation to expend up to 185,000 in settlement, sir. All right. Those items are now before us. Let's open the roll, close the roll, tabulate the vote. Also, Mr. President, item 32, uh on the continuation agenda, public hearing has been held. Council may now vote on this item also, sir. All right. Let's open the roll. Close the roll, tabulate the vote. Alright, what's next? Uh next, council could go into public comment if it wishes, sir. All right. Uh before we go into public comment, I want to call on Councilmember Soto Martinez for a special announcement. Yes. Thank you so much, Council President. Uh, just like to uh let everyone here, my colleagues know that we want to recognize a few guests that we have here from the rotary, different rotary clubs, uh, in District 13. You can just stand up and be recognized. The rotary clubs, yeah. We do a lot of great work in the district. Uh and just uh we worked with them a few days ago to make October 24th uh be recognized as World Polio Day as an effort to eradicate that uh uh globally. So I just want to uh acknowledge them and thank you for coming here, and I think our staff is gonna give you a little tour of the of the building. And anyway, that's it. Thank you so much, Council. Thank you so much, Mr. Soto Martinez. Thank you all for being here, and thank you for your work in our community, but especially your work on polio. Uh and enjoy uh Los Angeles City Hall and the view from the Tom Bradley Tower uh this afternoon. All right, uh Madam Clerk, Mr. City Attorney, if we can prepare us for public comment.