The City Council meets on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line] 

The City Council on Wednesday approved the creation of a new local taxing district meant to spur increased tourism and large events, two major mayoral appointments, millions of dollars of city financial assistance for various park, school and housing projects, a measure creating a group to study a citywide proactive apartment inspection policy, changes to the city’s animal cruelty code and a massive legal settlement to the family of a woman killed by suspects fleeing police.