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We’ve already reported that the D.C. Council voted on ethics legislation and new limits on executive hires, while Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) introduced legislation that would ease gun registration requirements and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) wanted retailers to be able to fill growlers.

Here’s the rest of what you missed from yesterday’s legislative session at the Wilson Building.

• Wells introduced a “Sense of the Council” resolution pledging that the city would do something to keep D.C. United in town. Of course, while most politicos in D.C. are obsessed with getting the Redskins back, working to find a solution for the city’s Major League Soccer team has never been a real — or affordable — priority. If something isn’t done soon, though, we might be traveling up I-95 to cheer for Baltimore United.
• Councilmember Yvette Alexander introduced two schools-related measures — one would limit class sizes to 20 students and the other would extend the school day by an hour.
• For Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), mosquitoes were the concern of the day. (Well, other than ethics, of course.) Her legislation would call upon the mayor to come up with a mosquito abatement plan, identify which wards are most in need and eradicate the hell out of the little bastards. I, for one, am fully supportive of any government action to rid us of the little pests, even if only a One City Fly Swatter.
• Under the stewardship of Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large), the council cast a first vote on legislation that would create a health insurance exchange in the District. The exchange is a central component of President Obama’s healthcare reform, “a transparent marketplace for both individuals and small business to purchase health insurance policies. These exchanges reduce costs, increase transparency, and make insurance policies more understandable,” according to a statement from his office. Sixteen states have created the exchanges so far.
• Councilmember Michael Brown (I-At Large) shepherded legislation through the council that would tighten up the District’s First Source law, which was written to guarantee residents jobs on city-funded projects but hasn’t been particularly well-enforced in the past. Under his bill, any project receiving between $300,000 and $5 million from the city will have a 51 percent locals-only hiring requirement; above $5 million, the requirements will be based on total hours worked.
• After lots of acrimonious debate, the council finally voted to split the difference on a name for a new $15 million library in Ward 8. According to the Post’s Mike DeBonis, the library will come to be known as the William O’Neal Lockridge Library at Bellevue.
• After promising to do so last week, Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) introduced legislation that would force nightclubs to hire off-duty cops to provide security. The measure comes in the wake of a shooting at Dupont Circle’s Heritage India that left one man dead and five injured.