Panhandlers favor street medians near intersections, where it is easy to approach drivers waiting to turn left. [The Oklahoman file]

‪A vote by the Oklahoma City Council to roll back restrictions on panhandlers appears to be insufficient to settle a federal lawsuit over the city's anti-panhandling ordinance.

Mayor Mick Cornett told the council Tuesday morning that the city had received an offer to settle the lawsuit, and council members discussed the offer for about 15 minutes behind closed doors.

The council then returned from executive session and unanimously voted to amend the ordinance, relaxing prohibitions on panhandling in street medians near busy intersections.