In their first official statement to the city of Los Angeles, Occupy Los Angeles protesters rejected a purported city proposal offering work space and land away from City Hall –- and vowed to stay camped out on the building’s lawn until their grievances are addressed.

The statement comes after news that the lawn will be closed next week for rehabilitation. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, along with Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, is expected to address the issue at a news conference at 4 p.m. Friday.

Since the protest began nearly two months ago, city officials have held regular meetings with several Occupy protesters, including a representative from the National Lawyers Guild. But other protesters have complained that those representatives don’t speak for everyone and have dismissed the meetings as going against the demonstration’s democratic principles and “horizontal” organizing structure.

The statement released Thursday was written collaboratively by several hundred protesters and was approved with 100% consensus during a nightly general assembly meeting, according to protester Ruth Fowler. The protesters plan to read it aloud at Tuesday’s Los Angeles City Council meeting.