A summary of significant Los Angeles City...

A summary of significant Los Angeles City Hall decisions affecting the Westside in the last week.

CITY COUNCIL

* STREET CLOSURE: Approved a temporary closure of Stearns Drive between Pico and Olympic boulevards from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday for a Hanukkah celebration.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

* WALK OF FAME: Approved putting the name of the actress Nichelle Nichols on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Nichols is well-known as Commander Uhura on the popular television series Star Trek. The ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Jan. 9 at 6633 Hollywood Blvd.

HOW THEY VOTED

How Westside council members voted on selected issues:

* FEES: Approved a $50 increase for installing metal shields over street light globes to prevent light from shining directly into windows and doors of homes. Those requesting the service will pay $100. Twelve glare shields were installed during 1990-91. Passed: 13-0.

VOTING YES: Marvin Braude, John Ferraro, Ruth Galanter, Nate Holden and Joel Wachs. Michael Woo and Zev Yaroslavsky were absent.

* FESTIVAL FUNDS: Approved giving a $500,000 grant to the 1993 Los Angeles Festival. The festival has been held every three years since the 1984 Olympics Games in Los Angeles. The 1993 festival, which will include music, dance, theater and film, is scheduled to be held from Aug. 17 to Sept. 16. Passed: 14-0.

VOTING YES: Braude, Ferraro, Galanter, Holden, Wachs and Yaroslavsky. Woo was absent.

* HOLIDAY SYMBOLS: Approved placing a Christmas tree and an unlighted menorah or candelabrum in the City Hall Rotunda during the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons. Passed: 13-0.

VOTING YES: Braude, Ferraro, Galanter, Holden and Wachs. Woo and Yaroslavsky were absent.

* ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF: Approved hiring the Century City law firm of Christensen, White, Miller, Fink & Jacobs to represent the city in a $10-million lawsuit filed by Assistant Police Chief Robert L. Vernon against the city last month. Vernon’s lawsuit claimed he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and demanded a halt to an internal police investigation into whether his conservative religious beliefs conflict with his official duties. The council agreed to pay the firm a maximum of $450,000 for pretrial and trial proceedings. Passed: 12-2.

VOTING YES: Braude, Ferraro, Galanter, Holden, Wachs and Yaroslavsky. Woo was absent.