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

* BARRICADES: Approved the construction of temporary wooden barricades at 8th Street between Crenshaw and Lucerne boulevards in Windsor Village in the Mid-Wilshire area. Residents seeking to curtail crime, including gang activity, petitioned the council for the barricades. The temporary barricades will cost the city about $4,500. Permanent structures must be paid for by the residents.

* PUBLIC NUISANCE: Councilman Nate Holden has introduced a motion requesting that an abandoned residence at 2716 S. La Brea Ave. be demolished at the owner’s expense. Neighbors have complained that the vacant residence is a haven for transients, drug trafficking and other illegal activities. The matter has been referred to the council’s public safety committee.

* HANDICAPPED RAMPS: Approved spending an additional $105,000 to complete a project that includes construction of 122 handicapped access ramps at various intersections in West Los Angeles and the Venice area. The total cost is $204,000.

DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS

* FERRARO HONORED: New soccer fields at Griffith Park have been named for Councilman John Ferraro, who was an All-American football player for USC in 1944 and 1947. Recreation and parks commissioners named a 26-acre site north of the zoo parking lot “The John Ferraro Soccer Fields.” The site includes five soccer fields, two practice fields and a rugby field. Construction cost was $657,446.

HOW THEY VOTED

How Westside representatives voted on selected issues. * CHILD CARE: Approved a proposal urging Gov. Pete Wilson and legislative leaders to “maintain their diligence in preserving and enhancing existing child-care programs” and to oppose proposals against such programs. Passed: 11-0. Voting yes: John Ferraro, Ruth Galanter, Michael Woo and Zev Yaroslavsky. Marvin Braude, Nate Holden and Joel Wachs were absent.

* TRIATHLON: Approved a contract with L.A. International Triathlon to produce the city’s first triathlon June 7. Event sponsors are expecting more than 2,000 to take part in the competition, which will include swimming at Venice Beach, cycling from the beach to Griffith Park and running in the park. Passed: 14-1. Voting yes: Ferraro, Galanter, Holden, Wachs, Woo and Yaroslavsky. Braude voted no.

* SETTLEMENT I: Approved spending $85,000 in a lawsuit brought by two men who were injured in a May 18, 1988, automobile accident involving Los Angeles Police Department officers. Jose Gustavo Rodriquez, the driver, and Eduardo Martinez were hurt when their van was hit on the driver’s side by a patrol car making a left turn at Central Avenue and Imperial Highway. Passed: 13-0. Voting yes: Braude, Galanter, Holden, Wachs, Woo and Yaroslavsky. Ferraro was absent.

* SETTLEMENT II: Approved spending $27,552 to settle a lawsuit against the city by a man shot with a Taser by police who were citing him for failing to stop for a red light in December, 1983. A jury ruled against Raymond Mateyko but found that Officers Thomas Felix and Michael Serafin should have been given more training in the use of a Taser. Passed: 13-0. Voting yes: Braude, Galanter, Holden, Woo and Yaroslavsky. Wachs and Ferraro were absent.