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

CITY COUNCIL

* TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE: Approved the temporary closure of Ivar Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and Selma Avenue in Hollywood April 4 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a cleanup project by the Hollywood Beautification Team, a community group. The street will be used as a staging area from which volunteers aided by people serving misdemeanor court sentences will launch the project to clean up litter and graffiti. The cleanup area is bounded by Franklin Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard, Normandie Avenue and La Brea Avenue.

* L.A. RIVER: Approved a proposal by council members Ruth Galanter and Michael Woo supporting the passage of a pending bill by Assemblyman Bill Filante (R-San Rafael) that would provide $25 million in state grants for flood-control projects to improve wildlife and recreational areas near rivers and streams in urban communities. The council is hoping that some of the funds would be used to create a greenbelt along the Los Angeles River that runs through sections of urban communities.

RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSIONERS

* VENICE BEACH: Tentatively approved a plan by the Damson Oil Company of Houston to pay for the restoration of a one-acre oil-drilling site along Venice Beach. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, stopped production there in 1989. Under the plan, Damson agreed to pay $400,000 in cash. An additional $200,000 would also be available from a performance bond if Damson’s insurance company approves the agreement. The cleanup will include hauling an estimated 15,000 cubic yards of oil-contaminated soil to a landfill or treating it so it can remain at the site.

* TRAVEL EXPENSES: Approved spending $16,641 to reimburse Mark Goldstein, who was recently hired as director of the Los Angeles Zoo, for moving and travel expenses from Boston.

HOW THEY VOTED: How Westside representatives voted on selected issues. * HOMELESS: Approved a proposal by Councilwoman Rita Walters asking the city attorney to investigate allegations that some establishments install sprinkler systems that are used to wet sidewalks or spray the homeless to discourage them from congregating in front of businesses. The city attorney was also asked to report to the council on what steps can be taken to prohibit such practices. Passed: 10-0. Voting yes: Marvin Braude, John Ferraro and Michael Woo. Ruth Galanter, Nate Holden, Joel Wachs and Zev Yaroslavsky were absent.

ON THE AGENDA

* SETTLEMENT: The council is scheduled to discuss spending $800,000 to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by a family of a 16-year-old boy who was accidentally shot and killed by a Los Angeles police officer in 1987.