A summary of significant Los Angeles City...

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

CITY COUNCIL

ZONE CHANGE: Approved a zoning change to allow more commercial development on both sides of Larchmont Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and 1st Street in the Hancock Park area. The change is aimed at providing more neighborhood shops and services and encouraging pedestrian-oriented shopping.

AIDS GRANT: Approved a proposal awarding a $154,000 grant to the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center that will be used to rehabilitate part of a four-story building at 1625 N. Hudson Ave. in Hollywood for use as an HIV/AIDS shelter for youth.

STORM DRAIN PIPE REPAIR: Approved spending $50,000 to repair a collapsed storm-water drainage pipe near Sunset Boulevard and Marquez Avenue in Pacific Palisades before a major storm hits the area. The mild rainfall on Oct. 30 caused flooding on portions of Sunset because of the damaged pipe.

BIKE PATROL: Approved a proposal to spend $600 from Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky’s Fifth District public service fund to buy a bicycle for the city Police Department’s West Los Angeles Bike Patrol.

BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSIONERS

LEAKY ROOF: Approved spending $32,000 to replace the roof of the community building at the West Wilshire Recreation Center, 141 S. Gardner St. in the Park LaBrea area.

HOW THEY VOTED

How Westside representatives voted on selected issues.

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM GIFT: After a long council debate, accepted Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s donation of two acres of land at 15147 Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades. The land was formerly used for oil drilling. The company is to pay for removal of any hazardous materials. Some members expressed concern over using the land for recreational and parking purposes. Passed: 10-1.

VOTING YES: Marvin Braude, John Ferraro, Nate Holden, Michael Woo and Zev Yaroslavsky. Ruth Galanter and Mark Ridley-Thomas were absent.

COMING UP AT CITY COUNCIL

CIVIL UNREST PROJECT: On Friday, the council is scheduled to discuss the use of $2.9 million in federal funds for job training by public and private organizations for residents affected by last spring’s riots.