A summary of selected City Hall actions affecting Central Los Angeles in the past week.

CITY COUNCIL REWARD: Councilwoman Joan Milke Flores has proposed a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in the death of Felipe Vargas, who was shot and killed near the Jordan Downs housing project in Watts. Vargas was killed as he and his wife were delivering gifts during the holidays. ALLEY GATED: Councilman Nate Holden has proposed that gates be erected to block the alley behind Jefferson Boulevard between Norton and 12th avenues in the Crenshaw District. The gates were requested by area property owners to help deter crime. Residents will pay for the gates. BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Councilwoman Rita Walters requested that $500 from her 9th District’s public-service funds be used to help support the Los Angeles Conservancy’s tour of the Central Avenue area Feb. 20. The tour, part of the commemoration of Black History Month, will highlight historic South-Central. CITY AMBULANCE: Approved selling a surplus city ambulance for $1 to the nonprofit Community Health Foundation of East Los Angeles for its Homeless Health Care Project. The foundation is a nonprofit service organization. SIDEWALK SALE: Councilman Mike Hernandez is requesting the closure of several streets in Lincoln Heights on Feb. 19, 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the city’s annual sidewalk sale: North Broadway between Lincoln Park Avenue and the Golden State Freeway; Pasadena Avenue between Avenue 26 and Avenue 28; and Daly Street between Pasadena Avenue and North Broadway. CHINESE NEW YEAR: Walters requested the closure of Main Street between Temple and 1st streets Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the Chinese New Year celebration. The Chinese American Care, a coalition of Chinese-American organizations, will provide lunches and blankets to the homeless. RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSIONERS MLK PARK: Approved spending $5,500 for a reappraisal of property near 39th Street and Western Avenue that is part of an expansion project at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The owner rejected a previous offer of $200,000. HOW THEY VOTED How South - Central and Eastside representatives voted on selected issues. SETTLEMENT: Approved spending $49,000 to settle a lawsuit by Paulo Hernandez, 36, who was injured in 1991 when a Los Angeles police officer’s motorcycle fell on his foot. The officer had gotten off the motorcycle and was interviewing Hernandez when it fell. Passed: 13-0. Voting yes: Richard Alatorre, Flores, Mike Hernandez and Walters. Holden and Mark Ridley-Thomas were absent.