A summary of selected City Hall actions...

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

CITY COUNCIL

* STREET CLOSURE: Councilman Nate Holden requested the closure of a portion of Queen Anne Place near 12th Street on school days from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the protection of 575 students at Queen Anne Place Elementary School. The children will be crossing Queen Anne Place to use the playground while a portion of the campus is under construction for at least a year.

* LINCOLN HEIGHTS JAIL: Approved placing the former Lincoln Heights jail and police station at 401-421 N. Avenue 19 on the city’s list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. The five-story concrete Art Deco building served as a jail and police station from about 1921 until the late 1950s. The building is used today for a variety of community activities.

* PROPERTY TRANSFER: Approved a transfer of ownership of two vacant single-family residences at 954 and 956 W. 81st St. and a vacant lot at 81st Street and Vermont Avenue from the federal government. The properties were seized under the federal Asset Forfeiture Program because of suspected links to drug trafficking. No plans for the city’s use of the properties have been determined.

* HISTORIC LISTING: Approved placing the Janss Investment Co. building at Western and Maplewood avenues on the city’s list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. The building was constructed in 1928.

* CHRISTMAS TOY PARTY: Councilwoman Rita Walters requested that several streets, including 5th Street between San Pedro and Gladys streets, be closed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 19 for the annual Christmas Toy Party by the Fred Jordan Mission. In addition to toys, needy families will receive food, blankets and Christmas trees.

HOW THEY VOTED

How South-Central and Eastside City Council representatives voted on selected issues. * DWP AUDIT: Approved a proposal to hire a consultant firm to audit the Department of Water and Power’s management practices. The council hopes the examination will identify ways to make the department more efficient and competitive with other utilities. Passed: 10-0. Voting yes: Richard Alatorre, Mike Hernandez, Jackie Goldberg, Holden, Mark Ridley-Thomas and Rudy Svorinich Jr. Absent: Walters.

* POLICE MUSEUM: Approved accepting the Mobile Police Museum as a gift from the Los Angeles Police Historical Society Inc. The museum, a trailer and truck, is used to display police artifacts at public events for educational and recruitment purposes. The museum will become part of the city’s vehicle fleet and will cost an estimated $3,200 per year to maintain. Passed: 10-0. Voting yes: Alatorre, Hernandez, Goldberg, Holden, Ridley-Thomas and Svorinich. Absent: Walters.