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

* DRUG TASK FORCE: Approved using $70,000 from the Police Department’s General Fund to pay for the overtime work of eight narcotics officers working for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, which is under the control of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. Operating throughout Southern California, the task force focuses on disrupting major distribution rings of cocaine, heroin, PCP and marijuana. The DEA will reimburse the city.

* WILSHIRE TRAFFIC: Approved transferring $1.7 million in parking revenues to a project designed to improve the flow of traffic on the Miracle Mile section of Wilshire Boulevard, between Fairfax and Sycamore avenues (one block east of La Brea Avenue). The project will include expanding left-turn capacities, re-landscaping median islands and lane re-striping. The plan does not include a synchronized lighting system for the 16-block stretch.

* FEMA FUNDS: Approved using $27 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency relief funds to reimburse various city departments for expenses incurred in the recovery effort following the Northridge earthquake. The distributions include $10 million to the Police Department, $2.1 million to the Building and Safety Department, $1.5 million to the Parks and Recreation Department and $900,000 to the Fire Department.

* EARTHQUAKE BOOKLETS: Approved using $46,000 from the City’s General Purpose Fund to buy 275,000 “Yogi Bear Earthquake Preparedness” booklets. The booklets, printed in English and Spanish, will be distributed at schools, fire stations, Red Cross outposts and City Council offices. Booklets in several other languages may be printed later.

HOW THEY VOTED

How South-Central and Eastside City Council representatives voted on selected issues.

* GUN CONTROL: Approved a motion expressing the council’s support for a bill pending in the state Legislature that would allow California cities to adopt their own gun-control laws, provided they are more stringent than current state and federal laws. Among those arguing against the motion was Councilman Nate Holden, who said that if the bill becomes law, Los Angeles County could theoretically have 86 gun control laws. Also speaking against the motion was Councilman Richard Alatorre. He contended that the council’s action was a waste of time because, he said, “this bill is going absolutely nowhere.” Passed 10-4. Voting yes: Mike Hernandez, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Rita Walters, Jackie Goldberg. Voting no: Alatorre, Holden, Rudy Svorinich Jr.