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

HAZARDOUS BUILDING: Declared the building at 3747-3763 Wilshire Blvd. to be a health and safety hazard, and directed the city engineer to hire a demolition contractor to demolish it if the owner does not arrange for the demolition within 30 days. The building, located on Wilshire near Western Avenue, has suffered substantial damage from Metro Rail tunneling. It also sustained damage from the Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. The vacant building is surrounded by a fence, but authorities say the site has become a magnet for drug sales and use.

* BUILDING VIOLATIONS: Placed several properties in the city’s Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP), designed to encourage landlords to quickly repair and better maintain their buildings. Once a building is placed into REAP, the tenants’ rent payments are placed in a city account; the city keeps $50 of each payment and the remaining money is turned over to the landlord only after repairs are made. A couple of properties and why they were entered into REAP: 1821 S. Harvard Blvd., because of heating violations; 303 E. 35th St., heating violations.

* DEADLY FIRE: After hearing Deputy Fire Chief Dan Anthony discuss why a fire engine was sent to a wrong address for a house fire that claimed four lives early Monday, the council directed him to report back Tuesday with a study outlining ways such mistakes could be avoided.

* STREET CLOSURE: Approved the street closure of Sunset Boulevard between Argyle Street and El Centro Avenue, and Argyle between Sunset Boulevard and Selma Avenue, on Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Japan’s Los Banos concentration camp in the Phillippines. On Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. soldiers and Filipino guerrillas raided the camp, rescuing 2,147 civilians.

HOW THEY VOTED

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

* JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION: Approved the recommendation by the Criminal Justice Planning Office to provide $581,429 in funding to 16 community service organizations that have programs aimed at reducing criminal behavior by youths. Among the agencies receiving funds are the City Hearts’ Youth Arts Diversion Program (allotted $49,000), Para Los Ninos ($40,000), People Who Care Youth Center ($45,000) and Big Sisters of Los Angeles ($50,000). Passed 13-0. Voting yes: Richard Alatorre, Mike Hernandez, Jackie Goldberg, Nate Holden, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Rudy Svorinich Jr., Rita Walters.