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

CITY COUNCIL

* BEER AND WINE SALES: Voted to not allow the sale of beer and wine at a South-Central food market that was destroyed in the 1992 riots and is scheduled to reopen this week. An attorney for the 7,700-square-foot market, at 1955 W. Slauson, argued that it was unfair to prohibit the sale of alcohol because the store has two full-time security guards and closes at 7 p.m. But Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, whose district includes the market, said allowing the beer and wine sales would contribute to the longstanding problem of excessive liquor sales in the area.

* WOMEN’S HOUSING COMPLEX: Authorized the city housing department to issue a $1.6-million loan to Catholic Charities for the acquisition of land in Westlake on which a 61-unit low-income apartment complex for women and children will be built. The Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women, a program of Catholic Charities, will operate the project at 1650 Rockwood St.

* CHURCH BUILDING PROJECT: Voted to deny the appeal of a homeowner who had requested that the new West Angeles Church, to be built at 3640 Crenshaw Blvd., not be allowed to have two driveways on 36th Street.

HOW THEY VOTED

How South-Central and Eastside City Council representatives voted on selected issues: * GUN STORE TAX RAISE: Instructed the city attorney to prepare an ordinance that will raise the business tax on sellers of guns and ammunition to the city’s highest level. The ordinance would raise business tax from $1.48 per $1,000 in retail sales to $5.91. Scott Ehredt, the owner of the Gun World stores, which has two locations in Los Angeles, said the ordinance would amount to a tax increase of $5,000 a year at his smallest store. He called the proposal unfair, saying, “The people that buy guns at my stores are not the same people who commit street crimes.” Passed 8-3. Voting yes: Jackie Goldberg, Mike Hernandez, Nate Holden, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Rita Walters. Voting no: Rudy Svorinich Jr. Absent: Richard Alatorre.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

* TRUANCY LAW: Approved a proposed ordinance that would allow police officers to issue citations to truant minors who loiter in public places between 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Under the ordinance, which is expected to be passed by the City Council this week, police officers will issue citations, similar to traffic tickets, that would require the offending student to appear in juvenile court with their parents or guardians. Those found guilty would face up to 20 hours of community service or a fine of up to $250. The law, patterned after a similar ordinance passed in Monrovia last year, will streamline the truancy process, allowing the police to simply issue a ticket, then leave. Currently, students found ditching school are taken either to school or to the nearest police station until their parents or guardians pick them up.