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

CITY COUNCIL

* HIGHLAND PARK CHILD CARE: Authorized city officials to select from a group of bidders for the reconstruction of a Highland Park building to be used for a child care center. The building, once owned by the Southwest Museum, has fallen into disrepair and the city has set a maximum of $1.4 million for its rehabilitation. It is envisioned that once completed, the center will provide child care for about 43 infants and preschool children. In 1998, a Metro Blue Line station is scheduled to open next to the center, providing residents who commute Downtown with a convenient child care location.

* L.A. RIVER TREES: Approved the transfer of $150,000 in city money to the Los Angeles Greenway Project to be used for landscaping along a three-mile stretch of the Los Angeles River. The plan calls for the planting of 1,006 trees along the river from Los Feliz Boulevard to Riverside Drive and the installation of an irrigation system.

* ARMY AIR FORCE ORCHESTRA: Approved the following street closures on Wednesday from 2:30 to 6 p.m. because of a performance at Pershing Square by the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Orchestra: the east and west curb lanes of Hill Street between 5th and 6th streets; the east curb lane of Hill Street between 4th and 5th streets; the southern curb lane of 5th Street between Olive and Hill Street; and the east curb lane of Olive between 5th and 6th streets. An estimated 2,000 people are expected to attend the free concert that is to feature a variety of World War II-era standards.

HOW THEY VOTED

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

* GANG TRACKING SYSTEM: Approved applying for a $100,000 grant from the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning to acquire a computer system for the Los Angeles Police Department that would track activities of gang members. The system, known as Gang Reporting Evaluation and Tracking, is already used by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and would give the LAPD quicker access to updated information through a vast database. The money would be used for the purchase and installation of computer equipment and the training of personnel to use it. During discussion of the proposal, Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg expressed concern that some innocent people might be targeted for tracking and suffer an invasion of privacy. She said: “Not all gang members are criminals.” A police spokesman said certain criteria, such as gang tattoos and association with known gang members, would qualify someone for inclusion in the database. The computer database is maintained by Law Enforcement Communications Network, a private firm with a contract with the California Department of Justice. State approval of the grant is almost certain, according to city officials. Passed 12-0. Voting yes: Richard Alatorre, Goldberg, Mike Hernandez, Nate Holden, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Rudy Svorinich Jr., Rita Walters.