A summary of significant Los Angeles City Hall decisions affecting the Westside in the past week. : CITY COUNCIL

* HOLLYWOODLAND: Approved an ordinance establishing the Hollywoodland Specific Plan, which protects the architectural character of homes in the Hollywood area that were built in the 1920s. The ordinance controls development in the area, which is bounded on three sides by Griffith Park and includes the south side of Belden Drive, Locksley Place and a portion of Hollyridge Drive.

* CRIME SYSTEM: Approved a proposal by Councilman Marvin Braude authorizing spending $55,545 to install a computerized mapping system in the Police Department. The system will be paid for by a grant from the state Office of Criminal Justice Planning.

* VENICE FESTIVAL: Ruth Galanter has requested the temporary closure of Abbott Kinney Boulevard from Venice Boulevard to Brooks Avenue in Venice on Aug. 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the Venice Arts & Crafts Festival.

* LOW-INCOME HOTELS: Michael Woo has introduced a proposal that would prevent the demolition of single-room occupancy hotels located outside the central city area. The ordinance protecting the hotels will expire soon, and Woo’s proposal would extend it. Woo’s proposal also asks for $50,000 for a rental housing study seeking ways to preserve low-income tenant housing.

PLANNING COMMISSION

* ANNEXATION: Approved a Planning Commission staff recommendation that a 27-acre city park located on county land be annexed to the city of Los Angeles. Westwood Park is at 1350 Sepulveda Blvd. in Westwood. County services, including fire and police protection, would be handled by the city. The council must give final approval.

HOW THEY VOTED: How Westside representatives voted on selected issues.

* SETTLEMENT 1: Approved spending $304,905 to settle a lawsuit against the city by Harold K. Pagdin, 58, who sued for damages and injuries sustained when he tripped and fell over metal protruding from a sidewalk in Century City in 1985. Passed: 13-0. Voting yes: Marvin Braude, Ruth Galanter, Nate Holden, Mark Ridley-Thomas and Zev Yaroslavsky. John Ferraro and Michael Woo were absent.

* SETTLEMENT 2: Approved spending $99,500 to settle a lawsuit brought against the city on behalf of a 13-year-old girl who was molested by a city employee. The molestation occurred over a two-year period between 1987 and 1989 while the girl was enrolled in an after-school child-care program run by the city at Echo Park Recreation Center. Passed: 13-0. Voting yes: Braude, Galanter, Holden, Ridley-Thomas and Yaroslavsky. Ferraro and Woo were absent.

* DWP CLAIM: Approved spending $21,978 to settle a claim filed by the Department of Water and Power in 1988 contending that city workers installing a traffic signal at Beverly Glen Boulevard and Nicada Drive in the Beverly Glen area damaged underground DWP cables. Passed: 13-0. Voting yes: Braude, Galanter, Holden, Ridley-Thomas and Yaroslavsky. Ferraro and Woo were absent.

* OIL-SPILL GRANT: Accepted a $50,000 grant from the state Department of Fish and Game for the purpose of completing a plan to respond to cleanup efforts in the event of a coastal oil spill. Passed: 13-0. Voting yes: Braude, Galanter, Holden, Ridley-Thomas and Yaroslavsky. Ferraro and Woo were absent.