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

CITY COUNCIL

* DAMAGED APARTMENTS: Approved an ordinance requiring landlords of apartments damaged in the Northridge earthquake to offer the repaired apartment to the previous tenant before offering it to anyone else. Tenants have 45 days from passage of the ordinance to notify the landlord of their intent to move back in. Once a unit is repaired, the tenant has 30 days to move back. The city plans a vigorous campaign to inform renters of the ordinance.

* PARK HOURS: Approved a motion that will make it easier for recreation and parks commissioners to change the opening and closing hours of city parks. Under the motion, changing a park’s hours of operation will require only the approval of the local City Council member. Previously, such a change required approval of the entire City Council. Current operating hours for city parks are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Certain parks considered dangerous now may close earlier.

* BUSINESS AID: Approved funding for three agencies to provide educational and counseling services to businesses in three of the city’s economically depressed areas. Barrio Planners Inc. is to provide services for the East Side, the USC-based Entrepreneurial Institute for South-Central, and Valley Economic Development Corp. for Pacoima. Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg contended that the Temple-Beverly Corridor, which extends roughly from Downtown to the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, was an equally depressed area. Councilman Mike Hernandez concurred and the two agreed to draft an amendment that would provide funding for an agency to provide similar services to businesses in that area.

* MUSEUM EXPANSION: Approved a plan for the Los Angeles Children’s Museum, 310 N. Main St., to expand from 15,000 square feet to 80,000 square feet. No date has been set for the expansion, which will cost an estimated $20 million.

* BLACK HISTORY PARADE: Approved the closure of Western Avenue between Slauson Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Feb. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the Black History Parade.

HOW THEY VOTED

How South-Central and Eastside City Council representatives voted on selected issues. * BILL RELIEF: Approved a Department of Water and Power plan to give up to $200 credit for combined water and electric bills to customers whose residences or small businesses were issued a red tag because of damage from the Northridge earthquake. Customers whose residences or businesses were given a yellow tag will get a $100 credit. Passed 15-0. Voting yes: Richard Alatorre, Mike Hernandez, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Rita Walters, Nate Holden, Jackie Goldberg, Rudy Svorinich Jr.