PART 1: 4/12/11 - VNC MEETING ON LAMC 85.11

On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 the Venice Neighborhood Council voted in favor of the amended LAMC 85.11, as presented by Councilman Rosendahl, staff and a PATH representative. It was after 11:00 pm that the final vote was taken following a long evening of discussion and emotional community commentary. The addition of Penmar golf course parking lot to the new ordinance upset residents in the Penmar area, who complained that they had not been consulted on the plan to place 8 PATH program participants (vehicle dwellers) in the Penmar golf course parking lot, as part of the overnight "safe-parking" (safe from police harassment!) program proposed by Rosendahl back in September 2010. This vote may or may not have any bearing on how the final LAMC 85.11 reads, given the fact that the city council has the last word.