City Council District-11 (CD-11) Safe Parking Program

Letter From Bill Rosendahl RE: People Living in their Vehicles in Council District 11

Bill Rosendahl sent a letter to residents of CD-11 on 7/26/2010 about the progress the City has made on a groundbreaking program to deal with the issue of people living in their vehicles in Council District 11.

Click HERE to read his letter.

This letter contained links to a presentation on the Streets to Homes program and to a draft of an RFP that will be sent by the Los Angeles Housing Services Authority (LAHSA) to service providers in connection with implementing the Streets To Homes Program. According to the presentaion, LAHSA plans to complete the RFP and issue it in mid-August.

Click HERE to view the presentation.
Click HERE to view the draft RFP.

Streets To Homes Presentation from Sophia Heller

The Venice Neighborhood Council heard a presentation from Sophia Heller, a consultant to City Council District 11, regarding a “safe overnight parking program,” on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at its regularly scheduled Board Meeting.

Click HERE to read about Ms. Heller’s presentation.

The presentation (and related questions) lasted over an hour and was reported on extensively by the Santa Monica Mirror and the Venice Dispatch. A video of the presentation (all 62 minutes of it!) can be seen by clicking HERE.

Oversize Vehicle Ordinance

The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion on June 29th that prohibited the parking of oversized vehicles between the hours of 2am and 6am on streets where signs restricting such parking have been posted. According to the ordinance, an oversized vehicle was defined to be any motorized vehicle in excess of 22 feet in length or greater than 84 inches high. The ordinance also provided methods for posting of signs restricting oversized vehicle parking.

Click HERE to read the ordinance.

Santa Barabara “New Beginnings” Site Visit

On February 25th, 2010, a delegation led by CD-11 Council member Bill Rosendahl and consisting of CD11 staff: Jim Horwitz, Mike Bonin, Arturo Pina, Nancy Franco; LAPD Officers Theresa Skinner and Peggy Thusing; and Venice residents David Ewing and Stewart Oscars, visited Santa Barbara to review their RV Parking Program.

A report of the visit, written by David Ewing and Stewart Oscars was presented to the Venice Neighborhood Council at it Board Meeting March 16th, 2010.

Click HERE to read their report.