La Jolla Meters

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Anyone go to this meeting?

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December 20, 2007

LA JOLLA – A drive for parking meters in La Jolla has temporarily hit the brakes.

The La Jolla Community Parking District Advisory Board, which was scheduled to vote yesterday on a disputed pay-parking plan, instead found itself stuck in a legal bog for at least a month or two.
At issue are financial-disclosure requirements for quasi-governmental boards such as La Jolla's.
The San Diego City Attorney's Office notified the parking board last week that state political conflict-of-interest laws require its nine members to either file detailed financial statements under a broad rule or adopt a more specific disclosure ordinance that will need City Council approval.
Until then, any action by the board – such as adopting or even discussing a parking plan – would be null, advised Chief Deputy City Attorney Michael Calabrese.
The board intends to devote its next meeting on Jan. 16 to working with Calabrese on drafting its own ordinance. Calabrese said it would probably take three to four more weeks to get it before the City Council.
The 70 or so residents at yesterday's meeting were told they could voice opinions as public comment, but the panel could not respond. About 10 people spoke, all opposed to pay stations in La Jolla's central retail zone, known as the village.
After the hour-long meeting, board member Darcy Ashley said public disclosure of each member's financial interests might ease some of the community rancor over the parking plan. “We have an ability to restore some public confidence,” she said.