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FEBRUARY 21, 2009 OPD INITIATIVE ELECTION RESULTS

The Election Committee has certified that Initiative A failed and Initiative B passed. The vote count is as follows:

INITIATIVE A: 634 FOR, 868 AGAINST, 9 ABSTENTIONS

INITIATIVE B: 891 FOR, 608 AGAINST, 13 ABSTENTIONS

Including 13 Provisional Ballots, 1524 ballots were cast. The 13 Provisional Ballots will not be counted since they would not change the results.

INITIATIVE A

Rescind OPDs in Venice

At the December 16, 2008 Board Meeting, Mark Lipman presented a petition to the Secretary under Article V A of the VNC Bylaws as follows:

To Fairly Represent Venice, the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) Must Rescind any VNC Board Approval of Overnight Parking Districts in Venice and Transmit a Letter Stating Such to the Los Angeles City Council Office, the Bureau of Engineering, the Department of Transportation, and the California Coastal Commission.

INITIATIVE B

Affirm Venice Stakeholders Right
To Form Overnight Parking Districts (OPDs)

At the January 10, 2009 Rules & Elections Committee Meeting, Mark Ryavec & Stewart Oscars presented a petition to the Secretary under Article V A of the VNC Bylaws as follows:

Venice Stakeholders re-affirm that Venice residents have the same democratic right as other L.A. residents to establish, by 2/3rds petition signatures, OPDs for their blocks to preserve parking for residents and for night-time security, and call upon the VNC to communicate affirmation of this right to pertinent governmental bodies.