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Resident urges better marketing for events and asks city to address Pine Street overnight parking and car campers
Summary
A resident urged the city to better publicize a car meetup event and requested a resident overnight-parking permit for Pine Street between Alma and the Lassen Bridal parking area to address car camping and safety concerns.
During public comment on June 23, resident Johanna Althorfer asked the council to increase marketing for local events and to consider a resident overnight-parking program on Pine Street.
Althorfer said she had stumbled upon a Roadster meet that lacked local promotion and vendors and suggested the city use such events to promote community tourism. She also described three recent incidents involving parked vehicles near her property, including an encounter she described as threatening; she said she called 911 and “I was scared for my life.”
Althorfer asked the council to consider limiting overnight parking on Pine Street from Alma to the Lassen Bridal parking area to 6 a.m.–6 p.m., and to offer free resident parking permits tied to vehicle registration to prevent long-term parking and car camping. She said police have “cracked down” on car campers but that enforcement of the 72-hour vehicle-abandonment rule under California law has been inconsistent.
The council did not vote on a parking ordinance at the meeting; Althorfer’s remarks were taken as public comment and referred to staff follow-up and enforcement options.
Ending: Staff took the public comment under advisement and the council did not take immediate action; the issue may be returned to a future agenda if a policy or ordinance change is proposed.
