The La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) voted to give ’em enough rope at the Nov. 5 meeting. The board voted 7-5-1 to permit the Park and Recreation Department to erect its annual, half-inch rope and three warning signs not to disturb the seals during pupping season from Dec. 15 to May 15 at the Children’s Pool, also called Casa Beach. At the same time, a 3-foot sign will announce that the beach is still open. Trustees expressed opposition to the rope barrier because of its inconsistency with the community plan.  “I reject the rope barrier because it’s not consistent with the public access provisions of the La Jolla Plan,” trustee Phil Merten said. Trustee Roy Weiss, however, gave his approval for the rope, which he likened to a fence surrounding a pool: a necessary barrier to prevent people from harassing the seals and violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. “The city is just trying to thread the needle between public access and the Marine Protection Act,” Weiss said.    Flaunting flautas Jose’s Courtroom Mexican restaurant at 1037 Prospect St. wants to put La Jolla on the map for the person who will set the world record for eating the most flautas, a thin, rolled flour tortilla, deep fried and filled with ground chicken. Professional eaters are expected to gulp down 60 to 70 flautas within eight minutes to compete for the $2,000 prize. Jose’s will close its strip of Prospect Street and host the world championship flauta-eating contest on Dec. 6, the same day as the holiday parade. Jose’s will serve food and host a beer/margarita garden, beginning at noon, and expects 200 to 300 people. The restaurant will also offer face-painting activities for children at the south end of the street during the parade, which starts at 2 p.m. “I’m concentrating on making it an event that works well with families and that works with adults,” Jose’s owner Bill McHugh said. LJCPA unanimously gave its approval for the event. Jose’s paid $250 for the street closure, $175 for a permit to serve food outside and plans to hire 10 security guards. The sidewalk will not be closed.   Triathlon rolls in Two thousand bicyclists are expected traverse Mount Soledad and then head down Via Capri and Hidden Valley Road and across the Ardath Road intersection to Torrey Pines Road on March 21 from 7 to 10 a.m. as part of the first annual San Diego Triathlon, which begins and ends around Mission Bay. The roads will remain open, and bikers will be forced to limit their speeds to 15 miles per hour heading down Via Capri or else be disqualified. The San Diego Sports Commission, the event organizer, plans to hire 300 police officers and 100 traffic controllers to monitor the roads. Police will guide traffic at the Torrey Pines/ Via Capri intersection during the race. Despite concerns about traffic flow along Via Capri and through the throat, the board approved the event 8-3-2.     The LJCPA meets the first Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. For information visit www.lajollacpa.org.