City Council

The agenda reports and supporting documents for all actions taken at the February 15, 2023 meeting are on the City’s website.  Details of the actions taken will also be available, upon completion and adoption of the meeting minutes, which will also be posted on the website.

The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 1, 2023. 

State Of The City
Mayor Bill Peake will present the annual State of The City address, providing updates regarding top priorities and corresponding challenges, along with current municipal topics of interest.

The meeting will be in a hybrid format – both online and in-person.

- Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
- Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
- Location: City Hall – Council Chambers 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove CA 93950
- Virtual: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82502894445
- By Phone: US: +1 669 219 2599 or +1 669 900 9128 or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free)
- Meeting ID: 825 0289 4445

Questions are encouraged and may be sent to Mayor Peake at [email protected] with “State of the City” as the subject line. For those unable to participate, the meeting will be recorded and subsequently available on the City's website at www.cityofpacificgrove.org.

City Clerk

Ethics Training
Our City Attorney and team will be hosting a virtual AB 1234 Ethics Training. California law AB 1234, requires local officials to biennially receive training on public service ethics laws and principles. The purpose of this training is to alert local officials to the extensive array of laws that apply to public service, as well as the unique ethical obligations public servants have. 

The workshop for Friday, February 24, 2023, 9:30 am - 11:30 am.  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP with Sandra Kandell, [email protected]. 

If you cannot attend, please be advised that the FPPC AB1234 training course is available online by visiting http://localethics.fppc.ca.gov/login.aspx, the training must meet the 2-hour minimum requirement. 

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
AB 1825 and the City of Pacific Grove’s Boards, Committees and Commission (BCC) Handbook mandates sexual harassment prevention training for all BCC members.  Our City Attorney and team will be hosting a virtual AB1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention training on February 23, 2023 (time to be determined.   Time and RSVP information will follow, so please stay tuned.   

If you are not able to attend the virtual training on February 23, 2023, the training course is available online at https://sexual-harassment-prevention-training.dfeh.ca.gov/SupervisoryEnglish/story.html Be advised you must print or save your certificate before signing off.  The DFEH does not store certificates of completion. Please provide your certificate of completion to the City Clerk’s office at [email protected].

Community Development

Housing Element Advisory Committee
On Monday, February 6, 2023 the City's Housing Element Advisory Committee met via zoom to discuss and collaborate on various topics such as:

- An overview of the Draft Housing Element
- Draft Element release and review schedule
- Reaching RHNA Targets: Sites Inventory

Linked are the slides, notes, and a recording of the meeting. They can also be found on the City's website under Meetings & Workshops, here.

Administrative Services

City Receives Awards for the Fiscal Year 22/23 Adopted Budget
The City is pleased to announce that it has received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Award and the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) Award for the Fiscal Year 22/23 Adopted Budget!

This is the fourth year that the City has received the GFOA award and the fifth year the City has received the CSMFO Award!

Both awards represent significant achievements for the City. The GFOA Award is the highest form of recognition that a City can receive in governmental budgeting. In order to receive the GFOA award, the City must satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. Each award is valid for a period of one year.

Kudos to all who assisted with the budget process, the Finance team for their work in preparing the document; and Joyce Halabi for her work on the CIP!

Public Works

Point Pinos Trail Wins APWA Project of the Year Award 
On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the American Public Works Association (APWA), Monterey Bay Chapter, awarded the City of Pacific Grove's Point Pinos Coastal Trail Project the 2023 Project of the Year Award in the Small Cities Rural Communities Transportation Category!

Thank you, APWA for recognizing this project and the access, safety, transportation, and resiliency improvements it fostered.  Pictured above is the APWA awards ceremony with the City's Public Works Team and the City's Contractor, Monterey Peninsula Engineering, accepting the award. 

Interested in learning more about the Point Pinos Coastal Trail Project? Visit the project webpage at: www.cityofpg.org/pointpinostrail 

Museum of Natural History Roof Repair - Nearing Completion 
In late January 2023, contractors began the roof repair project at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. The project addresses the deteriorated roof on the Central Avenue facing side of the Bird Room. Over the years, this section of roof infrastructure significantly deteriorated, causing several leaks. 

This project allows the City to make the much-needed repairs to this segment of the roof. The scope of work includes:  

- Remove the existing clay tile roof (~2,784 SF)
- Salvage tiles for re-use
- Install a waterproof membrane over the entire roof deck
- Reinstall clay tiles

The project is now 90% complete! It is anticipated that the project will conclude at the end of next week. 

Clock Tower Maintenance Work Continues! 
In January 2023, the City embarked on maintenance of the City Hall Clock Tower. Contractors are currently in the process of completing the much-needed maintenance tasks. The scope of work includes: repainting of the faded dials using specialized high quality weather resistant paint, servicing and testing of all mechanical components, and replacing the cracked glass on one of the dials. 

Check out one of the partially repainted dials, above!

Cold Mix Patching
Over the last month, the City's Public Works Street Crews used over 1 ton of cold mix to patch potholes at various locations citywide.  After a significant rainfall event, we typically see an uptick in potholes due to surface water loosening deteriorated segments of asphalt pavement sections. Our crews are quick to address the known deficiencies by patching the potholes are they are spotted and reported. 

Check out the before and after photos!  Notice a pothole? Report it to the Public Works via our Citizen Request portal: https://pacificgroveca.qscend.com/311/request/add 

Fire Department

Community Wildfire Protection Plan
We are preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan and we want to hear from you! Complete our survey today and enter the raffle for a chance to win! Learn more at https://ims.dudek.com/MontereyCarmelPacificGroveCWPP

Recreation

Preschool Valentine’s Day Party
Our preschool class celebrated Valentine’s Day with a fun party. They made a bee craft that was buzzing with love, enjoyed songs and music, munched on yummy snacks, exchanged Valentine’s Day cards and listened to a special Valentine’s Day a story time provided by the Pacific Grove Library. A special thank you to our recreation staff and Librarian Mary for making this such a wonderful party!

Kids Night Out: Valentine’s Day Party
Our participants enjoyed a heartwarming night of Valentine’s Day themed crafts, games, special activities, music and cookie decorating. They used their creative talents to make heart air balloons and loveable monkeys that were simply bananas for Valentine’s Day. After eating a yummy dinner, they decorated heart cookies and played a variety of games. Be on the lookout for more fun themed Kids Night Out programs coming this spring!

February Break Camp
Our participants spent their February Break enjoying themed games, activities, crafts, sports and music. They made a wide variety of crafts including a dino-mite dinosaur, a lovable llama, an owl and hedgehog with hearts, and special Valentine’s Day crafts. A big highlight of the week was the Valentine’s Day Party which was filled with games, activities, crafts, and a dance party. They also enjoyed field trips to Caledonia Park, Jewell Park and the Pacific Grove Library. A big thank you to the Pacific Grove Library and staff for hosting our campers and helping them find just the right books for the week. Our staff had a great time this week and are looking forward to Spring Break Camp in April!

Monterey C.E.R.T. Training in Spring 2023
Looking for a way to give back to your community while learning some great emergency preparedness skills, at the same time? Now is your chance to become a volunteer member of the Monterey CERT team!

The Monterey Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program uses a FEMA curriculum to educate people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT has responded to assist the City of PG with multiple searches for at risk/missing persons, door to door emergency notifications, traffic control and they are always happy to join in our community events!

Classes are taught over three consecutive Saturdays. Dates are February 25, March 4th & March 11th. Time each day is 8:30 to 4:30 with a break for lunch. There is NO cost to participate. Students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. To enroll, send an email of interest to: [email protected]. Training will occur in downtown Monterey.

Learn These Skills and Many More:

- Emergency First-Aid
- Use of a fire extinguisher
- Disaster Preparedness
- Shutting your utilities off
- Rescue Techniques
- Communications when phones fail
- Assessing your home or workplace after an earthquake or storm

Click Here to view the City Of Pacific Grove Manager's Report: February 17, 2023