Wednesday, February 24, 2016 / 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

City of Monterey

Parks are being planned in the City of Monterey!

This afternoon, the Monterey City Council is going to be meeting with the City’s Parks and Recreation Commission, and with the City’s Planning Commission, in a joint session. The meeting will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Monterey City Hall. Up for discussion will be a proposed Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the City of Monterey. You are most cordially invited to attend.

The City Council has budgeted $150,000 for an update to the current Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and has authorized a $140,000 consultant contract. The City doesn’t think it has to do an Environmental Impact Report, which may, or may not, be a legally sustainable position. The City’s agenda says that this will just be a “plan,” after all, so there won’t be any foreseeable physical change on or in the environment. Maybe so! On the other hand, the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, does generally require environmental review at the planning stages as projects move from plans to reality.

The process is still at a relatively preliminary stage. A draft statement of “vision and goals” is what is being explored now. As listeners probably realize, this is definitely a case of “if you care, be there!”

You can get more information at kusp.org/landuse.

More Information:

Land Use Links

Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog

Monterey City Council Agenda

Parks Master Planning Item