Category: General

Beach volleyball tournament this weekend at Del Monte Beach.

The second edition of the Monterey Beach Open volleyball tournament will be held this weekend at Del Monte Beach.

Saturday will feature over 100 youth doubles teams from California, Arizona and Nevada competing in different age brackets. On Sunday, amateur and professional beach volleyball players will compete for a $2,000 prize purse.

There will be 18 beach volleyball courts, along with a DJ and food and apparel vendors at the free event. The Monterey Beach Open runs from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with play beginning at 9 a.m.

As of Wednesday, there were spots remaining for two Girls 12u teams and two Boys 16u teams. Send an email to Jason Companion at [email protected] to place your junior team on the waiting list. Be sure to include names of both players, dates of birth and the requested age division.

Beach Cleanup Today!

Celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up Del Monte Beach, and celebrate volunteer efforts with a lunch potluck afterward. Yoga session begins at 9am.

Save Our Shores is sponsoring a Monterey Beach Cleanup at Del Monte Beach from 10am-Noon, April 19th (Meet us in the parking lot of Wharf #2)

All materials provided, but please consider bringing your own reusable buckets, gloves, bags, and water bottles to help reduce
trash. Individuals and groups welcome.
We will also be having a free yoga class before the cleanup from 9am-10am from local instructor, Lindsay Jackson!

For groups of 10 or more people, please email [email protected].

Neighborhood Improvment Program (NIP)

This is a quick survey of NIP proposals that have been submitted by fellow neighbors for our neighborhood as well as around the city:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LR7HS5H

A NIP project is any public improvement (not on private property) that improves streets, storm drains, sewers, sidewalks, walkways, lighting, traffic control devices, landscaping and beautification, parks, recreational facilities and other public building improvements.

Established in 1985, the Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) directs tourist-generated dollars directly back into the City’s residential neighborhoods. Under a Charter Amendment, at least 16 percent of the money collected through hotel taxes (Transient Occupancy Tax) must be spent on neighborhood and community improvements. Each fiscal year, a committee consisting of Monterey residents considers all submitted projects and recommends which projects should be funded. Several community wide meetings are held and projects are finally voted on by the NIP committee.

New CERT Class

The next CERT class begins Thursday, March 6th and continues each Thursday through April 17th, 2014. Class time each evening is 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. To enroll, reply to [email protected] with an e-mail containing the following information. Persons without e-mail may leave a phone message at 831-646-3416:

Your full name
Physical address
Mailing address if different
Home and cell phone numbers
E-mail address you use most often

We will reply with a confirmation of your enrollment. Please plan on attending all 7 evenings of instruction.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates 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. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. While post class involvement is encouraged, such as participation in quarterly training exercises and joining a neighborhood CERT Team, there is no requirement that you remain with the program after completing the initial training.

CERT training is offered free of charge and family participation is encouraged.

Neighborhood Meeting

We’ve all found that Nextdoor is a great place to connect with your neighbors online and meet up in person. Several lost pets have been found and returned, new issues have been discussed and most importantly we’ve been able to connect with each other.

This Sunday, October 6th at 3:00PM at the Bay View Academy Auditorium (corner of Casa Verde and Del Monte Blvd) we’ll be having a general meeting and elections. Everyone is welcome to come. It’s a great chance to meet with your neighbors and hear about and discuss new events or neighborhood concerns.

Becoming a member of the neighborhood association only costs $10 and membership is open to homeowners and renters alike. Food and refreshments will be provided.

We hope to see you there!

Parking – Action Required

Hello Friends and Neighbors.

On Thursday, August 1st the City Traffic Engineer, Parking Division Manager and a Monterey Police Officer were present at the Bay View School to meet with members of our community. The city officials were there to answer questions about a proposed parking permit program for our neighborhood as well as understand what approach members of our community would like to see if streets within our neighborhood did go through with any type of program.

Based off of the consensus from this meeting the City Traffic Engineer, Rich Deal, will move forward with two agenda items for the next City Council Meeting on September 20th. The first agenda item will be for parking permits on Tide Ave and Beach Way. The second agenda item will be for parking permits on Seafoam Ave.

If you would like for your comments, thoughts, opinions to be added to the file city council members will have for these two agenda items please email them to Rich Deal at [email protected]. Whether you live on these streets that are being proposed or not you are encouraged to email him and get your opinion on record. It is requested that these emails be submitted within the next week to ensure they can be added to the agenda.

You are also invited to attend the City Council meeting on September 20th.