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Carmel-by-the-Sea is blessed with
our amazing nature - beach & forest,
our architectural heritage,
our culture - events, food, wine, art, and entertainment
our offerings in and by our local businesses,
our local non-profits and their supporters,
our volunteers on City Council, Boards & Commissions,
our committed City staff,
...and of course our respectful, smart, and engaged residents - both past and present. We are thankful for it all.
To guide the future we will all enjoy - we always encourage the power of your participation. Thanks in advance for joining in one or all of this weeks City Meetings!
MONDAY March 24, 2025 at 4:30PM - City Council Special Meeting - Capital Improvement Plan and Budget Forecast for FY 2025/2026 - in Council Chambers & via Zoom. HERE is the full agenda packet including many supporting reports.
Topics to be covered & direction requested on:
1. Recap of the February Council Priorities Workshop and Project List - here
2. Presentation on the Five Year Financial Forecast - here
3. Presentation on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025/26 Capital Improvement Program and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan - here
4. Presentation on revisions to the Financial Policies - here
HERE is the CRA Strategic Priorities & Budget page with multiple prior sessions, video's and documents - including the recent Feb 27th 5 hour workshop.
TUESDAY - March 25, 2025 at 5PM - Special Housing Element City/AHA Progress Report and Community Workshop - in Carpenter Hall.
HERE is the Agenda with remote access details.
HERE is the CRA page on past public meetings on this topic, with video's & slides.
THURSDAY - March 27, 2025 at 10:00AM - Next City Council Special Meeting on Police & Public Works Building Project - in Council Chambers & via Zoom. The agenda packet is coming HERE as the date nears.
HERE is the CRA page on past public meetings on this topic, with video's & slides.
CRA in March - already!
March 11th CRA Members No-Host at Bar Napoli
March 15th CRA Beach Clean Up
 
and...
HERE is the CUSD March Newsletter - guiding future Carmelites
April 10th 5:30-7:30 - Only weeks away!
Our 28th 2025 Citizen of the Year awards ceremony will be held at the Carmel Woman's Club, everyone is welcome. Join us Thursday April 10th from 5:30-7:30 PM. Our ceremony includes local & regional leaders – providing additional recognition and appreciation for our awardee, along with locally provided finger foods, celebratory cake and beverages. We also extend a special invitation to our prior awardees to be recognized once again.
We formally announce our Citizen of the Year recipient 1 week prior to April 10th – watch for this in the Carmel Pine Cone, City’s Friday Letter and our CRA website & email. We are so honored to have so many worthy nominations – making the final selection particularly challenging indeed.
More nomination background with past programs and honorees can be found HERE
Participate and Engage! - Calendar - Now through April!
MARCH - remaining
• 3/24 at 4:30 pm - City Council Special Meeting - CIP, Budget & Priorities for FY 2025/2026 - in Council Chambers & via Zoom - Agenda HERE
• 3/25 at 5:00 pm - Special Workshop on Housing Element Program Update, by City Planning & AHA teams- - in Carpenter Hall and via Zoom - Agenda HERE
• 3/27 at 10:00 am - Next City Council Special Meeting on Police Building Project - in Council Chambers & via Zoom - Agenda HERE
• 3/29 Rotary Club of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s 75th Anniversary Gala – The Quail Ballroom --Sold out--
• 3/30 iCantori Carmel's "Riviera Rendezvous" Fund Raiser Concert - Registration & more info HERE
APRIL - coming up
• 4/3 Carmel Public Library Foundation (CPLF) – Media Literacy in the age of Misinformation – Carmel High Theater, 6:30pm * register HERE
• 4/10 CRA’s Citizen of the Year – 5:30-7:30pm – Carmel Womans Club
• 4/10-15 Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival * more info HERE
• 4/12-13 Whalefest Monterey * more info HERE
• 4/17 Farmers Market – Third Thursday 4-7pm in Devendorf with entertainment and more
• 4/19 CRA’s Beach Clean Up – West End of Ocean Ave 9:30-Noon
• 4/19 Carmel Lions Host Breakfast with the Bunny
• 4/22 CPLF’s Annual Fund Raising Event – American Storyteller, a life in words with Susan Orlean * register HERE
• 4/24 CRA hosts a table at Carmel’s Farmers Market 10am-2pm surrounding Devendorf Park
• 4/26 Carmel’s Arbor/Earth Day 10-2 in Devendorf Park, more info HERE
• 4/27 Big Sur International Marathon, more info HERE
• 4/26-27 Monterey Symphony – Haydn Cello Concerto at Sunset Center: Tickets HERE
Plus
• Every Thursday – Carmel's Farmers Market 10am-2pm - Devendorf Park
• Every 2nd Saturday – Weedies in Mission Trail Nature Preserve 9:30-noon
• Every 2nd Saturday – Carmel’s Art Walk 4-7pm
• Every 1st & 3rd Monday - Carmel Womans Club Programs & Tea 2-4pm
   
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In Case You Missed It - Still Timely
February 6th - CRA's Wildfire Readiness Program
HERE is the YouTube of the CRA Wildfire Readiness Q&A Program with the Chiefs. Please visit our CRA Emergency Preparedness page for helpful updated resources, prior topical meetings and videos. Be sure to check out the
5 feet home defensible space requirements flyer and a new video covering preventative "building hardening" guidance too.
We provide the latest current information and resources on our CRA Website for our Members, Residents, in our Village and beyond! This includes our calendar, documents, publications, current info on Hot Topics, links to other Village sources and organizations and so much more. Your suggestions are always welcome!
This and every past "News You Can Use" and the CRA Voice can be found on our Archives page HERE.
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