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December City Council Meeting Topics
Monday Dec 1 at 3:00PM Full Agenda Packet HERE
In Orders of Business
- Receive Street Saver Pavement System Presentation (technical tool to prioritize pavement maintenance). Visit the current City's Paving Project webpage HERE.
- THIS TOPIC NOW PUSHED TO JANUARY - Receive update on Design Traditions (Design Guidelines) Project – requesting current draft feedback, staff report HERE. For more visit the CRA page HERE.
Tuesday Dec 2 at 4:30 Full Agenda Packet HERE
Extraordinary Business:
* Carmel High School Robotics Team report (and a demonstration too!)
* Recognition of VIPS & CERT Teams HERE
* Life Saving Commendation for Police Officers Martis & Mendoza HERE
* Harrison Memorial Library Restoration Project Update HERE
* Proclamation(s) Recognizing Chip Rerig's Years as City Administrator and...
Public Hearings and in Orders of Business
1. Pickle Ball Prohibition – First (Permanent) Ordinance Reading Topic Slides HERE. (At November's City Council a temporary Emergency Ordinance was approved that remains in effect.)
2. First Reading on Ordinance for Standard Addresses, and update on the targeted implementation timeline, Topic Slides HERE. And for more visit the CRA page HERE.
3. Receive the First Tri-Annual Budget Reports, Staff Summary Report HERE, Expanded Report HERE And more on the CRA page HERE.
4. Resolution approving Brandon Swanson as Acting City Administrator. HERE is Staff Report, HERE is the Draft Employment Agreement.
Before we run down December Events in Town....
Did you miss the Flash Mob (dancing) at this past Thursday's Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market? If you Facebook, this link will take you to the video taken by our own CRA Board Member and former City Council Member Bobby Richards. Enjoy!
Friday December 5th 4PM - Carmel Holiday Celebration - Holidays in the Park (Formerly known as "Tree Lighting") A GREAT Village Tradition!
December 6th (Saturday) 9-11 AM- Car Week Listening Session, Hosted by Police Chief Trayer at Carmel Youth Center 4th & Torres
December 14th (Sunday) - 3PM Monterey County Pops! Brass with Chorus
Holiday Concert at Church of the Wayfarer. HERE
December 21st (Sunday) - 2-4PM Christmas Carol Sing-Along in downtown Carmel HERE. Everyone is welcome. This begins at Carmel Plaza.
Enjoy great local Theatrical entertainment in December
- Pac Rep HERE including: Gypsy, Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Chekhov Or Not, Al Jardine and the Endless Summer Band, PacRep's British Invasion New Years Eve Bash
- Sunset Center HERE including: Smuin's The Christmas Ballet and The Nutcracker
- Cherry Center Theater HERE including: Along Came Betty, Make Merry at the Cherry, A Book Party in Three Acts - Tom Parks reading from his new Memoir
Of Course Wine, Dine and Shop Local!
Our Amazing Coastal Waters - Use caution when there is high winds and surf
Our Coastal Waters are enticing, beautiful, entertaining, rejuvenating and full of great wildlife. Sadly, as has been covered in the news in recent times there have been people lost at Sea from our local beaches - within a very few miles of our Village. Please follow these recommendations as you enjoy these waters.
READ THIS Monterey County Coastal Safety Guide.
Save Our Shores from Drilling - Speak Up
New Offshore Drilling Leases are Being Proposed Along the Coast of CA
Read more on the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program
The comment period on the 1st Analysis and Proposal will open on Nov. 24, 2025 for 60 days - Deadline January 23, 2026.
Details for comments and for more on this proposal click HERE
More November Gatherings - In Case You Missed Them
November 6th Carmel High Shoe Parade (Visit this CRA page for the Video link)
November 8th Carmel Prepares (Visit this CRA page for photos)
November 11th Honoring our Veterans
November 22nd Home Crafters (or Craftapalooza)
 
AND of course, in a matter of days....
Our December 3rd Wednesday - 5:30 to 7:30PM - CRA's Membership Holiday Gala at Anton & Michel's on Misson - exclusively for only CRA's Celebration - This was an early sell out...with a wait list. Photo's will follow.
Updates and details for this event (and prior years too) can be found HERE.
We provide the latest current information and resources on our CRA Website for our Members and our 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 Newsletters can be found on our Archives page HERE.
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