The Monterey City Council met on May 19, 2026, in afternoon and evening sessions. The agenda included recognition of Public Works Week, a presentation from Montage Health, adoption of a new city fee schedule, a report on city vacancies, refinements to the residential parking permit program, and several ordinance adoptions. Key decisions included approving a traffic signal removal, banning roosters, prohibiting vehicle storage in a specific overlay zone, and setting an appeal fee at $3,500. The meeting also featured a proclamation for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and a request to agendize an air quality study for the Casanova Oaknole neighborhood.
How do we give us a hug Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right. Christy, could you please try unmuting and saying something so we know our sound is working with Doom? Hi, testing, testing. Yes, we can hear you. Thank you so much. If we can you're welcome. Council meeting for May 19th, 2026, our afternoon session. Um, I can call the meeting to order at four o two, and we'll pass it to Clementine for roll call and to share announcements with the public. Councilmember Barber. Councilmember Garcia. Council Member Rash here. Councilmember Smith. And Mayor Williamson. Here. And public comment and participation information is provided on this meeting's agenda, which is online at Monterey.gov slash agendas. In-person attendees, please keep your electronic devices and phones muted to prevent audio interference with our meeting. Consistent with the First Amendment and the Brown Act, individuals have the right to speak at public meetings, which includes the right to criticize or support city policies or actions. With that, we would go right into our agenda. So with that, I will pass it to City Manager Dante for a staff introduction. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, this is always one that's good for me too. Um, it's it's celebrated sort of our public works week. Um, and it's important because our public works staff, they maintain our critical infrastructure, and they almost do work invisible, and you don't notice until some something goes wrong. Uh so we have a number of men and women uh in our city that are working on your behalf. Um I'm gonna turn it over to director Rennie uh to provide the presentation tonight. Thank you. I think City Manager Dante did a great job in describing what we do, but I think that this year's theme, which is rooted in service powered by community. It can describe our public works team more perfectly. What I see every day is a team that cares, people who show up before the sun rises, we solve problems, and we take so much pride in our work. Work that most may not even notice because they flushed the toilet and it went down, not up. They didn't hit the pothole because it was repaired. So this is what dedication looks like. What you do matters and you make a difference in this community. I am grateful every day to be part of this exceptional team. And to the council, I want to thank you for the trust you place in us, and please know that we will never stop earning it. And with that, I would like to introduce our team that is going to do a short presentation. So we have Miles Etchnik from General Services. We have Courtney Gaskins, also from General Services, Isabella Munghear from parking, and I'm Tony Hernandez from Engineering, and I'll uh pass it on to them for a presentation. I was expecting a flash mob based off of last year's presentation. Next time, next time. Good afternoon, Mayor Williamson and Council members. My name is Miles Echenick, management analyst two for the General Services Division. Thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of our department as we recognize National Public Works Week in 2026. I think we're on the next slide already. So this year's theme is rooted in service and powered by community. This acknowledges that the roots of service run deep in public works. It's been what's propelled public works innovations that have helped our community evolve into places where people can lead lives of purpose and possibility. Some work is highly visible, while other public works contributions are sometimes hidden from view.