City of Monterey | Community Partnerships

Collaborative efforts benefit our community. Find out how the City works with community groups, the military and private organizations to make Monterey an even better place to live, work and visit. Click on the logos below to find out more.

Access Monterey Peninsula (AMP)
Access Monterey Peninsula (AMP) is a community nonprofit that was formed to help manage Public, Education and Government (PEG) access to the local cable system(s). As part of its contract with the City, AMP provides training opportunities and makes production equipment available so that organizations and individuals can get their info on air. For details: www.ampmedia.org

Bay St. Louis/Waveland - Hurricane Katrina Relief (posted Sept. 2005)
The Monterey City Council authorized creation of a special "donations fund" to collect money for storm-ravaged communities Bay St. Louis and Waveland in Mississippi. These communities are home to the Naval Oceanographic Office which is a sister operation to our own Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center. In addition, Monterey also shares other common traits with these communities – our coastal locations and tourism industries. These towns are 35 miles east of New Orleans (see map), with a combined population of around 14,000.

Civic-Military Partnerships
By establishing partnerships with our military neighbors at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center & Presidio of Monterey, we are able to save tax dollars and reduce operating costs for the military. For details: www.dliflc.edu/index.html
(Audio broadcasts from DLIFLC & POM can be heard daily throughout the community. For reference: 7 a.m. Reveille | 5 p.m. Retreat | 10 p.m. Taps)

Community of Caring
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for youth and families in our communities. This collaboration pursues initiatives targeted toward achieving progress on priority issues identified by the Tellus/Díganos project and community discussion. For details: communityofcaringmp.org

Dubrovnik, Croatia (posted Oct. 2006) - Monterey’s Sister City
The City of Monterey and the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia are forming closer ties through a partnership agreement that now makes them Sister Cities. The expanded partnership follows a two-year exchange program sponsored and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Monterey and Dubrovnik plan to exchange students, faculty and research from CSUMB, MIIS and the University of Dubrovnik.
Background: (posted Sept. 2005)The City of Monterey has entered into a two-year technical advisory partnership with the City of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International City Management Association (ICMA), such partnerships assist cities and countries in developing a strong economic base and a political environment of democracy.

Language Capital of the World
Monterey's designation as the "Language Capital of the World" reflects the diversity and language skills of our residents. For details: www.montereylanguagecapital.org/

Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan - Monterey’s Sister City
Nanao, which means seven mountain peaks, has been our Sister City since 1995. More than 700 Nanao residents – children and adults alike – have visited Monterey. Nearly 300 people from Monterey have made the trek to Nanao, located on Honshu Island on Japan’s west coast bordering the Sea of Japan (East Sea). For details: www.monterey.org/sistercity