City Briefs
Community of Caring Update |
Jobs for Teens and Adults
| New Bike Trail has
Great Views
Volunteer Profile - Enid
Irwin | Volunteer Hot Picks |
Angel Note Cards on Sale
Ins and Outs of Code Enforcement
The beauty, peacefulness and
safety of our neighborhoods make Monterey one of the most desirable places
to live in the country.
Code Enforcement, a division of the City Attorney’s Office, plays an
important role in maintaining the quality of our neighborhoods.
Code Enforcement deals with a range of neighborhood issues, from abandoned
vehicles parked in yards or driveways to illegal conversions of garages
into living spaces and unsanitary buildup of trash and debris on private
property.
The first “tool” in enforcing codes in Monterey is public education. When
we explain that a law is being broken, most problems are resolved quickly.
Actual code “enforcement” (usually by way of issuing citations) is
normally used only when we don’t gain voluntary cooperation.
We stay in contact with community groups to understand local concerns, and
we welcome all questions regarding your neighborhood issues. For more
info, call Code Enforcement at 646.3915.
Alive and Well – Community of Caring Monterey
Peninsula
You make this a true “Community
of Caring.”
Supporting youth and their families throughout the area is what Community
of Caring Monterey Peninsula is all about.
And it works because of people like you – this diverse coalition composed
of Peninsula schools and cities, public and nonprofit agencies,
businesses, youth and adults.
How Community of Caring works:
First, they provide the opportunity for people and organizations that
serve Peninsula youth to coordinate and network with one another. This
helps identify gaps and overlaps in local services while encouraging
organizations and individuals to work together to pursue new endeavors.
Networking activity takes place at face-to-face meetings and through the
Internet. Second, they work to reinforce the five Community of Caring
values of caring, respect, responsibility, trust and family.
Community of Caring believes (and research proves!) that supporting these
values throughout the community – in homes, schools, businesses and public
facilities – will make a difference in the success of our youth.
To learn more about the program or to get involved, call 646.3435 or
visit the Web at communityofcaringmp.org
Jobs at the City
Visit the Personnel Department at 399 Madison
Street to review current job openings and to pick up our newest brochure,
“Testing and Interviewing.” To keep up-to-date with City jobs,
call our Job Hotline at 646.3751 or visit the Web at
www.monterey.org/pers
See article below for details on summer jobs for teens.
Teens Looking for Summer Work: Check Out
Opportunities at Your City
Work with kids, earn some $$,
enjoy the outdoors, learn new skills and have fun this summer. Teenagers
16 years of age or older who enjoy being around children should apply to
work in Recreation and Community Services programs!
We are looking for creative, organized, responsible, energetic, talented
and flexible individuals. If you possess any of these qualities and a
positive attitude, then we are looking for you. Bring your patience,
cooperation, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. All part-time positions
involve working with various age groups.
Positions available include, recreation playground leaders, swim
instructors, lifeguards,
day-camp counselors, resident-camp counselors and resident-camp support
staff.
Application deadline for summer employment is Fri., April 4, by 5 p.m.
Applications are available at the
Recreation and Community Services office at 546 Dutra Street or visit us
on the Web at
www.monterey.org/rec
For more info on part-time jobs and summer employment, call 646.3866 (vierra@ci.monterey.ca.us).
Bike to the Best Views
Looking for a new bike outing
location? The newly opened Sand Dunes Bike Trail has proven a hit with
Coastal Trail users.
The bikeway is one-mile long and stretches from the Monterey Coastal/Rec
Trail just east of Casa Verde Avenue, to Monterey’s city limit with
Seaside.
The trail boasts beautiful bay views and excellent trail facilities. This
new link has dramatically improved safety along the trail network by
eliminating the crossings at Roberts Avenue and the Hwy. 1 on and off
ramps. So go out and take a bike ride or a walk, and enjoy.
Volunteer Veteran Works
Throughout the City
Meet Enid Irwin – three-year
City volunteer veteran, who has clocked hundreds of hours in five
different departments: Fire, Public Works, Library, Harbor and Recreation.
Since 1999, Enid has worn nine different City volunteer hats from Library
Homework Pal and Sea Lion Watch patrol to Fourth of July helper and Fifth
of July Beach Cleanup assistant. She’s also been a trail and traffic
counter and Make a Difference Day participant. And she’s a member of the
Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT), participating in quarterly
“disaster” drills to practice emergency preparedness skills.
Enid is always open to new volunteer opportunities, whether it’s picking
up a paintbrush to give the wall at Scholze Park a new coat of paint or
helping eradicate an invasive species of kelp.
She goes above-and-beyond on Sea Lion Watch patrol, assisting staff in
training new volunteers.
Because of Enid’s enthusiasm and dedication, more students get help with
homework and community members can use the harbor docks without competing
with sea lions; enjoy a clean beach; and live by a healthy Monterey Bay.
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Of, By and For the
People – Volunteer Today!
- Are you a VIP? Join a group of very
important people, Volunteers in Parks (VIPs). Whether you are a
skilled gardener or just enjoy plants and flowers, come out every
Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon and help keep Monterey parks and gardens
beautiful.
- Help preserve Monterey Bay’s ecosystem
as a Marine Research Volunteer. Work with the Harbor Division and
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary scientists to locate, map and get
rid of an invasive species of kelp at the waterfront.
- Interested in local history? Enjoy
interacting with people? Become a Presidio of Monterey Museum
Guide! The six-week training course, which starts April 7, will get
you up to speed on the political and social history of our area and
ready to introduce the museum to the public. See feature article on Project Updates
for more info on the Lower Presidio Historic Park.
- Attention teens! As a
Volunteen
this summer you can assist Recreation and Community Services staff at
the Sports Center, day camps and community centers; help in the Monterey
Public Library; or edit a newsletter. Application deadline is May 9.
Visit
www.monterey.org/volunteen for details and applications.
For more info on volunteering, call
Volunteer Services at 646.3719, email
dillemut@ci.monterey.ca.us
or visit us on the Web at
www.monterey.org/volunteer
Take an Angel Home
Monterey Angels have watched
over the streets of our City each holiday season since their creation in
1956.
And now with the arrival of Monterey Angel note cards you can share these
angels with friends and family around the world.
The City’s unique holiday angels were designed by artist Erica Barton Haba
(Franke) and are a community tradition. Inspired by early California
Mission paintings, Haba created 88 angels in 1956 and was paid $12 for
each one.
The note cards, now on sale at Colton Hall Museum, depict four different
angels and are sold individually or in packets of eight. Send the angels
year-round!
More about the Angels:
The original angels were painted in the same style and palette as those
depicted in the mission paintings. The angels have survived continued
controversy over their somber expressions and brown skin and eyes. During
the 1970-restoration project, the angels received a facelift and some came
back with smiles and varied skin tones and hair and eye color.
Ten new angels were designed in 1999.
To buy cards or learn more, call 646.5640 or visit Colton Hall Museum.
The museum is open daily from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. and is located
next to City Hall at the corner of Pacific and Madison streets.
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