Community Tips
Smoke
Detectors Required in Most Homes
Police Give
Neighborhoods Even More Personal Attention
Upgrade Your Community,
Nominate an NIP Project
Volunteer Opportunities Abound at City |
Rapid Graffiti Removal Yields
Results
SAFETY TIPS...
Smoke Detectors Required in Most Homes
Safety comes first in Monterey, and that means
making sure your home or rented room includes smoke detectors.
To further this effort, we are conducting fire/life safety
inspections in all common areas of dwellings, apartments, hotels and other
lodgings with three or more living units located in the City.
There are several laws that regulate smoke detector
installation in living units.
For reference, we are reviewing some of them here.
The California Health & Safety Code states that smoke detectors
must be operational in all dwellings existing on or after Jan. 1, 1987. For
older dwellings, requirements come into play upon the owner’s permit
application on or after Jan. 1, 1985, for alterations, repairs or additions
exceeding $1,000.
The Health & Safety Code also stipulates that all single-family
residences and factory-built housing sold on and after Jan. 1, 1986, must
have an operable smoke detector. In addition, the detector must be approved
and listed by the State Fire Marshal and installed in accordance with the
State Fire Marshal’s regulations. A battery-operated detector generally
meets the requirements of this section.
In addition, the Uniform Building Code requires that smoke
detectors be operable in sleeping areas and hallways leading to these areas
in ALL dwellings built after May 9, 1992. Dwellings include congregate
residences and hotels or lodging house-guest rooms used for sleeping
purposes.
This summary does not address special circumstances and is not
all inclusive. For more details, check with the Monterey Fire Department at
646.3908 or email
reade@ci.monterey.ca.us
If you are staying in a rental with three or more units with no
smoke detectors, notify the Fire Dept. immediately.
Police Give Neighborhoods Even More Personal Attention
Community Policing is gearing up in Monterey.
Under a new safety plan, we will be dividing the City into 20
Community Policing Areas and assigning two officers to each one. The
officers will establish relationships with the residents and businesses in
their areas. Officers will meet regularly with community members, share
information and help resolve ongoing issues. We look forward to enhancing
communication
between officers and the community with the goal of reducing crime and
boosting security.
Community participation will help make this a successful endeavor,
so stay tuned. We will be asking community members to volunteer as area
captains to help officers with related tasks
and activities. Already two pilot Community Policing Areas have been
selected, and officers are being trained. Additional areas will be gradually
added as the program grows.
Keep in mind that current police services will remain in place:
when an officer is needed to deal with a public safety issue, call 911 or
the police non-emergency number (646.3914), and an officer will be
dispatched.
For more info on the project, contact Lt. Phil Penko at 646.3849
(penko@ci.monterey.ca.us)
Upgrade Your
Community, Nominate an NIP Project
Send in your project ideas
for the Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) and help your community.
What is a project?
A Neighborhood Improvement Project is any upgrade (not on private
property) to public streets, storm drains, sewers, sidewalks, walkways,
lighting, traffic control devices, landscaping, parks, recreational
facilities or other public buildings.
Nominate a project today!
You can nominate a project by completing the nomination card located at
right and dropping it
in the mail. The card is postage paid. Or fill out a form online at
www.monterey.org/publicworks |
NIP is providing funds to widen
the 700 block of Archer Street.
Concrete curbs will be installed
36 feet apart, allowing for two-way traffic and on-street parking. Also,
4-foot wide sidewalks and bulb outs are in the plans. |
What
happens to submissions?
All nominations are sorted by type of improvement and area. Community
members may be contacted to clarify submittals – so include your name,
address and telephone number on the card.
Costs are estimated on valid project nominations; and then the NIP
committee, composed
of community members, votes on the projects.
The deadline to submit projects is Feb. 10. For more info, call
the City’s Construction Management Division at 646.3997.
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Volunteer
Opportunities Abound at City
> Disaster Training – Make sure your
family, home and business are ready when the next disaster strikes. Sign up
for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. Learn skills and gain
the confidence needed to care for yourself and your fellow community members
during times of crisis. A new six-week course began in November and
opportunities are ongoing.
> Library Outreach – Provide Library services to homebound patrons. A
two-hour training
gets you started.
> Law Library Support – Support the City Attorney’s Office by
updating and organizing legal documents.
> Special Events – Greet the public, serve refreshments and replenish
goodies in the historic setting of Colton Hall during our annual Christmas
in the Adobes celebration.
Rapid
Graffiti Removal Yields Results
Graffiti is in our neighborhoods … on street
signs, storm drain catch basins, manhole covers, retaining walls, trash
cans, telephone boxes, water meters and even light poles.
At the City, it’s our goal to get it removed quickly – within 48
hours of a report. The City takes care of graffiti on City-owned property,
and private property owners, including business owners, single-family
residents and public utilities, are responsible for graffiti on their
property.
If you discover graffiti, notify the City online at
www.monterey.org (click on Request for
Service, and follow the steps), or call 646.3920. We document each graffiti
incident and work with all parties to eliminate it quickly.
How can you help?
>Talk to neighbors about getting rid of graffiti quickly.
Experience shows that graffiti stays away when it is taken care of quickly,
because graffiti attracts more graffiti.
>Ensure that kids and teens use markers and paint appropriately,
not for defacing tables, sidewalks, trees or other resources. Several
misdemeanors could add up to felony charges.
>Report taggers. Call the Public Works Department at 646.3920 if
you have information about individuals who cause graffiti.
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