The Monterey Conference Center in July 2019 completed installation of 330 solar panels on the new facility, bringing it a step closer to being designated a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified facility. The solar industry noticed the project - Solar Builder Magazine awarded it the 2019 Solar Builder Editor’s Choice Project of the Year, “Best Job by a City Engineer”. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

Monterey drivers now have the option to pay for parking from their mobile devices. The ParkMobile app is available at approximately 1,200 spaces in most Cannery Row, Downtown, and Waterfront parking lots. A map showing all the lots connected to ParkMobile is available at https://www.monterey.org/Portals/0/Maps/Lots-with-ParkMobile.pdf. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

A second round of field groundwater contaminant remediation began at 951 Del Monte Avenue on the eastern end of Window-On-The-Bay Park on Monday, September 23, 2019, and will continue through Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The remediation work is being performed by environmental services firms Trinity Source Group, Inc. and Integral Consulting, Inc. on behalf of the City of Monterey and under regulatory oversight by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. The remedial method is Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination, a non-toxic soil injection treatment that utilizes the natural microbial community to deconstruct the legacy pollutants for an improved environmental condition into the future. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

Measure S Road Resurfacing Schedule (Phase One) has been released. Improvements coming to Casanova Oak Knoll, Villa Del Monte, Del Monte Grove Laguna Grande, Fishermans Flats and Deer Flats neighborhoods from September 18 to October 3. Schedule is subject to change. SCHEDULE IN PDF

Background: Measure S was approved by 82% of voters in November, 2018 as a continuation of Measure P. It authorized a 1% local district tax (sales and use tax) to be used “to address significant deferred maintenance by fixing streets, sidewalks, and potholes; improve related access and safety for senior citizens, disabled residents, and others; and repair its 100-year-old storm drain system to protect our beaches/Monterey Bay.” Learn more at monterey.org/fixingstreets.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Monterey invites sealed bids for furnishing the following:  General Municipal Building Improvements Job Order Contract 2019 for Presidio Municipal Services Agency (PMSA).  This is a job order contract, which shall be used to provide the City with a readily available work force for repairs to existing facilities, and emergency repair as the City deems appropriate. Bids shall be delivered to the office of the City Clerk, attention Finance Director, 580 Pacific St., Room 6, City of Monterey, CA 93940 no later than the hour of 2:00 p.m. on the 22nd day of October, 2019.  CALL FOR SEALED BIDS IN PDF

Paving  operations  are  scheduled for  July  23  –  July  27,  2019  on  North Fremont Street and from Casanova Avenue to Casa Verde Way. To minimize impacts to residents and businesses, crews are combining paving operations from the North Fremont Bike  &  Pedestrian  Access  and  Safety  Improvements  Project  with paving for the existing asphalt shoulder/parking areas along North Fremont Street as part of Monterey’s Measure S Fixing Streets Initiative. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

Some of Monterey’s most traveled streets will be resurfaced from Tuesday, April 23 to Saturday, April 27 thanks to Measure P funds. Streets will include Del Monte Avenue, Pacific Street, Camino El Estero and Camino Aguajito. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

A major $1.8 million project will improve traffic flow and safety in Monterey’s biggest and most popular parking lot. Starting November 19, the City of Monterey will begin construction on the Waterfront Attendant Lot #1 between Washington Street and Old Fisherman’s Wharf. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF