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Request for Proposals - Alta Mesa Historic Context Statement and Intensive Survey The City of Monterey (“City”) received $24,750 in grant funding from the State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) for the preparation of the Alta Mesa Historic Context Statement and Intensive Survey. The City will contract with a consultant meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications for historian or architectural historian as set forth in 36 CFR part 61, Appendix A, to develop a Historic Context Statement and conduct a reconnaissance level survey of the area inclusive of the Alta Mesa Residential Neighborhood and Abrego Street and Fremont Street commercial corridors. The survey area consists of the Alta Mesa Residential Neighborhood which includes several commercial properties along Abrego and Fremont Streets. The survey area is approximately 171 acres in size and contains 163 properties. Surrounding the survey area is the Downtown to the north, the Monterey Visa Neighborhood to the west, the Del Monte Shopping Center to the south, and Monterey Peninsula College to the east. Request for Proposals in PDF Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., November 5, 2018. For more information, please contact Chris Schmidt, Associate Planner, at 831-646-3910 or schmidt@monterey.org.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Monterey has prepared a Negative Declaration, pursuant to the requirements of CEQA, for 200 Glenwood Circle. The proposed Negative Declaration and Initial Study, as well as referenced documents, are available for review at the City of Monterey, Planning Office, Colton Hall, 1st Floor, 570 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 and on the City website at: www.monterey.org/planning. In accordance with time limits mandated by State law, written comments on this Negative Declaration and Initial Study will be accepted from: September 21, 2018 to October 22, 2018 A public hearing for this project will be held on: October 23, 2018 Notice of Intent | Initial Study | Attachment 1 | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3 | Attachment 4 | Attachment 5 | Attachment 6 | Attachment 7 | Attachment 8 | Attachment 9 For more information, please contact Christy Sabdo, AICP, Contract Planner, at 831-646-3886 or planning@monterey.org.
Planning Office 570 Pacific St Monterey, CA 93940 Voice: (831) 646-3885 Fax: (831) 646-3408
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Elizabeth Caraker Housing & Community Development Manager caraker@monterey.org Ande Flower Principal Planner flower@monterey.org Todd Bennett Senior Associate Planner bennett@monterey.org Fernanda Roveri Associate Planner roveri@monterey.org Chris Schmidt Associate Planner schmidt@monterey.org Jenny Leinen Administrative Assistant II leinen@monterey.org Mary-Kathryn Salameh Administrative Assistant II msalameh@monterey.org