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Carmel-by-the-Sea staff update previews Car Week closures, library board vacancy and Harrison Library renovation
Summary
City staff on July 25 outlined upcoming council and community meetings, August Car Week downtown events and street closures, a July 31 deadline for library board applications, summer library programs and an upcoming Harrison Memorial Library restoration effort.
Ashley Wright, the library and community activities director, and Nova Romero, the city clerk, briefed residents Friday, July 25, on a slate of community events, meetings and library items that will affect downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea in coming weeks.
The update highlights several meetings: a Community Activities meeting on Tuesday, July 29; a special City Council meeting set for Aug. 4 at 3 p.m.; the regular City Council meeting on Aug. 5; and a special council meeting on wildfire preparedness on Aug. 6 at 1 p.m. "We've got a little something for everybody going on that week," Wright said, adding that agendas will be posted at least two to three days in advance.
City staff warned residents that Car Week in August will bring multiple events and street closures downtown. Wright listed the schedule: Concourse for a Cause on Tuesday, Aug. 12; Aston's on the Avenue on Wednesday on the lower half of Ocean Avenue; and Prancing Ponies and the Ferrari Owners Club on Thursday. Wright encouraged residents to review street-closure maps on the city's website and to plan errands and appointments around the events.
The city is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Library Board of Trustees after an early resignation. Romero said the application deadline is July 31 and applications are available on the city's website or at City Hall. She said the council is expected to make the appointment at one of the September council meetings.
Wright described library programming and participation this summer, saying the library's summer reading program drew "almost 300 kids" and "over 200 adults," a record for adult sign-ups. She listed upcoming library activities including story time, shell-making and a final adult program described as "bad art night." Wright also promoted the Friends of the Library book room at Sunset Center, with hours Tuesdays 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Thursdays 3–5 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m.–1 p.m., and noted a promotion allowing participants in summer reading to fill a bag for $10.
On the Harrison Memorial Library renovation, Wright said the city is working with the Carmel Public Library Foundation and architects on a Centennial Restoration Project and that community meetings will be scheduled to gather public input on the proposed work.
Staff recognized longtime employees retiring soon. Wright congratulated Jimmy Pingree of Public Works, who has driven the street sweeper for many years, and Paul Tomasi (referred to in the update as "chief Tomasi") on forthcoming retirements, calling both departures "well deserved." Wright closed the update with a staff sign-off she attributed as a phrase often used by Pingree: "make good choices."
