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Carmel-by-the-Sea council adopts budget and wildfire maps; asks staff to study valet option
Summary
At a brief Friday meeting, city officials said the council adopted the fiscal-year budget and approved wildfire prevention maps and severity zones. The council also approved new meeting procedures, appointed volunteers to boards and commissions and directed staff to research a possible valet program for the village.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council adopted the city budget and approved the city's wildfire prevention maps and severity zones during a briefing on Friday, and directed staff to research a possible valet program for downtown, officials said.
The actions came during a short update that also noted new appointees to boards and commissions, the Community Activities Commission (CAC) being fully staffed, and several upcoming community events, including Carmel Surf About and Carmel Culinary Week.
Speaker 1, a city official, said, "we adopted a budget," and described the budget as more than a spending plan: "it's also an operational tool." Speaker 2, a city official, credited staff and department heads for pulling the budget together and praised Jane as "our star quarterback." The council also "adopted the city's wildfire prevention maps, and severity zones," Speaker 1 said.
The council flagged parking and traffic…
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