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Carmel-by-the-Sea to staff public-works weekends for summer, hosts Vision Zero workshop May 22
Summary
Carmel-by-the-Sea announced one public-works staff member will be on duty every weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day to address maintenance during the busy tourist season; the city also publicized a Transportation Agency for Monterey County Vision Zero workshop on May 22.
Carmel-by-the-Sea will station a public-works staff member on duty every Saturday and Sunday beginning Memorial Day weekend and continuing through Labor Day to monitor and address maintenance issues around the village during the busy summer season, city officials said.
“Starting next Saturday over Memorial Day weekend, public works will have one staff member on duty every Saturday and Sunday all the way through Labor Day weekend to monitor and address maintenance issues throughout the village during the busy summer season,” Ken Wysocki, the city’s new public works director, said at the meeting. He said porta-potties and additional trash dumpsters will be placed for Memorial Day weekend.
The council also publicized a public workshop on the Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s (TAMC) Regional Vision Zero action plan. The workshop is scheduled for May 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Carmel Council Chambers to gather community input.
A councilmember urged residents to report overflowing trash receptacles, broken branches or other maintenance problems to the police department nonemergency number on weekends and after hours, and to contact Yvette or Ken during the week. “If you see an overflowing trash receptacle, recite recycling receptacle, broken tree branch, please call our non emergency number,” the councilmember said.
Wysocki, who the council noted was in his fifth day as public works director, said he plans to look for operational efficiencies and to engage outside help where appropriate. “The future is efficiencies and where we can leverage outside help and also what do we need to do inside to be more efficient and effective for the community,” Wysocki said.
Council members also reminded the public of two other upcoming meetings next week: a Tuesday session on the amended housing element and a Wednesday series of council-priorities and budget workshops. A councilmember said the sea-level-rise outreach meeting the council held recently had strong turnout and generated engaged discussion.
No formal votes or ordinance actions were recorded on these announcements.
