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Votes at a glance: Pacific Grove council adopts district map and passes ordinances, budget and fees
Summary
At its March 5 meeting the Pacific Grove City Council approved Map 101 and sequencing for district elections and also approved ordinances and resolutions covering volunteer parking permits, an updated fee schedule, and midyear budget amendments.
Pacific Grove’s City Council took multiple formal actions at its March 5 meeting: it selected Map 101 to transition the city to district-based elections and adopted sequencing for staggered terms, and it approved several ordinance and budget actions including a volunteer parking-permit ordinance, a revised city fee schedule, and midyear amendments to the FY 2024–25 operating and capital budget.
Key votes and outcomes
- Redistricting (Map 101): Council selected Map 101 as the district map for the city’s move to district elections and approved the election sequence (districts A, D and F to hold elections in 2026; B, C and E in 2028). Vote: unanimous roll-call, 7–0.
- Ordinance: District-based elections and map adoption: Council read the ordinance title adopting district-based elections, inserting the selected map and sequencing into the ordinance, and directed staff to return the finalized ordinance for a second reading and final adoption. The council voted to proceed; the motion passed 7–0.
- Volunteer parking permits ordinance (amend PGMC chapter 16.4): After discussion the council approved an ordinance authorizing the city manager (or designee) to issue parking permits to volunteers at city-sponsored events, with permits to be displayed and revocable for abuse. Vote: unanimous, 7–0.
- Fee schedule revision (master fee schedule changes): Council adopted a resolution updating the master fee schedule to (among other changes) align commercial and residential reroof fees, revise certain encroachment permit fees, reflect a reduced credit-card processing fee, clarify parklet/sidewalk dining permit fees, and adjust cemetery and recreation fees. Vote: unanimous, 7–0.
- Midyear budget amendment (FY 2024–25 operating and capital budgets): Council approved midyear modifications and capital project carryovers, including police vehicle replacement, library staffing adjustments, public-works repairs, and a set of capital project rollovers (largely funded in restricted funds). Council approved introducing an ordinance to amend budgets and carried the matter forward for ordinance adoption; the motion passed unanimously.
Context and next steps: Councilmembers emphasized staff capacity when adopting procedural changes (for example, instructing that volunteer permits be issued through a city designee and discussing whether sponsoring organizations should receive a block of passes). For the redistricting ordinance the council directed staff to update the ordinance with Map 101 and sequencing for a second reading; the consultant will deliver an updated map to the clerk’s office ahead of the next hearing. The fee schedule and budget adjustments will be incorporated into the city’s financial documents and the clerk confirmed the maps and materials will remain online for ten years.
Why it matters: The redistricting decisions change how Pacific Grove residents will elect councilmembers beginning in 2026. The budget and fee changes adjust city operations and revenue/expense expectations for the current fiscal year. The volunteer-parking rule clarifies an administrative practice for city-sponsored events.
