Monterey City Council met March 3, 2026, to honor long‑service city employees, hear public comment, approve a letter to the Presidio about slope stabilization, pause its special‑event grant program for one year, direct staff on pending cannabis permits, delay a proposed parking‑lot tax to November for more study, and start Prop 218 proceedings for a storm‑water fee (council approved the full cost‑recovery proposal).