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preserving, protecting, and defending the rural character
and natural resources of Carmel Valley since 1949
Carmel Valley Association
Weekly Bulletin
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Get Ready, Folks! The Draft Vacation Rental Ordinances’
Final Environmental Impact Report
is now available to view.
Just when you’re settling down from the wild revelations about proposed housing units for Carmel Valley in the 6th Cycle Housing Element, it’s now time to brace yourself for the 3rd party (Ascent Engineering) finding that adopting the draft ordinances “would not result in significant and unavailable [environmental] impacts.”
CVA has been anticipating the release of the Final EIR of the draft new Vacation Rental Ordinances. We’ll be reading furiously trying to provide meaningful talking points to take to the Planning Commission’s scheduled hearing May 29th, 2024 at 1:30 PM in the Monterey Room of the Government Center in Salinas or via Zoom (link TBD—stay tuned). At a first read, the FEIR while purported to be “likely [to] contain the [revised] draft ordinances”, is very much a rehash of the draft EIR. Further study will be required.
CVA will try to review both the FEIR and the revised ordinances and provide some talking points for anyone who would like to attend the Planning Commission meeting and comment or write letters. We hope many of you with concerns about Short-Term Rentals (STRs) in your unique neighborhoods will take the time to comment.
HERE'S A LINK to the Revised Project Description which shows where changes were made and provides a current description of what the ordinances will do.
All of the FEIR and the Revised Project Description and Revised Ordinances can be found AT THIS LINK under Environmental Documents:
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Interested in Short-Term Rentals in Your Neighborhood?
Maps of Carmel Valley STRS January 2024
Route 1 to Earthbound Farms
Earthbound Farms To CV Ranch
CV Ranch to VillageCV Village CV Village
And, if you's like more information on STRs in you area,
email your address to us at
president@carmelvalleyassociation.org
Read the Ordinace and DEIR
And CVA Comments
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Please Support
Our Efforts to Preserve
Carmel Valley!
Please join us in expressing gratitude for the magnificent place where we reside, Carmel Valley!
Stewardship of this region is vital to its survival. Become a member of the Carmel Valley Association or make a contribution to support the preservation of our community's rustic beauty.
CLICK HERE to join or contribute online
or mail your check to
CVA
P.O. Box 157
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
THANK YOU!
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Pris Walton President
Carmel Valley Association
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How About Joining
the Carmel Valley Land Use Advisory Committee?
Members of the LUAC, who must be reside in the Carmel Valley Master Plan area, review pending permit applications and offer a forum for the public to provide input.
Meetings, when there are any permits to review, are held on the first and third Mondays at 6:30 PM for about one-half hour.
It’s an easy way to serve your community.
Anyone interested in serving please contact CVLUAC Chair Janet Brennan for application information. Send an email to :
brennan_janet@comcast.net
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Music at St. Dunstan’s
Organ Concert Series 2024
“Mixolydiance” with Margaret Martin Kvamme
Pipe organ music by women composers
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Organist Margaret Martin Kvamme will perform a program of eight works by
women composers – two contemporary musicians with Bay Area and Central Coast connections and one who was court musician to Louis XIV
Patrons are invited to a pre-performance reception at the church at 3 pm to enjoy refreshments and hear from Kvamme about the extraordinary composers featured in this concert.
“’Mixolydiance’ is the title of a jaunty piece written by the
youngest member among the eight female composers offered here,
British organist Ghislaine Reece-Trapp, who co-chairs the Society
for Women Organists,” Kvamme says. “The program includes music from the 17th century by a woman who was court musician to Louis XIV, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre.
The U.S. is well represented on this recital as well, by Florence Price (the first African American woman to be performed by major symphony orchestras), Stanford-educated Pamela Decker who teaches organ and music theory at the University of Arizona and contemporary Santa Barbara area composer Emma Lou Diemer, who recently celebrated her 96th birthday. Several of the pieces are based on well-known hymn tunes, and the range of moods and colors will be varied and refreshing.”
Described by The American Record Guide as "intelligent and especially sensitive to the lyrical qualities of the music," Canadian-born organist Margaret Martin Kvamme has performed throughout California,
Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada and New York, and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Québec. Kvamme was featured in multiple seasons as solo artist with the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival and has been heard on the nationally syndicated radio program, Pipedreams.
Kvamme won the 1993 Naples (Florida) International Organ Festival Competition. She has directed college, high school, church and community choruses and has taught college courses in music theory and conducting, including four years on the faculty at UC Santa Cruz. Currently, Kvamme is active as a freelance organist and private teacher.
Her debut solo organ album, Sevenfold Gifts, was recorded in 2006 at Holy
Cross Church in Santa Cruz and is available on iTunes and at albanyrecords.com. She is represented by Concert Artist Cooperative.
Kvamme will be performing on St. Dunstan’s Op. 94 organ, with more than 1,000 pipes. Visually and aurally beautiful, Op. 94 was honored in the 2016 International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture.
Tickets are available at the door the day of the concert: $25, students and under 18 free.
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Maui looks to phase out short-term vacation rentals
By Grace Toohey
SIGNS reading “Respect locals” and “Lahaina is not for sale” are seen in the Maui city in December. Last summer’s deadly wildfire destroyed over 2,000 homes. (Lindsey Wasson Associated Press)
Even before the devastating wildfire last summer, Danielle Crothers and her husband were struggling to find a home — big enough, yet still affordable — on Maui’s west side for their recently blended family.
Then the deadly fire decimated more than 2,000 homes in Lahaina, including the apartment where her new husband, Rigoberto Naranjo, lived with his 15-year-old son. She would have taken them in, Crothers said, but she just didn’t have room in her small apartment, where she lives with her 9-year-old daughter.
The newlyweds tried to remain hopeful that a space for their family of four would soon open up, especially given the influx of disaster relief and aid organizations for fire survivors. But now, almost nine months later, her husband and stepson are still living in a hotel room and their family remains separated — even as tourists have returned to the island, many staying in short-term rentals in neighborhoods where Crothers would love to live.
The family’s plight, like that of thousands of others in Maui, is one reason Hawaiian counties may soon crack down on services from the likes of Airbnb and VRBO.
“It’s sad because every single fire survivor could be housed if short-term rentals were converted to long-term... and not even all of them” would need to be converted, Crothers said. “There is enough housing, it’s just they’re not for the residents. It really enrages me.”
State legislators evidently share that ire, overwhelmingly passing a bill May 1 to give counties the ability to phase out short-term rentals. Gov. Josh Green signed the bill into law on May 3.
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When Fun Isn’t Fun, Let CVA Know!
Many residents have been contacting CVA for help with problems, including special events, short-terms rentals, out-of-compliance lighting at night, noise, traffic, and road conditions.
CVA is here to help see that your concerns make it to the appropriate county representative and get attention.
You can report incidents or areas of concern by
CLICKING THIS LINK.
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Planning Commissioners Ask County Planning Staff to Consider Changes in Proposed Affordable Housing Requirements
At a special meeting, staff presented its proposed plan to meet the housing needs of unincorporated Monterey County. As proposed, the draft would encourage the development of 1,217 very low, 1,023 low, 869 moderate, and 6,359 above moderate income dwellings, for a total of 9,468 units, of which about 2,500 would be in Carmel Valley.
View the Entire Document
Maps of the proposed Carmel Valley Sites
Map of Proposed Sites in the Entire County
The presentation was followed by comments from the public, including CVA Advisor Larry Bacon and LandWatch officials Michael DeLappa and Laura Davis, summarizing their organizations' concerns. Here is a link to CVA's position, as stated in a letter to the Board of Supervisors.
Read CVA President Pris Walton's Letter
The Commissioners expressed concern about the proposal's reliance on inclusionary housing, encouraging single-family developments but requiring 20% to be income-limited. It was pointed out that such requirements have not worked well in the past, and that relying on single-family housing encourages urban sprawl.
The Commission asked county planners to come up with alternatives and present them at a meeting tentatively scheduled for June 5th.
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From Nick Pasculli
County Communications Director:
Stay Informed, Stay Safe:
Introducing County of Monterey's New Emergency Alert System
The County of Monterey Department of Emergency Management is thrilled to introduce an advanced Alert and Warning System for our community, developed to keep you informed and safe during critical events. This collaborative effort, initiated in 2022, has undergone rigorous testing to ensure comprehensive coverage across the county.
Public Alerting will transition to this new state-of-the-art system, with the transition culminating in full implementation by April 7th, 2024. This system marks a significant advancement in public safety and emergency preparedness, supported by numerous emergency response agencies.
The new system offers a multi-channel approach, utilizing SMS, phone calls, and emails to deliver timely updates on emergencies such as fires, floods, power outages, and evacuation notices. Residents, visitors, property owners, and their loved ones in Monterey County can register for alerts via our user-friendly portal.
Click to Register for Alerts
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Monterey Peninsula Water Management District,
California American Water, and
Water Awareness Committee
Landscape Webinars
This series of webinars sponsored by Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, California American Water, and Water Awareness Committee help you design, install, and manage your landscape using the Watershed Approach. The result is a gorgeous living space that functions as a healthy mini-watershed: sequestering atmospheric carbon, preventing water and air pollution, restoring the hydration and life of the soil, and attracting essential life into the garden. Making your landscape Watershed Wise is no more expensive or difficult than making any landscape; it just takes a little know-how and practice. In these webinars, you will learn about these four principles:
- Build Healthy Living Soil
- Capture Rainwater As A Resource
- Select Local, Climate-Appropriate Plants
- Use Highly Efficient Irrigation Only When Necessary
06/13/2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Weed & Pest Management
07/11/2024 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Graywater Basics
09/10/2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eat your Garden
09/26/2024 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Rainwater Capture Workshop -
10/10/2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Compost: Building the Soil Sponge -
10/22/2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Landscape Myth Busters
11/14/2024 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Permeable Everywhere
CLICK TO REGISTER
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FROM THE CVA COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE:
The Carmel Valley Voice, the Carmel Valley Association's quarterly publication which is sent by post to all residents in the Carmel Valley Master Plan area, now has its own email address: cvvoice@carmelvalleyassociation.org.
Valley residents can now submit comments, photographs, ideas for articles, offers to help or join the committee, etc., directly to the editorial board. We hope this new communication channel will encourage community involvement in important local issues.
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Native vegetation thinned, trimmed, and pruned
Conservation Fuel Management Handbook
Best Management Practices for Defensible Space
Conservation fuel management is a
collaborative community endeavor!
LEARN THE MANY WAYS
YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR HOME:
Read the Manual in English
or in Spanish
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Removing Invasive Genista?
CVA has two weed wrenches to loan -
making the work of removing genista much easier.
Contact:
Paola Berthoin
25440 Telarana Way
Carmel, CA 93923
RisingLeaf Restoration Consulting
www.paolafiorelleberthoin.com
www.passion4place.net
831.624.9467
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Here's a web site to check to see
if your area is scheduled for a power outage:
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Issues of Concern to Residents of Carmel Valley | |
Make sure you are signed up to receive emergency alerts!
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Carmel Valley Association is one of the oldest, largest, and most successful community organizations in Monterey County. We are entirely volunteer, with no paid employees. Our mission is to defend the beauty, resources and rural character of our beautiful valley. We do that by working with residents, businesses, and government.
CVA was instrumental in the adoption of the Carmel Valley Master Plan and recently settled a lawsuit with Monterey County regarding traffic measurement and capping future development on very favorable terms for our valley. Our volunteer experts represent Carmel Valley's interest, testifying before governmental bodies concerning development, water, traffic, road signs, and other quality of life issues.
We keep valley residents informed about important issues and events with our weekly email Bulletin, which goes to over 1650 residents, and our quarterly Newsletter, which is mailed to over 7,000 valley addresses.
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