January 2024: Neighborhood & Community Improvement Program (NCIP) Update by Chinyere Ogbonna
The City Council approved the following New Monterey NCIP projects on 10/17/2023:
New Monterey:
-Oak street 500 Block Widening, Design and Phase 1 Construction
-Taylor St 600 Block, Installation of stabilized DG walkway
-Bruce Ariss Way Lighting Upgrade
-Cannery Row Aeneas Bridge Restoration
-Lower Presidio Sloat Monument Restoration
-Shoreline Park, Fish-hopper Restoration and Historical
Multi-Neighborhood Projects approved include:
-Mark Thomas Drive – Separate Bike/Ped Path Design
-Community-wide Forest Management (Fuel Reduction)
-Monterey Park Dune Restoration, Fence and Sign Repair
-Windermere Lower Canyon Drainage Design
-Rec Trail Water Bottle Refill Stations with Dog Bowl
-Rec Trail Permeable Pavers
-John St/ Ramona Ave Highway Screening
-Rec Trail Bike Repair Stations (cut off project)
-Rec Trail Use Study (cut off project)
We will kick off the 2024-2025 NCIP Funding Cycle with a meeting on Thursday, Jan 11th, 2024. Final submissions for New Monterey Projects will be due in early February 2024 (Due date TBD).
New Monterey residents are encouraged to participate and voice their opinions during NCIP meetings. This can be done in person or via Zoom. The schedule for NCIP meetings, criteria for project submissions, and project nominations forms can be found at www.monterey.org/ncip. Agendas for NCIP and all City Council & Commission meetings can be found on www.isearchmonterey.org.
I encourage residents to show up and voice their approval or opposition to all projects submitted during the active project review cycle. Comments can be made in person, on Zoom, or emailed to the City via Tom Harty (harty@monterey.org). Comments from residents during the project review meetings make a HUGE difference on which projects are considered priorities and are rated more favorably.
If you have any project ideas or have any questions, please feel free to email me at newmontereyncip@gmail.com. We will also have some time allotted to review potential project submission during our Annual Meeting in January 2024.
Chinyere will answer all your NCIP questions at the annual meeting on Wednesday, January 24, 2023!