Pacific Grove council considers change in residence requirement for city manager
PACIFIC GROVE >> The Pacific Grove City Council will handle smaller, less controversial issues at its Wednesday meeting, including renewing a lease for the Lighthouse Fellowship and continuing to update language about short-term rentals in the city’s ordinance.
The council will vote on updating the city ordinance to change the requirement that the city manager must be a resident of Pacific Grove. Instead, the proposal will require the city manager to live within Monterey County. Council members can also vote to add contingencies like the city manager should be living within a reasonable driving distance to take action during an emergency. The Council had voted 6-0-1 to approve Matthew Mogensen as the new city manager in April.
The council will also vote on approving an amendment to the lease between Lighthouse Fellowship (a Calvary Chapel church), and the city, for the office space used at 515 Junipero Ave., also known as the Community Center. The organization is requesting an annual contract, with four chances to extend the lease each year. The church holds Sunday services at the Community Center.
Council members will be asked to select a voting delegate and two alternates for the League of California Cities 2024 Annual Conference in October. The representative will head to Long Beach, representing and voting on behalf of Pacific Grove.
The second reading of a proposal to approve a new snack shack at Lovers Point will be read. There were no changes from the last reading which approved a 270-square-foot building and detailed the rent for a five-year lease. The restaurant, owned by Sunset Hospitality Inc., will be a snack bar including beverages, sandwiches and light fare. The first rent is expected to be collected on Aug. 19.
The Pacific Grove City Council meets Wednesday at Pacific Grove City Hall, 300 Forest Ave. The meeting is available online via Zoom at https://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/Zoom_CC.
