Correction:

Our print newsletter had an incorrect email address for inquiries about the new dog park at Ranch Cañada. It's

 
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CVA Advocacy Project
 
Want some help?  CVA Is Creating a Record of Issues and Problems That Occur in Our Valley and helping residents find solutions.

 to let us know what the problem is,
and we'll begin working with you on a solution.

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Carmel Valley Events
Rebecca Costa, critically acclaimed author, presents her latest book

On the Verge

at a free event at the Carmel Valley Library on Thursday, August 16, at 11:00 am
Carmel Valley, California, 

Our ability to predict and foresee future events has expanded. Do we humans have the courage to adapt to and shape our own future? Ms. Costa offers insights for moving forward into a future we choose for ourselves, based on information now available to us.

Rebecca Costa is the recipient of the coveted Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity, Technology and Diversity Award.  Seating is limited. For information, please call the Library at 831-659-2377. 

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Mark Kosower
Cello Master Class
Cello Ensemble

The remarkably talented Cello Master Class students
present a short performance. 
Please join us for fifteen minutes of heaven.

Thursday, August 16
11:45 am
Admission Free
Hidden Valley Theatre
104 W. Carmel Valley Road

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Free Summer Tours of the San Clemente Dam Site

August 25th (note change from the 23rd), and Sep. 13. Interested persons can register with the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Let's Go Outdoors
page on the
MPRPD web site. 

Lorin Letendre
Executive Director
Carmel River Watershed Conservancy
letendre@sbcglobal.net
831-277-0276

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Special Events Task Force
Post Car Week Discussion

The August Special Events Task Force Meeting will be held on August 30th in the Cayenne Room. This will allow for post Car Week discussion. The agenda is forthcoming. The Resource Management Agency (RMA) of Monterey County cordially invites you to participate in our Special Events Task Force.

Special Event Task Force, a collaborative effort to promote hassle-free special event permitting to ensure safe and successful events in Monterey County.

Every fourth Thursday once a Month from 9:00-10:30 am

The Thyme Room, Monterey County Government Center, 1441 Schilling Place, 2nd Floor, Salinas 93901

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State Parks Plan
Information Meeting

California State Parks will hold a public information open house on the Carmel Area State Parks Preliminary General Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report.

September 10, 2018
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
at Rancho Cañada in the Wedgewood Wedding & Banquet Center (4860 Carmel Valley Road). 


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CV Community Pool is offering water fitness classes every week on Tuesdays at 11 AM for $10 a class!  For Men and Women - it's easy on the joints and great on the core and muscles.
 
Kiki Edenfield
Certified Water Fitness Instructor 29 Years
First Aid & CPR 
831-235-7662

The pool is open daily
from 12 to 5
with adult swim M-F at 5.

Check our WEB site (cvcyc.org) for future event & dinners

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Monthly  Senior  Lunch
1st Monday of the Month
 
Free! All Carmel Valley Seniors Invited!
Seating starts at 11:30 am for 12 noon hot lunch buffet.

CV Community Center
25 Ford Rd
Carmel Valley Village

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  Come and Share the Wonders of
Point Lobos
Easy Access Adventures!

Point Lobos

Visitors of all abilities are invited to experience the Easy Access Trails at Point Lobos. You are welcome to tour at your own pace, whether you walk fast or slow, are pushing a stroller or walker, using a cane or wheelchair.  

We also have a presentation that we can show to your group or staff at your
location. Be sure to see the information regarding applying for FREE entry, which is made possible by a generous grant from the Point Lobos Foundation.

Sea Lion Point Tours
10 AM - Noon:

Thursday, August 16
Wednesday, September 5 
Thursday, September 20 
Wednesday, October 3 
Thursday, October 18
Wednesday, November 7
Thursday, November 15

Highlights at Sea Lion Point - California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, Otters,
Pelicans, Gulls and Cormorants - Whales in migration


For more information, see www.pointlobos.org
or contact Melissa Gobell, Docent Program Coordinator 
or 831 625-1470
In Times of Emergency

by David Burbidge

Important steps we all should take to prepare for fire, flood, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.

Safely Dispose of Your
Sharps and Meds!


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Header photo by
Carmel Valley Photographer 
Douglas Steakley www.douglassteakley.com 
 
Exploring a Sense of Place:
Inspiration Point

Room to Roam by Paola Bertjoin
The View from Inspiration Point, Palo Corona Regional Park

Saturday, August 25
9 am - 2 pm

A free program of the Natural Resources Committee
of the Carmel Valley Association.

Encouraging increased awareness and appreciation
for the Carmel River and watershed
through the arts and ecology.
 
Spend the day at Palo Corona Regional Park, with Doug Smith, CSUMB Professor of Geomorphology and Paola Berthoin, artist.  
 
We will start at Palo Corona Regional Park, (former Rancho Canada Golf Club)  4860 Carmel Valley Road, and hike to Inspiration Point and learn about how the land has formed over time 
 
We will take time to record the land at Inspiration Point by sketching what we see.

It is a moderately steep hike to Inspiration Point. It takes a good hour one way, not including time to stop and learn about the land along the way.

Wear layers and hiking boots, bring lunch and water, hat, drawing supplies, hiking poles,  binoculars.
 
RSVP/questions call Paola Berthoin 624-9467

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Rio Ranch Commercial Development
Draft EIR Published

From the DEIR:

Foothill Partners is proposing to build a commercial retail development on approximately 3.8 acres of land located at 3705 Rio Road within the County of Monterey's Carmel Valley Master Plan Area in unincorporated Monterey County, California. The retail development would consist of four commercial retail buildings, including a maximum 23,000 square foot convenience market/grocery store and three smaller buildings ranging from approximately 5,000 to 8,335 square feet. The development would additionally include two commercial retail farm sheds of 250 square foot each. In total, the project would involve the construction of 42,310 square feet of commercial space, and the building footprint of all buildings would occupy 26 percent of the 164,421-square foot site.

Public review comment period:
AUGUST 14, 2018 THROUGH OCTOBER 3, 2018


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Carmel Valley Road
Traffic Safety Meeting

Saturday, August 18th at 10:15 AM
Carmel Valley Branch Library
65 W. Carmel Valley Road

Join a moderated discussion about Carmel Valley Road traffic safey and related issues, with representatives from Cachagua Fire Protection District, Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District, and the Monterey County Sheriff's Department.

Seating is limited, light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 831 659 2377.

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Save the Date!

CARMEL VALLEY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 

11:30 am - 3 pm
PLACE: Trail & Saddle Club

Catered menu, music, speakers, silent auction.
Non-
members are welcome for the price of a membership.

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Park It! Project Moves Forward

From Park It! Organizer Ernest Chung:

As most of you know, Monterey-Salinas Transit has submitted a grant application to the Monterey Bay Air Resources District for the Park It! Point Lobos Area Shuttle.  The shuttle service is a key element of the summer 2019 Demonstration Project.  Other elements of the project include offsite parking north of the Carmel River, a reservation system, and elimination of Highway parking in the vicinity of Point Lobos. We are thankful that MST is leading the effort to provide shuttle service during the demonstration.
 
Park It! is most appreciative of your overwhelming support of the shuttle grant application.
 
You can find our more information about Park It! or volunteer to help by contacting them at contactparkit@gmail.com

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Work Continues on Highway One Climbing Lane
2-12-18 to 8-31-18

The project consists of widening northbound Highway 1 from Rio Road to Carmel Valley Road to provide a truck climbing lane. The truck climbing lane will connect to the existing climbing lane north of Carmel Valley Road. Construction of the Climbing Lane Project will provide better access and reduce congestion in the area. 

Staff will make every effort to keep the community updated on the progress of the project as well as the impacts of the traffic controls and road closures. Visit the Monterey County Website for up-to-date information regarding the project. 

For more information, please contact Christine Poe, Management Analyst II at (831)755-5025.

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Valley Issues Update
CVA Presents Position on Short Term Rentals in Carmel Valley
at July 11th Planning Commission Workshop.


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Cima Collina Winery Sues the County
Over Denial of Special Events at Hilltop Ranch
 
In late 2017 the Monterey County Board of Supervisors re-affirmed the Planning Commission's reversal of the "administrator's interpretation" that Cima Collina's Hilltop Ranch be allowed special events because the ranch grows grapes.   The board's decision was that special events and large marketing events are not part of viticulture in the low density residential zone.  That was the position strongly advocated by CVA and the neighbors. 
 
In January 2018 Cima Collina's owner sued the county, claiming that opponents (including CVA) waited too long to contest the administrator's interpretation and that neither the county supervisors nor the county planning commissioners had jurisdiction to hear the matter.
 
On July 11, the Superior Court heard oral arguments on the county's demurrer and motion to strike Hilltop Ranch LLC's primary legal pleading, its petition.  The court sustained the county's demurrer with leave to amend.  This means  Hilltop and its lawyers have the opportunity to again attempt to frame their legal arguments in a new legal document.  Representatives for CVA and the neighbors were in attendance at the July hearing, and they continue to monitor the situation.     
 
Reversal of the board's ruling, and the precedent set by it, would have an extremely negative impact on our valley!

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September Ranch

Clear Peak Group has purchased previously approved development rights for September Ranch. The Group's purchase comes with a tentative map and well permit, as well as 190 conditions for the 891-acre property. Planned is a Tehama style project with 73 residential lots, sized at 2-4 acres and priced at $1-1.5 million. The project also calls for 22 affordable housing units (15 inclusionary and 7 deed-restricted workforce housing). The equestrian center fronting Carmel Valley Road will remain in place.
 
The partners anticipate obtaining a final map and starting construction by April-June 2019. Phase 1 will develop primarily the east ridge of the property. The new entrance to the project will be toward the east side of the property, across from Brookdale Drive. As approved in 2011, conditions for that intersection specify a signal light.
 
More in keeping with current road policy, CVA is asking for a roundabout, not a signal light, on Carmel Valley Road at the new entrance.  In that regard, we are pressing for that option with the County and with our Supervisor's office.


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Rancho Cañada Court Case
Decided in CVA's Favor

On April 24, 2018, the court issued its statement of decision in Petitioner Carmel Valley Association's favor. As a consequence of the court's decision, the County of Monterey must set aside its approvals of the subdivision, including the County's certification of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

The Carmel Valley Association prevailed on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and affordable housing.  The developer can appeal, restart the process with new documents, or abandon the project. We understand the the developer has begun work on a revised Environmental Impact Report.

Sincerely,  
   
Pris Walton, President
Carmel Valley Association
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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.

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