Workforce board approves $2M in service contracts and budget
The Monterey County Workforce Development Board approved a $2 million package of service contracts and its fiscal 2026-27 budget at a June 24 meeting, directing funds to adult, dislocated-worker and youth employment programs. The vote extended a $1.3 million contract with Equus Workforce Solutions for adult and dislocated-worker services, plus two $350,000 contracts—one with Equus and one with Turning Point of Central California—for youth services.
Multiple county land use advisory committees canceled meetings over the past two weeks because there were no projects to review, including Toro (June 22), South Coast (June 23), Cachagua (June 24) and Del Monte Forest (July 2). When panels did meet, they reviewed a range of residential proposals. The Big Sur Land Use Advisory Committee on June 23 considered a coastal development permit to replace a wood fence and entrance gate at 36000 Highway 1 with a stone wall and dark bronze gate near an archaeological resource. The North County committee on July 1 examined plans for two single-family homes and an accessory dwelling unit on steep slopes along San Juan Road in Aromas.
Water and natural resources
The Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency on June 23 weighed a resolution to approve a grazing lease on lands around San Antonio and Nacimiento reservoirs, with direction to advertise for bids. A joint committee of water and county leaders on July 2 discussed a civil grand jury report on seawater intrusion and a staff memo on deep-aquifer management for the Salinas Valley. The regular Water Resources Agency Planning Committee meeting on July 1 was canceled.
County administration and budget
The Board of Supervisors held several closed sessions to evaluate top officials, including the Natividad Medical Center CEO, the public defender and the county administrative officer. On June 26, supervisors were scheduled to vote on an employment agreement naming Nancy Buscher as interim CEO of the hospital. The Budget Committee reviewed Natividad’s third-quarter financial report and flagged possible funding reductions tied to state and federal changes. The Equal Opportunity Committee on June 29 received findings from a county equity survey and launched a Title VI compliance review of county programs.
Coming up
Key meetings in the next two weeks:
- **July 7 – Board of Supervisors**: Closed-session litigation discussions and labor negotiations; open-session appointments to groundwater and workforce boards.
- **July 8 – Planning Commission**: Public hearing on Carmel Reserve LLC’s 22-unit affordable-housing project in Carmel Valley, plus an ADU and a major home remodel.
- **July 9 – Zoning Administrator**: Hearings on demolishing a 4,252-square-foot home and building a larger residence with ADU at 1651 Crespi Lane, Pebble Beach, and three commercial vacation-rental permits.
- **July 15 – Civil Rights Advisory Commission**: Review of the Civil Rights Office’s departmental Equal Opportunity Plan.
- Several land use advisory committees, including Castroville (July 7) and North County (July 15), will review the draft countywide General Plan Environmental Justice Element. The Carmel Valley (July 6), Toro (July 13), Big Sur (July 14), South Coast (July 14) and Del Monte Forest (July 16) committees are canceled due to a lack of projects.
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