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A four-member majority of the Pacific Grove City Council on Wednesday, June 5, rejected Mayor Bill Peake's request to remove Economic Development Commissioner Mike Gibbs from his position, after Gibbs
“I think as a city we need to keep moving forward, and I think it’s going to be up to the Coastal Commission. I think we should go one step further and have a council member present at the meeting.” Councilwoman Debby Beck said.
The next steps will be for the city manager to hire a demographer, who will study the 2020 census and create a report on the city’s population including racial and ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic characteristics.
In the agenda recommendation, city staff said the sidewalk extension would enhance driver and pedestrian visibility, shorten the length of crosswalks to reduce pedestrian exposure and improve drainage and sewage.
The next step will be a staff report on how much the project will cost, the liability to the city, and what neighbors in the area think about the skatepark. The council members heard mixed reviews from the public, and debated the logistics of having a skatepark in a residential area at Wednesday's meeting.