Public Notices

Proposed Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 HUD Entitlement CDBG, HOME, ESG Funds

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 13, 2024, the City of Salinas (City) will make available the draft fiscal year (FY) 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan).

The Action Plan describes the proposed activities to be implemented with FY 2024-2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) HUD entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding. The Action Plan details the City’s programs, projects and activities that will be undertaken with HUD’s CDBG, HOME and ESG entitlement funding.

In FY 2024-2025, the City anticipates receiving up to $2,015,627 in HUD entitlement CDBG funds; $60,000 in CDBG Program Income (PI); $812,241 in HOME funds; $313,000 in HOME PI; and $182,225 in ESG funds. Funding is based on FY 2023-24 funding allocations, estimated program income and/or prior years’ unallocated funds. Funding amounts will be adjusted when the final allocations are published by HUD.

FY 24-25 AAP Public Notice - SPA(PDF, 125KB)

FY 24-25 AAP Public Notice - ENG(PDF, 122KB)

To view the Annual Action Plan, click here.

Draft 2024 Salinas Active Transportation Plan

The City of Salinas Active Transportation Plan will update the 2002 Bikeways Plan and 2004 Pedestrian Plan and will provide a roadmap for future improvements for walking and bicycling in Salinas, including sidewalks, intersection improvements, bicycle facilities, and trails.

The City of Salinas Active Transportation Plan (ATP) is a compilation of the 2018 Salinas Active Transportation Needs Assessment, the 2022 Safe Routes to School Plan and other current planning work. It provides systematic, interactive community engagement, focusing on critical agency stakeholders as well as disadvantaged communities.  The ATP includes a community supported set of implementable active transportation improvements that will encourage active modes of transportation and increase safety for all. The ATP also include strategies to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and safety by expanding the existing bicycle network, improving pedestrian circulation, reducing vehicle trips, creating complete streets, and building a healthy and livable community.

Public input has been the foundation of the planning process which has been gathered through community outreach events, public meetings, and online comments. We invite the public to provide feedback on the DRAFT ATP by visiting the website: https://letsmodo.org/planning-safe-streets/salinas/. Deadline to share your opinion is Friday, August 30, 2024.

The final plan is expected to be completed in fall 2024 and will be used to guide future investments and to help the City secure grant funding for project construction. This project is funded by a Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant through Caltrans and SB1, as well as local matching funds.

Written comments may also be emailed no later than September 24, 2024, to Gerardo Rodriguez, Assistant Engineer at transportationdivision@ci.salinas.ca.us write “Draft 2024 Salinas Active Transportation Plan” in the subject line of the email.

For more information, please call (831) 758-7421 or e-mail Grant Leonard or Gerardo Rodriguez at grantl@ci.salinas.ca.us and gerardo.rodriguez@ci.salinas.ca.us, respectively. Hearing impaired or TTY/TDD text telephone users may contact the city by dialing 711 for the California Relay Service (CRS) or by telephoning any other service providers’ CRS telephone number. 

The Alisal District Identity Master Plan offers guidelines for the East Salinas community to strengthen the district’s identity. These include streetscape improvements, open space improvements, façade improvements, graphic identity, and public art.

The Alisal neighborhood of Salinas first began as its own entity housing migrants from the Dust Bowl as an unincorporated part of Monterey County. It was named after a grove of sycamore trees that were native to the region. In 1963, the Alisal was annexed into the City of Salinas. The term “Alisal” or “The Alisal” can have multiple meanings. For some, it is used when referring to East Salinas, for others it is the East Alisal Corridor, or Alisal High School. In this plan, Alisal is used interchangeably with East Salinas.

The Alisal is a distinctive neighborhood within Salinas, with a place in Californian history as a place of agriculture, migration, and settlement of Mexicans, Latin Americans, Chicanos, Filipinos, Okies and other cultures and a core part of the greater Salinas Valley, which is known as the “Salad Bowl of the World” due to its major role in the production of lettuce and other crops.

The Alisal District Identity Master Plan aims to strengthen both the cultural identity and physical identity of the neighborhood to better match the cultural richness, community spirit, and diversity of the area.Public review comments can be emailed to me – Oscar Resendiz at  oscarr@ci.salinas.ca.us or by calling me at 831-775-4259 (direct line).

Salinas ADIMP Public Draft (single page)(PDF, 21MB)

Salinas ADIMP Public Draft (book style)(PDF, 8MB)

Public review comment window May 17th – June 17th.

FY 2023-24 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) - DRAFT

CITY OF SALINAS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023-24 TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD); PUBLIC HEARING AND INPUT ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on or before August 23, 2024, the City of Salinas (City) will publish the draft FY 2023-24 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for submittal to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CAPER summarizes the City’s annual accomplishments completed utilizing HUD funds.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the draft CAPER will be available for a minimum fifteen (15) day public comment period starting August 23, 2024, and ending September 10, 2024.

Please review the attachments below for additional information:

CAPER Public Notice(PDF, 169KB)

CAPER Public Notice - Español(PDF, 136KB)

Draft FY2023-24 CAPER(PDF, 1MB)

Salinas-Notice-of-Preparation-Environmental-Impact-Report-for-the-General-Plan-Update-and-Climate-Action-Plan.pdf(PDF, 2MB)

 English-Carr Lake Safety Day Clean Up- 3 Week Notice(PDF, 40KB)

Spanish-Carr Lake Safety Day Clean Up- 3 Week Notice(PDF, 39KB)

CARR-LAKE-Health-Safety-Day-Clean-Up-Map.pdf(PDF, 853KB)

ER-2023-004-IS-MND-OCR.pdf(PDF, 89KB)

ER-2023-004-IS-MND-Cover-Sheet-OCR.pdf(PDF, 152KB)

ER-2023-004-Initial-Study-OCR.pdf(PDF, 5MB)

Subject to the provisions of Salinas City Code Chapter 17.1, the maximum allowable annual mobilehome park rent increase effective February 1, 2024 is 2.56%. Rent increase shall not be effective until the landlord has given notice required by State law. 

The CPI increased 3.41% between August 2022 and August 2023. Accordingly, the maximum mobilehome park rent increase shall be 2.56%.

Please see below notice mailed and posted on October 9, 2023. 

Mobilehome-Max-Annual-Rent-Increase-Notice(PDF, 256KB)

NOTICE OF ELECTION

November 5, 2024

California Elections Code 12101

Notice is hereby given that a general municipal election will be held in the City of Salinas on Tuesday, the 5th day of November 2024 for the following officers:

• Mayor, two-year term
• City Councilmember, District 1, four- year term
• City Councilmember, District 3, two-year term (Special Consolidated Election)
• City Councilmember, District 4, four-year term
• City Councilmember, District 6, four-year term

In keeping with the Charter of Salinas Section 2.5(b) the term of office of a Councilmember who files as a candidate for the Office of Mayor shall automatically expire on the Tuesday next succeeding the general municipal election held following that filing. The filing period for candidates to fill such Councilmember's term shall be extended an additional five days.

The nomination filing period opens on Monday, July 15, 2024.  The regular nomination filing period closes at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, August 9, 2024.  If the incumbent does not file, or fails to qualify, during the regular filing period, the filing period for that office will be extended to other candidates until 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.  The official Nomination Paper shall be obtained from the Salinas City Clerk’s Office at 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, California 93901, (831) 758-7381 by appointment only.

The polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Please contact the Monterey County Elections Office at (831) 796-1499 for polling locations.

Dated this 4th day of July 2024.

Patricia M. Barajas
Salinas City Clerk

Notice of Election 2024(PDF, 186KB)

NOTICE OF ELECTION, EXTENDED FILING PERIOD

November 5, 2024

California Elections Code 10225

Notice is hereby given that the nomination period has been extended until 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 14, 2024, for the following offices:

• Mayor, two-year term
• City Councilmember, District 1, four- year term

 In keeping with the Charter of Salinas Section 2.5(b) the term of office of a Councilmember who files as a candidate for the Office of Mayor shall automatically expire on the Tuesday next succeeding the general municipal election held following that filing. The filing period for candidates to fill such Councilmember's term shall be extended an additional five days.

Any qualified person, other than the incumbent, can obtain the official Nomination Paper from the Salinas City Clerk’s Office at 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, California 93901, (831) 758-7381 by appointment only.

Dated this 9^th day of August 2024.

Patricia M. Barajas

Salinas City Clerk

Alexis Mejia

Salinas Assistant City Clerk

Notice of Election - Extended Filing Period.pdf(PDF, 223KB)

On December 5, 2023, the City of Salinas adopted its 2023-2031 (6^thCycle) Housing Element and found it exempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as discussed in the attached Notice of Exemption and technical memorandum. For more on the City's Housing Element process, please visit the project's website.

•  2023-2031 Housing Element(PDF, 57MB)  adopted by council on December 5th
• Notice of Exemption(PDF, 2MB)

The Broadband Master Plan is a strategy for the City of Salinas to establish a City-wide fiber network that prioritizes underserved and unserved communities and local economic development opportunities.

The City of Salinas obtained state funding through the Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) program; this funding award stipulated that the City had to create a plan for infrastructure upgrades to support broadband deployment in the Alisal neighborhood and also create a plan to expand broadband deployment to the rest of the City in the future. Additionally, the funding included provisions for the development of construction plans for broadband infrastructure within the Alisal neighborhood. The Alisal Neighborhood fiber network design was completed and submitted in January 2024 for permitting. It is important to note that the LATA funding allows for planning of future broadband infrastructure but does not include funding for construction activities. The preliminary planning for a public Wi-Fi network plan in the Alisal Neighborhood is also included in this Broadband Master Plan.

The Broadband Master Plan continues the City’s ongoing efforts to improve connectivity by investing in broadband infrastructure that will support residential, business, and governmental needs. In 2015, the City of Salinas adopted a Broadband Plan to develop local broadband infrastructure and encourage local economic growth in targeted areas. Since 2015, the City of Salinas has adopted broadband-friendly policies in order to increase broadband availability and upgrade broadband infrastructure. .

Public review comments can be emailed to me – Michael Gomez at  michaelgo@ci.salinas.ca.us or by calling me at 831-758-7986 (direct line).

Public review comment window May 28th – June 28th.

Salinas-Broadband-Master-Plan.pdf(PDF, 3MB)

Due Date: May 20, 2024 by 5:00 PM (PST)

The City of Salinas (City) and the County of Monterey (County) are seeking a qualified operator (Operator) for the emergency shelter and navigation center known as the SHARE Center in Salinas, California. This Request for Proposals (RFP) will form the basis of the City and County’s selection process.

Currently, the SHARE Center serves up to 100 people experiencing homelessness at a point in time, including both single individuals and families with children.  The SHARE Center provides services under a housing navigation model, offering emergency shelter and wraparound services under a Housing First approach. The City and County have published this RFP to select an Operator for the facility to continue making progress towards the mutual goal to reduce homelessness within their respective jurisdictions.

The full RFP Public Notice is available HERE(PDF, 141KB).

The full RFP is available on the City website: https://www.cityofsalinas.org/Residents/Community/Housing-Community-Development/Homeless- Services