UPCOMING
CITYWIDE EVENTS
& COMMUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CITY OF SEASIDE'S
Item 7.A
December 21, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Dan Meewis
Recreation
Director
CONTEST
Holiday
Lights
CONTEST
Holiday
Lights
Construction on hold
PG&E will need to complete
some utility work
Starting back up in January
(depending on weather delays)
2 locations will still need to be
finished after PG&E work
Del Monte to Sonoma
Harcourt to Allston
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
FRIENDS OF SEASIDE PARKS ASSOCIATION (FOSPA) PARK CLEAN UPS December 23, 2023 Mescal Neil
December 30, 2023 Beta Park
FOLLOW SEASIDE CITY HALL
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
THANK YOU
City of Seaside Emergency Communications Plan
Regular City Council Meeting
Item 7. B
December 21, 2023
Fire Chief, Mary Gutierrez
Police Chief, Nick Borges
Monterey County Alert &Warning Systems
• Alert Monterey County System - Pathways for the County to reach the public include:
• Reverse 9-1-1: A call initiated by 911 – Dispatch Center / 911 directly to cell phone numbers to announce life safety emergencies or mandatory evacuations • Nixle: Text Opt-in by zip code for text messages
• IPAWS: FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System used to broadcast through cell phones, television/radio and NOAA Weather Radio devices • If Seaside Police or Fire Department have public safety alerts or information they will call fire/police Communications (dispatch/9-1-1) or the County of Monterey DEM’s Duty Officer to send out alerts through Alert Monterey County Contact Channels/Pathways • Communications (911) & DEM will do the same for Public Works for Public Safety Messages 2 Alert Monterey County – Opting-In
• The public can opt-in to Alert Monterey County through the Everbridge member portal or through Nixle
• Everbridge Member Portal Sign up/Login: www.alertmontereycounty.org • Voice/audio calls
• Text Messages
• Email
• TTY (devices for the deaf & hard of hearing)
• Nixle Sign up: text zip code “93955” to 888-777
• Text Messages
3 Alert Monterey County – City of Seaside Overview
• Nixle - currently has 10,202 cell phone numbers in
the 93955 zip code signed up to receive
emergency notifications
• Everbridge Nixle - Seaside Municipal Water
database currently has 787 contacts
• The Alert Monterey County Reverse 9-1-1 database
currently has approximately 21,695 contacts
4 Monterey County Department of Emergency
Management (DEM)
• The City of Seaside increases public awareness by
following messaging from DEM
• Key City staff participate in Department of Emergency Management Coordination Meetings (Fire, Police,
Public Affairs Officer)
• Monterey County sends critical messaging to all
Monterey County cities via email to key city staff
• Key City staff re-send County of Monterey messaging
5 City of Seaside– Alerts & Notifications
• The City of Seaside Fire / Police and Public Works –
working & training with the Department of
Emergency Management (DEM)to:
• Improve internal (city staff) messaging and notification • Strengthen public contact databases
• Ensure Fire/Police & Public works have manager access to Everbridge/Nixle for public information messaging
6 City of Seaside – Social Media
• Designated city staff communicate in multiple
languages(English & Spanish) using the city web site,
news flashes, facebook and Instagram to
communicate with the public
• Include: Public Affairs Office, Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works and Recreation
7 EMERGENCY OPERATOINS CENTER (EOC)
• Seaside, Del Rey Oaks, Sand City, Marina and CSUMB
• Joint Emergency Operations Center
• Located on CSUMB Campus
• Notifications to respond are sent to key city staff using Everbridge / Nixel
• City staff & participating agencies conduct joint training 8 SEASIDE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - STORM PREP
• Equipment preparation & maintenance of:
dump trucks, loaders, chain saws, water pumps,
and hoses
• Conduct city-wide storm system cleaning
• Clear and drain the 90" storm line
• Stock pile sand and sandbags at 2 city locations
• Pre-fill sand bags for emergency flooding
standby calls
9 Public Works Activities during Storms
• Place sand bags in areas of concern
• Catch basin grate cleaning
• Crews divide the city in 4 parts and take care of flooding in the area that they are assigned
• Fallen tree removal
• Use Vactor (vacuum) trucks to remove standing water on the street, and clear storm line blockages
• Replenish sand, and bags at the sandbagging stations
located at the fire station and at city owned lot on Canyon Del Rey
10 SAND BAG LOCATION #1 – Fire Station on Broadway
11 Second Sand Bag Location #2
Located at 1271 Canyon Del Rey, in the unpaved lot South of Chili’s restaurant
12 Public Works Flood Fight Training
• City of Seaside Public Works Department
• Upcoming Flood Fight Course
• 8 hour course / at public works / January 10 – 8:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Offered by the California Department of Water
Resources (DWR)
13 Internal Staff Communications (Phone List)
Emergency Contact List (PW)
• The City has ensured distribution of an up to date
emergency contact cell phone & email list;
• To alert key city staff in the event of an emergency; or need to report to the City of Seaside Emergency
Operations Center (EOC)
• Key city staff are listed in Everbridge/Nixle so they can be alerted via cell phone text and city email
14 Monterey CERT
• Community Emergency Response Team
• Has active Seaside Residents on the team
• Available to assist communities in an emergency
• Activated by Fire and Police through Monterey
Communications 911Dispatch Center
15 City of Seaside Drones – Emergency Recon –
Seaside Fire x 5 and Seaside PD x 2
16 Drone Footage from Winter Storms 2022 / 2023
17 THANK YOU
QUESTIONS
18 Grand Hyatt Seaside Resort Hotel
Item 9A
December 21, 2023 | City Council Meeting
2 • Previous Update – January 19, 2023.
• Revised architectural design approved by the PC on October 26, 2022
• The Grand Hyatt Seaside Resort Hotel – 4 Star Hyatt property. • The hotel consists of 8 Levels
• Hotel resort is approximately 307,200 square feet.
• Event center & Conference center – approximately 38,000 square feet combined.
• Includes 330 room on 7 levels
• One level of valet parking below the hotel.
Background
3 Grand Hyatt Seaside Resort
Hotel Site
4 Project Site Layout
LINK
EVENT
CENTER
GUEST
ARRIVAL
North
• Rough grading plans have been submitted for review & approval. • Civil Engineering plans scheduled to be submitted 1st week January 2024.
• Structural Design Plans & calculations to be submitted 2nd week January 2024.
• Tree removal permit issued December 15, 2023.
• Tree removal to be completed no later than February 2024. • Sundt Construction Trade Partner Outreach event held October 26, 2023.
5 Project Milestones
• McClure Way Improvements – January 2024
• Advertise RFQ for staff augmentation services – January 2024 • On board consultant for plan check and construction inspection services – February 2024.
• Schedule weekly coordination meetings with developer team. • Coordinate “Hire Local” event with Sundt Construction. • Hotel Development team and Ownership are available to present an update to Council on January 18, 2024.
6 Next Steps