City officials used the meeting to highlight several community events and volunteer activities, thanking Public Works crews for preparing the marathon flats ahead of the Big Sur International Marathon and noting a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration at Devendorf Park this weekend.

An official thanked Public Works for spreading wood chips in a boggy area known locally as the marathon flats, saying the work improved both the appearance and smell of the site. The official also thanked students and staff who took part in the city’s annual mock city council meeting and singled out the event organizer, Miss Powers.

The official reminded residents about an Earth Day celebration scheduled for this weekend at Devendorf Park, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., combining Earth Day and Arbor Day activities and possibly including ribbon cuttings for completed projects. The official said volunteer groups would be present and that a link would be included in the city’s Friday letter.

Councilmember Felito was cited as thanking “Friends” volunteers for pulling poison hemlock at the Mission Trail Nature Preserve; the official noted this is the season for the plant’s growth and thanked volunteers for removing it. The meeting transcript identified the group as "friends of mission true nature preserve"; the article uses the normalized name Mission Trail Nature Preserve for clarity.

An official said Paul told them he plans to include funding in his budget for two police jet skis after the mock council’s favorable response; a proposed helicopter purchase that had been requested in prior years was said to have been cut from the budget.

No formal actions or votes were taken on these items; they were presented as announcements and community updates.