County of Monterey  
Monterey Peninsula Airport District - Board Meeting Room  
200 Fred Kane Drive, Suite 200  
Monterey, California 93940  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, October 27, 2025  
3:00 PM  
Monterey Peninsula Airport District, Board Meeting Road. 200 Fred Kane Drive,  
Suite 200, Monterey, CA 93940  
Airport Land Use Commission  
3:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER  
The Monterey County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), Commissioner (Chair)  
Scherer presiding, convened at 3:03 p.m. Commission members and members of the  
public attended/participated physically.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ROLL CALL  
Commissioners (or Proxy) Present:  
Commissioners Carbone, Cleveland, Scherer, Kerr, Cohan and Donaldson  
Commissioners Not Present and Not Represented by Proxy:  
Commissioners Leffel  
ALUC (Monterey County) Staff Present:  
Fionna Jensen, Housing and Community Development (HCD)-Planning  
For Informational Purposes Only, Members of the Public  
Participating:  
City of Monterey staff  
Project Applicant (MHT Holdings LLC; Charles Tope)  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
None  
COMMISSIONER’S COMMENTS  
Confirmation of ALUC proxies.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Approval of the September 22, 2025 Airport Land Use Commission Meeting.  
1.  
The Commission voted 6-0 (6 ayes – 0 nayes, and 1 abstain) to approve the  
minutes of the September 22, 2025 regular meeting. Motion to approve made  
by Commissioner Kerr and seconded by Commissioner Cleveland.  
CONSENT  
None  
SCHEDULED ITEMS  
REF250035 - MHT Holdings LLC  
2.  
Staff recommends that the Monterey County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) find the  
proposed conversion of a portion of an existing office building at 2555 Garden Road, Monterey, into  
an event space and vehicle storage (ALUC File No. REF250035) consistent with the 2019 Airport  
Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for Monterey Regional Airport.  
Proposed Use: Consider the partial conversion of an existing office building  
into event space and vehicle storage. Proposed Action: Find the project  
consistent with the 2019 Monterey Regional Airport Land Use Compatibility  
Plan, subject to two conditions of approval.  
Staff presented.  
Commission Cleveland inquired as to the timing of compliance with ALUC  
conditions and on-going compliance.  
Commissioner Scherer asked what types of events would be held (private car  
events, etc.)  
Commissioner Cohan had questions regarding on-going occupancy. Staff  
recommended that an additional condition of approval be applied, requiring a  
notice be recorded on title, limiting occupancy to be consistent with the  
ALUCP.  
Commissioner Carbone made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Kerr, to  
find the project consistent with the 2019 Monterey Regional Airport Land Use  
Compatibility Plan (6 ayes, 0 nayes, 1 absent), subject to four conditions of  
approval. Motion passes.  
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) Update  
3.  
Update regarding local jurisdiction progress on the requirement to amend applicable general and  
specific plans in response to the adoption of the ALUCPs for Monterey Regional Airport and Marina  
Municipal Airport.  
Proposed Action: For information only. No action required.  
Update regarding local jurisdiction progress on the requirement to amend  
applicable general and specific plans in response to the adoption of the  
ALUCPs for Monterey Regional Airport and Marina Municipal Airport.  
Proposed Action: For information only. No action required.  
No update at this time. County of Monterey is expected to submit a project to  
the ALUC.  
Future Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) Update  
Update regarding funding and staff resources for future updates to the ALUCPs for Salinas Municipal  
Airport and Mesa Del Rey (King City) Airport.  
4.  
Proposed Action: For information only. No action required.  
Update regarding funding and staff resources for future updates to the  
ALUCPs for Salinas Municipal Airport and Mesa Del Rey (King City) Airport.  
Proposed Action: For information only. No action required.  
No update at this time.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
None  
ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting adjourned at 3:30 pm.  
Next scheduled regular meeting: November 17, 2025.  
APPROVED:  
/s/ Fionna Jensen  
Airport Land Use Commission Secretary  
ATTEST:  
BY: /s/ Carissa Caro, Secretary  
APPROVED ON: November 17, 2025