County of Monterey  
Monterey Peninsula Airport District - Board Meeting Room  
200 Fred Kane Drive, Suite 200  
Monterey, California 93940  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, May 18, 2026  
3:00 PM  
Monterey Peninsula Airport District, Board Meeting Room. 200 Fred Kane  
Drive, Suite 200, Monterey, CA 93940.  
Airport Land Use Commission  
CALL TO ORDER  
The Airport Land Use Commission meeting was called to order at 3:07 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: Commissioners Leffel, Carbone, Cleveland, and Cohan  
Absent: Commissioner Donaldson  
Two Commissioner Vacancies  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
John Scherer (prior ALUC member) thanked the Commission for the ALUCs prior  
appointment.  
COMMISSIONER’S COMMENTS  
Commissioner Leffel spoke regarding the low air mobility program, MRY did not win  
IEPP, MRY considered for 1.5 million partnerships with DoT, UC Berkeley, Monterey  
DART. Local school training for high students interested in aviation.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Approval of the April 27, 2026 Airport Land Use Commission Meeting minutes.  
1.  
Motion by Commissioner Carbone, second by Commissioner Cohan to  
approve the April 27, 2026 ALUC meeting minutes. Vote: 3-0, with one  
abstention. Motion passes.  
CONSENT  
Approve the proposed calendar of Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) Regular Meeting dates  
1.  
for June 2026 through May 2027.  
Motion by Commissioner Cleveland, second by Commissioner Leffel to adopt  
the 2026-2027 calendar. Vote: 4-0. Motion passes.  
SCHEDULED ITEMS  
Commissioner Appointments  
1.  
Public hearing to consider the appointment of the ALUC general member.  
Staff presented the item and informed the Commission of three applicants  
requesting to be appointed to the ALUC as the at-large member.  
Public member (John Scherer) requested the ALUC re-appoint him to the  
ALUC.  
Public member (Jim MccLenahan) requested the ALUC appoint him to the  
ALUC.  
Public member (George Sandoval) requested the ALUC appoint him to the  
ALUC.  
Commissioners discussed qualifications of various applicants.  
Motion by Commissioner Leffel, seconded by Commissioner Carbone, to elect  
John Scherer to  
the ALUC as an at-large member. Vote: 4-0. Motion passes.  
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) Update  
2.  
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.  
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.  
3.  
4.  
Proposed Action: For information only. No action required.  
No update.  
Election of ALUC Officers  
Motion by Commissioner Leffel, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland to  
appoint Commissioner Carbone to ALUC Chair. Vote: 4-0. Motion passes.  
Motion by Commissioner Leffel, seconded by Cleveland to appoint  
Commissioner Cohan to ALUC Vice Chair. Vote: 4-0. Motion passes.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Commissioner Leffel – United Airlines extending providing flights between Chicago  
and MRY.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The Airport Land Use Commission meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.