County of Monterey  
Monterey County Planning Commission  
Monterey County Government Center - Cayenne Conference Room  
1441 Schilling Place, 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, January 27, 2021  
9:00 AM  
Monterey County Planning Commission  
Etna Monsalve, Chair  
Martha Diehl, Vice Chair  
Craig Spencer, Secretary  
9:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Roberts at 9:00 a.m.  
This meeting was conducted via teleconference using Zoom  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by County Counsel Wendy Strimling  
ROLL CALL  
Present:  
Amy Roberts  
Martha Diehl  
Rich Coffelt  
Paul C. Getzelman  
Francisco Javier Mendoza  
Etna Monsalve  
Katharine Daniels  
Melissa Duflock  
Ana Ambriz  
Ernesto G. Gonzalez  
Absent:  
Secretary Craig Spencer went over the procedures for the zoom hearing.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
None  
AGENDA ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS  
Commission Clerk Sophia Magana informed the Commission of additional  
correspondence received from the public for Agenda Item No. 1 2020 General Plan  
Annual Report  
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, REQUESTS AND REFERRALS  
None  
9:00 A.M. – SCHEDULED MATTERS  
a. Consider the 2020 draft Annual Progress Report for the 1982 General Plan (coastal) and 2010  
Monterey County General Plan (non-coastal);  
1.  
b. Consider the 2020 draft Annual Progress Report for the 2015-2023 Housing Element;  
c. Consider a draft 5-Year General Plan Implementation Work Program, including 2021 Long  
Range Planning and General Plan Implementation Priority Tasks; and  
d. Make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.  
Proposed CEQA Action: Not a project per Sections 15060(c)(1) and 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
John Dugan, HCD Management Specialist presented this item.  
Public Comment: Dale Ellis, Bob Roach  
It was moved by Commissioner Daniels, seconded by Commissioner Gonzales  
to continue this item to the date certain, February 24, 2021 to provide  
additional information on how the priorities lined in the 2010 General Plan  
compared to this work program.  
AYES:  
Ambriz, Coffelt, Duflock, Diehl, Monsalve, Getzelman, Gonzales,  
Mendoza, Daniels, Roberts  
NOES: None  
ABSENT:  
None  
ABSTAIN: None  
MONTEREY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION  
2.  
Planning Commission Nomination Committee presents nomination to elect for 2021 Chair and Vice  
Chair.  
Planning Commission Nomination Committee presents nomination to elect for  
2021 Chair and Vice Chair.  
Commissioner Getzelman with a second by Commissioner Monsalve moves to  
elect Ana Ambriz as Chairman and Melissa Duflock as Vice Chair. Motion  
passes with the following vote:  
AYES:  
Ambriz, Coffelt, Duflock, Diehl, Monsalve, Getzelman, Gonzales,  
Mendoza, Daniels, Roberts  
NOES: None  
ABSENT:  
None  
ABSTAIN: None  
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OTHER MATTERS  
None  
DEPARTMENT REPORT  
None  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 a.m. by Chair Roberts  
APPROVED:  
/S/ ERIK LUNDQUIST  
___________________________  
ERIK LUNDQUIST  
PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY  
ATTEST:  
/S/ SOPHIA MAGANA  
BY: ___________________________  
SOPHIA MAGANA  
PLANNING COMMISSION CLERK  
APPROVED ON 05/26/2021