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Monterey Planning Commission Work Program Presentation - June 9, 2026

Boards and Commissions — Tuesday, June 9, 2026
BodyMonterey, California
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateTuesday, June 9, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
4:10

Okay, we will call the meeting to order.

4:13

Today is the June Ninth, twenty twenty sixth planning commission.

4:18

And uh Eric, would you please do a roll call and then follow that up with staff introductions and then allow online participants to call in?

4:30

Sure.

4:31

Um, I'll start with commissioners present.

4:34

Today we have Chair Silva.

4:35

Here.

4:36

Vice Chair Latasa.

4:37

Here.

4:38

Commissioner Blues?

4:39

Here.

4:39

Commissioner Freeman?

4:41

Here.

4:42

Commissioner Palmer?

4:43

Here.

4:43

Commissioner Pauli appears to be absent.

4:46

And Commissioner Stoker.

4:48

Here.

4:49

Okay.

4:49

Our staff members present today.

4:51

We have our community development director, Kim Cole.

4:53

We have our planning manager, Levi Hill.

4:56

We have our Principal Planner, Fernando Roveri, our principal planner, Christy Sabdo, and myself, recording secretary Erica Brera.

5:03

Information on participating in this meeting and providing public comment, including remotely by Zoom or telephone, is on this meeting's agenda, which is online at Monterey.gov forward slash agendas.

5:14

Remote commenters will be muted until it's their turn to speak, and a timer will be shown on the screen.

5:18

If you're connected on Zoom, the timer is accurate with no delay.

5:21

In the chamber, we recommend keeping phones and devices muted to prevent audio interference with the meeting.

5:26

Thank you for participating in your city government.

5:29

Thank you, Erica.

5:31

We will begin with the consent agenda.

5:33

Item number two.

6:03

And uh because this is on the consent agenda.

6:07

Is there anyone in chambers that would like to pull this?

6:10

Seeing nobody, anybody online, Erica?

6:15

There are no hands raised.

6:16

Thank you.

6:16

We'll uh bring this back.

6:18

Move for approval.

6:20

Second.

6:22

All right.

6:22

So we have an approval by Commissioner Stoker and a second by Commissioner Buluth.

6:27

Can we get a roll call, please?

6:30

Yes.

6:31

Yes.

6:33

Yes.

6:34

Yes.

6:34

Commissioner Palmer.

6:35

Yes.

6:37

Yes.

6:38

Okay.

6:39

Thank you.

6:40

And I'll just remind the public that that uh action is appealable to the city council within 10 days of this decision and forms available in the planning office or online.

6:50

Thank you, Levi.

6:51

All right.

6:51

We'll move to item number three, which is the approval of the minutes.

6:56

And anybody have comments.

7:01

Move for approval.

7:03

Second.

7:04

So we have a motion to approve the minutes by Commissioner Stoker.

7:08

And we have a second by Commissioner Palmer.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Miscellaneous█████████████████████████████████████████████49%
Affordable Housing███████████████16%
Zoning And Land Use██████████11%
Procedural████████9%
Fiscal Sustainability████4%
Environmental Protection████4%
Meeting Procedures███3%
Historic Preservation██2%
Engineering And Infrastructure██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Monterey Planning Commission Work Program Presentation - June 9, 2026

The Monterey Planning Commission met on June 9, 2026, to receive a presentation on the Planning Division's work program, including updates on state mandates, housing element implementation, and staffing. The meeting also included approval of the consent calendar and minutes from a prior meeting. No public comments were made.

Consent Calendar

  • Item 2 (not specified) was approved unanimously via roll call (Commissioner Stoker motion, Commissioner Bluth second; all present voted yes). The decision is appealable to the city council within 10 days.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke during general public comments or on the work program presentation.

Discussion Items

  • Planning Division Work Program Presentation: Community Development Director Kim Cole and Planning Manager Levi Hill presented an overview of the division's responsibilities, including annual reporting (e.g., General Plan progress report, housing element tracking), current planning (permits, building plan checks), long-range planning (General Plan updates, Local Coastal Program, sea level rise adaptation), and housing element implementation (54 programs). They highlighted the impact of state legislation (over 60 housing/land use laws in 2025) and unfunded mandates, noting that the city faces a $10 million structural deficit and that a new associate planner position is budgeted but an assistant planner position is frozen. Commissioners discussed the risk of builder's remedy if the housing element is not implemented, the need for objective design standards, and the status of the Local Coastal Program (LUP draft expected before the commission in the coming months). Commissioners also raised interest in updating recreation trail guidelines and a Garden Road specific plan, but staff noted these would require additional resources.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Calendar: Approved unanimously.
  • Minutes Approval: Approved with one abstention (Commissioner Freeman abstained; all others voted yes, including Commissioner Stoker who had not attended the prior meeting but reviewed the recording).
  • Work Program Presentation: Received by the commission; no formal action taken. Staff will incorporate commissioner feedback into future budget and work program discussions with the city council.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, we will call the meeting to order. Today is the June Ninth, twenty twenty sixth planning commission. And uh Eric, would you please do a roll call and then follow that up with staff introductions and then allow online participants to call in? Sure. Um, I'll start with commissioners present. Today we have Chair Silva. Here. Vice Chair Latasa. Here. Commissioner Blues? Here. Commissioner Freeman? Here. Commissioner Palmer? Here. Commissioner Pauli appears to be absent. And Commissioner Stoker. Here. Okay. Our staff members present today. We have our community development director, Kim Cole. We have our planning manager, Levi Hill. We have our Principal Planner, Fernando Roveri, our principal planner, Christy Sabdo, and myself, recording secretary Erica Brera. Information on participating in this meeting and providing public comment, including remotely by Zoom or telephone, is on this meeting's agenda, which is online at Monterey.gov forward slash agendas. Remote commenters will be muted until it's their turn to speak, and a timer will be shown on the screen. If you're connected on Zoom, the timer is accurate with no delay. In the chamber, we recommend keeping phones and devices muted to prevent audio interference with the meeting. Thank you for participating in your city government. Thank you, Erica. We will begin with the consent agenda. Item number two. And uh because this is on the consent agenda. Is there anyone in chambers that would like to pull this? Seeing nobody, anybody online, Erica? There are no hands raised. Thank you. We'll uh bring this back. Move for approval. Second. All right. So we have an approval by Commissioner Stoker and a second by Commissioner Buluth. Can we get a roll call, please? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Commissioner Palmer. Yes. Yes. Okay.

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