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BIG SUR LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Malpaso Creek to Anderson Creek)
Meeting Place: Big Sur Multi-Agency Facility (Big Sur Station #1) 47555 Hwy 1, Big Sur Meeting Time: 10:00 AM (2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month)
Name	Term Expiration
Steve Beck (Chairperson)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
David Smiley (Secretary)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Marcus Foster	6/30/2026 (reappt 7/2024)
Trey Kropp	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
John Wilson	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Christina DiPaci	6/30/2026 (appt 7/2024)
John Grigsby	6/30/2026 (appt 1/2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Martha Diehl Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Jessica Hartzell HCD Planning Liaison – Mary Israel

CACHAGUA LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: “Rock House” Meeting Room at the Cachagua Community Center 37320 Nason Road, Carmel Valley Meeting Time:10:00 AM 6:00 PM (4th Wednesday of each month) *Chairperson & Secretary will have to be appointed at future meeting
Name	Term Expiration
Kathy Herbermann	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Susan Newton	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Orville Myers	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Tom Gano	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Janis Dickinson	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Jessica Hartzell Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Martha Diehl HCD Planning Liaison – Kayla Nelson

CARMEL UNINCORPORATED/HIGHLANDS LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: Carmel Highlands Fire Protection District 73, Fern Canyon Road, Carmel Meeting Time: 4:00 PM (1st & 3rd Monday of each month except for holidays then the meeting will be held on the Tuesday immediately following)
Name	Term Expiration
Clyde Freedman	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Donna Kostigen	6/30/2026 (appt 10/2023)
Suzanne Kushner	6/30/2027 (appt 7/2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Martha Diehl Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Jessica Hartzell HCD Planning Liaison – Hya Honorato NO PROJECTS CAN BE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE A QUORUM CANNOT BE MET

CARMEL VALLEY LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: St Philips Lutheran Church 8065 Carmel Valley Rd Carmel Meeting Time: 5:30 PM (1st & 3rd Monday of each month except for holidays then the meeting will be held on the Tuesday immediately following)
Name	Term Expiration
Janet Brennan (Chairperson)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
David Burbidge (Secretary)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Judy MacClelland	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Charles “Charly” Franklin	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
John T Heyl	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Christopher Sawyer	7/1/2026 (appt 6/2024)
Eric Jacobson	7/1/2026 (appt 6/2024)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Jessica Hartzell Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Martha Diehl HCD Planning Liaison – Fionna Jensen

CASTROVILLE LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: 11160 Speegle Street, Castroville (Monterey County Free Libraries – Castroville Branch) Community Room Meeting Time: 5:30 PM (1st Tuesday of each month except for holidays then the meeting will be held on the Tuesday immediately following)
Name	Term Expiration
Ronald Stefani	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Grant Leonard (Chairperson)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Kevin Cortopassi	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Christine Shaw Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Francisco Mendoza HCD Planning Liaison – Marlene Garcia NO PROJECTS CAN BE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE A QUORUM CANNOT BE MET

DEL MONTE FOREST LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Time: Pebble Beach Community Services District 3101 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach Meeting Time: 3 PM (1st and 3rd Thursday of each month)
Name	Term Expiration
Lori Lietzke (Chairperson)	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Rick Verbanec	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Ned Van Roekel	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Bart Bruno	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Maureen Lyon (Secretary)	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Kamlesh Parikh	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Carol Church	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Jessica Hartzell Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Martha Diehl HCD Planning Liaison – Hya Honorato

GREATER MONTEREY PENINSULA LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: Monterey County Courthouse Lower Level Concession Area 1200 Aguajito Road, Monterey Meeting Time: 3 PM (1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month) *Secretary will have to be appointed at future meeting
Name	Term Expiration
Ron DeHoff (Chairperson)	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Molly McGee	7/01/2026 (appt 2024)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Amy Roberts Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Jessica Hartzell HCD Planning Liaison – McKenna Bowling NO PROJECTS CAN BE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE A QUORUM CANNOT BE MET

NORTH COUNTY LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: Monterey County Free Libraries - Prunedale Branch 17822 Moro Road, Prunedale Meeting Time: 5:30 PM (1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month) (831) 663-2292
Name	Term Expiration
Belinda Taluban (Chairperson)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Lesley Noble	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
John Robinett	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Michael Mastroianni	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Sherry Owen	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Gina Paolini	07/1/2026 (appt 5/2023)
Lynn Riddle	07/1/2026 (appt 8/2023)
David Prina	6/30/2027 (appt 2025)
Andrea Estrada (Secretary)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Christine Shaw HCD Planning Commissioner (Back-up) – Francisco Mendoza Planning Liaison – Ben Moulton

SOUTH COAST LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ANDERSON CREEK SOUTH TO COUNTY LINE)
Meeting Place: Pacific Valley School, 69325 Hwy 1, Big Sur [70 miles South of Monterey] Meeting Time: (Meets as needed; usually 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month)
Name	Term Expiration
Harry Harris (Chairperson)	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
John Handy (Secretary)	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Lindsay Romanow	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Constance McCoy	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Kathleen Novoa	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Dave Nelson	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Colleen Wilson	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Martha Diehl Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Jessica Hartzell HCD Planning Liaison – Mary Israel

SOUTH COUNTY LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: Bradley Union School District Community Building 65600 Dixie Street, Bradley Meeting Time: 7 PM (3rd Wednesday of each month)
Name	Term Expiration
Bill “Bart” Bartosh	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Edward C Buntz (Secretary)	6/30/2026 (reappt 2024)
Caroline Kenyon	6/30/2027 (reappt 2025)
Fred Kenyon	6/30/2027 (appt 2025)
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Paul Getzelman Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Ben Work HCD Planning Liaison – Kayla Nelson NO PROJECTS CAN BE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE A QUORUM CANNOT BE MET

TORO LAND USE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Place: Monterey County Regional Fire District Administration Building 19900 Portola Drive, Salinas Meeting Time: 4:00 PM (2nd & 4th Monday of each month) *Chairperson and Secretary will have to be appointed at future meeting
Name	Term Expiration
Mike Weaver (Chairperson)	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Michael Mueller	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Lauren Keenan	6/30/2027 (reappt 7/2025)
Tamara Schwartz	6/30/2026 (reappt 7/2024)
Stephen Hooper	6/30/26
Planning Commissioner (Primary) – Amy Roberts Planning Commissioner (Backup) – Ernesto Gonzales HCD Planning Liaison – Fionna Jensen

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