Legislative Reference: 

Established under the authority of the California State Aeronautics Act, Section 21670 of the Public Utilities Code.

 Membership: 

   Seven member selected from:

    Two representatives of the cities in the county, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the Mayors of all cities with that county;

    Two representatives of the County, appointed by the Board of Supervisors;

    Two representatives of the airports within the County, appointed by a selection committee, comprised of the managers of all of the public

        airports within that County, however; one such representative shall be appointed from an airport operated for the benefit of the general

        public.

   One representative of the general public, appointed by the other six members of the commission

Terms: 

Each member serves a 4 years, with expiration dates to be the first Monday in May, in the year in which the Commissioner's term expires.

Qualifications & Functions: 

      1.  It is in the public interest to provide for the orderly development of each public use airport in this state and the areas surrounding these

           airports, so as to promote the overall goals and objectives of the California airport noise standards adopted pursuant to Section 21669

           and to prevent the creation of new noise and safety problems.

      2.  It is the purpose of this article to protect public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the orderly expansion of airports and the adoption

           of land use measures that minimize the public's exposure to the excessive noise and safety hazards within areas around public airports to

           the extent that these areas are not already devoted to incompatible uses.

Meeting Date, Time and Place: 

Meetings are held regularly on the fourth Monday of each month, 3:00 p.m., Airport Board meeting room, Monterey Peninsula Airport.

Staff Contact:  Ramon Montano           (831) 755-5169                

 TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY BOARD: 

Members Appointed by Other Entities:

FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY OTHER AGENCIES: