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Planning Commission Member
Carissa Purnell
Salinas
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- 7
- Total speaking time
- 10:48
- Avg per meeting
- 1:33
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Voting record (43)
35 yes1 no7 abstained
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Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Approval of Minutes of October 7, 2026 (Consent Item ID#26-502)
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Planned Unit Development Permit 2025-002 — Quick Quack Car Wash at Northridge Mall (ID#26-446)
Voted yesOct 21, 2026
Conformity of Proposed Acquisition of 43 Soledad Street (Victory Mission Facility) to the General Plan (ID#26-490)
Voted yesOct 7, 2026
Approval of Minutes of September 16, 2026 (ID#26-468)
Voted yesOct 7, 2026
the MInutes of September 16, 2026, were approved
Voted yesOct 7, 2026
Approval of Minutes of September 16, 2026 (ID#26-468)
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
Approval of Minutes of September 2, 2026 (ID#26-443)
Voted yesSep 16, 2026
Upon motion by Commissioner Mora, seconded by Commissioner Wruck, the Minutes of September 2 were approved.
AbstainedSep 2, 2026
the minutes of August 19, 2026, were approved.
AbstainedSep 2, 2026
Approval of Minutes of August 19, 2026 (ID#26-421)
AbstainedJul 15, 2026
Commissioner McKelvey Daye was elected as Planning Commission Chairperson
AbstainedJul 15, 2026
Commissioner Wruck was elected as Planning Commission Vice-Chairperson
AbstainedJul 15, 2026
the Minutes of June 17, 2026 were approved
AbstainedJul 15, 2026
Zoning Code Amendment 2026-001; Phase 1 - an Ordinance amending Chapters 17 (Housing) and 37 (Zoning) of the Salinas Municipal Code to align with state law related to housing and cottage food operatio
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
Approval of Minutes of June 3, 2026 (ID#26-309)
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
Upon motion by Commissioner Purnell, seconded by Commissioner Gutierrez, the Minutes of June 3, 2026, were approved.
Voted yesJun 3, 2026
Minutes of May 20, 2026, were approved.
Voted yesJun 3, 2026
a motion to approve a resolution finding the project consistent with the Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted by the City Council on June 11, 2024, affirming the findings, and recommen
Voted noJun 3, 2026
Commercial Cannabis Permit 2025-004 — Appeal of Selection Committee Denial (Valley Farms relocation)
Concerned the area is densely populated with families and that the applicant's financial loss is outside the commission's purview.
Voted yesJun 3, 2026
a motion to approve a resolution as follows: 1. Find the action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378) and exempt pursuant to CEQ
Voted yesMay 20, 2026
the minutes of May 6, 2026, were approved.
Voted yesMay 20, 2026
a Resolution affirming the findings recommending that the City Council: 1. Find the project exempt pursuant to Sections 15165, 15303,0 and 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines, 2. Approve a Planned Unit Devel
Voted yesMay 20, 2026
Approval of Minutes of May 6, 2026 (ID#26-217)
Voted yesMay 20, 2026
PUD 2025-003 and CUP 2025-025 — 88 affordable units and daycare at 200 Casentini Street (ID#26-195)
Voted yesMay 6, 2026
Approval of Minutes of April 15, 2026 (ID#26-176)
Voted yesMay 6, 2026
Motion to approve the minutes of April 15, 2026.
Voted yesApr 15, 2026
the minutes of April 1, 2026 were approved.
Voted yesApr 15, 2026
Approval of Minutes of April 1, 2026
Voted yesApr 15, 2026
Resolution finding the project exempt pursuant to Sections 15303 and 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines, affirming the findings, and approving Conditional Use Permit 2024-067 was approved.
Voted yesApr 15, 2026
Conditional Use Permit 2024-067 — 110 Chestnut Street Residential Design Review
Voted yesApr 1, 2026
Motion to approve minutes of March 18, 2026.
Voted yesApr 1, 2026
Approval of Minutes of March 18, 2026 (ID#26-135)
AbstainedMar 18, 2026
Motion to approve minutes of March 4, 2026.
Voted yesMar 4, 2026
A motion to approve a resolution recommending that City Council accept the 2025 Housing Element (HE) Annual Progress Report (APR) and authorize its submittal to the California Department of Housing an
Voted yesMar 4, 2026
Approve minutes of February 18, 2026
Voted yesMar 4, 2026
Motion to approve a resolution recommending that City Council accept the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and authorize its submittal to the State of California Department of Housing and Commu
Voted yesMar 4, 2026
Approval of Minutes of February 18, 2026 (ID#26-073)
Voted yesMar 4, 2026
2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and Visión Salinas 2040 Update (ID#26-066)
Voted yesMar 4, 2026
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (ID#26-070)
Voted yesFeb 18, 2026
Approval of Minutes of January 21, 2026 (ID#26-040)
Voted yesJan 21, 2026
Approval of Minutes of November 19, 2025 (ID#25-560)
Voted yesJan 21, 2026
Approval of Minutes of December 3, 2025 (ID#25-605)
Voted yesJan 21, 2026