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Planning Commission Member

Carissa Purnell

Salinas

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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

2026 Planning Commission Meeting Calendar (ID#25-606)