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District 1 Council Member· 2024-12-04 - 2028-11-01
Jose Luis Barajas
Salinas
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- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 2:22:10
- Avg per meeting
- 10:56
- Segments
- 1534
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Top issues during term (1)(Housing)
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Barajas was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved7-0Sep 29, 2026
ID#26-449 Support for Proposition 1, Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026
approved7-0Mar 24, 2026
Consent Agenda — Minutes, Treasurer's Report, QAP, Public Art Plan, HRAS JPA, Prohousing Application, Monterey One Water, Tourism Bureau Agreements, LAZ Parking
approvedVoted yes6-0Mar 17, 2026
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
approvedVoted yes6-0Mar 17, 2026
Consent agenda: FAA grant, homeless housing grant, training contract, CASP mitigation
approved7-0Mar 4, 2026
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (ID#26-070)
approved6-0Feb 24, 2026
Appropriation of $1,190,337 HOME-ARP Funds to Housing Authority of Monterey County (ID#26-032)
Voting record (10)(Housing)
8 yes0 no2 abstained
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Voted yesSep 29, 2026
Resolution to support Proposition 1, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 on the November 2026 statewide ballot was approved.
AbstainedApr 21, 2026
Resolution authorizing the submission of the Second Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP) to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (H
AbstainedApr 21, 2026
Resolution authorizing the submission of the Second Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP) to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (H
Voted yesMar 17, 2026
Resolution awarding $1,450,000 in State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Family Homelessness Challenge (FHC) Round 2 grant funds to the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey
Voted yesMar 17, 2026
Resolution accepting the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and authorizing its submittal to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of
Voted yesMar 17, 2026
Resolution accepting the City of Salinas 2025 Housing Element (HE) Annual Progress Report (APR) and authorizing its submittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) an
Voted yesMar 17, 2026
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Voted yesMar 17, 2026
Consent agenda: FAA grant, homeless housing grant, training contract, CASP mitigation
Voted yesFeb 24, 2026
Upon motion by Councilmember Barajas, seconded by Councilmember De La Rosa, Resolution authorizing the appropriation of $1,190,337 of HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Funds to the Housing Authorit
Voted yesFeb 24, 2026