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Ordinance and code consolidation: City attorneys presented an ordinance consolidating references to the city’s boards, commissions and committees into a single article of the municipal code so the public and staff can find composition and duties in one place. The ordinance also removes the requirement that an appointee must be a registered voter in the city; staff said the change expands the applicant pool for hard‑to‑fill posts and matches recent trends in other jurisdictions.

Meeting schedules and bylaws: Council adopted a resolution setting quarterly meeting months for the Measure E and Measure G oversight committees and adopting uniform bylaws for advisory bodies; the resolution also established a schedule (July, October, January and April) and permitted department heads to call additional meetings as needed. For the Police Community Advisory Committee (PCAC) the council directed monthly meetings to support regular dialogue between the community and law enforcement; the PCAC will also use the city’s uniform bylaws rather than its older stand‑alone rules.

Rodeo oversight and related questions: Council discussed the Rodeo Oversight Committee (the Salinas Sports Complex lease oversight) at length. Public commenters urged keeping the oversight committee in place to maintain transparency and ensure fair community access to the public facility. Council chose not to remove the Rodeo Oversight Committee and approved a set of appointments for council representation on the oversight subcommittee. Staff reminded council the lease gives the city access to certain records and that the city manager can work with the rodeo association on any contractual concerns.

Appointments and mayoral appointment authority: The council also approved language restoring the mayor’s annual appointment authority for commissions; staff will publish appointment lists consistent with the municipal code and council direction. The council gave staff direction to improve appointment outreach and to return with a binder and contacts for boards and committees so councilmembers and the public can understand roles, meeting schedules and staff leads.

Ending: The council approved the ordinance consolidating boards and committees in the code, set meeting calendars for oversight committees, adopted uniform bylaws for the PCAC, and instructed staff to prepare a follow‑up binder and to return with guidance on fee studies, outreach and any necessary lease compliance tasks.
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City finance staff recommended indexing most user fees to the consumer price index (CPI) and the council approved a general CPI‑based increase after a review of fee history. Staff told the council the finance committee recommended a 2.8% CPI increase and that outreach to business and nonprofit stakeholders produced no formal objections. Council adopted the fee resolution authorizing Adjustments and additions to the citywide schedule of fees and service charges effective July 1.

Separately, the council approved an annual adjustment to development impact fees (fees charged on new development to fund related infrastructure) of 1.6% for FY 2025–26. City staff said the engineering news‑record (ENR) construction cost index rose 1.6% year over year and the municipal code permits an annual adjustment tied to that index. Staff presented an accounting summary showing an overall development impact fee fund balance of roughly $6.1 million through February 2025 and described the fees as required to fund capital improvements for growth rather than existing deficiencies.

The council and staff noted a larger policy issue: Salinas has not completed a full cost‑recovery fee study in several years (the last comprehensive fee study was 2015), and staff said a detailed fee study is due; council asked staff to bring a study on a reasonable timeline. Councilmember Jose Barajas asked whether fees could be re‑structured (for example moving residential assessments from a per‑unit to a per‑square‑foot basis) to better align incentives for housing types; council directed staff to evaluate alternate methodologies for residential fees and report back.

Ending: Council adopted the resolutions to implement the CPI‑indexed citywide fees and the ENR‑based 1.6% development impact fee increase, and directed staff to bring a full fee study and analysis of alternative residential fee methodologies.","Salinas council approved a citywide schedule of fees indexed to inflation for FY 2025–26 and adopted a 1.6% increase to development impact fees based on the ENR construction cost index; staff will bring a broader fee study in a future cycle.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559362,"Council denies off‑sale alcohol permit at La Corona Market amid neighborhood safety concerns",2412,5003000,7415000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206795-82b2ce214d20f2e4ea9a4fb3da702f78&start=5003&end=7415","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206795-82b2ce214d20f2e4ea9a4fb3da702f78/thumbnail_5003000.jpg","/articles/6559362/Salinas/Monterey-County/California/Council-denies-offsale-alcohol-permit-at-La-Corona-Market-amid-neighborhood-safety-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559362-21b38fb8a1e275e3999c3a7cf576d242/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150877&Signature=muOHPoG3HODKsKhXcUqBlNwvlI7izfqEGgVJ7rnAAejGupVxPTqcEHx9VXtLONrHQtIoqgh8G0ksyI1z2Wg0DMl1FqFAnsihscGKqKICnYE1C4wkfmdBofSQfIjNtRuMf9A4OdLXL-NHN9sPvccrswgQHYAsiWcBmhjg4OI8Z-8Fedl2-7n4eMG1utwpjkUswdYNzHXOskLnm~~-dmOvtL5u6fTMXHHmOZCyt0vUJ9m1EMywF3aJKdg9EHlOEZxPnLiRLpH60hokT33TVj0MJTlb6nQ3FqpjauAJz7Anvtgj~jIvWApttxoBDOYJ1I-TJH4ccpQv4DcBRe5QMdc90g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Salinas City Council voted unanimously May 6 to deny a conditional use permit that would have allowed off‑sale alcohol sales (a type 20 ABC-style off‑sale license) at La Corona Market, a grocery at 695 East Alisal Street. City planning staff had forwarded the application to council after a 2–2 tie vote at the Planning Commission left the matter to the council for final determination.

Staff identified the site as being in an area of “undue concentration” for off‑sale alcohol because the census tract already contained more active off‑sale outlets than the state‑recommended allowance and because reported crime in Police Reporting District 52 was substantially higher than the city average. The staff report noted the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) rules about public convenience or necessity and presented distances from nearby parks and schools to the proposed outlet (the nearest park about 830 feet; nearest school about 630 feet by staff estimate). Salinas Police Department staff provided a memorandum stating they did not object provided conditions (digital surveillance, lighting) were added; however councilmembers and many public commenters said the concentration and proximity to sensitive sites warranted denial.

Public comment at the council meeting included neighborhood residents, community organizers and advocates who said the East Alisal area already had many outlets selling alcohol and described quality‑of‑life issues, open drinking and proximity to prostitution and encampment sites. Several residents said the neighborhood hosts many children and schoolwalk routes, and argued that another off‑sale license would make alcohol easier to access.

Applicant representatives said the sale was intended as customer convenience (selling lager packs, not single‑can sales) and said they would enforce ID checks, limit offerings to multi‑packs and operate during standard store hours. The planning staff noted the license being transferred had been dormant at another address for years.

After public comment and discussion, Councilmember Barrera moved to deny the conditional use permit, citing undue concentration and the high crime rate in the reporting district. The motion passed on roll call; the council recorded each member’s vote. The denial is the council’s final determination; staff said a revised resolution would be drafted to memorialize the denial.

Ending: The council’s decision leaves the applicant the option to reapply or pursue administrative options outside the conditional use permit process, including an ABC application separate from the planning review; the city noted that ABC licensing and local land‑use approvals are independent processes.","The Salinas City Council on May 6 denied a conditional use permit for off‑sale alcohol at La Corona Market, citing undue concentration of alcohol outlets and high local crime rates in the police reporting district. The decision follows planning commission deadlock and public comment opposing more off‑sale licenses in the neighborhood.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559367,"Salinas council adopts updated strategic plan, adds housing production language",1144,3676000,4820000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3206795-82b2ce214d20f2e4ea9a4fb3da702f78&start=3676&end=4820","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3206795-82b2ce214d20f2e4ea9a4fb3da702f78/thumbnail_3676000.jpg","/articles/6559367/Salinas/Monterey-County/California/Salinas-council-adopts-updated-strategic-plan-adds-housing-production-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559367-c8dafa79e84236486bf87ed1e73b4528/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150877&Signature=UCf3RC-fKUBw-9fw-D2M5upUxQ79r42sRV8-lRn0loTFrfyGG9BWPyTJZQHqvhHZ-8VTLb6lHizcZi~mrqZubYMciA0ndv8KmdoU6AX~WzTC0D-hSAEIeJfznOzWn2wi4dd5p1esl62bw1jnQHy9Tw7A-T7pb8sg9iQ9dsQ0kecMjNMOKvtdNSFcRplxpyqsfG6p-6L~Y9V4TkoxmMrR02JHNMzhjzzXReQNqzEVesNcL2Iwpa-Wv6dadDvTejA~Ob29i7dO-OmoNunM8J1FygbwCwVMZZbf1AXzLG81m33k7cZ1cdaAejO2f~n0lZF-GAko27srIsmMZRdSA1LuFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Salinas City Council on May 6 received an updated city strategic plan and voted to accept the report with a change adding “overall production of housing” to the housing goal. City Manager Renee Mendez presented a revised plan that condensed council priorities into six focus areas: economic development, housing, infrastructure, city services, public safety, and youth and seniors, and said staff would use the plan to inform the FY 2025–26 budget and the city work plan. \"What the strategic plan does is set forth a path for the council and the city as they develop next year's budget and the work plan,\" Mendez told the council.

Councilmembers pressed for implementation detail. Councilmember Andrew Sandoval asked how the proposed agricultural-technology plan would be developed; Mendez said staff would “facilitate” stakeholder engagement and bring back a workshop rather than prepare the plan in-house. On housing, several council members urged that the plan explicitly support market‑rate development as part of increasing overall housing supply; the council adopted a substitute motion to receive the report with language adding overall housing production while keeping workforce, low‑income and farmworker housing and ADU promotion.

Mendez also described planned accountability tools: staff said they will develop dashboards tied to the plan so council and the public can track progress, and recommended a six‑month check‑in following adoption, with the annual budget cycle used to report on accomplishments and resources. Council members asked staff to ensure the plan drives staff reports and the budget presentation so proposals can be measured against the adopted priorities.

The council vote to receive the report (with the housing language change) passed on roll call. Councilmembers and staff repeatedly described the document as a guiding framework rather than an item that itself adopts specific projects or funding; staff said specific initiatives, work plans and budgets would be presented later for council approval.

Implementation notes: Mendez said the city will continue stakeholder meetings with school districts on joint‑use and other collaborative items, pursue transit‑oriented development opportunities, and prioritize streamlined permitting and customer service improvements to speed housing approvals. She also flagged a desire to explore technology for traffic flow and to evaluate infrastructure capacity ahead of future development.

Ending: The council approved the substitute motion to receive the strategic plan update and directed staff to align the plan with budget materials and return implementation details and dashboards to the council for periodic review.","The Salinas City Council received an updated strategic plan from the city manager and voted to receive the report with an added emphasis on overall housing production alongside workforce, low‑income and farmworker housing. Council directed staff to align the plan with the budget process and to produce public progress reporting.","actionData","errors"]

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