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Council appoints two planning commissioners and approves new polling place and election logistics
Summary
Council appointed two planning-commission members, approved Resolution R260202 to move the city polling place to College Office Square (Opportunity Center), updated a joint election agreement and ordered the May 2, 2026 general election for single-member districts 1–4.
Council appointed two members to the Planning and Zoning Commission and took a series of election-related votes.
For the commission appointments, council considered three applicants — Laurie Sharp, Raul Acala, and Dakota Neff — and voted to appoint Raul Acala and Dakota Neff. One councilor raised concerns about appointing a college president to a taxpayer-funded board seat and said that, while all candidates bring strengths, the other two applicants better matched the current needs. The transcript contains inconsistent spellings for Raul’s surname (appears as both "Raul Acala" and later as "Raul Ahua"); the appointment motion was recorded and approved unanimously.
On election logistics, staff explained that the polling location will move to College Office Square (to be renamed the Opportunity Center) and presented an updated joint election agreement with partner entities to reflect that change and to correct a clause about equipment provision. Council approved Resolution R260202 to authorize the polling-place change and approved the updated joint election agreement unanimously.
Finally, council ordered the general election for May 2, 2026 to elect council members for single-member districts 1–4; the motion passed unanimously. Staff noted the change will be in effect for the May election and subsequent elections unless the council acts again.
