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Planning Commission elects Commissioner Lara as chair, Commissioner Torres as vice chair
Summary
At its meeting, the Coachella City Planning Commission elected Commissioner Lara as chair and Commissioner Torres as vice chair after separate motions and votes. The commission also handled routine agenda and minutes approvals before moving to staff reports.
The Coachella City Planning Commission voted to make Commissioner Lara its chair and Commissioner Torres its vice chair during its evening meeting.
The commission opened nominations and first considered the chair position. Commissioner Lara was nominated and, after a roll-call vote, the motion carried and she was elected chair. The commission then considered the vice chair role: an initial motion to retain the incumbent vice chair failed, and a subsequent nomination of Commissioner Torres for vice chair carried.
Commissioners handled routine business before the leadership votes, including approval of the meeting agenda and the minutes for March 4, 2026; one commissioner noted a posted date typo (appearing as March 18) that staff said would be corrected. The commission announced the results after each vote and confirmed the appointments before proceeding to staff reports.
