City Council renews police military-equipment ordinance, accepts planning and housing reports, and approves grants and contract amendments
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At the March 17, 2026 Salinas City Council meeting the Council (6 present, 1 absent) renewed Ordinance No. 2657 under AB 481 for police military equipment; accepted the 2025 General Plan and 2025 Housing Element annual progress reports for state submittal; approved several consent items including FAA grant acceptance, homelessness funding to the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey, a contract amendment for leadership training, and modifications to biological mitigation measures in the Central Area Specific Plan.
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- Adopted Resolution RES 2026-027 renewing Ordinance No. 2657 (AB 481) authorizing the Salinas Police Department's military equipment funding, acquisition, and use (approved 6-0; Councilmember Gloria De La Rosa absent).
- Adopted Resolution RES 2026-028 accepting the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and authorizing its submittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (approved 6-0).
- Adopted Resolution RES 2026-029 accepting the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and authorizing its submittal to HCD and LCI as required by Government Code Section 65400(b) (approved 6-0).
- Approved consent item to accept $880,610 in FAA grant funds for the Southside Taxilane Rehabilitation Project (CIP 9354), increase related appropriations, and reject all bids for Phase 1 (Enactment No: RES 2026-030).
- Adopted Resolution RES 2026-031 awarding $1,450,000 in Family Homelessness Challenge grant funds to the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey to acquire up to two single-family homes for families experiencing homelessness; authorized the City Manager to increase the award up to 25% and execute a Subrecipient Agreement (approved 6-0).
- Adopted Resolution RES 2026-032 authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement with Municipal Resource Group, LLC, increasing the contract by $59,850 to a new not-to-exceed amount of $284,850 for a three-year supervisor and leadership training program (approved 6-0).
- Adopted Resolution RES 2026-033 amending the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Central Area Specific Plan to modify biological resource mitigation measures (approved 6-0).
- Approved minutes of February 24, 2026 (consent item).
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