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Planning Commissioner (Vice Chair)

Michele Ware

Long Beach

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Meetings spoken in
7
Total speaking time
15:41
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2:14
Segments
297

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Voting record (92)

84 yes2 no6 abstained

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Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to elect Chair Castillo for Chair of the Planning Commission

AbstainedOct 15, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted noOct 15, 2026

to elect Commissioner Clemson for Vice Chair of the Planning Commission

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to elect Vice Chair Ware for Vice Chair of the Planning Commission

Voted noOct 15, 2026

Election of Vice Chair — Clemson motion fails

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation, to find the proposed vacation of a segment of Pier B Street (50 feet wide), situated south of Block 27 of the Long Beach Harbor Tract, bounded easterly by the westerly line

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation, to find the proposed vacation of a segment of Pier C Street (80 feet wide), bounded easterly by the westerly line of historical Pico Avenue (vacated), and bounded westerly b

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation, to determine the finding of conformance with the General Plan is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation, to find the proposed vacation of a segment of Caspian Avenue (60 feet wide), situated between Block 11 and Block 12, and between Block 15 and Block 16 of Long Beach Harbor T

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

to approve recommendation, to find the proposed vacation of a segment of 9th Street (80 to 100 feet wide), situated within Long Beach Harbor Tract, bounded easterly by the westerly line of Parcel 2 as

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

River Park Project development agreement annual review (DAR26-002)

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

to approve recommendation

AbstainedAug 20, 2026

A motion was made by Commissioner Clemson, seconded by Commissioner Lemmis, to approve recommendation.

AbstainedAug 20, 2026

A motion was made by Commissioner Chambers, seconded by Commissioner Templin, to approve recommendation.

AbstainedAug 20, 2026

A motion was made by Commissioner Clemson, seconded by Commissioner Templin, to approve recommendation.

AbstainedAug 20, 2026

A motion was made by Commissioner Templin, seconded by Commissioner Lemmis, to approve recommendation.

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

to approve recommendation, as amended, to update Conditions of Approval No. 14 to start restaurant operating hours at 8:00 AM, not 7:00 AM.

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

to approve recommendation, as amended, to add to the memorandum BESS specific CUP submittal requirements that include project specific risk analysis, relationship to electrical distribution substation

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

to approve recommendation

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

Receive and file Director's Report

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

Approve minutes of April 16, 2026 meeting

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

Verizon wireless facility at 6400 East Pacific Coast Highway (CUP25-009, LCDP25-022)

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

Hoff's Hut full liquor license upgrade (CUP25-017)

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

to approve recommendation, as amended, to update Condition of Approval No. 11 to no more than 50% of gross sales (annual) may consist of alcoholic beverage sales for onsite consumption, and require Ap

AbstainedApr 16, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

to approve recommendation, as amended, to add restrictions on hours of delivery to the Conditions of Approval, at the discretion of City staff to address through the appropriate conditioning of delive

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

to approve recommendation.

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

to approve recommendation.