Individual Members: Deb Comini, Woody Dukes
City, County and State Representatives:
Councilor Nishioka, Ward 2 City Councilor; Councilor Stapleton, Ward 1
City Councilor; Sgt. Jeff Wiedemann, Salem Police Department Community
Action Unit (CAU)
Guests: Tanny Kunz, Greater Northeast Keizer Neighborhood Association
Organizations: none
The
annual meeting of CANDO was called to order at 6 p.m., on Tuesday,
October 15, 2024. The meeting was conducted by Zoom video-conference.
The Chair and Secretary-Treasurer were present.
The agenda and minutes of the September meeting were approved unanimously.
Sgt Jeff Wiedemann, 503-588-6212, jwiedemann@cityofsalem.net, has
taken over leadership of the CAU which will be disbanded at the end of
the year. SPD is working with the Union Pacific Railroad on a cleanup
along a section of rail downtown.
Councilor
Nishioka reported several developments such as the welcoming of the new
fire department chief and transferring control of the City ambulance
service from Falck back to the City, and touched on the continuing
interest in better traffic control strategies. Councilor Stapleton
reported on efforts to improve pedestrian safety, consideration of
eliminating the railroad quiet zone in response to increased fatalities,
and “illicit massage parlors”, among other things.
In
interested citizen comments, Tammy Kunz shared that there will be a
safety awareness meeting 5-8 pm on December 10 at Keizer City Hall.
The
Chair opened the floor for nominations to the Board of Directors.
There being none, the Chair moved to re-elect members Jim Griggs and
Bryant Baird to the Board by unanimous consent. There being no
objection, Jim and Bryant were re-elected to the board. The Chair then
closed the Annual Meeting, called to order a meeting of the Board, and
opened the floor for nomination of officers. There being none, the
Chair called for a motion to direct the City to use up to $150.00 of its
communications funds to renew CANDO’s video-conferencing (Zoom)
account. There being none, the Chair called for a motion authorizing
the maker to apply for a SPIF grant on behalf of CANDO. There being
none, the Chair moved to readopt last year’s annual goal, i.e., to use
$500 of its communication funds to sponsor Northwest Human Services’
Mid-Valley Resources at the Silver level, which passed unanimously.
There being no further business before the board, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:33 pm.
