6/15/21 Minutes

 

Members: Barbara McReal 

Organizations: none

City, County and State Representatives: Virginia Stapleton, Ward 1 Councilor; Patricia Farrell, Natural Resource Specialist; Irma Down, Neighborhood Services Coordinator

Guests: none

The regular meeting of CANDO was called to order at 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.  The meeting was conducted by Zoom video-conference.  The Chair and Secretary-Treasurer were present.  

The agenda and minutes of the May meeting were approved unanimously. 

Councilor Stapleton gave a report on her and Council’s activities and answered questions.  Among other things, she reported that the City is pursuing the purchase of a building in the City's southeast to be used as the navigation center, rather than downtown, and this is the preference of the homeless services providers.  [6/24/21 update: the address is 1185 22d SE.]  She also reported that the City proposes to locate a Safe Park program on the City parking lot in the 500 block of Commercial Street SE known as “Windows on the West.”  

Patricia Farrell Barnes gave a presentation and answered questions on the progress of Salem’s developing Climate Action Plan.

Michael Livingston’s motion to reelect Rebekah Engle to the board under Article V, Section 1 of the Bylaws (requiring the number of directors to be at least 6), following her resignation under Article V, Section 3 (“three consecutive unexcused absences from regular meetings, including Board and annual general membership meetings, will be construed as a resignation from the Board of Directors”), passed unanimously.

There being no further business before the board, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:47.