Members: Carol Hendrix
Organizations: City, County and State Representatives: Virginia Stapleton, Ward 1 Councilor; David Smith, Salem Police Department
Guests: Laura Russo, Emergency Services Manager, The Arches Project
The
annual meeting of CANDO was called to order at 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday,
October 19, 2021. The meeting was conducted by Zoom video-conference.
The Vice-Chair and Secretary-Treasurer were present.
The agenda and minutes of the September meeting were approved by unanimous consent.
Officer
David Smith (David.Smith@cityofsalem.net) of the Salem Police
Department’s Community Action Unit (fka the Downtown Enforcement Team),
whose territory is citywide, but has a strong focus on downtown, spoke
to Carol Hendrix’s complaint about the 700 block of Church Street, and
said HOAP is actively working with SPD on the matters complained of,
even to the point of refusing services where appropriate. Officer Smith
said Officer Juhauz, who had been giving the area particular attention,
was out recently with an injury.
Councilor
Stapleton gave a report on her and Council’s activities and answered
questions. Among other things, she mentioned the work of the draft
Climate Action Plan’s subcommittee on emissions, the City tree survey,
and the City’s plans for a new mural.
During
public comment, Laura Russo with The Arches Project
(laura.russo@mwvcaa.org) reported that the First Presbyterian will be
opening as a temperature-activated cold-weather shelter this winter, and
offered to answer questions. Russo will be giving a presentation on
the program at the November meeting.
After the
Vice-chair opened the floor for nominations to the Board of Directors,
Michael Livingston nominated current board member Neal Kern, whose term
was expiring. Kern was then re-elected to the Board by unanimous
consent. The Chair then closed the Annual Meeting, called to order a
meeting of the Board, and opened the floor for nominations of officers.
Livingston nominated himself as Chair. There being no further
nominations, he was elected Chair. Michael Livingston’s motions to
adopt the proposed 2021-2022 annual goals, authorize the expenditure of
communication funds to reimburse the City for the cost of a basic Zoom
account until such time as the board determines the account is no longer
required for the conduct of board business, and authorize him to apply
for a SPIF grant to install a bike fix-it station in Marion Square Park,
all passed unanimously.
