Individual Members: none
Organizations: none
City, County and State Representatives: Kevin Hottman, Traffic Engineer and Matthew Gill, Salem Police Department
Guests: none
The
regular meeting of CANDO was called to order at 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday,
February 21, 2023. The meeting was conducted by Zoom video-conference.
The Chair and Secretary-Treasurer were present.
The agenda and minutes of the January meeting were approved unanimously.
Councilors Stapleton and Nishioka were absent due to the Council work session.
Officer
Gill reported that the Department had launched its body camera program
and shared relevant crime statistics for the month of February.
Kevin
Hottman gave a presentation on options for bicycle transportation
improvements on the east side of Commercial Street, between Division
& Union. The project would be funded by ODOT and is intended to
improve connections with the Union Street Family Friendly Bikeway. Kevin
(and ODOT) wanted to know which of two alternatives for the project
CANDO favored: (1) widen the existing sidewalk to create a “multi-use
path” for pedestrians and cyclists, which would require the removal of
the street trees in the project area; or (2) install a buffered bike
lane abutting the roadway, which would take a few parking spaces but
would preserve the street trees and the pedestrian-only sidewalk. The
comments from the Board indicated a clear preference for option (2).
In
unfinished business, the chair called on the board to nominate members
to be appointed to an e-newsletter workgroup. After tentative
nominations once again failed, the chair told the board he would
investigate the feasibility of a quarterly (vs. monthly) newsletter and
report back to the board.
There being no further business before the board, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:58 pm.
