2/21/23 Minutes

 

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.