8/15/23 Minutes

Individual Members: none

Organizations: Patrick Sullivan and Andrea Mankee with Community Medical Services; Katy Deluca and Mike Vasquez, Aflac Insurance Company (local office in the Meridian Building)

 

City, County and State Representatives:  Virginia Stapleton, Ward 1 Councilor; Linda Nishioka, Ward 2;  Kimberly Castro, Office of Representative Kevin Mannix

 

Guests: iPhone (unidentified)  

The regular meeting of CANDO was called to order at 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.  The meeting was conducted by Zoom video-conference.  The Chair and Secretary-Treasurer were present.  

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

Sgt. Dowd, head of the Community Action Unit, was absent, being on leave after knee surgery.    

Councilor Stapleton and Councilor Nishioka reported on recent City Council actions and the placement of the employee payroll tax on the November ballot.    

The board heard a very detailed presentation on the Community Medical Services opioid treatment clinic at 702 Church Street from CMS staffers Patrick Sullivan and Andrea Mankee. The clinic currently expects to open on the first of October.  Neighbors are invited to let CMS know of concerns by email to Andrea andrea.mankee@cmsgiveshope.com or the Church Street clinic at 503-991-5903.  There will be an open house, date TBD.    

There being no further business before the board, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 6:56 pm.